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. 2019 Nov 18;14(11):e0225124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225124

Table 1. Separate intervention elements as offered during the ASP, including when they were offered, who were involved and the estimated time investment for participants.

Intervention element When Who were involved Estimated time investment
1) Filling in (preferably) 100 patient evaluation forms per clinic; to reflect on own AM prescribing behaviour At the start of the intervention period & at the end Veterinarians 2–5 minutes per evaluation form
2) Post educational training 1; on AMR, international and national regulations, and guidelines on responsible AMU Month 1 Veterinarians and 2 S-Team members 2.5 hours
3) Exercise to write down own AM prescribing behaviour; to compare it with current guidelines and to discuss it with colleagues Between post educational training 1 & 2 Veterinarians within the same clinic 2 hours
4) Post educational training 2; on behavioural change and communication skills towards companion animal owners Month 4 Veterinarians, veterinary nurses, 2 S-Team members and 1 communication trainer 2.5 hours
5) Commitment form; to sign within the clinic, committing to use AMs responsibly After post educational training 2 Veterinarians and veterinary nurses 0.5 hour
6) Benchmarking of quantitative AMU data During post educational training 1 and the feedback meeting Veterinarians and S-Team members
7) Information leaflet for companion animal owners on responsible AMU and AMR During participation in the intervention programme Veterinarians and veterinary nurses
8) Asking questions to the S-team members, on AMU and AMR, via email or phone call During participation in the intervention programme Veterinarians and S-Team members
9) Feedback meeting; every clinic was visited once, clinic-based feedback was given on all gathered data on AMU (1, 3 and 6). Clinic specific AMU objectives were defined, questions were answered and topics on AMU and AMR were discussed Month 8 Veterinarians and 2 S-Team members 2–3 hours