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|Videos|February 8, 2018
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Necessary Component of Health Care
Author(s)Contagion® Editorial Staff
Debra Goff, PharmD, FCCP, explains the role that antimicrobial stewardship programs have in the fight against multidrug-resistant infections.
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Debra Goff, PharmD, FCCP, infectious disease clinical pharmacist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, explains the role that antimicrobial stewardship programs have in the fight against multidrug-resistant infections. Dr. Goff paints the picture of looking at a ship and stresses that these programs steer the ship, but everyone needs to help make it work. She also provides a little bit of background on how these programs help inform policy and the responsible use of antibiotics in health care settings, underscoring the fact that they are a “necessary component of health care,” especially since the world is in crisis mode due to the growing threat of resistance.
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