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. 2022 Dec 16;9(12):ofac602.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac602. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative: A Reproducible Approach to Facilitate Antimicrobial Stewardship Progress

Emma R Bollig  1 , Elizabeth B Hirsch  2 , Irene Bueno  3 , Ruth Lynfield  4 , Jennifer L Granick  1 , Krista D Gens  5 , Ayesha Rashid  6 , Kelly Harris  7 , Kimberly Boeser  8 , Amanda L Beaudoin  4
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Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative: A Reproducible Approach to Facilitate Antimicrobial Stewardship Progress

Emma R Bollig et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

The Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative (MOHASC) was launched in 2016 with the mission of providing a collaborative environment to promote judicious antibiotic use and antibiotic stewardship (AS) and to reduce the impact of antibiotic-resistant pathogens of human, animal, and environmental health importance. MOHASC goals include improving AS programs in healthcare and veterinary medicine, advancing understanding of environmental impacts of antibiotic use, and promoting a One Health (OH) approach to AS. These goals are accomplished through quarterly meetings of 4 work groups, field trips, collaborative research, an annual member meeting, and public education events. This novel OH approach has strengthened multidisciplinary relationships within Minnesota and led to procurement of funding to enhance AS initiatives beyond the Collaborative. This perspective serves as a blueprint for other jurisdictions, and we advocate for use of this reproducible OH strategy to facilitate broad AS goals.

Keywords: Minnesota; One Health; antibiotic resistance; stewardship.

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Figure 1.
Structure of the Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative (MOHASC), which illustrates the 4 MOHASC work groups, outlines how projects are accomplished, and highlights projects achieved by each work group. Abbreviations: AS, antibiotic stewardship; AU, antibiotic use; MDH, Minnesota Department of Health; MN, Minnesota; MOHASC, Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative.
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