TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Esprit de corps’: Towards collaborative integration of pharmacists and nurses into antimicrobial stewardship programmes in South Africa
AU - Schellack, N.
AU - Pretorius, R.
AU - Messina, A. P.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - © 2016, South African Medical Association. All rights reserved. With the global threat of antimicrobial resistance now more emergent than ever, there should be wider collaboration between members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team. This article proposes possible ways of engagement between the pharmacist, nurse and doctor. The pharmacist and nurse are placed in an ideal position through united efforts (camaraderie) to redirect healthcare towards improved patient outcomes while also reducing antimicrobial resistance.
AB - © 2016, South African Medical Association. All rights reserved. With the global threat of antimicrobial resistance now more emergent than ever, there should be wider collaboration between members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team. This article proposes possible ways of engagement between the pharmacist, nurse and doctor. The pharmacist and nurse are placed in an ideal position through united efforts (camaraderie) to redirect healthcare towards improved patient outcomes while also reducing antimicrobial resistance.
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U2 - 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i10.11468
DO - 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i10.11468
M3 - Article
C2 - 27725011
SN - 0256-9574
SP - 973
EP - 974
JO - South African Medical Journal
JF - South African Medical Journal
ER -