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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship

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We are a One Health digital and health services research centre of excellence based in Melbourne Australia. Director Prof Karin Thursky. Posts by the team!

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Nov 13

You can learn more about our centre on our website.
Lots of resources here as well links to our monthly webinars! #AMSsky

www.ncas-australia.org

www.ncas-australia.org

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Apr 21

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An interesting shift in the expected skills profile. While AI and… | Flt.Lt. Sridhar Chakravarthi Mulakaluri© | 101 comments

An interesting shift in the expected skills profile. While AI and analytical skills becoming core skills is an obvious one, the more interesting quadrants are emerging skills and Out-of-focus skills. ...

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David Hettle @david-hettle.bsky.social · Apr 13

New Frontiers in Antimicrobial Stewardship @escmid.bsky.social

Keynote lecture: Karin Thursky @ncas.bsky.social

How can we reframe + conceptualize #AMS to work for 2025 + beyond.

Who outside of healthcare really know the ins and outs of what #AMR #AMS mean?

#ESCMIDGlobal #ESCMID2025

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Miranda So PharmD MPH (Epidemiology) @mirandapharmdmph.bsky.social · Apr 13

Appreciate the shoutout by Prof Thursky on the key role played by #pharmacists in #antimicrobialstewardship and the importance of prescriber providing indication to facilitate appropriateness assessment.
@ncas.bsky.social
#ESCMIDGlobal

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David Hettle @david-hettle.bsky.social · Apr 13

#AI is here + will become key in #antimicrobialstewardship #AMS

Flagged by Prof Thursky @ncas.bsky.social at #ESCMID2025 #ESCMIDGlobal - this paper is a great blueprint for implementing AI in AMS programmes

Link: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Miranda So PharmD MPH (Epidemiology) @mirandapharmdmph.bsky.social · Apr 13

Glad to hear how #Epic EMR data are being handled to support #antimicrobialstewardship
@ncas.bsky.social #ESCMIDGlobal

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 21

Importance of combining appropriateness and consumption to form a more complete picture of antimicrobial use at a local hospital and national level.

@cazchen.bsky.social presenting a comparative analysis of 192 hospitals across two national programs.

@ausantibiotics.bsky.social #ASA2025

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 21

Two sides to every coin. Free range chooks - great for animal welfare, perhaps not so much for #AMS.

Allegra Schermuly presenting findings from focus groups on consumer attitudes to antibiotic use #ASA2025

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 20

What a way to wrap up Day 1 of #ASA2025 with our Director Prof Kas Thursky delivering the prestigious Howard Florey Oration. We’re so proud to be a part of her visionary work pioneering #AMS in Australia and internationally and driving the field forward.

@ausantibiotics.bsky.social

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 20

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 20

Proud of our team of clinician researchers at the (unofficial) NCAS session at #ASA2025

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 20

A huge amount of careful thought, validation work and technical gymnastics that went into the development of real time AMS reports for AMS teams.

Ms Jenna Maleki presenting on the development of dashboard reports in the Guidance application.

@ausantibiotics.bsky.social #ASA2025

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 20

Pharmacist Josephine Wen discussing the value of concise targeted auditing tools in conjunction with larger point prevalence audits for AMS programs.

@ausantibiotics.bsky.social #ASA2025

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 20

A national audit of 200 hospitals showed ongoing poor prescribing in surgical prophylaxis, in particular with extended durations of post-operative prophylaxis.
Dr Courtney Ierano presenting the 2023 results of our Surgical NAPS program @ausantibiotics.bsky.social

#AMSsky #ASA2025

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 20

Excited to showcase the work of our team at the @ausantibiotics.bsky.social conference

#ASA2025

Nadine Hillock @nadinehillock.bsky.social · Feb 20

Next up … the NCAS session! #antimicrobials2025 #ASA2025

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 1

We shouod not forget about the effectiveness of foundational AMS activities. Restriction and pre approval can be very effective (especially if combined with post prescription review) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fluoroquinolone consumption and resistance after an Antibiotic Stewardship Team intervention—an interventional study in a single hospital in southern Poland from 2018–2023.

Among the many classes of antibiotics, fluoroquinolones (FQ) are widely used in empiric treatment. Unfortunately, resistance to FQ is progressively ri…

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Feb 1

Please read this thread and support the prioritisation of #AMR/#AMS grand funding.

Anita Williams @catanita.bsky.social · Jan 13

The #NHMRC & MRFF are developing a National Health and Medical Research Strategy to provide national direction, build on Australia’s strengths in the health and medical research sector, fill any gaps, and continue to attract researchers and investors to #Australia
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#academicsky #medsky #IDsky #AMR

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Antimicrobials: Behaviour & Cognition Network @abc-network.bsky.social · Jan 17

Exciting News! 🌟

Come and join us in lovely Vienna for the 3rd Behavioral Insights & Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop

📅 15–16 May 2025 📍University of Vienna (and online)

👉 Register by March 31st: www.a-bc.network/active.html

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Miroslav Sirota @miroslavsirota.bsky.social · Nov 27

A starter pack for people interested in behavioral, cognitive and cultural aspects of antimicrobial resistance.

Happy to add you if you are active in this area.
go.bsky.app/9i8zPz

See also www.a-bc.network

#AMR #AntibioticResistance #AntibioticStewardship #BehavioralInsights #AMRBehaviorChange

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Jan 17

Great thread about the real world experience of procalcitonin to guide IV antis in children. Low compliance with the algorithm, with a test that also disrupted routine workflow. Diagnostic stewardship requires careful implementation design.

Prof Enitan Carrol @carrolenitan.bsky.social · Jan 9

2/ The BATCH trial was a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, individually randomised, controlled trial conducted in 15 hospitals in England and Wales between June 2018, and Oct 2022.

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Jan 11

Chlorhexidine or hydrophobic PICCs were not superior to standard polyurethane PICCs for the prevention of device failure due to infectious or noninfectious complications. Read the full PICNIC trial results: nej.md/3Pqk25M

#MedSky

Kaplan–Meier curves showing device failure through 8 weeks after insertion.

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Anita Williams @catanita.bsky.social · Dec 17

Love this jolly #AntimicrobialStewardship holiday poster from @ncas.bsky.social

#AMS #AMR

A poster of cartoon medication pills dressed up as different christmas cartoon characters. There are 16 characters - from right to left, top to bottom there is 1) a pill in a christmas stocking 2) a pill wrapped as a present with a bow, 3) a pill as a christmas pudding 4) a pill as a christmas angel 5) a pill as a snow globe 6) a pill as a gingerbread person 7) a pill as Mrs Claus 8) a pill as a christmas tree 9) a pill as a reindeer 10) a pill as Santa Claus 11) a pill as a christmas elf 12) a pill striped like a candy cane 13) a pill with a Grinch face 14) a pill as a snowman 15) a pill as a christmas bell and 16) a pill as a christmas light globe

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National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship @ncas.bsky.social · Dec 15

I don't want a lot for Christmas... 🎵

www.ncas-australia.org/ClinicalFact...

#antimicrobialmas #AMSsky

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