Stewardship With a Human Touch: Handshake Stewardship at the BC Children’s Hospital
Join this session for a behind-the-scenes look at handshake stewardship rounds at BC Children’s Hospital, a novel way of making antimicrobial stewardship interactive, helpful and impactful.
Speaker
Alastair McAlpine, MBChB, FRCPC
Director, PHSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Infectious Diseases Pediatrician, BC Children’s Hospital
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
• Describe the key principles of the handshake stewardship model and how it differs from traditional ‘antimicrobial stewardship rounds.
• Discuss the clinical and cultural benefits of relationship-based antimicrobial stewardship at a children’s hospital.
• Understand trainees’ attitudes towards the handshake stewardship model
• Recognize common challenges in launching and sustaining handshake stewardship and review practical strategies used to overcome them.