Earlier this month, ID-CARE colleague Elena Carrara attended the 3rd Antibiotic Stewardship (ABS) Implementation Workshop held by the REVERSE project in Zurich. The event, which lasted two days, featured presentations from work packages 4 (ABS) and 5 (implementation) in engaging and instructive workshop delving into ABS, interactive real-world case studies, problem-solving, and implementing strategies sustainably.
Combatting AMR Through Collaboration: The REVERSE Project
Antimicrobial resistance is recognised as a global health emergency. To tackle this mounting threat, concerted and collaborative efforts of all stakeholders are needed.
Engaged clinical staff are critical to combatting this public health threat. Optimising the use of antibiotics within healthcare settings, spearheading the judicious use of antibiotics, preserving their effectiveness for the future, and educating are at the core of successful antibiotic stewardship (ABS) programmes.
The workshop programme included a mixture of lectures and hands-on group work, covering topics including:
· State-of-the-art: ABS
· ABS within REVERSE
· Appropriate antibiotic prescriptions
· Real-world case studies from medicine, surgery, haematology, and intensive care
· Implementation science - the How and the What
· The role of the implementation teams in enhancing ABS
· Involving key hospital stakeholders in ABS
· Goal setting, identifying barriers and facilitators
· Selecting and adapting context-specific implementation strategies
· Data collection and monitoring implementation strategies
The key take-home messages for successful ABS implementation included:
1. Build a strong, dedicated, and focused team, including both leaders and champions.
2. Engaging all hospital stakeholders and department heads is a must.
3. Comprehensively plan interventions according to resources.
4. Measure data, monitor results, and continuously seek feedback.
Coming Up in the REVERSE project: The final ABS Intervention Workshop for Cohort Four is scheduled for 18 – 19 November 2024, coinciding with World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
The REVERSE project (GA: 965265) aims to develop and implement cost-effective strategies and tools for the prevention and clinical management of healthcare-associated infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms, aiming to reduce the burden of antimicrobial resistance in high-prevalence healthcare settings.
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