You will see the AMS team out and about reviewing patients on the wards for:.✅ Daily blood culture ward rounds.✅ Four times a week "time-out" rounds.✅ Patient referrals.✅ Daily ICU ward round.✅ Weekly C.diff ward round.@AidenJPlant1 @karam_kaur001 @kitty_dhingra @IPCWalsall.

We have had an amazing week @WalsallHcareNHS promoting #WAAW2024, thanks @kitty_dhingra for organising a fantastic stand and @IPCWalsall for support

RT @AidenJPlant1: Another week of crazy interesting infection consults 🧐 - neurologically focused 🧠.✅ post neurosurg meningitis.✅ VP shunt….

Our AMS team have a weekly journal club 📚🧐, this week we discussed how to use vaginal probiotics to prevent UTI #AMS.

We are looking forward to talking about PEN-FAST at our induction talk tomorrow, it’s so important that every patient @WalsallHcareNHS self reporting a penicillin allergy should have a PEN-FAST score so we can open up treatment options #penicillinallergy.

We have been teaming up with our brilliant @IPCWalsall team this morning to discuss urine dipsticks and catheter care for our new QI project, we’re looking forward to making some exciting quality interventions 🤩🤩 @AshlinJossy @karam_kaur001 @kitty_dhingra @WalsallHcareNHS.

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We ask that every patient @WalsallHcareNHS is asked about their penicillin allergies and are assigned a PEN-FAST score so we can open up the best antibiotic treatment options @AidenJPlant1 @KiranBh05711467 #antimicrobialstewardship.

RT @KiranBh05711467: @TakaMatsuo_ID @CIDJournal @MayoClinicINFD Great study - confirms our practice. we aim to start RIF for all (sensiti….

RT @karam_kaur001: Is IV Clarithromycin better than oral? A question asked while on micro rounds, a great chance to dispel a myth:. 💊It is….

RT @AidenJPlant1: A great week of infection consults done ✅.🟢 managing measles.🟢 Hep A + enteric fever co-infection.🟢 paediatric SAb with m….

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Great study from our West Mids AMS colleagues @jabicjenkins @Syed_AD_Gilani 👏🏽👏🏽 IVOS is such a valuable intervention!.

We really enjoyed our Pharmacy training session yesterday! We went through cases on common infections and we were really impressed with the knowledge. Well done #teampharmacy @WalsallHcareNHS @karam_kaur001 @kitty_dhingra.

Every 2 months we audit antibiotic prescriptions (300+ charts audited in Oct).🙌 87% of antimicrobials were prescribed according to MicroGuide.🎉93% had a stop/review date.👏 95% had an indication.Big thank you to the teams @WalsallHcareNHS for being so engaged in AMS!.

RT @IPC_Amy: A highly valuable intervention which also included prompting TWOC & promoting indwelling device care. At the end of #WAAW I p….

At the end of #WAAW we were joined by @LisaRuthCarroll and @IPC_Amy reviewing every patient on an antibiotic on Ward 9&10 on “time out” ward round, we.✅ reviewed cultures and sensitivities .✅ checked it’s the right antibiotic .✅ IV to PO switch.✅ stopped and escalated abx.

Big thank you to @IPC_Amy for her vision in creating this role 😊.

Liz is our fantastic AMS/ IPC nurse associate, this is a new role. Liz reviews patient notes on AMU daily and supports sampling to make sure we have all the right information needed to treat our patients, Liz also provides AMS and IPC education and training @IPCWalsall #WAAW

We have a weekly MDT C.diff ward round @WalsallHcareNHS, with the Microbiologist, AMS Pharmacist and IPC Nurse joining, we take a holistic approach looking at .💊 managing concomitant infections.💊 medication.💊 nutrition and hydration.💊 IPC precautions .#WAAW.