Antibiotic Stewardship: A Health Plan and State Perspective

Best Practices on How to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship from a Health Plan and State Perspective

Stephanie Younts, Director of Medical Management and Pharmacy Services at Community First Health Plans, and Erica Stohs, Infectious Disease Physicians and Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship Policy Advisor at the Washington State Department of Health, discuss current antibiotic stewardship efforts at their organizations and share best practices on improving performance.

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Continuing Education

In support of improving patient care, the National Committee for Quality Assurance is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide Interprofessional Continuing Education for the healthcare team.

This educational activity is approved for: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM, 1.0 Nursing credits, 1.0 ACPE.

This live course grants 2.0 contact hour for Patient Centered Medical Home Certified Content Experts (PCMH CCE).

To claim your credit and print a certificate, complete the steps at the end of the slide deck. Please note – this video is one of a two-part series. You must complete the entire module at the link provided in the slides to be eligible for the total number of contact hours. To view the other video in the series, click here.

NABP Credit Reporting

If you are a pharmacist completing a course offering CPE credits, please notify NCQA through ncqa.org within 14 calendar days that you have completed a CPE course. You must provide the title of the course, your NABP identification number and your DOB (month/date) within the notification to NCQA. We also recommend you update your education.ncqa.org profile with your NABP identification number.