If you’re an infectious disease/antimicrobial stewardship/microbiology geek, then the Australian blog AIMED is relevant to your interests. AIMED focuses on practical antimicrobial prescribing issues of relevance to hospital and community prescribers. It is supported by a local brains trust of General Practitioners, Pharmacologists, Pharmacists, Microbiologists and Infectious Disease Physicians. It also provides internet access to key Hunter New England resources for medical staff including guides to local antibiograms, infection control resources and personnel.
For those who don’t know, AIMED is an acronym for five principles that guide patient treatment with antimicrobials:
- Antimicrobial selection and dosage
- Indication for antimicrobial treatment
- Microbiological assessment
- Evaluate patient at 48-72 hours
- Duration should be specified
If you’d like to learn more, check out their blog.
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