Topic: Reducing Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Outpatient Settings Using Behavioral Interventions
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Audience:
This event was open to beneficiaries, families, health care providers, practitioners, partners, and Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations.
Event Description:
This Antibiotic Stewardship National Learning & Action Network (LAN) Event focused on behavioral interventions for providers to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing while maintaining patient satisfaction with care. During this webinar, participants heard from guest speaker Dr. Daniella Meeker about interventions designed to improve care decisions without limiting the choices available to physicians.
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Learning Objectives:
- Explain why providers prescribing antibiotics inappropriately.
- Develop an understanding of principles of decision science relevant to prescribing decisions.
- Understand how implementation details impact program effectiveness.
- Develop awareness of emerging stewardship toolkits for ED and outpatient settings.
Slides & Recorded Presentation:
Meet the Speakers:
Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Daniella Meeker, PhD
Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California
Larissa May, MD, MSPH, MSHS
University of California-Davis
Supplemental Resources:
- MITIGATE Antimicrobial Stewardship Toolkit: A guide for practical implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in adult and pediatric emergency department and urgent care settings
- Additional resources from this event are listed in this 1-pager here.