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2. Report the surveillance and clinical audit findings and ensure the necessary actions are
taken.
3. Establish formulary restrictions and approval systems, especially for broad-spectrum
antimicrobials.
4. Select and optimize the antimicrobial dose tailored to patient characteristics.
5. Educate prescribers, pharmacists, and paramedics on good antimicrobial prescribing
practices and antimicrobial resistance.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Team Members

AMS team members in health facility include:

a. Family Medicine Specialist/Medical Officer In-Charge/ Medical Officer in charge of the
program (Leader)
b. Pharmacist (Secretariat)
c. Assistant Medical Officer
d. Infection Control / Link Nurse (Optional)
e. Medical Lab Technician (Optional)
f. Information Technology Officer (Optional)

Roles and responsibilities

1. Family Medicine Specialist/ Medical Officer In-Charge/ Medical Officer in charge of
the programme

• Head of AMS Team.
• Leads the technical components of Antimicrobial Stewardship team.
• Plans and ensures the implementation of AMS activities.
• Consults relevant specialists on antimicrobial stewardship related issues.
• Advises on antimicrobial stewardship related issues.
• Represents the AMS Health Clinic team in the district AMS meeting and gives
feedback on AMS program.
• Collaborates with the District Drugs and Therapeutics Committee (JKUT) to
determine the availability of antimicrobials in the District Drug Formulary.
• Plans and conducts AMS Process and Structure Audits and provides timely feedback
for improvement.
• Prepares reports on AMS activities for submission to district level.

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