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SUMMARY:November Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:CDC has designated November as C. diff Awareness Month to raise awareness about this potentially deadly threat. The CDC C.diff website includes resources and materials you can share with your colleagues\, patients\, and families about protecting against transmission. Additionally\, C. diff Awareness Month coincides with National Family Caregivers Month\, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Whether you’re a healthcare provider\, community partner\, caregiver\, advocate\, or simply someone who wants to help spread the word—this resource hub is for you. \n 
URL:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vipta/event/november-awareness-month/
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SUMMARY:U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week
DESCRIPTION:U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW)\, every November 18-24\, raises awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use and the threat antimicrobial resistance (AR) poses to people\, animal\, plants\, and their shared environment. CDC’s theme for USAAW 2025 is Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance Take All of Us. CDC champions using a One Health approach to fight antimicrobial resistance\, recognizing the health of people closely connects to the health of animals\, plants\, and their shared environment (for example soil and water). Each day during USAAW\, CDC will focus on a different theme and a variety of resources are available below to help you participate.
URL:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vipta/event/u-s-antibiotic-awareness-week/
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SUMMARY:National Rural Health Day
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate National Rural Health Day with American Hospital Association. Rural hospitals and health systems provide vital care to their communities. See how the AHA is standing up for rural hospitals like ours with the 2025 AHA Rural Advocacy Agenda. \n 
URL:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vipta/event/national-rural-health-day/
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SUMMARY:CIDRAP: Narrowing the Focus: Optimizing Antibiotic Spectrum through Diagnostic and Stewardship
DESCRIPTION:Please join on Nov 20 at 12:00 noon CST for a webinar on the ongoing challenge of unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotic use and its associated risks\, with a focus on sepsis care and pediatrics. This discussion will highlight opportunities to inform decision-making based on diagnostics\, patient risk factors\, and local epidemiology. \n Presenters: \n\nTristan T. Timbrook\, PharmD\, MPH\, MBA\, Adjunct Assistant Professor\, University of Utah College of Pharmacy; Infectious Diseases Pharmacist\, Barnes-Jewish Hospital\nChanu Rhee\, MD\, MPH\, Director\, Center for Sepsis Epidemiology and Prevention Studies (SEPSIS)\, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute\nJeffrey S. Gerber\, MD\, PhD\, Professor\, Pediatrics and Epidemiology\, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine\n\nCIDRAP-ASP outreach coordinator Marnie Peterson\, PharmD\, PhD\, will moderate the webinar. Continuing Pharmacy\, Medical\, and Nursing Education credits are available.
URL:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vipta/event/cidrap-narrowing-the-focus-optimizing-antibiotic-spectrum-through-diagnostic-and-stewardship/
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