{"id":1934,"date":"2017-04-06T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2017-06-09T08:58:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T14:58:32","slug":"welcome-montana-antimicrobial-stewardship-collaborative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/welcome-montana-antimicrobial-stewardship-collaborative\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1942\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/04.06.2017-Montana-ABS-Collaborative-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/04.06.2017-Montana-ABS-Collaborative-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/04.06.2017-Montana-ABS-Collaborative-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/04.06.2017-Montana-ABS-Collaborative-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/04.06.2017-Montana-ABS-Collaborative.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Welcome to the Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative<\/h1>\n<h5>April 6, 2017<\/h5>\n<p>The Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship (ABS) Collaborative is a group effort to create a statewide Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) implementation plan. The goal is to collaborate, assist and offer resources, expertise and available tools through multiple programs into a combined statewide ASP implementation plan for use by Montana inpatient and outpatient facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Montana ABS Collaborative Members include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mountain-Pacific: RHIC, QIO and ICAR programs<\/li>\n<li>Montana Hospital Association: HIIN, FLEX and STRIVE programs<\/li>\n<li>Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services: Communicable Disease and Epidemiology program<\/li>\n<li>University of Montana: Skaggs School of Pharmacy program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will be providing education, outreach and technical assistance as you work your way through the implementation of your antimicrobial stewardship program.<\/p>\n<p>Montana ABS Collaborative resources, including webinar material, best practices, templates and ASP links, can be found here on\u00a0our<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/resources\/abs-collaborative-resources\/\"> ABS Resources page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to going on this journey with you.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or run into issues with your antimicrobial stewardship program implementation and would like help, please use the \u201cLeave a Reply\u201d section below, or email <a href=\"mailto:pkosednar@mpqhf.org?subject=ABS%20Blog%20Website\" target=\"_blank\">Patty Kosednar<\/a> directly with your questions or comments. We will have one of our subject matter experts get back to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resource Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/resources\/abs-collaborative-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">MT ABS Collaborative Resources Page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/getsmart\/healthcare\/implementation\/core-elements.html\" target=\"_blank\">CDC Inpatient ASP Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/getsmart\/community\/improving-prescribing\/outpatient-stewardship.html\" target=\"_blank\">CDC Outpatient ASP Website<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to the Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship (ABS) Collaborative Blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cRbam9\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#385173;border-color:#2d415c;border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 30px;font-size:22px;line-height:44px;border-color:#74869d;border-radius:5px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #f4f4f4\"> Subscribe<\/span><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"boxzero\">\n<section id=\"boxone\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>See a list of upcoming webinars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/upcoming-webinars\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">See a list of upcoming webinars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"boxtwo\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>Check out any webinars you missed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/webinar-materials\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">Check out any webinars you missed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside id=\"boxthree\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>See our ABS resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/resources\/abs-collaborative-resources\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">See our ABS resources<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative April 6, 2017 The Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship (ABS) Collaborative is a group effort to create a statewide Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) implementation plan. 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