... and the articulation of a more comprehensive viewpoint in this paper. Findings – PAs view AR as a serious and growing public health threat. They believe sharing the responsibility for infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship will help to control the problem. They see healthcare...

...Elissa Rennert-May; John Conly Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the current state of antimicrobial stewardship implementation and development within Canada at both a federal and provincial level. Design/methodology/approach – Narrative review. Findings – There have...

... approach with both human and animal health professionals working closely on unified messages and pledges across the UK”. Susan Hopkins can be contacted at: susanhopkins@nhs.net © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 UK Public health Antimicrobial stewardship Action plan AMR HCAI...

... to date overview of the context, strategies and aims of antimicrobial stewardship in Australia. This review provides background and context for strategies to overcome antimicrobial resistance in Australia. Allan D. Spigelman can be contacted at: allan.spigelman@svha.org.au © Emerald Group...

... combating antimicrobial resistance a national priority. While this and other developments convey a message of growing urgency, the core elements required and challenges ahead are neither new nor unexplored. The quantity and quality of antimicrobial stewardship research over the past decade has added little...