How Should Focus Be Shifted From Individual Preference to Collective Wisdom for Patients at the End of Life With Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections?

Despite growth in numbers of organizational antimicrobial stewardship programs, antimicrobial resistance continues to escalate.Interprofessional education and collaboration are needed to make these programs appropriately responsive to the ethically and clinically complex needs of patients at the end of life whose care plans still require antimicrobial management.The American Medical Association designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ available through the AMA Ed Hub TM .Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.Recent research on antimicrobial use at the end of life has focused on prescribing patterns and factors contributing to them rather than generating evidence-based interventions. 6,7,10,17,18,19Antimicrobial drug overuse and misuse often result from clinicians' inadequate education about antimicrobial drug stewardship, 20 tendencies to