Respiratory Fluoroquiolone Use and Influenza
June 10, 2011 | Journal Article
Seasonal patterns of antibiotic use show unnecessary prescriptions given to treat flu-like symptoms.
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Working to Curb Antibiotic Overuse: CDC's Get Smart About Antibiotics Week
November 15, 2011 | Story
RWJF-funded Extending the Cure releases new research showing troubling trends in antibiotic use.
United States Falling Behind In Efforts to Curb Superbugs
September 27, 2011 | Book
A new online Web tool from ResistanceMap shows the latest regional and global trends in antibiotic resistance.
NEJM Study: Primary Care Clinicians Can Treat Hepatitis C as Effectively as Specialists Through New Delivery Model
June 1, 2011 | News Release
University of New Mexico's Project ECHO poised to spread best practices, eliminate barriers to treatment and improve health care quality across the United States.
Virtual Knowledge Network Enables Primary Care Providers to Offer Best Practice Care for Complex Diseases
May 16, 2011 | Story
Sanjeev Arora, MD, started Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) in 2004 to leverage scarce specialist resources and expand access to treatment for patients with hepatitis C throughout New Mexico.
Project ECHO
February 15, 2011 | Story/Video
A Force Multiplier: Spreading Medical Knowledge, Expanding Health Care Capacity
'Get Smart' About New Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance
November 18, 2010 | Story
RWJF-funded program is partnering with the CDC in a new campaign to raise awareness.
Pharmaceutical Conservation Key to Slowing Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
September 7, 2010 | News Release
Proposal would reward drug companies for reducing resistance.
OpenNotes Study Launches With More Than 100 Physicians, 25,000 Patients
June 7, 2010 | News Release
National experiment to look at impact of greater physician-patient openness.
Battling the Superbugs
February 26, 2009 | Commentary/Story
Some 5 percent of patients admitted to a U.S. hospital will contract an infection during their stay. Such infections cause a staggering 99,000 deaths per year, and a growing proportion no longer respond to a wide range of antibiotics. The RWJF-funded Extending the Cure project has published three op-ed articles recently on this critical topic.