Impact of a Multipronged Education Strategy on Antibiotic Prescribing in Quebec, Canada | Zendy

K.H. Weiss | Zendy; Régis Blais | Zendy; Andréanne Fortin | Zendy; S. Lantin | Zendy; Michel Gaudet | Zendy

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Impact of a Multipronged Education Strategy on Antibiotic Prescribing in Quebec, Canada

Author(s) -

K.H. Weiss,

Régis Blais,

Andréanne Fortin,

S. Lantin,

Michel Gaudet

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir409

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , per capita , family medicine , consumption (sociology) , health care , public health , environmental health , nursing , population , economic growth , social science , sociology , economics

Antibiotic overuse and resistance have become a major threat in the last 2 decades. Many programs tried to optimize antibiotic consumption in the inpatient setting, but the outpatient environment that represents the bulk of antibiotic use has been challenging. Following a significant rise of Clostridium difficile infections, all the health care stakeholders in the province of Quebec, Canada initiated a global education program targeting physicians and pharmacists.

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