Kentucky Antibiotic Awareness
@KYAbxAwareness
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Kentucky Antibiotic Awareness is a campaign to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use across the state of Kentucky.
Joined August 2018
With the ongoing shortage of oral #amoxicillin💊 suspension, peds #AntibioticStewardship teams from @NortonChildrens, @UofLPeds and @UK_HealthCare have collaborated on an amoxicillin interchange document: 🔗 https://t.co/aiMwsSXWV6
#IDTwitter @UK_COP @UKAbxStew @KASIC_MDRO
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Improve Antibiotic Use ➡️ Improve Health Equity #USAAW is Nov. 18-24. How will you participate? Checkout @CDC_AR resources and partner toolkit: https://t.co/zBpNnIzrWE 🟣Go Purple ✖️Chat 11/14, 8-9p EST #AbxEquity ...💡❓🤔 Be creative!
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Hey #Kentucky - it's time to start planning for #USAAW23 - 🗓️Nov. 18-24. Checkout the @CDCgov website for social posts, newsletters, images and more! 💊 https://t.co/2pbYakUVlI
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@IDiots_pod @KYHealthAlerts @KentuckyInfect1 @KYAbxAwareness @KYHospitals @KAHCF1 @KyMedDirectors @SIDPharm @UKAbxStew @Arif_Nazir_MD @KevinSpicer14 @KyNPsLead @UofLDID We do! You can find all of our pearls here: https://t.co/7ynT3o37ul Our cases and explanations along with other educational resources are also shared on our website.
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What are Clinical Education Pearls? KASIC Clinical Pearls are an educational series consisting of brief, one page bits of free standing, practical and clinically relevant information. The goal of...
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(1/5) 5 things to know about #AntimicrobialResistance (AR)? No 1. AR occurs when germs defeat drugs - #antibiotics or #antifungals - designed to kill the germs. AR does NOT mean your body is resistant to antibiotics or antifungals. https://t.co/gBm4WIXJQK
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In 2023 alone, at least 4 #superbug outbreaks have gripped the attention of health experts, the media, and the public. @WeFightAMR
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Did you miss our webinar on Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship in #Kentucky? The recording is now available! 👉 https://t.co/Gp41mQaIfJ…
@KYHospitals @UofLPeds #BeAntibioticsAware
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🌷 Sometimes it can be hard to tell whether your symptoms are from allergies, a common cold, or a bacterial infection. 🤧 Learn more about what #antibiotics do and do not treat. https://t.co/cWocF6o7Qc
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#Kentucky health care providers - sign up for @CDC_AR #AntimicrobialResistance newsletter to stay up-to-date with resistance and #Antibiotic Use #BeAntibioticsAware!
Get all the latest updates on everything #AntimicrobialResistance by signing up for our newsletter today! https://t.co/K7MuzGmmYs
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.@CDCgov estimates 1/3rd of #antibiotics prescribed by U.S. doctors’ offices and emergency departments are unnecessary. @sciencevs’ @wendyzuk digs into why this matters:
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Checkout this new resource from @AHRQNews - Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care https://t.co/3rH9JsZlUU
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"... findings highlight the potential for using electronic health records to reduce the workload of ASPs." @CIDRAP_ASP @OFIDJournal Development of an Electronic Algorithm to Target Outpatient AMS Efforts for Acute Bronchitis and Pharyngitis
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AbstractBackground. A major challenge for antibiotic stewardship programs is the lack of accurate and accessible electronic data to target interventions. W
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See the invited commentary written by our KAA team members, @pedsteward @bethanywattles : Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing https://t.co/AcUTo6Flj6 via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork
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"For Hyun, one of the takeaways is that healthcare payers, whether they be private insurers or Medicare or Medicaid, have an incentive to play a bigger role in promoting antibiotic stewardship." @CIDRAP_ASP
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30d attributable expenditures were higher in children who received inappropriate antibiotics, from $21 to $56 for bacterial infxs and from −$96 to $97 for viral infxs. National estimates were highest for AOM ($25.3m), pharyngitis ($21.3m), and viral URI ($19.1m).
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🏥Inappropriate antibiotics were associated with increased risk of several adverse drug events, including Clostridioides difficile infection and severe allergic reaction among children treated with a nonrecommended antibiotic agent for a bacterial infection.
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🧑🤝🧑The cohort included over 2. 8 million children. Overall, 31% to 36% received inappropriate antibiotics for bacterial infections and 4% to 70% for viral infections.
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Checkout this important new study about adverse events and costs associated with inappropriate antibiotics for children @JAMANetworkOpen @saveantibiotics See comments for thread 🧵 Inappropriate antibiotics for kids tied to adverse events, higher costs
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ID pharmacists: Be Antibiotics Aware. This #IDPharmacistsDay and beyond, protect your patients from adverse events associated with #antibiotic use. Download and share these stewardship resources: https://t.co/gwDQAPTsj4
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Interesting study on expectations and communication focused on college students as patients: Antibiotic Stewardship with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Patients at Student Health Centers: Providers' Communication Experiences and Strategies
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Over 2.8 million people are infected with, and 35,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant bacteria annually in the United States.1 Injudicious outpatient use of antibiotics contributes to the growth...
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