Impact of a Pharmacist-Driven Pneumonia Bundle in the Emergency Department of a Community Teaching Hospital

Authors

Christina Hanson, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
Karen M. Whalen, St. Joseph's Hospital
Alecia Heh, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
Lisa M. Avery, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster Presentation

Publication Date

10-10-2015

Abstract

Antibiotic Stewardship teams are beginning to focus on a bundle approach to improve patient outcomes. This study was conducted to determine the impact of a pharmacist-driven pneumonia bundle (PB) in adult patients presenting to the ED with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP).

Comments

Presented at ID Week 2015 in San Diego, California, October 10, 2015.

Publication Information

Hanson, Christina; Whalen, Karen M.; Heh, Alecia; and Avery, Lisa M., "Impact of a Pharmacist-Driven Pneumonia Bundle in the Emergency Department of a Community Teaching Hospital" (2015). Pharmacy Faculty/Staff Publications. Paper 429.
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/pharmacy_facpub/429

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