Tough Choices: Thinking About the Shelter's Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial stewardship is a systematic approach to improving the use of antimicrobials in people and animals in order to improve clinical outcomes and minimize adverse effects. In both human and veterinary medicine, the development of antimicrobial resistant organisms threatens to impact individuals and populations. In this session we will review several of the best practice and guidelines documents from other clinical settings to discuss how this work informs our treatment choices in shelters and shelter clinic populations.

This presentation was recorded at the 2022 ASPCA Maddie's Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference.

Presenter: Elizabeth Berliner, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice; Canine/Feline Practice).

This program has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.

keywords veterinary medicine, shelter medicine, antibiotics, antimicrobials, animal well-being, 2022 ASPCA Maddie's Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference