Antimicrobial Stewardship

Long Term Care (LTC) Pharmacy - Calgary Zone

Long-Term Care Formulary

• Antimicrobial Statements from P&T
  • Quick reference for clinicians for commonly encountered clinical scenarios
• AS-01: Antimicrobial Statements
  • The defined goals of antimicrobial stewardship in Calgary LTC
• AS-02: Extended Use Antimicrobials for Urinary Tract Infection
  • Overview of evidence for prophylactic and suppressive use of antibiotics in urinary tract infections in LTC
• AS-03: Antimicrobial Use in Conjunctivitis
  • Overview of treatment and symptoms for infectious and non-infectious conjunctivitis
• AS-04: Antibiogram Comparison: LTC vs. Community
  • Contrasting susceptibility for antimicrobials in Calgary LTC vs. community patients
• Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Protocol
  • Describing treatment options for ESBLs in the LTC setting

Resources

• Alberta Health Services Teams/Departments
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship (AS)
• Antibiograms
• Bugs & Drugs
  Bugs & Drugs 2.0 is freely available to anyone within Alberta.  The new version is available for download from Apple/IOS App Store, Android Google Play, or online at http://bugsanddrugs.org/. Please be aware that any Notes added in the original app will not be automatically carried over to the 2.0 version. Users may want to keep both versions until the Notes feature is available (expected soon). With the development of version 2.0 the original app content will NO LONGER be updated.
• Choosing Wisely Canada
  • Using Antibiotics Wisely in Long-Term Care
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Firstline