The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (BJH-ASP) has been renewed as an Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence. This designation recognizes hospitals that consistently provide high-quality stewardship services, advance innovative stewardship practices, and demonstrate a strong commitment to improving antimicrobial use and reducing resistance. BJH is one of only 18 hospitals in the United States to earn this recognition for six consecutive years since the IDSA founded the Centers of Excellence program.
Sena Sayood, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, leads the BJH-ASP Team as medical director. ID division faculty members Kevin Hsueh, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Mike Durkin, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, also serve on the BJH-ASP team.