Superior Health Quality Alliance (Superior Health) provides this list of resources for antibiotic stewardship. Our quality improvement advisors review and recommend resources to update this page as new resources become available. Resources are listed alphabetically within each section.

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Implementation

• Antimicrobial Stewardship Gap Analysis Tool, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
• Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Discussing Antibiotics for Bacterial and Viral Infections with Patients, Residents and Caregivers, Superior Health
• Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Minnesota Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities, MDH
• Talking with Residents’ Family Members, AHRQ
• Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care, AHRQ

Situation, Background, Assessment, and Request (SBAR) Tools

• Toolkit 1. Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) SBAR Toolkit, AHRQ
  • Suspected UTI SBAR, AHRQ

Tracking Tools

• Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet (Word), AHRQ
• Antibiotic Use Tracking sheet (Excel), AHRQ
• Infection and Antibiotic Use Tracking Tool and Instructions, MDH
• Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide – Implement, Monitor and Sustain a Program, AHRQ

Training

• Nursing Home Training Session: Antibiotic Stewardship, Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Page last reviewed/updated: April 27, 2023