The Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program’s 2020 Newsletter features updates on its efforts, including:
- Expert advice from CASP’s lead pharmacist Lindsay Daniels in Clinicians’ Corner
- Pediatric stewardship news from UNC Children’s Hospital’s Zach Willis and Bill Wilson
- How collaboration with Infection Prevention is expected to help keep C. difficile infection rates low
- Progress in scaling up Antibiotic Time-outs across UNC Hospitals and how new services can take part
- Renae Boerneke’s efforts to assess penicillin allergies and educational resources for patients and providers
- CASP’s role in the remdesivir roll-out across all UNC Health System hospitals
- How CASP took a page from tele-stewardship programs to make its program more nimble
To read more on these and other updates, view the newsletter.