Antimicrobial Stewardship: Other Organizations and Programs
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
University of California, San Francisco: resources including a restricted antimicrobial list and institution-specific antibiotic guidelines
Federal
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Get Smart Campaign on Appropriate Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Safety Program for Antibiotic Stewardship
International Initiatives
Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation in the EU: The Way Forward (2009)
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.
The Dutch Working 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.