The life cycle of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship projects and interventions: the dynamic interplay of implementation and de-implementation science (Part I of II)
Recommended Citation
Branch-Elliman W, Chambers DA, Albin O, Batshon L, Castejon-Ramirez S, Cheng VC, Emetuche N, Datta R, Kamboj M, Krein SL, Staub M, Dassum SR, Rittmann B, Huang FS, Sreeramoju P, Stroever S, Suleyman G, Ting JY, Witt LS, Ziegler MJ, and Kwon JH. The life cycle of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship projects and interventions: the dynamic interplay of implementation and de-implementation science (Part I of II). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2025;1-12.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-10-2025
Publication Title
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Abstract
In Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control, programmatic goals often strive to achieve clinical benefit by practice change in the direction of doing less. Practically, this may include reducing the number of tests ordered, encouraging shorter and more narrow courses of antimicrobials, or discontinuing practices that are no longer contextually appropriate. Because promoting practice change in the direction of doing less is a critical aspect of day-to-day operations in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control, the goals of this Society for Healthcare Epidemiology Research Committee White Paper are to provide a roadmap and framework for leveraging principles of implementation and de-implementation science in day-to-day practice. Part II of this series focuses on some practical case studies, including real-world examples of applied de-implementation science to promote discontinuation of practices that are ineffective, overused, or no longer effective.
PubMed ID
40926571
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
First Page
1
Last Page
12
