News in Brief Get Smart Week stresses the need to practice antibiotic stewardship Thunderclap, Twitter chat among resources available to physicians to spread the word about appropriate antibiotic prescribing and use. Nov. 11, 2016Friday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics antibiotic resistance The AOA is helping raise awareness about the threat of antibiotic resistance by partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Get Smart Week 2016, held Nov. 14-20. According to the CDC, up to 30% of antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary, which could lead to people developing infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Opportunities to promote antibiotic stewardship throughout the week include: Sign up for the #AntibioticSmart Thunderclap campaign, which will be held at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 14. Join the CDC’s #AntibioticResistance Twitter chat at 11 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 18. Download and share with your patients print materials about antibiotics. Share this antibiotics quiz with your network. Learn more about Get Smart Week on the CDC’s website. Related article Call to action: 5 ways DOs can practice antimicrobial stewardship JAOA studies find the osteopathic approach to medicine could be the key to fighting antibiotic misuse. More in Newsbriefs “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. DO Day Scholarship available for DO residents, fellows and new physicians: Applications due Jan. 31 DO residents, fellows and new physicians in practice can receive a scholarship to cover registration and travel. Previous articleTexas DO is already a health care CEO at age 35. Here's how he did it. Next articleResearch funding opportunity: Deadline Jan. 31, 2017
Call to action: 5 ways DOs can practice antimicrobial stewardship JAOA studies find the osteopathic approach to medicine could be the key to fighting antibiotic misuse.
“Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts.
DO Day Scholarship available for DO residents, fellows and new physicians: Applications due Jan. 31 DO residents, fellows and new physicians in practice can receive a scholarship to cover registration and travel.