Within the Artificial Intelligence Learning Series, learners will be introduced to key concepts related to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in health care. This module on practical applications of AI in the health system will enable you to…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about the key roles of infectious disease pharmacists in antimicrobial stewardship. The featured guests are Drs Lynne Fehrenbacher, a professor in…
In this episode of Stories of Care, host Megan Srinivas, MD, MPH talks with James Lewis, MD, a health officer with the Snohomish County Health Department. Dr Lewis underscores the importance of communication and collaboration in infection prevention across health…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about health organizations’ responsibilities to protect employees and community members from AMR. The featured guest is Lloyd Duplechan, the president of…
Importance Preoperative skin antisepsis is an established procedure to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). The choice of antiseptic agent, povidone iodine or chlorhexidine gluconate, remains debated. Objective To determine whether povidone iodine in alcohol is noninferior to chlorhexidine gluconate in alcohol to…
Federal and state governments mandate some health care organizations to implement antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs). Some early adopters developed model ASPs that have helped set industry standards; other benchmarks will likely be forged in subsequent regulation, legislation, and jurisprudence. This…
Poor-quality antimicrobial medicines continue to proliferate across supply chains, threatening patients’ health and safety, especially in low- and middle-income regions. This article discusses consequences and risks of antimicrobial resistance and other ways in which antimicrobial medicines can be of poor…
Overprescription of antibiotics in cases in which bacterial infection is clinically uncertain contributes to increased prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Ethically, merits and drawbacks of stricter prescription practice oversight should be weighed against risks of untreatable bacterial infections to patients and…
The language of antibiotic stewardship is often used to capture the moral importance of individual prescribers doing their part to combat antibiotic resistance. “Stewardship” as an ethics concept borrows from collective action problems—those that cannot be solved by individuals only—like…
Despite growth in numbers of organizational antimicrobial stewardship programs, antimicrobial resistance continues to escalate. Interprofessional education and collaboration are needed to make these programs appropriately responsive to the ethically and clinically complex needs of patients at the end of life…
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