‘The silent pandemic’ — AMR: What to know about prescribing antimicrobials

Primary care and ambulatory care settings can be some of the nation’s largest prescribers of antibiotics. How do those physicians contribute to the worldwide effort to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance? By working smarter and treating shorter. Jason G. Newland, MD, MEd, is division chief of infectious diseases for Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio and the son of a family doctor. He shares this perspective for primary care physicians.