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ArticleJournal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2023

The Alberta Telestewardship Network: Building a platform to enable capacity building in antimicrobial stewardship-results of an initial pilot study.

Dana Jelinski, Danielle Julien, Sandra Cook, Sabrina Harris, Timothy Logan, Deana Sabuda, Deonne Dersch-Mills, Catherine Wong, Sara Webster, Cora Constantinescu and 2 more

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Article in Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Antimicrobial tele-stewardship strategies and their application to the rural outpatient setting.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Dana JelinskiAMR - One Health Consortium, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Danielle JulienAMR - One Health Consortium, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Sandra CookPharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
Sabrina HarrisPharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
Timothy LoganPharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Deana SabudaPharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Deonne Dersch-MillsPharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Catherine WongVirtual Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Sara WebsterVirtual Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Cora ConstantinescuDepartment of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Holly HoangDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
John ConlyAMR - One Health Consortium, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Alberta Health Services · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAAlberta Health · CACovenant Health · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Resources to improve antimicrobial stewardship (AS) are limited, but a telestewardship platform can enable capacity building and scalability. The Alberta Telestewardship Network (ATeleNet) was designed to focus on outreach across the province of Alberta, Canada, and facilitate AS activities. Methods: Outreach occurred virtually between pharmacists and physicians in hospital and long-term care settings throughout Alberta via secure, enterprise video conferencing software on both desktop and mobile devices. We used a quantitative questionnaire adapted from the telehealth usability questionnaire to capture the health provider's experience during each session. The questionnaire consisted of 39 questions, and a 5-point Likert scale was used to assess the degree of agreement and collate responses into a descriptive analysis. Results: A total of 33 pilot consultations were completed between July 6, 2020 and December 15, 2021. The majority (22, 85%) of respondents agreed that video conference-based virtual sessions are an acceptable means to provide health care and that they were able to express themselves effectively to other health care professionals (23, 88%). Respondents agreed the system was simple to use (23, 96%), and that they could become productive quickly using the system (23, 88%). Overall, 24 (92%) respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with the virtual care platform. Conclusions: We implemented and evaluated a telehealth consultation and collaborative care service between AS providers at multiple centres. AHS has since prioritized similar workflows, including access to specialists in acute care, as part of their virtual health strategy. Evaluation results will be shared with provincial stakeholders for further strategic planning and deployment.

Indexed as

antimicrobial stewardshipinfectious diseasetelehealthtelestewardshipvirtual care

Identifiers

PMID37008585
PMCPMC10052904
OpenAlexW4318573527

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