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This collaborative will partner participating long-term care-facilities with an acute care hospital in a 1:1 collaboration to establish robust Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASP) in long-term care settings and implement best practices for AS across the health care continuum.
Long-Term Care
IDPH has funded CIMPAR, S.C. to provide a wide selection of antimicrobial stewardship (AS) educational opportunities.
Regional Workshops
Part I: Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship: From Policy to Practice
Part II: Tracking Antibiotic Use and Health Outcomes
- Northern Illinois: August 21 and September 18, 2024
- In-person Registration: https://elearning.cimpar.com/courses/FHN
- Virtual Registration: https://elearning.cimpar.com/courses/virtual-northern-region-asp-workshop-fall-2024
- In-person Registration: https://elearning.cimpar.com/courses/FHN
- Chicago Metro: March 26 and April 16, 2025
- In-person Registration: TBA
- Virtual Registration: TBA
- In-person Registration: TBA
- Central Illinois: October16 and November 20, 2024
- In-person Registration: https://elearning.cimpar.com/courses/in-person-central-region-asp-workshop-fall-2024
- Virtual Registration: https://elearning.cimpar.com/courses/virtual-central-region-asp-workshop-fall-2024
- In-person Registration: https://elearning.cimpar.com/courses/in-person-central-region-asp-workshop-fall-2024
- Southern Illinois: January 22 and February 19, 2025
- In-person Registration: https://elearning.cimpar.com/courses/in-person-southern-region-asp-workshop-fall-2024
- Virtual Registration: https://elearning.cimpar.com/courses/virtual-southern-region-asp-workshop-fall-2024
- In-person Registration: https://elearning.cimpar.com/courses/in-person-southern-region-asp-workshop-fall-2024
- August 7, 2024: Introduction to Antibiotic Stewardship: Where We Started and Where We are Now
- September 4, 2024: Antibiograms: Creating and Reviewing Your Own
- October 2, 2024: Advances in Antibiotic Timeouts
- November 6, 2024: Tracking Antibiotic Use and Outcomes
- December 4, 2024: Diagnostic Stewardship
- January 8, 2025: Role of Leadership and Medical Directors in PALTC ASP
1:1 two-month mentorship program aimed at improving ASPs in Post-acute Long-Long-term care facilities
Program Benefits
Individualized Learning:
- 1:1 sessions designed to meet each facility’s unique needs and challenges
Comprehensive Training:
- Covering key topics such as appropriate antibiotic prescribing, infection control, and resistance prevention
Ongoing Support:
- Continuous access to mentors for advice and troubleshooting
This collaborative will partner participating long-term care-facilities with an acute care hospital in a 1:1 collaboration to establish robust ASPs in long-term care settings and implement best practices for AS across the health care continuum. Participants will:
- Learn from subject matter experts, receive technical assistance, and gain resources to enhance AS in long-term care settings.
- Become better equipped to meet mandatory regulations and quality standards related to AS.
- Have the opportunity to receive sponsorship to complete SIDP or MAD-ID AS Training Programs, to strengthen skills and knowledge around ASP implementation.
For more information, visit: asp@cimpar.com or email ASP@CIMPAR.COM directly.
Outpatient
IDPH has funded Northwestern Medicine to develop antimicrobial stewardship resources for outpatient health care settings.
IDPH has funded The Hektoen Institute of Medicine to offer antimicrobial stewardship support to outpatient health care facilities through the Precious Drugs and Scary Bugs (PDSB) Campaign. This campaign promotes judicious antibiotic use by engaging outpatient providers to:
- Increase knowledge related to antibiotic resistance and appropriate prescribing.
- Provide resources to support health care providers in improving antibiotic prescribing.
- Improve coordination and exchange of antibiotic stewardship best practices among stakeholders.
Resources
Dental
The purpose of the toolkit is to provide Illinois dentists with resources to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing as part of the Illinois Precious Drugs and Scary Bugs Campaign. The campaign aims to promote the judicious use of antibiotics in the outpatient setting.
