Below are examples of antimicrobial initiatives underway in other organizations, institutions, state and federal agencies, and internationally.
Organizations
Each of the following organizations conducts research, education and advocacy programs to control antimicrobial resistance and ensure access to effective antibiotics for current and future generations:
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
Infectious Diseases Society of America
The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
MAD-ID: Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy
Institutional Programs
Grady Health System: resources including a program description, restricted antimicrobial list, institution-specific antibiotic guidelines, and other educational material
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation: resources including institution-specific antibiotic guidelines
DeBug Infection Prevention Program: downloadable examples of campaigns, computer-assisted antibiotic formulary and pharmacy order form.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: resources including a program description, restricted antimicrobial list, institution-specific antibiotic guidelines, microbiology information, and other educational material
The Nebraska Medical Center: resources including a program description, restricted antimicrobial list, clinical pathways/ordersets, institution-specific antibiotic guidelines, microbiology information, and other educational material
University of Kentucky Hospital: resources including a restricted antimicrobial list and institution-specific antibiotic guidelines
University of Pennsylvania Health System: resources including a restricted antimicrobial list, institution-specific antibiotic guidelines, microbiology information, and other educational material
University of California, San Francisco: resources including a restricted antimicrobial list and institution-specific antibiotic guidelines
State and Federal Programs
State
California ASP Initiative
Federal
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Get Smart Campaign on Appropriate Antibiotic Use
International Initiatives
Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation in the EU: The Way Forward (2009)
The Public Health Agency of Canada: main focus on antimicrobial resistance and veterinary medicine, with several links to national or international institutions and agencies involved in pursuing multidisciplinary antibiotic policies.
The Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group: teaching materials, related links; from Australia and New Zealand.
Bugs and Drugs: Canadian website is co-sponsored by Capital Health from the Alberta Services and the Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance: booklet “Bugs and Drugs,” with information about antibiotic characteristics, indications, and restrictions, as well as information on microbiological issues.
Prudent Antibiotic User Website (PAUSE): United Kingdom website providing shared standardized teaching materials for more prudent antimicrobial prescribing practices, particularly suited to the needs of undergraduate medical curriculum but can be adopted for postgraduate training. Supported by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases as.
The DutchWorking Party on Antibiotic Policy (SWAB): contains updated antibiotic guidelines formulated by experts in The Netherlands and encompasses the NethMap project, an ongoing national surveillance system on the use of antimicrobial agents related to the prevalence of resistance to antimicrobials among the most important human pathogens.