OBJECTIVE To discuss the implementation of an 'antimicrobial stewardship programme' as a means to improve the quality of antimicrobial use in a hospital setting in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Consensus working group on 'antimicrobial stewardship programme', The Scientific Committee on Infection Control, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, comprised 11 experts. The remit of the wor...

Society of America and the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines for developing an institutional program to enhance antimicrobial stewardship. Clin Infect Dis 2007;44: 159–177. 4. Wagner B, Filice GA, Drekonja D, et al. Antimicrobial stewardship programs in inpatient hospital settings: a systematic review. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35:1209–1228. 5. Leuthner DK, Doern...

Background Since 2003, Afghanistan's largely unregulated for-profit private health sector has grown at a rapid pace. In 2008, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) launched a long-term stewardship initiative to oversee and regulate private providers and align the sector with national health goals. Aim We examine the progress the MoPH has made towards more effective stewardship, consider the ch...

The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recognize the need to combat antimicrobial resistance through the promotion of antimicrobial stewardship programs. Health care facilities in Virginia were surveyed using a 23-item survey focused on facility characteristics and antim...

219. Characteristics of Antimicrobial Stewardship (AS) Activities in Community Hospitals Upon Enrollment in the Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON) Myra R. Hawkins, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID); Richard H. Drew, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FCCP; Sarah S. Lewis, MD; Deverick J. Anderson, MD, MPH, FSHEA; Daniel J. Sexton, MD, FIDSA; Rebekah W. Moehring, MD, MPH; Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship O...

1 Marine Stewardship Council, Marine House, London, UK, 2 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 3 Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA, 4 SCS Global Services, Emeryville, CA, USA, 5 Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California...