Table 1 Description of activities to stimulate use of the antibiotic checklist
Activity | Details | For whom | When or how |
|---|---|---|---|
Education, including feedback | About the need of appropriate antibiotic use and the room for improvement in current antibiotic use based on the baseline measurement; About the guidelines, adaption to renal function and IV-oral switch. | Physicians, medical students | Kick-off meeting; Website, e-learning |
Reminders | Laminated pocket versions; posters | Physicians | During the whole intervention period |
Involvement of the whole health care team | Involvement of a supervisor of each participating department in the implementation process | Physicians | Prior to implementation and during implementation |
Informing nurses about the study project | Nurses | e-mail, website, e-learning | |
Informing medical students about the study project | Medical students | Letter, website, e-learning |