Priority 22 from the Healthcare Associated Infections Project

UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve the antimicrobial prescription by junior doctors? (Priority 22)
Overall ranking 22
JLA question ID 0088/22
Explanatory note Junior doctors are usually in the frontline in terms of antibiotic prescription for hospitalised patients. Educational interventions to improve antibiotic prescription might lead to better prescription. There is uncertainty about how best to achieve this.
Evidence

None identified
Health Research Classification System category Infection
Extra information provided by this project
Original uncertainty examples In junior doctors, are educational interventions effective in improving antimicrobial prescribing?
Submitted by  1 x Healthcare Professional
Project information
Project unique ID 0088
Project name Healthcare Associated Infections
Total number of uncertainties identified by this project. 259  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 28 February 2019