Antibiotic Stewardship

MASS-PACT

Massachusetts antimicrobial stewardship expertise, consensus guidelines, and educational materials

What is MASS-PACT?

MASS-PACT is a volunteer committee of pharmacists, infectious disease physicians, and other antimicrobial stewards committed to the development and implementation of consensus guidelines and targeted antimicrobial stewardship activities across Massachusetts.

The committee leverages the common goals and tenets of national evidence-based antimicrobial stewardship programs and data-driven statewide priorities to accommodate resources of scale across institutions and health care personnel.

MASS-PACT Team

Chair
Maureen Campion, PharmD, BCIDP

Working Group Chairs
Alison Blackman, PharmD, BCIDP
Christopher McCoy, PharmD, BCIDP
Jamie Wagner, PharmD, BCIDP
Majd Alsoubani, MD, MS
Nita Roy, PharmD, RPh

Guidance Documents

Recommended Duration of Antibiotics for Common Infections in Adults

Quick-reference poster displaying the shortest duration of antimicrobial therapy known to treat common infections supported by the current evidence base.

Tools and Templates

PEN-FAST and Beta-Lactam Allergy Evaluation Toolkit
Toolkit to assist healthcare providers in evaluating reported antibiotic allergies in an effort to prescribe the narrowest-spectrum effective antibiotic.

Member Organizations

Baystate Health
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Boston Medical Center Health System
Emerson Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health HAI/AR Program
Mass General Brigham
Southcoast Health
South Shore Health
Tufts Medicine
UMass Memorial Health
VA Boston Healthcare System

MASS-PACT is supported by the Massachusetts DPH HAI/AR Program through a CDC Grant