EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP COLLABORATIVE

The California Antibiotic Stewardship in Emergency Departments Collaborative aims to engage emergency department (ED) staff in efforts to improve antibiotic prescribing by facilitating sharing of expertise and best practices for implementing stewardship interventions in ED settings. ​​

Collaborative Information

• Upcoming Meetings

Thank you for joining us for the ED Collaborative! The collaborative no longer meets formally, but we encourage you all to keep in touch (both with us and with each other)! Contact the HAI Program at HAIProgram@cdph.ca.gov. 

• Project Plan

  The project plan (PDF) provides details on the ED collaborative’s mission and timeline.
  Note: The ED Collaborative has been extended through December 2019!

• Introduction Letter

  The introduction letter (PDF), addressed to ED Leadership, provides a brief overview of the ED collaborative goals. Facilities who wish to participate in the ED collaborative are encouraged to review the introduction letter with their ED leadership.

• Commitment Form

  All currently participating ED completed and submitted a commitment form (PDF). Facilities who wish to participate in the ED collaborative moving forward are encouraged submitted a signed commitment form. Forms are accepted on a rolling basis.

Know an ED that may want to participate in the collaborative? Link your colleagues to the project plan, introduction letter, and commitment form above.

Meeting Agendas and Materials

• Closing In-person Session – October 9. 2019

  Topics: ED-ASP partnerships, AS resources
  Agenda (PDF)
  Slides (PDF)

• Webinar - June 3, 2019

  Topic: Urinary Tract Infection and Asymptomatic Bateriuria in the Emergency Departments
  Slides (PDF)
  Recording (opens in YouTube)
  Top Ten Ways for Emergency Physicians to Avoid Prescribing Unnecessary Antibiotics (PDF)
  Top Ten Ways for Emergency Physicians to Improve Antibiotic Choices (PDF)

• In-person Session (North) - February 11, 2019

  Topics: Public health update, quality improvement project progress and discussion, provider summary data
  Agenda (PDF)

• In-person Session (South) - January 31, 2019

  Topics: Public health update, quality improvement project progress and discussion, provider summary data
  Agenda (PDF)

• Kick-off Webinar – March 12, 2018

  Topics: Emergency department collaborative orientation, antibiotic stewardship in the emergency department
  Slides (PDF)
  Recording

• In-person Session (South) - June 1, 2018

  Topics: Public health update, quality improvement project progress and discussion, provider survey group feedback
  Agenda (PDF)

• In-person Session (North) - June 25, 2018

  Topics: Public health update, quality improvement project progress and discussion, provider survey group feedback
  Agenda (PDF)

• Webinar - September 11, 2018

  Topic: Behavioral nudging in practice & practical strategies
  Slides (PDF)
  Recording

Resources

• Antibiotic Stewardship Commitment Posters

  Clinician Commitment Posters: Posters explaining prescribing caregiver's commitment to antimicrobial stewardship. Poster templates allow for personalization with photos, signatures and corporate/facility logos.

• Commitment Poster Single Provider (English version - PDF)

• Commitment Poster Single Provider (Spanish version - PDF)

• Commitment Poster Multiple Clinicians (English version - PDF)

• Commitment Poster Multiple Clinicians Group Photo (English version - PDF)

• Communications Trainings

•  Conversations for Health (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) - Trainings for healthcare organizations, antibiotic stewardship leaders, healthcare professions, family support providers, patients, and parents.

• Dialogue Around Respiratory Illness Treatment (DART) Learning Modules (Mangione-Smith Lab, Seattle Children’s Hospital) - Training modules focus on pediatric setting and speaking with parents.

• Antibiotics and Outpatient Infections (Stanford) - Infection-specific online CME courses.

• MITIGATE Toolkit

  The MITIGATE toolkit is a step by step implementation guide for healthcare providers and administrators interested in designing quality improvement programs in antimicrobial stewardship in emergency department (ED) and urgent care healthcare settings.

• Provider Surveys

  Provider surveys may be distributed among ED clinicians to help assess antibiotic prescribing attitudes and behavior. Surveys are available for acute respiratory illness (ARI), skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI), and urinary tract infection (UTI). Email HAIProgram@cdph.ca.gov to request a provider survey for your facility.

• One-on-One Consultation

  As part of the collaborative, participating ED may schedule one-on-one consultations to plan and discuss planned and current quality improvement projects on an as needed basis. To schedule a call, email HAIProgram@cdph.ca.gov.

• Quality Improvement Plan Progress Report

  Keep track of your Quality Improvement Plan (PDF) progress using this short survey.

For additional information contact the HAI Program at HAIProgram@cdph.ca.gov.