RxFiles ABX Public Page : www.RxFiles.ca/ABX

 

Antibiotic Stewardship & Awareness: Links

Public Information / Patient Resources

 

SASKATCHEWAN / ABX

INTERNATIONAL

 

Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR)

            www.rqhealth.ca/antimicrobialstewardship

Saskatoon Health Region (SHR)

            https://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/ASP

 

RxFiles: Viral Prescription Pad (Patient Info/Symptom Management)

·  English: http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/ABX-RxFiles-Rx-4-VIRUS.pdf

·  French: http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/ABX-RxFiles-Rx-ViralRxPads-FRENCH.pdf

·  Other: http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/ABX-Viral-Prescription-Pad-Languanges.pdf

·  Pediatric (children ages 6 months & older): https://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/RxFiles-Prescription-for-a-Virus-Pediatric-version.pdf

 

RxFiles: Office Posters for Predominantly Viral Infections                         

Acute Bronchitis - Poster

http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/BRONCHITIS-ABX.pdf

Acute Sinusitis - Poster

http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/SINUSITIS-ABX.pdf

Acute Pharyngitis Poster

http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/PHARYNGITIS-ABX.pdf

Gone Viral?  Skip the antibiotic! – ABX Poster

http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/Skip-the-Antibiotic-Poster-ABX.pdf

Complete Set of ABX “Gone Viral? “ Posters

http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/Advertisement%20for%20Posters-ABX.pdf

 

Antibiotic Harms - Poster: How the RISKs of USING may outweigh the RISKs of NOT-USING, particularly for infections commonly caused by viruses.

http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/Antibiotic-Harms-Infographic.pdf

 

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer

http://www.cdc.gov/features/getsmart/

 

World Health Organization (WHO)

Antibiotic Resistance

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/antibiotic-resistance/en/

 

Harvard Gazette / Harvard Medical School

A cinematic approach to drug resistance (2 min. video)

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/09/a-cinematic-approach-to-drug-resistance/

 

OTHER CANADIAN

 

Government of Canada

Antibiotic (antimicrobial resistance)

- www.canada.ca/antibiotics

- http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/drugs-products-medicaments-produits/buying-using-achat-utilisation/antibiotic-resistance-antibiotique/material-materiel/index-eng.php

 

Provincial / Community Programs

Do Bugs Need Drugs (DBND) – Alberta, British Columbia

http://www.dobugsneeddrugs.org/

 

MUMS Health / PAACT CME – Ontario

(Anti-infective Review Panel)

Tools:  1) Antibiotic Waiting Room Poster

              2) Viral Info Pads

http://www.mumshealth.com/guidelines-tools

 

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ABX 2016/17 RxFiles Discussions/Resources for Health Professionals                                                                                    www.RxFiles.ca

 

ABX-1: Antibiotics & Common Infections - Stewardship, Effectiveness, Safety & Clinical Pearls - October 2016

Acute Bronchitis, Community Acquired Pneumonia, Pharyngitis, Acute Sinusitis

http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/ABX-Newsletter-2016-COMPLETE.pdf

Getting Patient Buy-In to Skip the Antibiotic (ABX-1 Pg 16 excerpt)

http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/ABX-Newsletter%20only%20page%2016.pdf

 

ABX-2: Antibiotics & Common Infections - Stewardship, Effectiveness, Safety & Clinical Pearls - April 2017

            Uncomplicated Cystitis & Skin & Soft Tissue Infections; Expanded Antibiotic Comparison Chart

http://www.rxfiles.ca/rxfiles/uploads/documents/ABX-2-Newsletter-Cystitis-and-SSTI.pdf