Mihir Yatin Trivedy
Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, UK
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Infec Dis Treat
Antibiotic prescription is a key part of the role of any doctor. The task of antibiotic prescription often falls to the junior staff, especially in environments such as the emergency department, and on the ward following the ward rounds or consultant instruction. How often do our own prescribing internal guidelines match the local or national guidelines for prescribing? Clinicians are known to prescribe based on memory of a treatment rather than up to date guidelines. A survey was sent to one hundred clinicians (junior doctors – FY1-CT2) with the aim of understanding the thought process when prescribing antibiotics, and whether they consulted the local guidelines for the condition or not, alongside with how regularly they prescribe the drug. This data can be used to shape antibitiotic prescribing in the future and make the way for responsible antibiotic stewardship.
Mihir Yatin Trivedy is a locum doctor in Emergency Medicine, and will enter Core Surgical Training in August of 2018. He is passionate about medical education and is in the first stage of completing a Postgraduate Masters degree in Medical Education, as well as completion of his MRCS.
E-mail: trivm001@gmail.com
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