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“On call: antibiotics”- development and evaluation of a serious antimicrobial prescribing game for hospital care

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Improved antimicrobial prescribing is a key effort to reduce the impact of increasing antimicrobial resistance. Quality improvement programmes in antimicrobial prescribing have to ensure the continued engagement of prescribers with optimal prescribing behaviours. Serious games have been proposed to improve clinical practice and may serve to resolve some of the behavioural and social barriers influencing prescribing. We describe here the ongoing development and future evaluation of a mobile device-based serious antimicrobial prescribing game for hospital clinicians.

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  • Bacterial Meningitis
  • Virtual Patient
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Healthcare Associate Infection
  • Game Engine

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Castro-Sánchez, E., Charani, E., Moore, L., Gharbi, M., Holmes, A. (2014). “On call: antibiotics”- development and evaluation of a serious antimicrobial prescribing game for hospital care. In: Schouten, B., Fedtke, S., Schijven, M., Vosmeer, M., Gekker, A. (eds) Games for Health 2014. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-07141-7_1

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