In this episode of The ASHE Podcast, Dr. Gonzalo Bearman and Dr. Pranavi Sreeramoju  are joined by guests Christina Maria Niesing and Petra Bester to discuss their recent ASHE article titled, “Facilitators and barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in public South African hospitals.” Our guests discuss the facilitators that strengthen and barriers that hinder the implementation of the national AMS program in public hospitals in North West Province.  After listening, be sure to go to Cambridge.org/ashe to read their full manuscripts and learn more.

Episode 5: Zebras and jockeys

On today’s episode of The ASHE Podcast Gonzalo Bearman and Priya Nori are joined by guests Arjun Srinivasan, Nathan Shively, and Yi Guo to talk about their articles that present the pro, con, and path forward for the CDC NHSN antibiotic use and resistance module. Today’s episode is especially timely as we start the new year, which marks the start of mandatory reporting of antibiotic use and resistance data into NHSN. Listen as Drs. Shively, Guo, and Srinivasan discuss their articles as well as what kind of data the NHSN AUR module unlocks for hospitals, stewardship programs, and the healthcare consumer. Our panelists share their experience with hospital readiness to meet the reporting deadline and their perspectives on next frontier of antibiotic use and resistance data reporting. After listening, be sure to go to Cambridge.org/ashe to read their full manuscript and learn more.

Episode 5: Zebras and jockeys

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