Antibiotic Stewardship
Antibiotic Stewardship Resources
Optimizing the use of antibiotics is critical to effectively treat infections, protect patients from harms caused by unnecessary antibiotic use, and combat antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic stewardship programs can help clinicians improve clinical outcomes and minimize harms by improving antibiotic prescribing.
This page provides links to materials developed by The Joint Commission as well as external government resources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and those from professional associations and related organizations (e.g. the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, The Pew Charitable Trusts). The tabs at the bottom organize the resources according to source: The Joint Commission, Government Resources and Other Resources.
Information on Joint Commission Standards
Pioneers in Quality Webinar - Joint Commission New and Revised Antibiotic Stewardship Requirements
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- AHRQ: Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
- AHRQ: Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes: How You Can Prevent Antibiotic Resistance (video)
- AHRQ: Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
- AHRQ: Toolkit for Reduction of Clostridium difficile Infections Through Antimicrobial Stewardship
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC: Core Elements and Checklist of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
- CDC: Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship
- CDC: Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes
- CDC: Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals
- CDC: The MITIGATE Antimicrobial Stewardship Toolkit for Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Settings
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- AHA: Antimicrobial Stewardship Toolkit
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Pew Charitable Trusts: Antibiotic Resistance Project
- Pew Charitable Trusts: Expanded Antibiotic Stewardship Standards for Hospitals Will Help Combat Superbugs
- Future of Personal Health: The Joint Commission Releases New Hospital Standards to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
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Infection Prevention and Control
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph
- CLABSI Toolkit - Introduction
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 1
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 2
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 3
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 4
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 5
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 6
- CLABSI Toolkit Directory, Glossary, Acknowledgements, and Disclaimer
- Ambulatory Health Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Behavioral Health Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
- Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Critical Access Hospital Infection Prevention and Control
- Dental
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- General Infection Prevention and Control
- Guidelines
- Hand Hygiene
- High Reliability and Infection Prevention
- Home Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Hospital Infection Prevention and Control
- Infection Prevention and Control Hierarchy
- Infection Prevention and Control Safety Alerts
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Response
- Influenza and Other Related Diseases
- Laboratory Infection Prevention and Control
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
- Nursing Care Center Infection Prevention and Control
- Respiratory Protection
- Sepsis
- Surgical Site Infections
- Vaccination
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph