The online supplement includes an appendix of technical definitions as well as several zip files with results that correspond to each chapter:

●         Technical Definitions (PDF):

○   Describes the key definitions and codes used in the report.

●         Chapter 3: Dispensation Trends for Antibiotics in Manitoba (ZIP):

○   Crude and adjusted rates of drug classes and subclasses by Health Region and age groups.

●         Chapter 4: Quality Indicators for Antibiotic Consumption in the Community (ZIP):

○   Defined daily dose – annually by Health Region – crude rates.

●         Chapter 5: Relationship between Health Care Service Use and Antibiotic Dispensations to Manitobans (ZIP):

○   Crude rates for ambulatory physician visits and hospital episodes linked to antibiotic dispensations by Health Regions and age groups.

○   Characteristics of physician and other health care professionals-prescribed dispensations not linked to a health care contact.

●         Chapter 6: Relationship between Diagnosis Codes Provided by Ambulatory Primary Care Physicians and Antibiotic Dispensations: Ascertaining Appropriateness of Antibiotic Use (ZIP):

○   Ambulatory primary care physician visits linked to dispensations.

○   Predictors of visits by health conditions.

○   Multi-level modeling - patient and physician characteristics.

When using information from this online supplement in presentations or publications, proper attribution of credit for the research should be included by referring to this report.

How to cite these supplements:

Ruth C, Fanella S, Raymond C, Dragan R, Prior H, Dic N, Stevenson D. Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing by Manitoba Clinicians. Winnipeg, MB. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Autumn 2021 Suppl.