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Antibiotic Stewardship & Awareness: Links

Public Information / Patient Resources

SASKATCHEWAN / ABX

INTERNATIONAL

Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR) Antimicrobial Stewardship Program www.rqhealth.ca/antimicrobialstewardship Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) Antimicrobial Stewardship Program 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 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 Go back to RxFiles Home Screen: www.RxFiles.ca

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

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