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State Appropriate Antibiotic Use Programs: Texas
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| APPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC USE CAMPAIGN
TexSAS - Texans Safeguarding Antibiotic Strength
The Texas Department of State Health Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other partners, is conducting a statewide health education campaign aimed at increasing awareness of appropriate antibiotic use and the problem of antibiotic resistance.
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| Website: |
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/health/antibiotic%5Fresistance/
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| Objectives: |
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Reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing by clinicians such as primary care physicians and nurses. |
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Reduce parent and general public expectations for antibiotics for viral illness such as coughs, colds, and flu. |
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Target Audiences: |
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Physicians, and other clinicians |
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Parents |
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Health providers |
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General public |
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Schools and Day care Centers |
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| Collaborating Partners |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
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Texas Tech University Health Science Center |
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Texas A & M Health Science Center |
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology Workgroup (IDEW) |
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Texas Department of Day Care Licensing |
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Wisconsin Antibiotic Resistance Network (WARN) |
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Major Activities: |
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Updated one-hour medical slide set, Judicious Use of Antibiotics: Fighting Antibiotic Resistance, for physician continuing medial education credit. Expanded to reach other clinicians, e.g., nurses, etc. |
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Developed medical slide set " Prevention of Spread of Multi-drug Resistant Pathogens: Focus on MRSA and VRE" for physicians, and other clinicians. |
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One hour CME/CNE presentations on "Judicious Use of Antibiotics" were conducted in El Paso, Austin, and Weslaco, Texas, reaching more than 150 physicians, and other clinicians. |
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One hour CME/CNE Judicious Use of Antibiotics presentations were provided to 100 clinicians through CA-MRSA conference held by IDEAS on September 9-10, 2004. |
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Updated volunteer Speakers' Bureau of infectious disease physicians and pharmDs to conduct one-hour CME presentations through a massive mail out, increasing membership. |
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Exhibited at four medical-related conferences, and two community health fairs, disseminating appropriate antibiotic use literature. |
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Updated and maintained Texans Safeguarding Antibiotic Strength (TexSAS) website. |
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Held two meetings (March/September 2004) of the Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Workgroup (IDEW), formerly known as the Committee for the Judicious Use of Antibiotics (TCJUA). |
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Distributed more than 1000 posters, i.e., Spanish language calendar posters on appropriate antibiotic use and "Cover your Cough" posters (English & Spanish).
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Evaluation: |
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Physician education presentations are rated on a one to five scale based on overall objectives reached, with all rated at a minimum of 4.5, with general comments indicating that physicians want presentations to continue.
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| Lessons Learned: |
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Clinician education requires considerable lead-time for extensive planning and coordination, i.e., presenters with organizations, etc. Additional funding must be available to cover presenter travel and honorariums. |
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Community and health-based organizations are eager to help distribute information that is of value to the communities they serve. |
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Despite the lack of funding for community outreach activities a large number of direct/indirect contacts continue to be made with only staff funding, e.g., newsletters, grand round presentations, workshops, and exhibits. |
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These activities are developed through the CDC funded staff position, i.e., Project Coordinator. The Coordinator possesses networking and marketing skills, including public and community relations expertise which continue to be vital to the success of our program. In addition, the Coordinator's extensive statewide ties with federal, state, and local government agencies, health providers, community-based organizations, and advocacy groups, among others, has maximized the impact of minimum funding sources.
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Date: April 20, 2006
Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases/Division of Bacterial Diseases |
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