UW CSiM is a collaborative tackling today's stewardship challenges in rural medicine. Join us!
Building a Stewardship Workforce
Today, CSiM (see-sim) is a collaborative of over 80 rural hospitals across 10 states working together on stewardship challenges through education, quality and process improvement, and mentoring.
CSiM is comprised of three key parts:
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Intensive Quality Improvement Cohort (IQIC)
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A 12-month sub-cohort of CSiM members working on quality improvement interventions based on local hospital data and goal setting.
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Current IQICs: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria 101 and 201
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Tele-Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (TASP) ECHO
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A weekly Telehealth meeting with peer facilities for education and case discussion.
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CSiM Stewardship Core Elements
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CSiM faculty led Antimicrobial Stewardship assessment and review
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Hospital-led Quality Improvement PDSAs tools and portal
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Toolkits, resources, and guidelines
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Grand Rounds opportunities with CSiM faculty
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Antibiotic Pocket Guide
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Annual Conference
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Quality Improvement mentoring and support
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For more information, or to join our program, contact uwcsim@uw.edu.
Principal Investigator and Co-Medical Director
Co-Medical Director
Co-Medical Director
CSiM Administrator