The best antimicrobial stewardship resources around! Plus resources on infectious diseases, pharmacy residency, pharmacy fellowship, pharmacy jobs, healthcare bloggers and more! This resource center is dedicated to providing useful links for antimicrobial stewards.
ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP RESOURCES
Institutional Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Websites
- CHI Franciscan
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Columbia University
- Greater Los Angeles VA Health System
- Jackson Memorial Health System
- Johns Hopkins
- Louisville
- Nebraska Medicine
- Northwestern Medicine
- Ochsner Health
- Prisma (formerly Palmetto) Health
- Sinai Health System / U. Health Network
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Stanford
- UCLA
- UCSF
- University of Kentucky
- University of Miami
- University of PA Health System
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Wisconsin
- Wake Forest
Practice-Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources
- Firstline
- Vancomycin Dose Calculator
- Vancomycin Dose Calculator – Clincalc
- Colistin Dose Calculator – ClinCalc
- DoseMe
- PK-PD Compass
- Fibrosis-4 (Fib-4) Calculator
- Antibiotic Dosing In Renal Impairment (Adults & Pediatrics)
- HIV Pocket Guides (Southeast AETC Website)
- HIV Drug Interactions Checker (University of Liverpool)
- Sanford Guide
- BSAC Antimicrobial Stewardship eBook (free)
- MUMS Health Anti-Infective Guidebook
- CLSI Breakpoints: M100 & M60 (free)
- Adaptive Learning Courses for Laboratory Medicine
- EUCAST Clinical Breakpoints for Bacteria (free)
- British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy’s Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) open-access resources
- CDC Page on Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals
- CDC Core Elements Of Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship
- CDC Core Elements Of Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship (2019)
- CDC Core Elements Of Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship
- CDC Antimicrobial Stewardship Checklist
- Antimicrobial Stewardship In Acute Care: A Practical Playbook
- National Quality Partners Playbook: Antibiotic Stewardship in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
- Society of Hospital Medicine “Fight The Resistance” Antibiotic Stewardship Campaign
- Ontario Public Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Page/Resources
- Practical Guide to Antimicrobial Stewardship in Hospitals
- Johns Hopkins Antibiotics Guide
- An Infectious Disease Compendium: A Persiflagers Guide
- American Society of Microbiology – Gram negative bacteria images
- American Pharmacists Association Pneumococcal Vaccines Resource
- Antibiotic Stewardship for Acute Respiratory Infections—The Milstein Toolkit for Ambulatory Care Practices
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Kids
Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources On Training & Education Opportunities
- IDstewardship Training
- CDC Training on Antimicrobial Stewardship (free)
- The Dosing Institute (DoseMe)
- MAD-ID Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Programs
- Society of ID Pharmacists Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program
- Society of ID Pharmacists Long-Term Care Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program
- Society of ID Pharmacists Continuing Education Courses (SIDPEC) (free)
- World Health Organization: Antimicrobial Stewardship Course
- Stanford Medicine CME (free)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Massive Open Online Course (University Of Dundee // Future Learn)
- Penicillin Allergy Assessment & Skin Testing (PAAST) Certificate Program
- ProCE HCV Continuing Education (4 modules all free)
- CDC Free CE For Community Pharmacists: “Weighing in on Antibiotic Resistance”
- Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America Online Courses
- ALiEM: Concepts in Infectious Diseases Course (free)
- CIDRAP Podcasts & Webinars
- Mechanisms of resistance course (free)
- Susceptibility testing course (free)
- Clin Micro Case Studies (free)
- American Society of Microbiology Courses
- Educational Approaches For The Responsible Prescribing of Antimicrobials – United Kingdom National Health Service
- High-Yield Med Review BCIDP Exam Resources
- Development and testing of the Dialogue Around Respiratory Illness Treatment (DART) Learning Modules
- Northwestern Medicine Antimicrobial Stewardship Webinar Series
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Relevant Societies, Organizations and Groups
- World Health Organization
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy – Infectious Diseases Practice and Research Network
- Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- International Antiviral Society-USA
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- American Society for Microbiology
- Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
- European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa
- Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
- The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
- Pew Charitable Trusts – Antibiotic Resistance Project
- CARB-X: Xccelerating Global Antibacterial Innovation
- British Society For Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
- Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases
- Center For Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota
- Student Antimicrobial Stewardship Society (Canada)
- Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)
- Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON)
- National Centre For Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS, Australia)
- Do Bugs Need Drugs?
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative of South Carolina
- The Centre of Research Excellence in Redefining Antimicrobial Use to Reduce Resistance (CRE REDUCE)
- Lake Superior QIN Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiative
- UCSF Infectious Diseases Educator Network
Relevant Guidelines & Documents
- National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, 2020-2025
- Joint Commission Documents:
- New Antimicrobial Stewardship Standards for Acute Care taking effect January 2023
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Standards Interpretation
- Joint Commission Standards On Antimicrobial Stewardship in Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Nursing Care Centers
- Ambulatory Care Joint Commission Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard (new 2019!)
- 2022 Joint Commission Survey Activity Guide
- Joint Commission’s Speak Up Campaign For Antibiotics
- CMS Antimicrobial Stewardship Updates to Interpretive Guidance for Hospital Requirements (7/2022)
- CMS Antimicrobial Stewardship Final Rule (9/2019)
- Medicare and Medicaid Programs in Long-Term Care Facilities – Antimicrobial Stewardship Regulations
- IDSA Practice Guidelines
- AIDS Info Practice Guidelines
- CDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Guidelines
- AASLD Practice Guidelines
- CDC Antibiotic Resistance, Use, and Stewardship Website
- Clinical Practice Guidelines For Antimicrobial Prophylaxis In Surgery
Antimicrobial Stewardship Consultants
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Advisors (ASA)
- ASHP Antimicrobial Stewardship Consulting Services
- Visante Antimicrobial Stewardship Consulting
- PYA Antimicrobial Stewardship Consulting
- Cardinal Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Consulting
- Baxter Antimicrobial Stewardship Consulting
Antimicrobial Stewardship Resource Lists
Other Neat Antimicrobial Stewardship-Related Things
- ASPchat – a monthly conversation on antimicrobial stewardship
- HealthMap ResistanceOpen (interactive drug resistance map/ tracker)
- Searchable Beta-lactamases Database
- Twitter stewardship tweets website
- Visual abstract how-to
- Biorender – tool for creating mechanism of action graphics
PHARMACY RESIDENCY & FELLOWSHIP RESOURCES
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Finding a Residency/Fellowship
- ASHP Pharmacy Residency Directory
- ACCP Residency & Fellowship Directory
- SIDP Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Fellowship & Residency Listings
Residency/Fellowship Applicant Resources
- ASHP Residency Resource Center
- Get the Residency, ASHP’s Guide to Residency Interviews & Preparation
- ACCP Postgraduate Residency Information & Resources
Pharmacy Job Resources
- Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Jobs
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy Jobs Finder Tool
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Pharmacy Jobs Finder Tool
- U.S. Federal Pharmacist Job Finder
NAPLEX Preparation Resources
HEALTHCARE BLOGGERS
- Design Enlightened Clinician
- Emergency Medicine PharmD
- AIMED (Let’s Talk About Antibiotics, Australia)
- Micro Blog
- Bad Science
- ClinCalc
- MedEd101
- Pharmacy Joe
- The Honest Apothecary
- The Digital Apothecary
- PharmacySchoolHQ
- The Blonde Pharmacist
- Your Financial Pharmacist
- Adventures Of A Labor Nurse
- Let’s Talk About Antibiotics
- Philip Lederer
- Controversies In Hospital Infection Prevention
- Reflections On Infection Prevention And Control
- This Week In Virology
- Microbe Online
- Living In A Microbial World
- Microbiology Matters!
- Virology Down Under
- Science-Based Medicine
- Science Speaks
- Public Health Matters (UK)
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