The Oregon Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education (AWARE) is a statewide coalition promoting the appropriate use of antibiotics in Oregon by educating the public and supporting health care providers in making judicious prescribing decisions. The partnership includes physicians, healthcare providers, public heath agencies, higher education representatives and consumer/community based organizations.

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To learn more about the proper use of antibiotics, please call our information hotline at: 1-866-703-INFO, or click on the information in the left-handed column on this page.

Are you an Oregon community member or health care professional who is interested in working with others to increase your community's knowledge of appropriate antibiotic use? Join Oregon AWARE!

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Attention, Oregon health care professionals! A professional course for CME, CNE, or AAFP credit is now available. Improving Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections is a free, interactive case-based on-line learning experience that will enhance your ability to:

1. Describe four consequences of the overuse of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections.
2. Apply the principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of acute bronchitis, acute sinusitis, pharyngitis and acute otitis media.
3. Develop practical strategies to adopt appropriate antibiotic use within your practice.

For more information and to link to this course, visit the Colorado Get Smart web page at:

www.getsmartcolorado.com/08course.htm

and follow the instructions provided. The course takes approximately one hour to complete. You can exit the course at any time and return to the course as many times as needed.