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Five Lessons Learned About Antimicrobial Stewardship Metrics

ID Stewardship

In this article an experienced antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist discusses lessons learned from navigating antimicrobial stewardship metrics. BCPS, BCIDP Article posted 13 December 2024 If you cannot measure it, you cannot determine if you have changedit. Understanding inpatient antimicrobial stewardship metric.

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Episode 786: One Simple Intervention to Raise ED Sepsis Identification and Bundle Compliance

Pharmacy Joe

Shout out to “Pharmacy Hend” who is a podcast listener, Hospital Pharmacy Academy member, and one of the authors on this article. The pre-huddle period provided notification of possible sepsis to providers within the electronic medical record using an alert system. The huddle process worked like this: 1.

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Episode 786: One Simple Intervention to Raise ED Sepsis Identification and Bundle Compliance

Pharmacy Joe

Shout out to “Pharmacy Hend” who is a podcast listener, Hospital Pharmacy Academy member, and one of the authors on this article. The pre-huddle period provided notification of possible sepsis to providers within the electronic medical record using an alert system. The huddle process worked like this: 1.

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The Value of a Medically Integrated Pharmacy to Maximize Cost Avoidance and Reduce Waste of Oral Oncolytic Medications

Pharmacy Times

Materials and Methods Oncology-trained nurses review the charts of all specialty oncology medications that are due to be refilled. The nurses have access to the electronic medical record and perform an extensive medical records review of office notes, labs, scans, pathology, and upcoming appointments.

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Real-World Data on Expanding Step-Up Dosing Administration of Bispecific T-Cell Engagers in the Outpatient Setting

Pharmacy Times

Traditionally administered in inpatient or observation settings due to concerns of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and other acute toxicities, step-up dosing (SUD) regimens have emerged as a strategy to mitigate these risks. HOPA has selected 4.0 Additional information is available here.