Table II.
Open access Antimicrobial Stewardship Tools. Co-developed by colleagues in more than one country especially those within resource limited settings
| AMS section | Tool and description | Created/led by | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and programme development | 1. Regional Guidance Document for the Development of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs 1st Edition; July 26 2023 2. AMS Training curriculum for Schools of Pharmacy 3. Open AMR/AMS/IPC E-Learning modules |
1. East Central Southern Africa Health Community 2. University of Nairobi, School of Pharmacy; MOH Kenya 3. WHO |
https://ecsahc.org/document/antimicrobial-stewardship-guidance-document/ https://pharmacy.uonbi.ac.ke/index.php/event/antimicrobial-stewardship-training https://openwho.org/courses/practical-toolkit-for-AMS https://openwho.org/courses/IPC-AMR-EN https://openwho.org/courses/AMR-competency https://openwho.org/courses/IPC-leadership-EN https://openwho.org/courses/IPC-INTRO-EN |
| Free training available elsewhere | 4. IPC, AMS and Patient Safety 5. The Fleming Fund knowledge and resources 6. British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Massive Open Online Course 7. BSAC MOOC dedicated to Middle East |
4. Ministry of Health (MOH) Kenya 5. Fleming Fund 6. BSAC 7. BSAC E-learning Academy |
https://elearning.health.go.ke/course/index.php?categoryid=24 https://www.flemingfund.org/knowledge-resources/ https://bsac.org.uk/stewardship-surveillance/massive-open-online-course-on-antimicrobial-stewardship/ https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/antimicrobial-stewardship-for-the-middle-east |
| Surveillance/Audit tools | 8. Global Point Prevalence Survey - free web-based tool 9. World Health Organization Methodology for Point Prevalence Survey on Antibiotic Use in Hospitals. Version 1.1 1 February 2019 - Technical Document 10. WHO AMS Assessment Checklist for National and Facility level preparedness |
8. Global PPS 9. WHO 10. WHO |
https://www.global-pps.com/project/ https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-EMP-IAU-2018.01 https://siapsprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/12-096-AMR-Hospital-Indicator-Manual.English.final-11.13.12.pdf |
| AMR awareness campaigns | 11. World Health Organisation Campaigns: The World AMR Awareness Week | 11. WHO | https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week#:∼:text=World%20AMR%20Awareness%20Week%20 |
| Innovative | 12. The AMS Game 13. AMS Explainer Videos for healthcare workers and the public |
12, 13. Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme, (CwPAMS) |
https://www.amsgame.com/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9qDtywmdsRBhwyc0XFUz5204Z1vQCrWd |
| Repositories/observatories | 14. BSAC Global AMS partnership hub | 14. BSAC | https://bsac.org.uk/bsac-launches-global-antimicrobial-stewardship-partnership-hub/ |
| International professional bodies/networks | 15. International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy A-Z List of societies. Free Membership | 15. ISAC | https://www.isac.world/member-societies/members-list |
| Treatment Guidelines | 16. Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) 17. WHO AWaRe Antibiotic Book |
16. Africa CDC 17. WHO |
https://africacdc.org/programme/surveillance-disease-intelligence/antimicrobial-resistance-control/ https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-MHP-HPS-EML-2022.02 |
| Policy tools | 18. WHO Policy Guidance on Integrated Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities | 18. WHO | https://openwho.org/courses/policy-guidance-on-AMS# |
| Open access journals with helpful AMS content | 19. Antibiotics MDPI 20. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance 21. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 22. Journal of Infection and Public Health 23. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
19. MDPI 20. JAC-AMR 21. JAC 22. JIPH 23. ASHE |
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/antibiotics https://academic.oup.com/jacamr https://academic.oup.com/jac https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-infection-and-public-health https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology |
| Diagnostic stewardship | 24. Diagnostic stewardship A guide to implementation in antimicrobial resistance surveillance sites (2016) | 24. WHO | https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/251553/WHO-DGO-AMR-2016.3-eng.pdf |
| IPC | 25. Infection Prevention and Control Training-MOH KenyaWHO IPC Surveys: 26. Infection prevention and Control assessment framework at the facility level 27. WHO Global Survey on Minimum Requirements for Infection Prevention and Control programmes at the National level WHO IPC Guidance: 28. WHO Infection Prevention and Control: Guidance to Action Tools: Respiratory and Hand Hygiene; Personal Protective Equipment; Environmental Cleaning, Waste and Linen Management 29. Guides and tools for improvement in Hand Hygiene 30. WHO Infection Prevention and Control Implementation tools |
25. MoH Kenya 26-30. WHO |
IPC Training-MOH Kenya https://elearning.health.go.ke/course/index.php?categoryid=24 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-HIS-SDS-2018.9 https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/who-global-survey-on-minimum-requirements-for-infection-prevention-and-control-programmes-at-the-national-level#:∼:text=The%20IPCAT%2DMR%20is%20a,HQ%2C%20regional%20or%20country%20offices. https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/9789289055437 https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/infection-prevention-control/hand-hygiene/implementation-tools https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/infection-prevention-control/hand-hygiene/monitoring-tool https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/infection-prevention-control 30 https://www.who.int/health-topics/infection-prevention-and-control#tab=tab_1 |