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dc.contributor.authorMostaghim, M.
dc.contributor.authorSnelling, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorKatf, H.
dc.contributor.authorBajorek, B.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-08T04:42:14Z
dc.date.available2018-08-08T04:42:14Z
dc.date.created2018-08-08T03:50:58Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationMostaghim, M. and Snelling, T. and Katf, H. and Bajorek, B. 2018. Paediatric antimicrobial stewardship and safe prescribing: An assessment of medical staff knowledge and behaviour. Pharmacy Practice. 16 (2): Article number 1198.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69750
dc.identifier.doi10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1198
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Objective: Determine baseline knowledge of antimicrobial stewardship, and safe prescribing among junior medical officers, monitor their level of participation in interactive education during protected teaching time and assess day-to-day prescribing behaviours over the subsequent 3-month period. Methods: A voluntary and anonymous survey of all non-consultant level medical officers was conducted with the use of an audience response system during mandatory face-to-face orientation sessions at a tertiary paediatric hospital. Routine prescribing audits monitored compliance with national and locally derived quality use of medicines indicators. Results: Eighty-six percent of medical officers participated by responding to at least one question (171/200). Response rate for individual questions ranged between 31% and 78%. Questions that addressed adverse drug reactions, documentation and monitoring for empiric antibiotics and the error-prone abbreviations IU and U were correctly answered by over 90% of participants. Other nonstandard and error-prone abbreviations were less consistently identified. In practice, 68% of patients had complete adverse drug reaction documentation (113/166). Error-prone abbreviations were identified on 5% of audited medication orders (47/976), approximately half included a documented indication and intended dose. Conclusions: Participants demonstrated a good understanding of safe prescribing and antimicrobial stewardship. Audits of prescribing identified potential discrepancies between prescribing knowledge and behaviours.

dc.publisherCentro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titlePaediatric antimicrobial stewardship and safe prescribing: An assessment of medical staff knowledge and behaviour
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume16
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.issn1885-642X
dcterms.source.titlePharmacy Practice
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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