The Alaska Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative is an active partnership of acute care and long-term care hospitals dedicated to developing innovative strategies to ensure appropriate antibiotic use. A2SC’s goal is a simple one: all patients in Alaska will receive the right antibiotic at the right time and only when necessary. Together we will accelerate positive changes to achieve this critical goal.

Alaska Urinary Tract Infection Toolkit – January 2020

• Alaska Urinary Tract Infection Clinical Guidelines, November 2018
• Alaska Antibiograms 2018 
• Educational webinar Stewardship in Urinary Tract Infections: Dr. Ben Westley
• Patient education resources including Commitment to Our Patients About Antibiotics Poster.
• Patient Antibiotic Awareness Newsletter, February 2019

Clinical Pearls for Providers:

• May 2019 – Urinary Uncertainty: Demystifying Culture Collection in Urinary Tract Infections
• October 2019 – Urinary Tract Infections: Treatment and De-escalation
• December 2019 – Antibiotic duration in uncomplicated cystitis and outpatient pyelonephritis

Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources

• Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Antibiotic Stewardship
• Antimicrobial Stewardship Spring 2018 Webinar Series with Dr. Benjamin Westley
• ASHNHA Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources
• CDC Get Smart Program
• IDSA Practice Guidelines
• Alaska Healthcare Associated Infections
• National Pharmacy Council Antibiotic Stewardship Program
• Guidance for the Empiric Selection of Antimicrobial Therapy for Inpatient Infections in Adults
• American Hospital Association Physician Alliance – Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)