A paper published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control reviewed legislative requirements and human resource requirements for antibiotic stewardship programs.
Antimicrobial stewardship experts from across Canada conducted a narrative review of the literature of the regulatory requirements and HR recommendations for stewardship programs. They used a consensus decision-making process to develop HR recommendations based on a 1,000-bed acute care healthcare facility in Canada.
Researchers recommended the following minimum full-time equivalents per 1,000 acute care beds:
• One physician
• Three pharmacists
• 0.5 program administrative and coordination support
• 0.4 data analyst support