Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Telemedicine

Welcome to the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Telemedicine

The Telemedicine Toolkit explains the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making in Telemedicine and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing in three areas: developing and improving antibiotic stewardship activities in your telemedicine practice, learning strategies for communicating about antibiotic prescribing over telemedicine, and applying best practices for common infectious syndromes.

The components of the Toolkit can be accessed by selecting each of the four boxes below. They include an explanation of the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making in Telemedicine and how to apply them in practice. They also include presentations and tools to support implementation of the Four Moments and improve antibiotic prescribing in telemedicine, focusing on three critical areas:

1. Developing and improving antibiotic stewardship activities in your telemedicine practice to improve patient safety,
2. Learning strategies for communicating with patients, their families, and colleagues about antibiotic prescribing in telemedicine, and
3. Learning best practices for diagnosing and managing common infectious syndromes and antibiotic allergies over telemedicine.

• Learn strategies for communicating with patients, families, and colleagues about antibiotic prescribing in telemedicine
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• Develop and improve antibiotic stewardship activities in telemedicine practices to improve patient safety
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• Learn best practices for diagnosing and managing common infectious syndromes over telemedicine
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• Apply the Four Moments framework for all patients who may receive antibiotics
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Improve Antibiotic Prescribing

• Prescribing Clinicians: at a minimum, it is recommended that you review the content in these boxes: "Learn strategies for communicating with patients, families, and colleagues about antibiotic prescribing in telemedicine," "Learn best practices for diagnosing and managing common infectious syndromes over telemedicine," and "Apply the Four Moments framework for all patients who may receive antibiotics."  
• Telemedicine Clinician Lead and Administrative Lead: it is recommended that you review the content in all four boxes above.
• Telemedicine Practice Staff: at a minimum, it is recommended that you review the content in these boxes: "Learn strategies for communicating with patients, families, and colleagues about antibiotic prescribing in telemedicine" and "Apply the Four Moments framework for all patients who may receive antibiotics." Review the content in “Learn best practices for diagnosing and managing common infectious syndromes over telemedicine" that is appropriate to your practice.
• Telemedicine Practice Managers and Leadership: at minimum, it is recommended that you review content in these boxes: "Learn strategies for communicating with patients, families, and colleagues about antibiotic prescribing in telemedicine" and "Develop and improve antibiotic stewardship activities in telemedicine practices to improve patient safety."

Join a Nov. 18 Webinar on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing in Telemedicine

Learn how telemedicine practices can use this toolkit’s practical, evidence-based resources to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing and improve patient safety.