Antibiotic Stewardship TweetChat: A National Priority
November 19, 2015 | 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Join NQF’s National Quality Partners (NQP) for an interactive TweetChat, “Antibiotic Stewardship: A National Priority,” on Thursday, November 19, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm ET, to address the national priority of antibiotic stewardship and improve public health and patient safety in communities across the United States. This TweetChat is part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Get Smart About Antibiotics Week. Topics include:
- In what ways is antibiotic stewardship an important public health and patient safety issue?
- How can stakeholders from the public and private sectors best work together to promote antibiotic stewardship?
- How can various organizations create, implement, and promote a culture of stewardship?
- What are some of the tools organizations and individuals can use to identify gaps and measure progress?
- What are some of the key challenges and practical strategies for effective antibiotic stewardship?
- How can organizations best monitor and keep up with current knowledge about antibiotic stewardship?
To participate in the TweetChat:
- Set up an account and username on Twitter
- Follow National Quality Forum, @NatQualityForum, and these organizations and individuals participating in the TweetChat:
- @Carolinas— Linda Davidson, Chief Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Network and Program, and Steven Jarrett, Medication Safety Officer, Carolinas Healthcare System
- @ChildrensMercy—Jason Newland, Medical Director, Patient Safety and System Reliability, Children’s Mercy Hospital, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
- @jason_byrd—Jason Byrd, Director of Patient Safety and Director of the Hospital Engagement Network, Carolinas Healthcare System
- @ldavidson01—Lisa Davidson, Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Network and Program, Carolinas Healthcare System
- @MBERRY99—Mary Barton, Vice President for Performance Measurement, National Committee for Quality Assurance
- @NCQA—National Committee for Quality Assurance
- @nkahnjr—Norm Kahn, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS)
- @NPCindyCooke—Cindy Cooke, President, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- @SHEA_Epi—The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- @SIDPharm—Joseph Kuti, President, Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
- @skjarrett—Steve Jarrett, Medication Safety Officer, Carolinas Healthcare System
- Use the hashtag #ABXatNQF to track and participate in the conversation
- Use the hashtag #ABXatNQF when asking or answering a question
- Place a period before the handle if the question or reply begins with a username, e.g.: .@NatQualityForum How can we best connect w/ other stakeholders to collaborate & make a difference to address this natl priority? #ABXatNQF
- Each Tweet must be 140 characters or less, including hashtags and usernames
The TweetChat is a follow-up to NQP’s successful launch of its Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative to accelerate the adoption of antibiotic stewardship programs and enhance the use of quality measures and accountability levers to impact antibiotic prescribing patterns. NQP galvanizes NQF’s more than 430 organizational members to take action around significant healthcare issues.
Contact National Quality Partners with questions about how to participate in the TweetChat.
