Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals

Welcome to the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals. The components of the Toolkit can be accessed by clicking on the four boxes below. They include an explanation of the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making and how to apply them in practice. They also include presentations and tools to support implementation of the Four Moments and improve antibiotic prescribing encompassing three critical areas:

1. Developing and improving your antibiotic stewardship program. 
2. Creating a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing in your hospital.
3. Learning and disseminating best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of common infectious disease syndromes

• Develop a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing
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• Develop and improve your stewardship program
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• Learn best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious syndromes
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• Apply the Four Moments framework for all patients receiving antibiotics
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Improve Antibiotic Prescribing

• Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: it is recommended that you review the content in all four boxes above. 
• Prescribing Clinicians: at minimum, it is recommended that you review the content in “Develop a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing,” “Learn best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious syndromes,” and “Apply the Four Moments framework for all patients receiving antibiotics.” 
• Executives and Quality Improvement and Infection Prevention Personnel: at minimum, it is recommended that you review content in "Develop and improve your stewardship program” and “Create a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing."

Learn more about the project and the participating acute care hospitals in the Acute Care Cohort Final Report (PDF, 5.3 MB).