4 Local guidelines and surveillance for antimicrobial prescribing
The use and resistance profiles of antimicrobials will vary according to the location and setting, so it is necessary for an AMS committee to draw up local guidelines for the appropriate choice of antimicrobials. If local healthcare facilities do not have available antimicrobial susceptibility testing data, they should use national AMR surveillance data. In order to guide this process, the WHO has classified antimicrobials using the AWaRe system.
Activity 4: The WHO’s AWaRe classification
Timing: Allow about 15 minutes
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3 Behavioural change
