Development assessment outpatient module Global-PPS

Development assessment outpatient module Global-PPS provides a standardized web-based approach for measuring antimicrobial use in outpatient care worldwide to support antimicrobial resistance surveillance efforts.

Key Features:

• Standardized data collection: A core set of variables is collected for all ambulatory patients, with more detailed data collected for those prescribed antimicrobials during the survey.
• Online data entry platform: The tool features a web-based platform for entering survey data.
• Validation: Data validation is performed as part of the survey process.
• Real-time reporting: Survey results are available through real-time reporting functionality.

Scientific Applications:

• Antimicrobial use surveillance: Measures outpatient antimicrobial prescribing patterns globally to support antimicrobial resistance surveillance efforts.
• Outpatient prescribing pattern analysis: Enables assessment of antimicrobial prescribing in ambulatory care settings where more than 80% of antimicrobials are prescribed.

Methodology:

Global-PPS developed a standardized tool to measure outpatient antimicrobial prescribing patterns, with a core set of variables collected for all ambulatory patients and more detailed data for those prescribed antimicrobials during the survey.