Making the APPropriate choice: Utilization of a smartphone application to optimize antimicrobial decisions among internal medicine trainees

Thomas R. Brooke; Herman O. Pfaeffle; Walter O. Guillory; Sorana Raiciulescu; Roseanne A. Ressner

doi:10.1017/ash.2022.345

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2022)

Making the APPropriate choice: Utilization of a smartphone application to optimize antimicrobial decisions among internal medicine trainees

Thomas R. Brooke,
Herman O. Pfaeffle,
Walter O. Guillory,
Sorana Raiciulescu,
Roseanne A. Ressner

Affiliations

Thomas R. Brooke: Internal Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Herman O. Pfaeffle: Internal Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Walter O. Guillory: Internal Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Sorana Raiciulescu: Biostatistics Consulting Center, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland
Roseanne A. Ressner: Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.345
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2

Abstract

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Utilization of a smart phone application paired with a time-spaced learning curriculum was investigated to determine its impact on antimicrobial stewardship practice among internal medicine trainees. Stewardship behaviors increased, barriers decreased, and trainees had increased confidence in managing common infectious disease syndromes after the intervention.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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