Nudge Posters (poster on prescribing policy)
GP practices can display a poster in their waiting room and/or examination room to highlight GPs’ commitment to following Australian guidelines. A poster could be endorsed by adding the GP’s photographs and signature. Posters could help raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic use or set expectations for a no-antibiotic script.¹ Posters have been shown to be effective as part of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention for reducing inappropriate prescriptions.²¯³
References
- Choosing Wisely Canada. The cold standard: a toolkit for using antibiotics wisely for the management of respiratory tract infections in primary care [Internet]. 5th ed. Toronto, ON: Choosing Wisely Canada; 2024. Available from: https://choosingwiselycanada.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2024/07/RTI_Toolkit_V5_2024.pdf
- Meeker D, Knight TK, Friedberg MW, Linder JA, Goldstein NJ, Fox CR, et al. Nudging Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Prescribing: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(3):425-31.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship. Updated 2025. The CDC identifies public commitment posters as an outpatient stewardship strategy. Available from https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/hcp/core-elements/outpatient-telemedicine-antibiotic-stewardship.html