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Ready, Set, Go! Actions in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Presenter: Corey Lance, PharmD Robert W. Bradsher, Jr, MD, MACP, FIDSA
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Knowledge Gap: 
The purpose of this activity is to educate healthcare providers with the most up-to-date information on R
eady, Set, Go! Actions in Antimicrobial Stewardship.

Target Audience
The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals who would like to learn about 
Ready, Set, Go! Actions in Antimicrobial Stewardship and how it pertains to their respective profession.

 
Release and Expiration Dates
11/15/2017 -11/15/2020

Objectives

1. Identify the 5 Actions of Antimicrobial Stewardship as set by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

2. Explain how Action requirements are meet by CDC standards

3. Identify ways that the Arkansas Department of Health assists in development of antimicrobial stewardship programs

References:

Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs. 2014. The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. US Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/healthcare/pdfs/core-elements.pdf 

Antibiotic Stewardship Practices – Patient Safety Component Annual Hospital Survey. (CDC 57.103, Rev 9. v8.6). National Healthcare Safety Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. US Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/forms/57.103_pshospsurv_blank.pdf 

How to Run the Core Elements Line List Within NHSN. 2017. The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. US Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/ps-analysis-resources/core-elements-linelist.pdf 

Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs. 2014. The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. US Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/healthcare/pdfs/core-elements.pdf 

Antibiotic Stewardship Practices – Patient Safety Component Annual Hospital Survey. (CDC 57.103, Rev 9. v8.6). National Healthcare Safety Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. US Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/forms/57.103_pshospsurv_blank.pdf 

How to Run the Core Elements Line List Within NHSN. 2017. The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. US Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/ps-analysis-resources/core-elements-linelist.pdf 

 

Biographical Info

Corey Lance, PharmD 

Fellow in Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infectious Diseases

Corey is from Bradford, Arkansas. He attended Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas receiving a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. He attended pharmacy school at UAMS earning his Doctorate of Pharmacy degree in 2017. In his free time, Corey likes to hunt, fish, camp, and play guitar. Upon completion of his fellowship, Corey anticipates applying to the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the CDC for their two-year program, with the hopes of eventually working with infectious disease outbreak response.

Robert W. Bradsher, Jr, MD, MACP, FIDSA

Dr. Bradsher is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine. He is also Vice-Chair of Education in the Department of Internal Medicine. He received his BA degree from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He then completed residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, followed by fellowship training in infectious diseases at Vanderbilt Hospital and Vanderbilt VA Hospital. Dr. Bradsher is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases by the American Board of Internal Medicine.    

Speaker Disclosures:
The planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers and /or panelists of this CE activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Planners: 
Kim Miller  
Susan Smith Dodson
Mark Jansen

Speaker:
Corey Lance, PharmD 

Robert W. Bradsher, Jr, MD, MACP, FIDSA

Peer Reviewers: 
Kim Miller, MCHES


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