The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist workforce: A multicenter survey.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
; 2(1): e56, 2022.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1860208
ABSTRACT
Objective:
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has required healthcare systems and hospitals to rapidly modify standard practice, including antimicrobial stewardship services. Our study examines the impact of COVID-19 on the antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist.Design:
A survey was distributed nationally to all healthcare improvement company members.Participants:
Pharmacist participants were mostly leaders of antimicrobial stewardship programs distributed evenly across the United States and representing urban, suburban, and rural health-system practice sites.Results:
Participants reported relative increases in time spent completing tasks related to medication access and preauthorization (300%; P = .018) and administrative meeting time (34%; P = .067) during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before the pandemic. Time spent rounding, making interventions, performing pharmacokinetic services, and medication reconciliation decreased.Conclusion:
A shift away from clinical activities may negatively affect the utilization of antimicrobials.
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
Year:
2022
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Article
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