Join us for a webinar discussing the efforts to promote antimicrobial stewardship interventions in rural locations in Canada. We will hear from a senior pharmacist in rural Saskatchewan about her experiences in promoting more appropriate antimicrobial use in the local area. Bring questions or add comments based on your experience of AMS in rural settings to help broaden perspectives.
Subject Area: CAN AMS!
Drop the Label: Penicillin Allergy de-Labelling is for Everyone
Pen-allergy de-labelling can be a powerful antimicrobial stewardship tool, clarifying options available to prescribers selecting the most appropriate antibiotic for their patients. Join leads in the BC-based multidisciplinary ‘Drop the Label’ initiative as they share successes and challenges in developing, implementing, and scaling up patient education and clinical tools to support prescribers serving people with potential antibiotic allergies.
What CAN Antibiograms Tell us? Microbiological insights for antimicrobial stewardship
Antibiograms are convenient antimicrobial stewardship tools, readily available in most Canadian contexts, but remain underutilized by clinicians. Our speakers illustrate and discuss how to use and correctly interpret these data for optimizing antimicrobial use.
Optimizing Antimicrobial Use Through the Respiratory Season in Children
This CAN AMS! webinar explores strategies to optimize antimicrobial use during the respiratory season in children.
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care – What CAN be done?
Join us for an engaging panel discussion on opportunities for AMS in acute care. Panelists tackle questions like: What can be done to start or sustain AMS? What can be done, even with limited resources? This event is suitable for multi-disciplinary stewardship team members, including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and IPC professionals.
CAN AMS! Building an Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee in Long-term Care
This webinar discusses the experiences of two long-term care facilities in Saskatchewan who were each tasked with developing an antimicrobial stewardship committee.
CAN AMS! Three Can-Do Outlooks on AMS
Join this engaging session highlighting opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in human, animal, and environmental health domains. NCCID and AMMI Canada welcome leaders in AMS from across Canada for this launch of the ‘CANAMS!’ series.