The Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative
is pleased to announce:
The Minnesota Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll
for Long-Term Care
Honor roll program objectives:
- Encourage stewardship commitment from administration, prescribers, and caregiver staff
- Share long-term care stewardship activities with health professionals and the public
- Provide incentive for stewardship program improvement and collaboration
- Publicize the importance of antibiotic responsibility.
Program logistics:
- Honor roll membership will be annually renewable.
- Facilities will be eligible for one of three self-selected levels of recognition.
- Facilities may submit materials at any time, and updates to the honor roll web listing will be made quarterly.
- The honor roll process will be administered by Minnesota Department of Health.
- For the first round of recognition, interested long-term care facilities should submit required materials by February 28, 2018.
Levels of recognition:
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Commitment (Bronze): Demonstrated facility commitment to antibiotic stewardship
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Action (Silver): Commitment and use of specific interventions to improve antibiotic use
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Collaboration (Gold): Commitment, use of stewardship interventions, and an engagement in collaborative antibiotic stewardship efforts beyond the long-term care facility
Read the invitation letter from the Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll supporting partners.
Learn more and apply now at the Minnesota Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll website!
This statewide initiative is supported by Minnesota Department of Health,
Care Providers of Minnesota, Leading Age Minnesota,
Minnesota Hospital Association, Stratis Health, APIC Minnesota,
CHAIN, and the Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative.
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