South Central Antimicrobial Pharmacist Network

Today published v6.6 SCAN guidance!🥳 This contains updates for these guidelines: 1. Boils, Carbuncles and Staphylococcal Carriage (minor updates ie when to treat & treatment choices) 2. Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori page (minor updates to most sections) Thanks Contributors!

Updated COVID-19 treatment page in SCAN Guidelines (6.1) today with the below CAS alert highlighting advice NOT to prescribe inhaled budesonide for COVID-19 @MHRAmedicines cas.mhra.gov.uk/ViewandAcknowl…

The education session today @SCANpharmacy is about penicillin allergies with @BeeYeanNg1 and Kornelija sharing practice within @OUHospitals with the region and trying to provide joined up thinking within the region.

@SCANpharmacy group discussing climate change and sustainability and what we can do as a region. Great initial discussions @PharmDeclares @TLyons00

#WAAW continues. Today we look at AMR and environmental exposures Q. what % of ABX used in aquaculture may be lost to the surrounding environment? #KeepAntibioticsWorking

Today's #ESPAUR report describes antimicrobial resistance, usage and stewardship in England: gov.uk/government/pub… WATCH | @DrDianeAshiru, UKHSA Pharmacist Lead (AMR), explaining the report's findings and encouraging everyone to only take antibiotics when really needed:

Our dental section in the @SCANpharmacy guidelines was recently reviewed with our dental colleagues. These update guidelines are hopefully helping patients in south central are receive antibiotics appropriately

Morning all! As we kick of #WAAW2021, we want you to consider how we can improve ABX prescribing in practice What % of IV ABX are continued beyond 72hr in a busy adult ward unnecessarily when a PO switch is suitable? #AntibioticGuardian #KeepAntibioticsWorking

@DrDianeAshiru @CW_Pharmacists @DrKieranHand @AntibioticScot @SCANpharmacy @rpharms

This year, during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, let's begin to treat antibiotics with the respect they deserve. #WAAW #KeepAntibioticsWorking #AntibioticGuardian @keithridge1 @DrDianeAshiru @UKHSA @UKAMREnvoy @TARGETabx nice.org.uk/guidance/healt…

#AntimicrobialResistance is one of the most urgent global threats to public health. #Antibiotics can cause side-effects, including nausea & diarrhoea & contribute to the development of #AntibioticResistance #AntibioticGuardian #KeepAntibioticsWorking #WAAW @SCANpharmacy

Are you signed up to the TARGET newsletter❓ We have a special edition for #WAAW #WAAW21 coming out this Friday❗ 👉Sign up here if you want to be the first to see: bit.ly/3C2uw2a Check out the sneak peak below👇

We have just published the recently ratified Diverticulitis🤒 & Chickenpox, Shingles and Cold Sores😳 pages - see #content,ac078664-c9f3-4a9e-933b-0f4703c6392c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">viewer.microguide.global/SCAN/SCAN#cont… for more info!! Caroline has also been hard at work improving the hyperlinks between SCAN pages where one page refers to another condition!⚕️

For all users of SCAN antibiotic guidelines, we have released a survey to provide feedback on our switch to MicroGuide in 2020! surveymonkey.co.uk/r/7NZVMLP Please let us know what you think of our primary care guidelines on MicroGuide! ⚕ 💊 🔬 @drLouDunsmure @Dandined

South Central Antimicrobial Network meeting on today! Will share updated guidelines which have been ratified today later this week! @drLouDunsmure chairing excellently😬😬⚕ 💊 some great work and ideas today! #networking #antimicrobialstewardship #SCAN