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IDstewardship Year End Review: 2020

In this article we do a quick run down on IDstewardship for the end of 2020. 

As the pandemic year of 2020 closes we wanted to take a moment to stop and look back at what happened with IDstewardship in this latest loop around the sun.

Importantly, we also want to express our sincerest gratitude to our contributors, visitors, and fans. Thank you for your support and encouragement, which truly makes all of this possible.

IDstewardship QUICK HISTORY

  • November 2020 – First Learn Antibiotics by IDstewardship podcast posted
  • November 2018 – www.LearnAntibiotics.com created
  • November 2016 – @ASP_chat started on Twitter
  • March 2016 – www.IDstewardship.com created
  • July 2014 – IDstewardship Facebook page created
  • July 2014 – IDstewardship Pinterest account created
  • April 2014 – @IDstewardship first post to Instagram
  • July 2012 – @IDstewardship joined Twitter

2020 WEBSITE ANALYTICS

  • 1,350,000 pageviews at www.IDstewardship.com
    • 3,400,000 lifetime pageviews through 2020
  • 705,000 visitors to www.IDstewardship.com
    • 470,000 organic traffic visitors
    • 94,000 visitors found us from social media
    • Visitors from 223 countries
      • Top countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Malaysia, Australia
  • The average visitor spent 3 minutes and 20 seconds at www.IDstewardship.com
  • 36 new articles published at www.IDstewardship.com
  • 163,000 pageviews at www.LearnAntibiotics.com
  • 35,000 visitors to www.LearnAntibiotics.com
    • Visitors from 153 countries
      • Top countries: United States, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Malaysia

BEST NEW ARTICLES FROM 2020

These are the articles we published in 2020 that got the most pageviews so far…

  1. Coronavirus Resources For Pharmacists – 330,000 pageviews
    • This was also our most visited page overall in 2020
    • Adding article to this post throughout the year has brought it to over 10,ooo words and made it our longest post to date
    • Published 3/2020
  2. 5 Things To Know About Bamlanivimab – 35,000 pageviews
    • Published 11/2020
  3. 5 Ways Pharmacists Can Help With The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Outbreak – 15,000 pageviews
    • Published 3/2020
  4. The New Vancomycin Guideline: Insights On Key Elements From An Experienced Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist – 8,000 pageviews
    • Published 3/2020
  5. State Microbe: Which Microbe Is Matched With Your State? – 5,000 pageviews
    • Published 2/2020

EDITOR’S CHOICE: BEST ARTICLE OF 2020

This one hits at the essence of what IDstewardship has been built upon. Concise and education! We teach people about antibiotics. The people use antibiotics smarter. That’s the goal. Sometimes memes help us get to our goal.

SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE 

  • Instagram
    • 230,000 accounts reached
    • 29,200 accounts following
  • Facebook Page
    • 538,000 accounts reached
    • 22,000 page likes/ accounts following
  • Twitter
    • 15,700 accounts following @IDstewardship
      • Blue check mark awarded (account “verified”) in 2020
    • 3,000 accounts following @ASP_chat

And the most liked original social media post of the year? This one seems fitting: getting the COVID vaccine!

CONTRIBUTORS SHOUT-OUT

It takes an army, thank you to all of our contributors, collaborators, and interviewees in 2020! This year we had contributors from Canada, Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, and all over the United States. All of these people are amazing humans.

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS MENTIONING IDstewardship

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT

In 2021 you can expect more…

  • resources for people trying to learn about antibiotics
  • original articles on antimicrobial stewardship, infectious diseases and clinical pharmacy topics
  • social media presence and sharing fun yet educational content
  • content for LearnAntibiotics.com members and visitors
  • podcast development
  • great collaborations with talented people from around the globe

THANK YOU!!!

Thank you again for being a positive driving force behind what keeps IDstewardship going. We are so grateful to those that support us and encourage us to keep pushing forward. Wishing you a safe and successful 2021!

-Tim and the IDstewardship Team

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