title: Breaking down the barriers: challenges with development and implementation of an industry-sponsored antimicrobial stewardship data collection and analysis tool.
abstract: Partnership between clinicians and the pharmaceutical industry with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship research initiatives is a necessary step toward meeting the shared goals of combating inappropriate antimicrobial use, improving patient outcomes, and minimizing resistance development. Achieving these goals requires outcomes-focused data collection and monitoring tools for antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) that consider real-world data about how antimicrobials are used to treat patients. Here we highlight the experiences and challenges associated with the development and implementation of an industry-sponsored electronic antimicrobial stewardship data collection and analysis tool (AS-DCAT). The benefits and risks of the industry-sponsored AS-DCAT from the perspectives of the sponsoring company and participating sites are discussed. Barriers encountered as well as general considerations and recommendations for preventing or overcoming those barriers for future studies and tool development are provided.
authors.affiliation: Global Medical Affairs, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Massachusetts Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
authors.forename: Elizabeth D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Hermsen
authors.affiliation: Global Medical Affairs, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Massachusetts Department of Pharmacy Practice, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester/Manchester.
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McDaneld
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Huntsville Hospital, Alabama.
authors.forename: Edward H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Eiland
authors.affiliation: Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Destache
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center, Little Rock.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lusardi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers, Florida.
authors.forename: Sandy J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Estrada
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: Renée-Claude
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mercier
authors.affiliation: Global Medical Affairs, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Daryl D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: DePestel
authors.affiliation: Global Medical Affairs, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Kenneth C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lamp
authors.affiliation: Global Medical Affairs, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Evette
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Global Medical Affairs, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Global Medical Affairs, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Peggy S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: McKinnon
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004345:Drug Industry; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; appropriate use; data collection and analysis; electronic data capture