Resources

Quick Link: Nursing Homes Outpatient Nevada Specific CDC HAI Articles

Training by CDC for Antibiotic Stewardship

Antibiograms:

• Southern Nevada Health District Antibiogram
• Washoe Antibiogram

New: Communication between Physicians and Pharmacists

• AHRQ Toolkit on Antimicrobial Decision to Treat
• Penicillin Allergy Assessment Tool
• SBAR Suspected UTI
• SBAR Suspected LRI
• 12 Common Nursing Home Situations and Infection Control Guidelines for MRSA, C. Difficile, and VRE Pocket Cards
• How-to-Use-an-SBAR-for-Antimicrobial-Stewardship-011419.pdf (nebraskamed.com)

Inpatient

Program Assessment Scorecards developed by NVASP

The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Assessment Tool (CDC 2019)

Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals (Web Version)

Nursing Homes

CDC Nursing Home Implementation Resources

Outpatient

Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship (Web Version)

Nevada Specific Resources:

University of Reno – Project ECHO

Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) – Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Stewardship Link–>

Some information shared below:

• Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard
• Be Antibiotics Aware (formerly Get Smart about Antibiotics)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resources:

Collecting Cultures: a Clinician Guide – Dr. Ed Septimus

HAI Educational Resources:

Relevant Articles: