Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship (ABS) Collaborative
The Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship (ABS) Collaborative is a group effort to create a statewide Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) implementation plan. Our goal is to collaborate, assist and offer resources, expertise and tools through multiple programs for use by Montana inpatient and outpatient facilities. Montana ABS Collaborative members include:
- Mountain-Pacific: Regional Healthcare Improvement Collaborative (RHIC), Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) and Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) programs
- Montana Hospital Association: Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN), FLEX and STRIVE programs
- Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services: Communicable Disease Epidemiology program
- University of Montana: Skaggs School of Pharmacy
We will use this Montana ABS blog as our “one voice” to standardize and streamline communication and education/outreach to all our partnering facilities. Take a minute to subscribe to this blog and receive the latest Montana ABS blogs by email. Also see the MT ABS Resources page for more links to upcoming webinars, tools and resources.
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All Blog Posts:
- March 17, 2020: Webinar on Antibiogram Data
- February 11, 2020: CMS COP Changes for CAHs
- February 4, 2020: Webinar on Community-Associated Pneumonia Guidelines
- January 24, 2020: Upcoming Webinar on the New ASP CMS Rules
- December 27, 2019: Antibiotic Stewardship and Patient Expectations Podcast
- December 18, 2019: Antibiotic Stewardship and Penicillin Podcast
- December 9, 2019: Antibiotic Stewardship and Health Information Technology Podcast
- November 22, 2019: Antibiotic Awareness Podcast
- August 15, 2019: Infection Prevention Bootcamp – NHSN Training
- July 17, 2019: New Antibiotic Usage Tracking Tool and Resources
- June 19, 2019: Two New ASP Webinars Available in June – Update
- June 17, 2019: Two New ASP Webinars Available in June
- May 21, 2019: Rural ASP Webinar Materials Available
- May 13, 2019: Antibiotic Stewardship Webinar for Rural Facilities
- April 23, 2019: EHR Based Workgroups to Support NHSN Reporting
- April 18, 2019: Upcoming ASP Webinars!
- March 26, 2019: New ABS Resources and Webinar Materials
- March 7, 2019: New Webinars to Help Support Your ASP
- February 13, 2019: Check Out the New Webinar and Other ASP Resources
- December 12, 2018: DPHHS 2018-2019 Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Kick Off Webinar
- December 11, 2018: ABS Funding – Sign Up with MT DPHHS
- November 14, 2018: New MT ABS Resources and Webinar Links
- November 5, 2018: Reminder of Webinar on Leveraging HIT for ASP
- October 31, 2018: Leveraging Health Information Technology for Antibiotic Stewardship
- October 18, 2018: Webinar on Antibiograms Supporting ABS Across the Community
- September 4, 2018: ASP in the ED Webinar Materials
- August 28, 2018: Register for the MHA Annual Convention and Trade Show
- August 14, 2018: Webinar for Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) in the Emergency Department
- July 27, 2018: Antibiotic Usage DOT Webinar Materials
- July 16, 2018: Days of Therapy (AU) Tracking Demo
- June 18, 2018: Register for Days of Therapy (AU) Tracking Tool Demo
- June 7, 2018: New Antibiotic Usage DOT Tracking Tool
- May 15, 2018: Antibiotic Treatment Recommendations for CAP
- March 12, 2018: New MT ABS Resources and Educational Events
- February 22, 2018: ABS Materials Now Available from 2/20/18 Webinar
- February 12, 2018: Register Now for New ABS Education Events
- December 13, 2017: New Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Resources
- December 4, 2017: 11/30/17 ABS Webinar Materials Now Available
- November 28, 2017: ABS Webinar on 11/30/17
- November 27, 2017: Checkout Outpatient ASP Resources
- November 16, 2017: New Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Resources
- November 14, 2017: Register Now for New ABS Webinar
- November 6, 2017: Funding Opportunity for Montana Hospitals Antimicrobial Stewardship
- September 1, 2017: See the New ASP Resources
- August 28, 2017: Attend ASP Workgroup Session at MHA
- August 25, 2017: ASP: Physician-to-Patient Communication LAN
- July 26, 2017: Outpatient ASP Webinar Materials
- July 21, 2017: Check Out New ASP Resources
- July 20, 2017: Jumpstart Stewardship 4 Webinar Materials
- July 17, 2017: Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Webinar
- July 14, 2017: Mitigating Barriers and ASP Planning Webinar
- June 28, 2017: MT DPHHS ASP Deliverables Due by 7/10
- June 15, 2017: ASP Effective Measurement Webinar
- June 7, 2017: Register for the Next Jump Start Webinar
- May 30, 2017: Catch Up on Your Jump Start Homework
- May 25, 2017: Montana ABS Webinar Materials
- May 10, 2017: Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements
- April 30, 2017: Inpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements
- April 20, 2017: Introducing the Jump Start Stewardship Toolkit
- April 6, 2017: Welcome to the Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative