Educational Opportunities and Ways to Get Involved

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.

IDPH has funded CIMPAR, S.C. to provide a wide selection of antimicrobial stewardship (AS) educational opportunities.

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
    
• Chicago Metro: March 26 and April 16, 2025
  
  • In-person Registration: TBA
    
  • Virtual 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
    
• 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

• 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

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.

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.
  

• Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit for Outpatient Providers
• Public Commitment Poster
  

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.