{"id":2241,"date":"2018-05-16T14:22:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T18:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/?page_id=2241"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:02:21","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (CASP) and the Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Program (OPAT) began in 2016 as joint programs of the UNC Medical Center Department of Pharmacy and the Divisions of Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases.<\/p>\n<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5;\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground \">\n<h2>CASP supports the appropriate and effective use of antimicrobials<\/h2>\n<p>A multidisciplinary team provides guidance and tools to support clinical decision-making. CASP provides stewardship consults to assist UNC Medical Center colleagues with:<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/12\/healthcare-professionals-521327412-300x154.jpeg\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" width=\"462\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/12\/healthcare-professionals-521327412-300x154.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/12\/healthcare-professionals-521327412-1024x527.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/12\/healthcare-professionals-521327412-768x395.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/12\/healthcare-professionals-521327412-1536x790.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/12\/healthcare-professionals-521327412-2048x1053.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/12\/healthcare-professionals-521327412-600x309.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>Empiric use of antimicrobials<\/li>\n<li>Optimal duration of therapy<\/li>\n<li>Diagnostic testing for infections<\/li>\n<li>Approval of restricted antimicrobials<\/li>\n<li>Alternative antibiotics in patients with allergies<\/li>\n<li>De-escalation of antibiotics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program&#8217;s Quality Improvement Strategies<\/h2>\n<p>Each year, CASP implements strategies to optimize antimicrobial therapies for patients who need them. <em>Core strategies<\/em>\u00a0are carried out every year as foundational to UNC Hospitals\u2019 antimicrobial stewardship program; <em>special focus strategies<\/em> respond to opportunities for quality improvement based on hospital data and trends. Strategies are led by CASP&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/who-we-are\/\">core team<\/a> of antimicrobial stewardship physicians and pharmacists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel panel-primary  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nCore Strategies<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nConduct prospective audit and feedback on patients&#8217; antimicrobial therapy<\/p>\n<p>Conduct data analysis and review to identify opportunities for intervention<\/p>\n<p>Collaborate with the Stop Healthcare-associated Infections in Every Patient (SHINE) Initiative to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)<\/p>\n<p>Carry out antimicrobial stewardship education and training for the next generation of stewards<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5;\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground \">\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2>OPAT Objectives<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure accurate transitions of care for patients leaving UNC Hospitals on parenteral antibiotics<\/li>\n<li>Provide monitoring and evaluation of clinical issues for patients enrolled in the program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5009 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/11\/OPAT-IV-172846643-300x213.jpeg\" alt=\" IV tubing and antibiotic infusion\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/11\/OPAT-IV-172846643-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/11\/OPAT-IV-172846643-1024x726.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/11\/OPAT-IV-172846643-768x545.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/11\/OPAT-IV-172846643-1536x1090.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/11\/OPAT-IV-172846643-2048x1453.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/563\/2023\/11\/OPAT-IV-172846643-600x426.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program&#8217;s Quality Improvement Strategies Each year, CASP implements strategies to optimize antimicrobial therapies for patients who need them. Core strategies\u00a0are carried out every year as foundational to UNC Hospitals\u2019 antimicrobial stewardship program; special focus strategies respond to opportunities for quality improvement based on hospital data and trends. Strategies are led by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/what-we-do\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What We Do\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33441,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2241","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What We Do - Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/what-we-do\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What We Do - Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program&#8217;s Quality Improvement Strategies Each year, CASP implements strategies to optimize antimicrobial therapies for patients who need them. 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