​​​​​​​Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Antimicrobial Stewardship

To receive medical staff credentialing credit​:​​

1. ​Review the antimicrobial stewardship information below.
2. Fill out and submit the ​attestation form for Atrium Health Floyd​.

Future Projects​​

The following policies and procedures have been implemented at Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center but will be reviewed and possibly revised at future antimicrobial stewardship meetings:

• Extended Infusion Piperacillin-Tazobactam
  
• Clostridium difficile updated policy
• Once-daily Aminoglycoside dosing
• UTI updated guidelines
  

Antibiotic Susceptibility Report

• ​​​​Inpatient, Jan. - Dec.​ 2020​​​​

Program Policies​

• Administration of the First Dose of an Antimicrobial
  
• ​ Ordering and Monitoring of Aminoglycosides/Vancomycin for Adults
  
• Interchange of Aminoglycosides by a Clinical Pharmacist
  
• Interchange of Quinolones by a Clinical Pharmacist
  
• Dosage Adjustment for Renal Insufficiency
  
• IV to PO Interchange By A Pharmacist
  
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
  
• Auto-Substitution
  
• Carbapenem Policy
  

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Return to the Attestation Form Page​​