Tools & Resources

Tools

Toolkits

• SHEA Antimicrobial Stewardship: Implementation Tools & Resources
• Sepsis Alliance: Power the AMRevolution
• National Quality Partners Playbook – Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute-care
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Policy and Procedure Templates

• IDSA/SHEA Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Antibiotic Stewardship Program

Patient Education

• CDC Viral Prescription Pad for patient education
• CDC Fact Sheet: Is it Really A Penicillin Allergy?
• “Get Smart Guarantee” Commitment Posters
  • Poster (Two-sided English/Spanish)
  • Patient Palm Card
• Communicating with Patients About Antibiotics
  • Evidence-based NYSDOH video
  • Patient quiz
• Choosing Wisely: Antibiotics for Adults and Children

Staff Education

Resources

New York

• Eastern US Quality Collaborative – EQIC
• New York State Department of Health – NYSDOH
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – NYCDOHMH

National

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – AHRQ

Associations & Societies

• American Hospital Association Physician Alliance
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology – APIC
• The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America – SHEA
• Infectious Disease Society of America – IDSA
• American Academy of Pediatrics