Antimicrobial Stewardship in a mental health setting

Establishment of an effective governance system, reporting

structures and formularies

Introduction

Governance of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

• Organisational Structure• Consultation• Participation

Risk assessment of our patient population

• Risk Assessment• Point Prevalence Study• Baseline data collected

What were our findings?

• Identification of infections• Reasons for infections common to our hospital, patient

population and diagnosis.• Action Planning

What did we do with these findings?

• AMS Team Action Plan• Feedback – Governance, Accredited Psychiatrists,

Committees• Formularies• Frequency of monitoring and reporting of data

What did we do with these findings?

• Forms and policies updated• Online reporting – antibiotic prescription and infections• Education – clinical staff and Accredited Psychiatrists• Reporting

Formularies developed for our mental health service

Moving Forward…

• Credentialing• Education• Monitoring• Targeted point prevalence studies

Questions?

Acknowledgements

Megan Reilly RN BN Cert IV Assessment & Workplace Training MHlthSc (Inf Control) Immunise Cert MACN CICPDirectorHands-On Infection Control John Szymakowski Pharmacist Amcal Stirling Drive-Thru Pharmacy