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Health entrepreneurship could boost access to care

Published: Monday, Oct. 18, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri ranks below the national average in many key measures related to health and access to health care, especially in rural parts of the state. A new report from University of Missouri Extension suggests that “health ...

MU nursing students step up to help with patient care over winter break

Published: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – One by one, the 70 nursing students on the late-afternoon video call turned on their cameras. Some were still in nursing uniforms from clinical, some were just taking a break from studying. Every hand was raised.“I was in ...

MU School of Medicine recognizes National Rural Health Day

Published: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri School of Medicine joins health care organizations across the country to honor the thousands of health care students and professionals serving the unique health needs of an estimated 57 million rural ...

MU develops program to prepare for alternative care site staffing

Published: Monday, April 27, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri is helping to lead a statewide effort to retrain and deploy retired nurses and other health care providers to alternative care sites (ACSs) for recovering COVID-19 patients. The coordinated response ...

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2017 HICPAC-CDC Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: What the infection preventionist needs to know

In the FALL 2017 Prevention Strategist, the authors state: “In spite of an increasing focus on SSI reduction efforts and overall lower infection rates, the stakes remain high for all patients having surgery. Approximately 55 percent of SSI cases ...

Acute Care Hospital Toolkit

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Acute Care Hospital Toolkit explains the four moments of antibiotic decision making and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing.

ANA/APIC Resource Center

Bridging the gap between knowledge deficits and effectively responding to ongoing healthcare-associated infections.

Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals

From the CDC, examples of successful implementation of the Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship at small and critical access hospitals.

Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance Fact Sheets and Graphics

CDC fact sheets and graphics about antibiotic resistance.

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Combating Antibiotic Resistance

Premier Safety Institute antimicrobial stewardship combating antibiotic resistance.

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