Antibiotic Use and Stewardship in Minnesota: MDH Releases 2025 Update on Progress and Opportunities
The Antibiotic Use and Stewardship in Minnesota: 2025 Update on Progress and Opportunities (PDF) summarizes data that MDH uses to describe the state of antibiotic use and stewardship in Minnesota. The report includes current and past measures of outpatient and hospital antibiotic use and metrics. It covers who prescribes and receives antibiotics in Minnesota. The report also outlines what we know about prescribing disparities at the national level and an exploration of trends in Minnesota. The antibiotic stewardship program data show trends in hospital and nursing home core element implementation, as well as data on outpatient stewardship practices.
This report aims to inform public health education initiatives and partner-driven statewide objectives around antibiotic use by outlining opportunities for the agency and clinical partners to improve antibiotic prescribing and stewardship programs.
APIC Veterinary Medicine IPC Council Launched
The Veterinary Medicine Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Council is the first of its kind as an animal health group to be officially recognized by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
APIC is the leading multidisciplinary professional association for infection preventionists (IPs) with more than 15,000 members in 48 countries. Their mission is to advance the science and practice of infection prevention and control. The Veterinary Medicine IPC Council is happy to join forces with APIC to provide the veterinary IPC community a central space to collaborate, exchange knowledge, and ask questions. The Council is working to provide professionals with a one stop shop for all things veterinary IPC.
The Veterinary Medicine IPC Council is comprised of professionals from a variety of backgrounds dedicated to improving and learning about the field of veterinary IPC. Professionals may originate from different disciplines and facilities including small and large animal companion clinics/hospitals, veterinary academia, production animal, wildlife rehabilitation, zoos, shelters, sanctuaries, research, education, public health, and human health care.
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Goals for the Council include:
- Standardize veterinary IPC terminology and best practices.
- Identify gaps and create resources and guidance documents.
- Explore research opportunities to improve and create evidence-based practices and protocols.
- Create training programs and education designed to train veterinary technicians to excel and become a leader in the field of veterinary IPC.
- Develop a certification program for those interested in furthering their career in the field of veterinary IPC.
- Be inclusive of all aspects of animal care including companion animal, food animal, wildlife rehabilitation, zoos, shelters, sanctuaries, research, and other facilities where animals may be present.
Interested in joining the Veterinary Medicine IPC Council?
Details regarding APIC membership can be found at APIC: About Membership.
Once you become an APIC member, you will have access to the Veterinary IPC Council and all the benefits of being a part of this community!
Citation:
DeStefano, I., Fellman, C. L., Bergeron, A. C., Golato, L. M., Doron, S., Cumming, M., Brown, C. M., Leaf, J., Dietrich, J., Wagner, R., & Cole, S. D. (2025). Effective mitigation of an outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli infections in a small animal veterinary teaching hospital. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (published online ahead of print 2025). Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.24.09.0572
Call for One Health Papers at Frontiers in Medicine
The integration of One Health into health care professions education has received substantial attention in light of global health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This approach has been increasingly recognized by international coalitions like the G7 and G20, who have integrated One Health strategies into their pandemic prevention policies. The most recent definition of One Health post-COVID stresses the critical need for interdisciplinary collaboration and education to tackle health challenges at the human-animal-ecosystem interface, and advance toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for a sustainable planet.
This research topic aims to stimulate discussion around developing and refining educational programs incorporating the One Health approach in health care fields such as medicine, veterinary science, and public health. This collection will consider interprofessional education as it provides a pedagogical platform to deliver One Health to students across areas of expertise. We welcome diverse perspectives and innovations for health professions education with reference to the SDG framework, to prepare students to tackle threats posed by zoonoses with pandemic potential.
To explore interdisciplinary education for One Health, contributions are encouraged on the following key areas:
- Development of curricula, workshops, and other training methods to incorporate One Health principles in health professions education.
- Interdisciplinary contributions to the education of health professionals for One Health and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
- Development of digital health competencies related to artificial intelligence in disease forecasting and surveillance and drug development.
- Training health students for antimicrobial stewardship, including green chemistry and sustainable practices.
- Addressing neglected tropical diseases and the impact of climate change on zoonoses within health professions curricula.
The manuscript summary submission deadline is July 31, and the manuscript submission deadline is Oct. 31.
You can learn more about this opportunity at One Health, Pandemic Prevention, Climate Health Education: The Importance of Interprofessional Education Pedagogy.
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