Reflections on implementation of a failure-point-focused outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy management program

Alice N Hemenway; Rebecca L Stewart

doi:10.1017/ash.2022.304

Reflections on implementation of a failure-point-focused outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy management program

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022 Sep 22;2(1):e158. doi: 10.1017/ash.2022.304. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Alice N Hemenway^{1

2}, Rebecca L Stewart²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy-Rockford Health Sciences Campus, Rockford, Illinois.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital, Rockford, Illinois.

Abstract

Management of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is complex, and incorporation of a pharmacist can improve outcomes. The creation of new clinical programs is often limited by staffing resources. We describe our collaborative program that utilized a failure-point-focused design process to optimize OPAT activities and management.