DECEMBER 2022
EDITION 21
What can you do to help?
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the top ten threats to global health as defined by the World Health Organisation. The ongoing rise of multidrug-resistant pathogens worldwide is due in part to inappropriate or incorrect use of antimicrobials. Patients with infections caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria experience increased morbidity and mortality, which contribute to increased burden and cost to our health care system. One strategy to help combat this threat is Antimicrobial Awareness Week which takes place annually in November, to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance and to encourage the responsible use of antimicrobials in our healthcare facilities and the community. The overarching slogan for Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 is "Antimicrobials: handle with care", and the theme for 2022 was ‘Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together’ . Overuse and misuse of unnecessarily broad spectrum antibiotics can drive antimicrobial resistance, and we all have a part to play to help reduce antibiotic resistance. A number of activities took place across our sites during antibiotic awareness week this year. Congratulations to this year's winners.
To learn more? Visit the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Visit the NSLHD Antimicrobial Stewardship intranet page
Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infection Standard
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QUALITY AND SAFETY IN THE LITERATURE BMJ QUALITY AND SAFETY
Rotteau L, Goldman J, Shojania KG, et al. Striving for high reliability in healthcare: a qualitative study of the implementation of a hospital safety programme. BMJ Quality & Safety 2022;31:867-877. McHugh S, Riordan F, Shelton RC. Breaking the quality-equity cycle when implementing prevention programmes BMJ Quality & Safety Published Online First: 08 December 2022. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015558 Davidson C, Denning S, Thorp K , et al. Examining the effect of quality improvement initiatives on decreasing racial disparities in maternal morbidity BMJ Quality & Safety 2022; 31: 670-678.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE
JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
The International Journal for Quality in Health Care (IJQHC) is a leading international peer-reviewed scholarly journal addressing research, policy, and implementation related to the quality of health care and health outcomes for populations and patients worldwide. Latest issue: Volume 34, Issue 4, 2022
Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management considers patient safety and risk at all levels of the health care system, starting with the patient and including practitioners, managers, organisations, and policy makers.
Latest issue: Volume 27 Issue 6, December 2022
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