TY - JOUR
T1 - Introduction of a mobile application platform as a decision support tool to enhance antimicrobial stewardship
T2 - an experience from the United Arab Emirates
AU - O’Sullivan, Siobhán
AU - Shamseddine, Jinan
AU - Sadeq, Ahmed
AU - Ali, Rizwan
AU - Yousuf, Khadija
AU - Naqbi, Aisha Al
AU - Alakhras, Abdullah
AU - Foroodi, Farindokht
AU - Jabeen, Fouzia
AU - Nsutebu, Emmanuel
AU - Hantouche, Mireille
AU - Everett, Dean
AU - Babiker, Zahir Osman Eltahir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 O’Sullivan, Shamseddine, Sadeq, Ali, Yousuf, Naqbi, Alakhras, Foroodi, Jabeen, Nsutebu, Hantouche, Everett, Babiker and the Antimicrobial Stewardship Study Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Antimicrobial resistance, mainly driven by inappropriate antibiotic use, is a global threat to health, requiring strategies to optimize antimicrobial usage. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs in hospitals promote the appropriate use of antibiotics to treat infections effectively, protect patients from the harmful side effects associated with unnecessary exposure, and reduce the risks of antimicrobial resistance emergence. Educating clinicians through antimicrobial guidelines has been a key function of AMS programs. However, monitoring access and utilization of printed booklets or intranet-hosted guidelines is complex and may not provide helpful feedback to the AMS leadership regarding their uptake by clinicians. Sheik Shakhbout Medical City, in partnership with Mayo Clinic, is the first hospital in the United Arab Emirates to adopt a mobile application platform for antimicrobial guidance and clinical decision support, including tailored antimicrobial choices based on local and national antibiograms and formulary. We describe the journey for adopting a mobile application platform, its content development, migration, and roll-out, and provide early insights on its impact through a descriptive analysis of user statistics.
AB - Antimicrobial resistance, mainly driven by inappropriate antibiotic use, is a global threat to health, requiring strategies to optimize antimicrobial usage. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs in hospitals promote the appropriate use of antibiotics to treat infections effectively, protect patients from the harmful side effects associated with unnecessary exposure, and reduce the risks of antimicrobial resistance emergence. Educating clinicians through antimicrobial guidelines has been a key function of AMS programs. However, monitoring access and utilization of printed booklets or intranet-hosted guidelines is complex and may not provide helpful feedback to the AMS leadership regarding their uptake by clinicians. Sheik Shakhbout Medical City, in partnership with Mayo Clinic, is the first hospital in the United Arab Emirates to adopt a mobile application platform for antimicrobial guidance and clinical decision support, including tailored antimicrobial choices based on local and national antibiograms and formulary. We describe the journey for adopting a mobile application platform, its content development, migration, and roll-out, and provide early insights on its impact through a descriptive analysis of user statistics.
KW - antibiogram
KW - antibiotics
KW - antimicrobial stewardship
KW - digital health
KW - guidelines
KW - mobile application
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U2 - 10.3389/fitd.2023.1050110
DO - 10.3389/fitd.2023.1050110
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85180829312
SN - 2673-7515
VL - 4
JO - Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
JF - Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
M1 - 1050110
ER -
