Nurses are part of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team
Nurses are part of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team
Active engagement of nurses in antimicrobial stewardship activities is long-overdue. We can all appreciate the nursing presence in management of antimicrobials in different clinical settings, however there is little to no evidence that supports nurses as antimicrobial stewards. This is partly due to barriers, and knowledge gaps that currently exist in nursing practice. We have created nursing resources to help address some of the knowledge gaps that currently exist.
Active engagement of nurses in antimicrobial stewardship activities is long-overdue. We can all appreciate the nursing presence in management of antimicrobials in different clinical settings, however there is little to no evidence that supports nurses as antimicrobial stewards. This is partly due to barriers, and knowledge gaps that currently exist in nursing practice. We have created nursing resources to help address some of the knowledge gaps that currently exist.
Miranda So, PharmD, MPH(Epidemiology), BScPhm
Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Assistant Professor (Status)
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Clinician-Investigator
Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
miranda.so@uhn.ca
T: 416-340-4800 x 8758
Dr. Miranda So is a Pharmacotherapy Specialist at the Sinai Health-University Health Network Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. She received her BScPhm and PharmD degrees from the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. In 2021, she received her Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University.
Miranda teaches in the infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship curricula in her role as assistant professor (status-only) at the Faculty of Pharmacy.
Miranda is a clinician-investigator with the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute. Her research interests focus on antimicrobial stewardship in immunocompromised patients, specifically hematology-oncology patients and organ transplant recipients. In addition to the use of technology in health professions education, her research also expands to antimicrobial use and population health.
Miranda is an active member of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP). In her most recent role, she serves as the Chair of the CSHP Foundation Education Grant Committee.
Miranda is an avid runner and knitter. She is equally happy to talk a good yarn, as she would with antibiotics!