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 CICP Director Hands-On Infection Control John Szymakowski Pharmacist Amcal Stirling Drive-Thru Pharmacy