Table 1.

Enablers to leverage synergy between infection prevention control and antibiotic stewardship.

Identifying, defining, and clarifying the synergistic role of IPC

Developing effective teams and imbedding multi-disciplinary collaboration

Developing synergistic goals and strategies

Developing robust data-driven institutional action plans

Defining optimal evidence-based strategies for cooperative management of patients

Defining optimal outcome metrics of these combined efforts

Tailoring educational strategies to suit all disciplines simultaneously

Utilizing advanced IT tools to support ASP and IPC monitoring and implementation. e.g., multi-dimensional dashboards

Providing system-wide performance and outcome feedback utilizing IT tools

Translation of generated outcomes via enhanced communication strategies to sustain awareness and engagement

Studying the benefits and costs of different combined interventional strategies to provide scientific data that support allocation of increased resources

Establishing universal quantitative end points for IPC and ASP control efforts for AMR organisms

IPC: infection prevention control, IT: information technology, AMR: antimicrobial resistant, and ASP: antibiotic stewardship programme.