This trial aims to increase the use of antimicrobial stewardship resources when treating patients with respiratory tract infections. This trial is set in Australian general practices (family medicine or primary care).
The main question it aims to answer is which type of implementation activities increase the use of antimicrobial stewardship resources. Researchers will compare doctors who receive face-to-face implementation activities (the Integrated Network group) to those who received virtual or online activities (the Virtual Network group). The primary hypothesis is that there will be a difference in how often interventions are used
Participating doctors will be asked to record how often they use antimicrobial stewardship resources and which interventions they prefer. Participating practices will also provide researchers data on how many patients the doctors see.
Patients with respiratory tract infections who saw a participating doctor will be asked to give feedback on their experience using surveys. A subgroup of doctors, practice staff, and patients will interviewed about their experience in the study.
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, or Victoria
at least two GPs per practice consent to be in the study,
that at least one member of practice staff consents to be in the study
that a staff member from the site will be available to provide 90 minutes per fortnight of administrative support for the study. There are no
patients consulted with a participating GP for a RTI,
patients re-consulted with a GP or was hospitalized. Exclusion criteria: None
consulted with a participating GP for a RTI,
completed a patient survey,