Very excited to see BSAC ‘s global antimicrobial stewardship accreditation scheme (GAMSAS) recognised in the new UK Government antimicrobial resistance National Action Plan gov.uk/government/pub… #AMR #AMS. See ams-accredit.com for details.

Great QI work from Rachael Rodger NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines Update -> Go Green IVOST (part one Metronidazole) saving nursing time, drug cost and reducing carbon 👣 #bsacspring2024

That brings the BSAC Spring Conference & AGM #BSACSpring2024 to a close. Huge thanks to all those who attended. We wish you all a safe journey home and look forward to seeing you at our Winter Conference #BSACWinter2024 on 4-5th December (save the date!)

We are delighted to invite you to join us in September for our International Conference of Podiatric Medicine. This one-day conference will give you the opportunity to come together to discuss, debate and share perspectives in podiatry. Book you place at: ow.ly/5yrc50RSjlg

BSAC is delighted to have contributed to this moment in accelerating more accurate diagnosis of UTIs, with the announcement that the £8m Longitude Prize on AMR on #AMR from Challenge Works has been awarded to a diagnostic test effective in just 45 minutes. bsac.org.uk/bsac-experts-c…

Making a case for OPAT BSAC Mark Gilchrist academic.oup.com/jac/advance-ar…

New evidence around the long term Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the utilisation and quality of antibiotic use in Scotland showing no apparent significant impact andrew seaton SAPG Pharmacoepi Health Care Research Group (SIPBS) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Cost effective, patient centred care supporting early discharge and admission avoidance strategies - the case for expanding and investing in OPAT/ COPAT services BSAC SAPG Matt Inada-Kim Graham Ellis Sanjay Patel Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow RCPEdin NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Scot Gov Health

"In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic... there is an imperative to maximize safe and effective alternatives to inpatient hospital care." andrew seaton and Mark Gilchrist make a case for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT): academic.oup.com/jac/advance-ar…

Glasgow BSAC OPAT workshop underway Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow Join us on #opat2024 Mark Gilchrist Sanjay Patel

Positive impact of a clinical network and funding on OPAT clinical activity in Scotland - #opat2024 BSAC Graham Ellis Scot Gov Health

Latana Munang describing increase in hospital at home activity across nhs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 BUT huge variation in access /service delivery ⁦BSAC⁩ ⁦Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow⁩ #opat2024

Dave Anderson - future perspectives for community respiratory teams in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #opat2024 ⁦BSAC⁩

Katie McIntyre & Claire Mackintosh RIDU_NHSLothian NHS Lothian Antimicrobial Stewardship demonstrating how patient centred OPAT care supports the most vulnerable groups #opat2024 BSAC

New evidence on the long term Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization and quality of #antibiotic use in the primary care setting in England, March 2019–March 2023 andrew seaton jacqui sneddon Diane Ashiru, PhD SAPG Pharmacoepi Health Care Research Group (SIPBS) Health and Care Futures at Strathclyde tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

OPAT is an exemplar service that aligns with strategies to deliver care closer to home and cost-effectively maximises inpatient resources, presenting opportunities for #AntimicrobialStewardship and synergistic working: doi.org/10.1093/jac/dk… andrew seaton @mgilchrist123 #JACNews

Congratulations corto.alto on the Mercury nomination 👏 another great Scottish jazz album getting the recognition it deserves!

The AMS Conference meeting has concluded! A big thank you to everyone for their participation and insights on guidelines and project progress. Looking forward to applying what we've learned! #CWPAMS #GhanaSAPG #SAPG Fran Kerr Amanj Kurdi, PhD andrew seaton Israel Sefah

Join in on our AMS education and training as part of the #CwPAMS 2 project objectives. Fran Kerr andrew seaton Amanj Kurdi, PhD Joseph Acolatse Dr Darius Obeng Essah Fiona Robb #CCTH #AMR