| Title： | SPIDS Evidence-Based Guidelines for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Saudi Arabia |
| Edition： | Adapted |
| Classification： | Standard guideline |
| Field： | Others |
| Countries and regions： | Saudi Arabia |
| Guidelines users： | We are primarily targeting the Infectious Diseases Specialists, Clinical Pharmacists, administrators, and health care leaders who are new to antimicrobial stewardship and who are looking to implement and establish the program in their institutions. We also aim to benefit other disciplines that are solidly involved with the antimicrobial Stewardship teams such as the infection prevention and control practitioners, Quality and patient safety, and others. All Clinicians interested in antimicrobial stewardship may also use this document as a reference |
| Evidence classification method： | The description of the methodology for the production of this adapted CPG can be fulfilled by utilizing the ‘King Saud University (KSU) Modified ADAPTE’ method. This CPG formal adaptation method includes three phases (setup, adaptation, and finalization), 9 modules, and 24 steps with modifications in specific steps and tools. Overall, the steps of CPG adaptation include the selection of the high-priority health topic, formulation of the CPG adaptation working group, identification of health questions using the PIPOH model, searching and selecting the source original CPGs with clear inclusion and exclusion criteria, quality assessment of included source CPGs by using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II Instrument, assessment of the currency of the selected source CPG(s), drafting of the adapted CPG, external review and consultation process, finalization of the adapted CPG with a set of implementation tools, declaration of conflicts of interests, and finally a plan for review and update. For further details on the specific modifications in steps and tools, refer to the article: https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.129127 |
| Development unit： | Saudi Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (SPIDS) |
| Registration time: | 2022-08-01 |
| Registration number： | PREPARE-2022CN420 |
| Purpose of the guideline: | This practical guide is aimed to serve as a reference guide nationally and internationally when planning to implement an antimicrobial stewardship program across a range of settings but principally the acute care one. It essentially describes the core antimicrobial Stewardship elements and focuses on the most important and commonly used stewardship interventions. It provides strategies for implementing and sustaining the program, and also example tools for tracking and measurement of the program's success. Our goal is to promote the optimal use of antimicrobials at healthcare facilities and to improve the provided health care and patient outcomes. |
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