William Malcolm

Pharmacist; public health; AS MOOC lead

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@TG83313 #AbxSteward glad it was useful

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

#AbxSteward ok we are about to wrap up this session. Hope you have all enjoyed week 3 and that week 4 and beyond is useful for you

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@Genemeet #AbxSteward yes I agree it is important to think who the intended audience is and tailor the message to make it real for them

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@TG83313 #AbxSteward yes and using this local information to help shape local prescribing guidance

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@stapalato #AbxSteward do the teams meet together? Good to discuss in teams if possible

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@TG83313 #AbxSteward I absolutely agree, lab staff are key partner, especially related to de escalation from empirical treatment

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@brookj3 #AbxSteward that sounds like a good idea, try to get prescribers involved in the data collection and get some ownership if poss

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@brookj3 #AbxSteward That's good Julie, think also about how these data are used, how are they shared with prescribers and hospital managers

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@Genemeet #AbxSteward thanks Hilary, do you think these PPS studies have helped you to improve prescribing locally?

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@AndyLIMited #AbxSteward thanks, the most common metric will be total abx volume at country level using DDD as recommended by WHO

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@brookj3 #AbxSteward thanks Julie can you think of something you will put into practice from this week

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@stapalato #AbxSteward always good to remember the PDSA method, you don't need large volumes of data to get started making improvements

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@stapalato #AbxSteward great, more ward staff would be brilliant we need to influence frontline staff, keep up the good work!

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@stapalato #AbxSteward thanks Patrick DDD can be a little confusing but think of them as a way to standardise drug use

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

@ASMOOC @Genemeet #AbxSteward hi Hilary and welcome what have you thought of week three

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

#AbxSteward hello everyone I am looking forward to the session on Twitter to end week three

[William Malcolm @w_malcolm01]

Setting up my Twitter account in preparation for the ASMOOC #abxsteward