ESPAUR 2022 2022 - 21 articles
Online | 23 November 2022 & 2 May 2023
Volume Editors:
David Enoch, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Diane Ashiru-Oredope, United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), UK
Antimicrobial audits on A&E and acute admissions wards have highlighted deficiencies in prescribing practices, particularly the inappropriate use of broad-spectrum agents. A clinical decision-making tool was created to expedite and facilitate the...
In the pre-antibiotic era, deaths from dental infections were common. Dentists are responsible for prescribing around 10% of antibiotics across healthcare globally. During 2020, dental antibiotic prescribing increased dramatically due to COVID-19 pan...
To support efforts towards addressing the increasingly growing global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a diverse and multicountry team of stakeholders developed a board and online game on antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). The game aims to cre...
The Liverpool Citizens’ Jury was a public consultation on the use of health data to tackle the significant problem of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and is the first step in creating a local AMR network with national and international relevance...
The English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) antimicrobial resistance (AMR) chapter reports on bacterial, viral, and fungal AMR trends between 2017 and 2021 in England. A 10.8% increase in patient episodes...
An estimated 2.7 million people in the UK are potentially prevented from accessing highly effective and inexpensive penicillins as a result of incorrect penicillin allergy records. Removing incorrect penicillin allergy records may lead to improved pa...
We implemented a multidisciplinary project between Uganda and the UK aimed at strengthening antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Wakiso district, with a focus on capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge exchange using a One Health appro...
The timely and appropriate IV to Oral Switch (IVOS) of antibiotics is beneficial to patient care and AMR strategies. However, a lack of prescriber confidence in deciding to switch often prolongs IV antibiotic use. The creation of a bite-size educatio...
Farm Vet Champions (FVC) is a collaborative project to unite and empower UK farm vets to establish, embed, and champion responsible antimicrobial stewardship. FVCs support the veterinary profession to improve animal health and welfare standards and p...
The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) COVID-19 therapeutics programme was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care with the remit to evaluate the use and role of COVID-19 treatments. COVID-19 therapeutics data were assessed fr...
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