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Table 1 National AMR Programs in the Community in Canada 1995-2010

From: Antimicrobial resistance programs in Canada 1995-2010: a critical evaluation

 

CCAR

DBND

NIPA

NCCID

Years

1998-2009

From 1998

2001-2006

From 2008

Scope

National

Provincial

National

National

Duration

12 yrs

Ongoing

5 yrs

Ongoing

Funding

Federal Gov't

Provincial

Pfizer

Federal Gov't

Public Communications

    

Pamphlets/brochures

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Press conferences

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Posters

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Television/Radio

No

Yes

Yes

No

Video (eg, clinic room)

No

Yes

No

No

Website

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Day-care programme

No

Yes

No

No

School programme

No

Yes

No

No

Professional Communications

    

Doctors/Pharmacists/Nurses

Yes*

Yes

Yes

Yes

Scientific journal articles

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Treatment guidelines

Endorsed DBND

Yes

No

No

Letters to doctors

Yes

Yes

No

No

Toolkits Distributed

Yes

No

No

No

Educational outreach

Yes

Yes

No

No

Feedback

No

Yes

No

Yes

Undergraduate curriculum

Yes

Yes

No

No

Antibiotic prescription pads

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Symptomatic therapy scripts Evaluation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Controls for evaluation

No

Yes

No

No

Patient/physician knowledge

No

Yes

Yes

No

Antibiotic use

Yes‡

Yes

No

No

Resistance rates

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Clinical outcomes

No

No

No

No

  1. CCAR: Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance; DBND: Do Bugs Need Drugs?; NIPA: National Information Program on Antibiotics; NCCID: National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases
  2. *Included information for veterinarians
  3. all 56,000 physicians in Canada
  4. obtained agreement with IMS HEALTH Canada to provide up-to-date national and regional antibiotic consumption data through its Compuscript database