CMS requires that all acute care hospitals and certified nursing homes have an antimicrobial stewardship program. CDC recommends ALL healthcare settings reduce inappropriate antibiotic use through antibiotic stewardship programs.
NC CLASP can help with that.
With project activities including regularly scheduled virtual educational meetings, coaching, conferences, and mentoring, NC CLASP supports facilities across North Carolina to:
- Provide a judgment-free forum for learning about the optimal use of antibiotics and why antibiotic stewardship is critical to effectively treat infections, protect patients and residents from adverse consequences of unnecessary antibiotic use, and combat antibiotic resistance
- Help care providers and facility administrators identify priorities, based on their specific setting, for improving the appropriateness of antibiotic use that responds to regulatory and licensing requirements and improves the quality of patient care
- Support facilities that are ready to strengthen antibiotic stewardship with targeted coaching and feedback
NC CLASP experts in antibiotic stewardship lead groups of professionals who work in outpatient clinics, acute care hospitals, and nursing homes to improve health and safety through enhanced antibiotic stewardship programs across the continuum of care.
Interested in joining NC CLASP? View upcoming sessions and register.
Challenges & Solutions in Antibiotic Stewardship
In this webinar recording, Evelyn Cook, RN, CIC, Christine Kistler, MD,MASc and Zachary Willis, MD, MPH discuss the NC Clinical Antibiotic Stewardship Partners (NC CLASP) collaborative addressing challenges and solutions in antibiotic stewardship programs in healthcare facilities. They also provide examples of how a no-cost partnership with NC CLASP may improve the quality of patient care and slow antibiotic resistance.
The slides are available here.
