Contact Us at:
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program is pleased to recognize top performing antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) in California. The goals of the ASP Honor Roll are to promote optimal use of antimicrobials, prevent emergence of antimicrobial resistance andāÆC. difficileāÆinfections, and to showcase California healthcare facility ASP that not only follow national guidelines, but also demonstrate clinically meaningful outcomes from stewardship interventions and engage their local healthcare community.
The ASP Honor Roll updates and expands our programās previous āSpotlight on ASPā project and reflects the substantial progress made with ASP implementation and the increasingly recognized need for ASP across the healthcare continuum. Honor Roll members will need to renew their status every threeāÆyears, providing the member an opportunity to demonstrate continued effectiveness and highlight new achievements.
More information on the criteria for each designation and specific instructions can be found on the Instructions and Criteria webpage.
Contact the HAI AS Program for more information atāÆHAI_AS@cdph.ca.gov. āāāāā