1031. Effect of On-Site ID Specialist Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist Driven Program on Provider Acceptance Antimicrobial Utilization and Clostridoides Infection Rates In a Community Hospital / Rural Regional Referral Center

摘要

BackgroundAntibiotic Stewardship (ASP) standards for hospitals became effective January 1, 2017. Core Elements implementation guidelines have been challenging for rural hospitals usually lacking on-site expertise. Our 170-bed Community Hospital / rural referral center has dedicated resources for on-site ASP. Our team includes on-site Infectious Disease (ID) Specialist and dedicated ASP pharmacist. Over first 2 years, our model shows very high provider acceptance, improvement in antimicrobial use pattern and reduction in the number of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI).