CORE ELEMENT 3: DRUG AND Selected by 15 experts. Rephrasing selected by 8 experts: Available INFECTION MANAGEMENT Rephrasing suggested: Available expertise on expertise on infection management infection management EXPERTISE With an accompanying comment: This section relates to the expertise in diagnosing, treating and preventing infections (including antimicrobial prescribing) and in implementing an antimicrobial stewardship strategy. Checklist item 3.1: Selected by 12 experts. Rephrasing selected by 13 experts: Do you have Do you have enough Rephrasing suggested: Do you have access to access to laboratory/imaging services and to laboratory/imaging capacity to be able laboratory/imaging services and to timely results timely results to be able to support the diagnosis to diagnose the most common to be able to support the diagnosis of the most of the most common infections at your hospital? infections at your facility? common infections at your hospital? With an accompanying comment: A separate checklist on laboratory capacity and presence of quality assurance should be developed at national/international These services can be onsite or not. Checklist item 3.2: Selected by 14 experts. Rephrasing selected by 12 experts: In your Are enough healthcare suggested: In your hospital are there, hospital are there, or do you have access to, Rephrasing professionals (medical doctor, or do you have access to, trained and experienced trained and experienced healthcare professionals pharmacist, nurse...) adequately trained healthcare professionals (medical doctor, (medical doctor, pharmacist, nurse...) in and experienced in infection pharmacist, nurse...) in infection management infection management (diagnosis, prevention management (diagnosis, prevention and (diagnosis, prevention and treatment) & and treatment) & stewardship willing to treatment), antimicrobial prescribing stewardship willing to constitute an antimicrobial constitute an antimicrobial stewardship team? and stewardship at your facility? (for stewardship team? them to constitute an antimicrobial stewardship team)
CORE ELEMENT 3: DRUG AND INFECTION MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE Selected by 15 experts. Rephrasing suggested: Available expertise on infection management With an accompanying comment: This section relates to the expertise in diagnosing, treating and preventing infections (including antimicrobial prescribing) and in implementing an antimicrobial stewardship strategy. Rephrasing selected by 8 experts: Available expertise on infection management Checklist item 3.1: Do you have enough laboratory/imaging capacity to be able to diagnose the most common infections at your facility? Selected by 12 experts. Rephrasing suggested: Do you have access to laboratory/imaging services and to timely results to be able to support the diagnosis of the most common infections at your hospital? With an accompanying comment: A separate checklist on laboratory capacity and presence of quality assurance should be developed at national/international These services can be onsite or not. Rephrasing selected by 13 experts: Do you have access to laboratory/imaging services and to timely results to be able to support the diagnosis of the most common infections at your hospital? Checklist item 3.2: Are enough healthcare professionals (medical doctor, pharmacist, nurse...) adequately trained and experienced in infection management (diagnosis, prevention and treatment), antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship at your facility? (for them to constitute an antimicrobial stewardship team) Selected by 14 experts. Rephrasing suggested: In your hospital are there, or do you have access to, trained and experienced healthcare professionals (medical doctor, pharmacist, nurse...) in infection management (diagnosis, prevention and treatment) & stewardship willing to constitute an antimicrobial stewardship team? Rephrasing selected by 12 experts: In your hospital are there, or do you have access to, trained and experienced healthcare professionals (medical doctor, pharmacist, nurse...) in infection management (diagnosis, prevention and treatment) & stewardship willing to constitute an antimicrobial stewardship team?
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