Select Study Population Sample Clauses

Select Study Population. Identify a population of adequate size for study purposes. a. If the primary focus of the application is to address antimicrobial resistance in community settings, the population should be defined by a geographic area and should include a variety of health-care providers and health-care provider organizations. (One example of an appropriate approach would be to define the population to be addressed as metropolitan area or part of a State in which case the project might involve, at a minimum, public health entities and providers of outpatient health care in this area.) b. If the primary focus of the application is on integrated health care delivery systems or networks, the population should be defined such that interventions could be conducted in multiple settings in which antimicrobial resistance among the target pathogens can develop or be spread (for example, inpatient hospital settings, emergency rooms, ambulatory care facilities, home health settings, long term care facilities, etc.). One example of an appropriate approach would be to define the population as those receiving hospital, long-term care services, and ambulatory care services through a network of related organizations, in which case the project might involve the targeted health facilities, as well as public health authorities in the area.