This is a one-day conference in Chapel Hill at The Friday Center from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. It is free to 100 persons. Refreshments and lunch are provided.
Description:CMS requires that all acute care hospitals and certified nursing homes have an antimicrobial stewardship program. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all healthcare settings take steps to improve antibiotic prescribing practices and outlined practical ways to initiate or expand antibiotic stewardship activities through its “Core Elements” guidance for outpatient clinics, hospitals, and nursing homes. The North Carolina Clinical Antibiotic Stewardship Partners (including Duke antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network, DASON) project supports care settings that wish to strengthen antibiotic stewardship across North Carolina with education, coaching, and resources to identify priorities for improving the appropriateness of antibiotic use and respond to regulatory and licensing requirements. The NC Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference will bring additional learning opportunities to stewardship practitioners with plenary sessions with statewide experts on antimicrobial resistance and stewardship; breakout sessions on common infectious disease diagnoses and challenges, effective collaborations with infection prevention and microbiology; with plenty of practical content to apply in facilities including sessions on quality improvement processes and effective communication; and opportunities to networks with colleagues from across the state.
Learning objective:Based on the CDC Core Principles the providers and HCPs will be able to develop and or update evidence-based policies and create/enhance procedures for tracking
Desired Result:Implement at least one policy or practice to improve antibiotic use. Monitor at least one process measure of antibiotic use. Monitor at least one outcome from antibiotic use in your facility.
Designed to:Increase knowledge Increase competence, Improve performance, Improve patient outcome
Disclosure Statement: Pending
