Antimicrobial Stewardship

Mission

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program aims to optimize antimicrobial effectiveness using a structured institutional approach while minimizing the potential for adverse events, antimicrobial drug resistance and costs.

Objectives

Advising best practice policies and guidelines for the use of antimicrobial agents at the MUHC;
Educating health professionals on matters related to antimicrobials and their appropriate use;
Tracking (surveillance) antimicrobial use within the institution;
Reporting (feedback) information on antibiotic use and resistance profiles to relevant clinical and administrative staff;
Researching the impact of specific interventions on antimicrobial use in the MUHC.

ASP Committee Members

Makeda Semret*

MSc MD FRCP(C) Chair

Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Mai-Anh Le Van

MD FRCP(C)

Emergency Medicine

Daniel Thirion*

BPharm, MSc, PharmD, FCSHP

Pharmacy

Vivian Loo

MD MSc FRCP (C)

Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Anne Marie Bourgault*

MD FRCP(C)

Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Ruth Horn*

MD FRCP(C)

Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Donald C. Vinh

MD FRCP(C)

Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Todd C. Lee

MD MPH FRCP(C)

Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Charles Frenette*

MD FRCP(C)

Infection Prevention and Control (Chair)

Lorne Schweitzer

MD FRCP(C)

Chief Resident Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Qian Li*

PharmD, MSc (Vice Chair)

Pharmacy

Kelly Davison

MD FRCP(C)

Hematology-Oncology

Salman Qureshi

MD FRCP(C)

Respiratory Medicine and Critical Medicine

Nandini Dendukuri

PhD

Centre for Outcome Research and Evaluation

Raphaëlle Lauly*

BPharm, MSc

Pharmacy

Van Dong Nguyen*

PharmD, MSc

Pharmacy

François Bourdeau*

PharmD, MSc

Pharmacy

Anh Thu Do*

PharmD, MSc, BCPS

Pharmacy

Mireille Bédard*

BPharm, MSc

Pharmacy

Sylvie Carle

BPharm, MSc, FOPQ

Pharmacy

Céline Dupont

BPharm, MSc

Pharmacy

The ASP team is accountable to the ASP committee, which in turn is directly accountable to the MUHC Director of Infectious Diseases (ID) and the Chief of Pharmacy.

Mission

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program aims to optimize antimicrobial effectiveness using a structured institutional approach while minimizing the potential for adverse events, antimicrobial drug resistance and costs.

Objectives

ASP Committee Members

The ASP team is accountable to the ASP committee, which in turn is directly accountable to the MUHC Director of Infectious Diseases (ID) and the Chief of Pharmacy.

*Also part of the ASP team.

Makeda Semret:

Qian Li:

Mission

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program aims to optimize antimicrobial effectiveness using a structured institutional approach while minimizing the potential for adverse events, antimicrobial drug resistance and costs.

Objectives

ASP Committee Members

The ASP team is accountable to the ASP committee, which in turn is directly accountable to the MUHC Director of Infectious Diseases (ID) and the Chief of Pharmacy.

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*Also part of the ASP team.

Makeda Semret: makeda.semret@mcgill.ca

Qian Li: qian.li@muhc.mcgill.ca

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Makeda Semret:

Qian Li: