Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists on Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

• DOI: 10.1592/phco.29.5.593
• Publication Date: 2009-04-27T18:02:37Z
• Authors: Richard H. Drew; Roger White; Conan MacDougall; Elizabeth D. Hermsen; Robert C. Owens
• Keywords: Antimicrobial Stewardship

In 2007, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and for Healthcare Epidemiology published a document that addressed major considerations justification, description, conduct antimicrobial stewardship programs. Our is intended to continue dialogue these formalized programmatic strategies. We briefly review guidelines, including two primary strategies (prospective auditing with feedback, preauthorization), supplemental (education, information technology, transitional therapy, deescalation or streamlining, dose optimization). Discussions are introduced furthered in areas program goals, barriers solutions, outcome measures. Definition training infectious diseases pharmacists presented detail. offer keys future success, which include continued collaboration expanded use technology.