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All aboard!: Involvement of medical and pharmacy trainees in antimicrobial stewardship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2018

Lindsey M. Childs-Kean*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida
Heather L. Briggs
Affiliation:
Division of General and Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health Science at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Jonathan C. Cho
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas at Tyler College of Pharmacy, Tyler, Texas
*
Author for correspondence: Lindsey Childs-Kean, PO Box 100483, Gainesville, FL 32610-0483. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

Antimicrobial stewardship (AS) involves the appropriate selection of antimicrobials. Antimicrobial stewardship programs are mandated in hospitals and are expanding to involve outpatient arenas. Multiple articles have been published describing the need for AS education for medical and pharmacy students, beginning early in the students’ career to develop into competent AS practitioners. Additionally, publications have described the role and impact of medical and pharmacy trainees on AS programs. Here, we review the published evidence describing medical and pharmacy trainees’ involvement in AS and call for future research in this area.

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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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Footnotes

Cite this article: Childs-Kean LM, et al. (2019) All aboard!: Involvement of medical and pharmacy trainees in antimicrobial stewardship. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2019, 40, 200–205. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.332

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