Health alliance for prudent prescribing, yield and use of antimicrobial drugs in the treatment of respiratory tract infections

Objective

The aim of the project is to strengthen the surveillance of respiratory tract infections in primary health care in Europe through development of intervention programmes targeting general practitioners (GPs), parents of young children and healthy adults. The team will study the incidence of respiratory tract infec-tions among patients in general practice and carry out research based on audit registration to explore the existing use of diagnostic tools in patients with respiratory tract infections. Based on results from audit registrations in primary health care, the team will develop locally adapted intervention programmes, including guidelines, courses for GPs, workshops and patient information leaf-lets for improving the quality of antibiotic prescription. The overall aim of the intervention programme is to reduce the occurrence of bacterial resistance by re-ducing prescribing of unnecessary antibiotics for respiratory tract infections and by improving the use of appropriate antibiotics in suspected bacteri

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › pharmacology and pharmacy › pharmaceutical drugs › antibiotics

Keywords

• APO
• GP
• antibiotics
• audit cycle
• killer bacteria
• primary health care

Programme(s)

• FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• POLICIES-2.2 - Public health issues, including epidemiology contributing to disease prevention and responses to emerging rare and communicable diseases, allergies, procedures for secure blood and organ donations, non-animal test methods

Call for proposal

FP6-2005-SSP-5-A
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Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

RESEARCH UNIT FOR GENERAL PRACTICE

Address

J.b. Winsløws Vej 9 A
Odense
Denmark

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Participants (14)

GENERAL PRACTICE CONSULTANTS

Denmark

Address

J.b. Winsløws Vej 9 A
Odense

MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND HEALTH

Denmark

Address

Slotsholmsgade 6
Copenhagen

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LUND UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL SCIENCES, MALMÖ

Sweden

Address

Pradisgatan 5 C
117 Malmö

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NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELLFARE

Sweden

Address

Rålambsvägen 3
Stockholm

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MANO SEIMOS GYDYTOJAS

Lithuania

Address

Liepojos 49
Klaipeda

VALSTYBINE LIGONIU KASA (STATE PATIENT FUND)

Lithuania

Address

Taikos G. 28
Klaipeda

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ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION - REGIONAL DEPARTMENT KALININGRAD

Russia

Address

Internationalnaia Street 47 - 16
Kaliningrad

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FUNDACIÓN PRIVADA DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE MEDICINA DE FAMÍLIA Y COMUNITARIA (SPANISH SOCIETY OF FAMILY MEDICINE)

Spain

Address

Portaferrissa, 8 Pral.
Barcelona

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UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA

Spain

Address

Calle Juan De Quesada, Nº 30. Campus De Tafira
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria

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CONSEJERÍA DE SANIDAD DEL GOBIERNO DE CANARIAS

Spain

Address

C/ Alfonso Xiii, Nº 5
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria

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NATIONALT FOLKEHELSEINSTITUTT

Norway

Address

Marcus Thranesgt 6
4404 Nydalen Oslo

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STICHTING WONCA EUROPE

Slovenia

Address

Poljanski Nasip 58
Ljubljana

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EUROPEAN DRUG UTILISATION RESEARCH GROUP

Belgium

Address

C/o Heymans Instituut Voor Farmacologie De Pintelaan, 185
Gent

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ASOCIACIÓN MISIONERA DE MEDICINA GENERAL/ FAMILIAR Y DEL EQUIPO DE SALUD (MISIONES ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL FAMILY MEDICINE AND HEALTH TEAM)

Argentina

Address

1969 Félix De Azara Street
Posadas, Misiones

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