Authors
Kevin L Schwartz, Alice XT Xu, Sarah Alderson, Lars Bjerrum, Jamie Brehaut, Benjamin C Brown, Heiner C Bucher, An De Sutter, Nick Francis, Jeremy Grimshaw, Ronny Gunnarsson, Sigurd Hoye, Noah Ivers, Donna M Lecky, Morten Lindbæk, Jeffrey A Linder, Paul Little, Benedikte Olsen Michalsen, Denise O’connor, Celine Pulcini, Pär-Daniel Sundvall, Pia Touboul Lundgren, Jan Y Verbakel, Theo J Verheij
Publication date
2023/7/29
Journal
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
72
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
Primary care is a critical partner for antimicrobial stewardship efforts given its high human antibiotic usage. Peer comparison audit and feedback (A&F) is often used to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. The design and implementation of A&F may impact its effectiveness. There are no best practice guidelines for peer comparison A&F in antibiotic prescribing in primary care.
Objective
To develop best practice guidelines for peer comparison A&F for antibiotic prescribing in primary care in high income countries by leveraging international expertise via the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance—Primary Care Antibiotic Audit and Feedback Network.
Methods
We used a modified Delphi process to achieve convergence of expert opinions on best practice statements for peer comparison A&F based on existing evidence and theory. Three rounds were performed, each with online …
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