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Why Is Nobody Using Your Guidelines? – Insights On Designing Useful Guidelines For Infectious Diseases

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Recently The Joint Commission released an update to the elements of performance on Medication Management standard 09.01.01 which has to do with antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals. CMS also mentions guidelines several times in their 22-page document on new antimicrobial stewardship requirements for hospitals.

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Top 10 Journal Articles To Read During Your Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Rotation

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If a student or resident is not sure what to read to cover a given topic, a guideline from IDSA, CDC, or NIH are almost always a good choice. Memorizing 45+ page document is certainly not a reasonable expectation, but one can certainly walk away with an awareness of general concepts and themes which are relevant.