ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
This Summit is designed to highlight the importance of antimicrobial stewardship and focus on implementation strategies to promote facility-wide incorporation and improved antimicrobial use and patient outcomes for both humans and animals.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Post-acute and long-term facilities: Long-term care providers, medical directors, infection preventionists, nurses, consultant pharmacists, directors of nursing, quality program leaders, and all other health care workers interested in improving the management of common infections through the incorporation of antimicrobial stewardship principles.

Outpatient facilities and acute care hospitals: Family medicine providers, infection preventionists, internal medicine providers, ambulatory care providers, pharmacists, nurses, medical directors, quality program leaders, and all other health care workers interested in improving the management of common infections through the incorporation of antimicrobial stewardship principles.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics: Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other veterinary personnel interested in improving the management of common companion animal infections through the incorporation of antimicrobial stewardship principles.

GLOBAL OBJECTIVES:

• Discuss antimicrobial stewardship principles and implementation strategies in the One Health era.
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of the multidisciplinary team involved in antimicrobial stewardship within multiple healthcare and veterinary settings to improve the management of common infections.
• Describe how to utilize antimicrobial stewardship tools to promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials and improve patient outcomes for both humans and animals as well as reduce risks to the environment.