Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 445 g
Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 445 g
ISBN: 978-1-933115-57-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Extending the Cure presents the problem of antibiotic resistance as a conflict between individual decision makers and their short-term interest and the interest of society as a whole, in both present and future: The effort that doctors make to please each patient by prescribing a drug when it might not be properly indicated, poor monitoring of discharged patients to ensure that they do not transmit drug-resistant pathogens to other persons, excesses in the marketing of new antibiotics, and the broad overuse of antibiotics all contribute to the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The book explores a range of policy options that would encourage patients, health care providers, and managed care organizations to serve as more responsible stewards of existing antibiotics as well as proposals that would give pharmaceutical firms greater incentives to develop new antibiotics and avoid overselling. If the problem continues unaddressed, antibiotic resistance has the potential to derail the health care system and return us to a world where people of all ages routinely die from simple infections. As a basis for future research and a spur to a critically important dialogue, Extending the Cure is a fundamental first step in addressing this public health crisis.
The Extending the Cure project is funded in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through its Pioneer Portfolio.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword
Executive Summary
Introduction
1. Antibiotic resistance: The unfolding crisis
2. The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance: Policy levers
3. Patient and physician demand for antibiotics
4. The role of health care facilities
5. The role of the federal government
6. The role of health insurance
7. Supply-side strategies for tackling resistance
8. Next steps
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Biographies
Consultation Participants