{"id":569,"date":"2017-11-16T08:06:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T14:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/?p=569"},"modified":"2017-11-08T10:33:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:33:28","slug":"be-antibiotics-aware-in-small-and-critical-access-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2017\/11\/16\/be-antibiotics-aware-in-small-and-critical-access-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Antibiotics Aware&#8230;in Small and Critical Access Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>In 2014, the CDC published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/antibiotic-use\/healthcare\/pdfs\/core-elements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs<\/a> to assist acute care facilities implement antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP). \u00a0While these efforts were relatively successful in hospitals with more than 50 beds, they were less successful in hospitals with 25 beds or less.\u00a0 In response to this disparity based on hospital size, the CDC published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/antibiotic-use\/healthcare\/pdfs\/core-elements-small-critical.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals<\/a> to assist these smaller acute care facilities implement stewardship activities.<\/p>\n<p>In the spring of 2017, using the antimicrobial stewardship content expertise from UNMC\/Nebraska Medicine, Nebraska ASAP also partnered with 1 small and 4 critical access hospitals to guide and assist the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in these facilities.\u00a0Learn more about these efforts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/asap.nebraskamed.com\/establishing-antimicrobial-stewardship-programs-small-critical-access-hospitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-583\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/11\/cdc-antibiotics-aware-300x112.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/11\/cdc-antibiotics-aware-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/11\/cdc-antibiotics-aware-120x45.png 120w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/11\/cdc-antibiotics-aware.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Be Antibiotics Aware and Stewardship logos courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_603\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-603\" class=\"wp-image-603 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/11\/P.-Chung-Pharm-D-e1502750978462-150x149.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/11\/P.-Chung-Pharm-D-e1502750978462-150x149.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/11\/P.-Chung-Pharm-D-e1502750978462-150x149-120x119.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Content provided by Philip Chung PharmD, Pharmacy Coordinator for Nebraska ASAP<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/voicedwhispering.php\" title=\"QZcM \">QZcM <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014, the CDC published The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs to assist acute care facilities implement antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP). \u00a0While these efforts were relatively successful in hospitals with more than 50 beds, they were less successful in hospitals with 25 beds or less.\u00a0 In response to this disparity based on hospital 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