114 results for antibiotics

• Double Down on Antimicrobial Stewardship: Practical Ways to Use Antibiotics Wisely to Manage Respiratory and Urinary Tract Infection in Community Practice

  Series: Choosing Wisely Talks

  13 Nov 2019

  12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

  The Using Antibiotics Wisely campaign has leveraged antimicrobial stewardship efforts to reduce unnecessary antibiotics for the two most inappropriately treated conditions: respiratory tract infections (RTI) in primary care and urinary…

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• Nursing - Recommendations

  …diarrhea and infection with Clostridium difficile. Overuse of antibiotics contributes to increasing antimicrobial resistance. The only exceptions to such overuse are screening in early pregnancy, for which there are clear…

• Using Antibiotics Wisely Across Canada

  …November 19 2017), Choosing Wisely Canada launched a new campaign that encourages providers and patients to reduce the use of unnecessary antibiotics. Using antibiotics wisely improves patient outcomes, reduces side…

• Dermatology - Recommendations

  …unnecessary treatment with avoidable harms and guide the diagnosis of other possible causes. Don’t use oral antibiotics for acne vulgaris for more than 3 months without assessing efficacy. Antibiotics are…

• Using Antibiotics Wisely Across Canada 2018

  An overview of the Using Antibiotics Wisely launch and highlights of the activities that took place for Antibiotic Awareness Week from coast-to-coast. Using Antibiotics Wisely launched in 2017 to raise…

• Respiratory Medicine - Recommendations

  …infectious illness, and when cough does not resolve within their expected time frame, may request antibiotics. The average duration of cough (not treated with antibiotics) is around 18 days, though…

• Internal Medicine - Recommendations

  …IV antibiotics have a higher carbon footprint. There is emerging evidence that conditions traditionally treated with prolonged courses of IV antibiotics, such as osteomyelitis or infective endocarditis, can safely be…

• The Cold Standard | How Can We Continue to Use Antibiotics Wisely in Primary Care?

  Series: Other Events

  22 Oct 2020

  2:00pm EST - 3:00pm EST

  …prescribe antibiotics, and when to see a patient in-person. In response to these challenges, the Using Antibiotics Wisely campaign has revised The Cold Standard toolkit to address the management of…

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• The Pandemic Makes it Hard for a Kid to Have a Cold. But Antibiotics are Not the Answer

  An opinion editorial on how there are no quick fixes for cold and flu symptoms and how antibiotics are not the answer. Dr. Olivia Ostrow & Dr. Janet Reynolds Colder…

• Acne & Antibiotics: Why I Regret Not Speaking with my Doctor

  …exhausted all her options for topical over-the-counter treatments. Her physician prescribed her antibiotics advising Lauren that this was likely the only treatment that would give her clear skin. Although antibiotics…