Attend ASP Workgroup Session at MHA

August 28, 2017

Registration is now open for the Montana Hospital Association (MHA) Fall Convention & Trade Show in Billings, September 20-22. We have scheduled a workgroup session to discuss implementing an antibiotic stewardship program in your organization. We used the data we received from your recent deliverables to Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to help determine the agenda and topic ideas.

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ASP: Physician-to-Patient Communication LAN

August 25, 2017

On Wednesday, August 30, the Antibiotic Stewardship National Learning & Action Network (LAN) will be having a live event, focusing on successful physician-to-patient communication strategies to avoid unnecessary antibiotic prescribing. During this webinar, participants will learn cutting-edge techniques from guest speaker Dr. Rita Mangione-Smith about how to manage expectations for antibiotics to avoid unnecessary prescribing, while maintaining satisfaction with care.

You won’t want to miss this live event. … Read the rest

Outpatient ASP Webinar Materials

July 26, 2017

We hope you were able to join us for the antimicrobial stewardship webinar focusing on implementing antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) in outpatient settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expert Dr. Katherine Fleming-Dutra presented information on the CDC core elements that provide the structure for an ASP. She also shared resources and examples specifically for outpatient facilities.

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Check Out New ASP Resources

July 21, 2017

TGIF to all our antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) teammates! We have recently posted some great new ASP resources to our MT Antimicrobial Stewardship (ABS) Collaborative Resources page, and I wanted to make sure you were aware of them. The new resources include the following:

• Jumpstart Stewardship Webinar 3 – Measuring Effectiveness: Data Sources and Key Metrics – Check out the slide deck, which has great

Jumpstart Stewardship 4 Webinar Materials

July 20, 2017

Thanks for joining the fourth installment of our Jumpstart Stewardship webinars. This webinar focused on how to define possible barriers to your antibiotic stewardship program’s (ASP) success and to plan mitigation strategies to help minimize or avoid them. We also walked through creating an overall ASP implementation plan and timeline, based on the CDC Core Elements, along with a template to plan individual intervention implementations.

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Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Webinar

July 17, 2017

Join Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expert Dr. Katherine Fleming-Dutra and your fellow health care professionals for this virtual collaborative kick-off. This interactive webinar will feature a discussion on how to implement the Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship.

DATE: Wednesday, July 19, 2017
TIME: 9:00 to 10:00 AM HAST | 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM AKDT | 1:00 to 2:00 PM MDT… Read the rest

Mitigating Barriers and ASP Planning Webinar

July 14, 2017

Our fourth installment of the Jumpstart Stewardship Implementation webinar series will focus on identifying potential barriers to your antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) and how to develop mitigation strategies to help prevent them. We will also demonstrate how to create a timeline for your ASP implementation.

This Jumpstart Stewardship webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18. Click here to register.

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MT DPHHS ASP Deliverables Due by 7/10

June 28, 2017

If you have been recruited by Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (MT DPHHS) to participate in its program and receive funding for implementing your Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP), you have deliverables due by 7/10.

Please complete and submit a copy of this spreadsheet to Karl Milhon at kmilhon@MT.gov by the 10th of July. Scanned documents you have that would support the documentation … Read the rest

ASP Effective Measurement Webinar

June 15, 2017

Our third installment of the “Jumpstart Stewardship Implementation” webinar series focused on how to define and measure key evaluation metrics for your antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP). We covered how to define program- and intervention-level evaluation metrics, providing examples of each.

Check out the slides/presentation materials for more details, or listen to the entire recorded webinar (about 50 minutes).

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Register for the Next Jump Start Webinar

June 7, 2017

Our third installment of the Jump Start webinars is scheduled for 6/13/17 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM MDT. This webinar will continue to utilize the structure and tools from the Jump Start Stewardship Workbook. We will focus on identifying key data sources and metrics for your antimicrobial stewardship program. Use this link to register for Jump Start 3 webinar.

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Catch Up on Your Jump Start Homework

May 30, 2017

Hey all you ASP team mates! I know some of you have been joining us on our Jump Start webinars and working along in the Jumpstart workbook. If you are new to the Jump Start Stewardship group, (or have just been too busy to do your homework), this is a review of the homework that has been assigned so far.

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Montana ABS Webinar Materials

May 25, 2017

Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship (ABS) Collaborative webinars can provide you with critical ABS tools you need. Did you miss our recent webinars? Catch up by downloading the presentations or watching the recorded events! Here are the links:

• 5/25/17 – Introducing and Initiating Pharmacy and Pharmacist Services with an ASP

• Overcoming Common Barriers – Presented by: Shane A. Anderson BS., PharmD., RPh., BCPS, St. Vincent Hospital

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Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements

May 10, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides the core elements required for both inpatient and outpatient antibiotic (or antimicrobial) stewardship programs. This post will address the elements for outpatient facilities.

CDC Summary of Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Programs

• Commitment: Demonstrate dedication to and accountability for optimizing antibiotic prescribing and patient safety.
• Action for policy and practice: Implement at least one policy or practice

Inpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements

April 30, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides the core elements required for both inpatient and outpatient antibiotic (or antimicrobial) stewardship programs (ASP). This post will address the elements for inpatient facilities.

CDC Summary of Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs

• Leadership Commitment: Dedicating necessary human, financial and information technology resources.
• Accountability: Appointing a single leader responsible for program outcomes. Experience with successful programs show

Introducing the Jump Start Stewardship Toolkit

April 20, 2017

We spent a lot of time looking for resources and tools to help us lead you on your journey towards implementing an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP). One jumped out as a great tool for us to use, since it was created for small rural health care facilities.

It is the Jump Start Stewardship Implementation Guide. This guide walks you through the ASP implementation process. Although it … Read the rest