“Antimicrobial stewardship, or using the right antibiotic at the right time, is key in the battle against antimicrobial resistance. By focusing our use of antibiotics to the right dose for the right amount of time, we can positively impact the health of our patients and our society."
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Children’s Colorado Provides Pediatric Guidance to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship Statewide
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is affecting people we love and care for right here in our community. But we are ready to take charge.
Experts from Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health have provided their adult and pediatric antimicrobial stewardship guidance for free to all healthcare providers in Colorado.
As a prescriber of antibiotics your decisions have a profound effect on the people we love and care for. You have the power to improve patient outcomes, protect antimicrobials, and curb the spread of drug-resistant infections by leveraging local, evidenced-based guidance.
We are on a mission to spark a culture of antimicrobial stewardship that safeguards health now and for generations to come. With Firstline, we are one step closer to:
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) are here to help you take your antimicrobial stewardship programs to the next level!
Using feedback from antimicrobial stewardship programs across the state, we built the Colorado Antimicrobial Stewardship Endeavor (CASE). The goal of this quality improvement initiative is to promote ongoing collaboration and facilitate the development of robust antimicrobial stewardship across Colorado for adult and pediatric patients.
While there are multiple guidelines for common infectious processes, applying them at the local level can be a time-consuming challenge. We have partnered with Firstline to change that.
Firstline houses clinical pathways from Children's Hospital Colorado and Denver Health, along with antimicrobial dosing information, pathogen information, infection prevention information, and more. It is intended for use in all clinical settings.
This project has been made possible by Pfizer Global Bridges grant and the Colorado Department of Health (CDPHE).
