Download or read book Antimicrobial Stewardship GUIDELINES Pocketcard written by Thomas Hooton and published by International Guidelines Center. This book was released on 2011-02-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidelines Pocketcards(TM) are trifold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practicing clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines Pocketcard(TM) is endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP), and is based on their latest guidelines. It contains key points, a management algorithm, and strategies that include prescriber education, implementation, feedback, use of information technology, and optimizing the use of antibiotics. The Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines Pocketcard(TM) provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including key points; management algorithm; optimizing antibiotic use; and strategies for education, implementation, use of information technology, and feedback. Applications include point of care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.