Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

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Considering your clinical role within a health setting, check and see if your organisation has an antimicrobial stewardship program. If so, briefly discuss the program in relation to your organisation and role.

Consider the following:

· Appropriateness to your organisation (eg size, resources, specialist staff, etc.) 66 residents

· The population served by your organisation (eg specific infectious diseases that impact upon the risk profile of the patient population, etc.)

· The reporting and feedback processes

· Your contribution to the program in your current role as an infection prevention and control professional

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Our antimicrobial stewardship program (AMS) is simple and practical for our 66 residents. Our aim is to promote optimal use of antimicrobials to maximise treatment effectiveness, improve our resident health outcomes by reducing risks associated with antimicrobial resistance, reviewing antimicrobial use, identify gaps and develop action plan to enhance AMS activities. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical risk to resident safety as it reduces the number of antimicrobials available to treat infections (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2025). Our team consists of registered nurses, our regular pharmacist, infection control lead, general practitioners and our residential manager.
The most common infections in aged care facility are urinary tract infections, wound infections, chest infections, and skin infections (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2023). Around 50 residents in our facility are either diagnosed with dementia or with cognitive impairment therefore rather than displaying typical clinical signs, infections often manifest through sudden change in behaviour or increased confusion or falls. This increases the risk of inappropriate antimicrobial use and emphasises the need for thorough clinical assessment and ongoing monitoring. Hence the importance of having an AMS program in place.

Our Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead conduct monthly audits (such as reviewing infections log, antimicrobial use, and pathology results), monitor compliances and infection trends. Any findings, gaps identified or further educations needed is discussed in our 3rd monthly Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial & Clinical Quality (MACQ) Meetings. Minutes of meetings are then provided to staff and also briefings are conducted during clinical meetings to all our clinical team to drive continuous improvement and further education session is organised if needed.

In my role as a registered nurse, I support the AMS program by ensuring that adequate emergency stock of antimicrobials is maintained on site and that timely access to pharmacy service is available for medications not routinely stocked. I also make sure that residents with suspected infections has correct specimen collected and work with general practitioners to promotes safe microbial use and residents are provided with information on their condition and treatment options in a way that they can understand and ensure that there is communication about the AMS policy to residents and/or their representatives (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2020).

References
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2025). Antimicrobial use in the community: 2024 https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-08/Antimicrobial-use-in-the-community-2024.pdf

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2020). Antimicrobial stewardship clinical care standard. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/clinical-care-standards/antimicrobial-stewardship-clinical-care-standard

Indigenous Standpoint Statement

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Needs to be written by an AUSTRALIAN WRITER
Students present an individual standpoint statement supported by academic research, outlining who they are and why critical self-awareness and reflection are integral in Indigenous education. (5 minutes)

This assessment will be submitted as a video. The purpose of this assessment is to articulate the importance of critical self-awareness and reflection by writing a personal standpoint statement. You must justify why it is important for teachers to critically reflect on their own positioning as policy workers, including the sociohistoric context of schooling for Indigenous peoples, and what you will need to do when you are a teacher. You will demonstrate an understanding of the implications of your standpoint or positionality on your teacher practices in regard to policies directly related to embedding Indigenous perspectives and content across your curriculum.

This assessment is submitted in two parts:
1. a video which utilises slides
2. the slides used, which must include a reference list

Instructions on how to submit this assessment will be available closer to submission date.

Referencing and Academic conventions:

You are expected to use academic writing conventions in this assessment, including accurate citations.
You are encouraged to use the personal pronoun “I” in this assessment
Use APA 7th referencing style.
You must include a reference list, with at least eight (8) Indigenous academic references.
Timing of video must be within 10% of 5 minutes.
Video must including in-text citations and a References list.
Use of generative AI is not permitted in this assessment.
Unless a Special Consideration (see: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration) request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of‚ 0 (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students in case of technical issues.
You must use appropriate terminology in alignment with the ‘Guide to Writing and Speaking about Indigenous People in Australia’.
On successful completion you will be able to:
Understand the ongoing impacts of colonialism in schooling and the importance of teachers’ critical self-awareness in order to build respectful and reciprocal relationships with Indigenous communities.
Critically reflect on own bias, positionality and knowledges in the context of colonialism and Indigenous sovereignty.

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Company Directors Course Assignment- Agile Fitness

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