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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.

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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.

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