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Core Elements for Antibiotic Stewardship Training

American Medical Compliance

The importance of leadership and collaboration in antibiotic stewardship programs Antibiotic tracking and reporting methods Methods for reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing Antibiotic stewardship prescription interventions Methods of assessing the effectiveness of stewardship interventions Details Course length: 1 hour.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 11/27/23 (Issue #20)

PulmCCM

More recently, another late-career scientist caught a strange fever for high-dose vitamin C, this time as a treatment for sepsis, based on his anecdotal experiences as a treating physician at a Virginia health system. The corporate leadership then make all the real decisions. medical care system in the span of a decade or two?

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Big Labs, Little People

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Lactate A sick child with sepsis syndrome? In the adult literature, we know that a lactate level above 4 mmol/L in patients with severe sepsis was associated with the need for critical care. The acute recognition and treatment of sepsis is first and foremost, clinical. The short answer – yes.