Becoming Good Stewards of Antibiotics

Changing the Way We Look at Things


Every chapter offers key takeaways you can immediately begin implementing. Discover actionable suggestions for improved patient care and better protocols.

Underscored with wry wit and true-to-life tales, Dr. Patterson warns of the tragedy of a post-antibiotic era as he explains how to prevent it from happening.

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To all those who told the truth about antibiotics.

About The Book

A medical disaster looms on the horizon.

Antibiotic effectiveness is failing while strains of life-threatening multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) continue to rise. Vaccines cannot solve the problem. Newer and stronger drugs can’t cure it. More research is unnecessary because we already know the root cause: overuse of antibiotics. 

Dr. Peter Patterson understands that using antibiotics “just in case” is ingrained in our culture. Everyone, from health care professionals to patients and their advocates, shares the blame—but we cannot afford to let the practice continue. Becoming Good Stewards of Antibiotics is a call to action to restore and preserve antibiotic effectiveness.

Every chapter of Becoming Good Stewards of Antibiotics offers key takeaways you can immediately begin implementing. Discover actionable suggestions for improved patient care and better protocols. Underscored with wry wit and true-to-life tales, Dr. Patterson warns of the tragedy of a post-antibiotic era as he explains how to prevent it from happening. 

Becoming Good Stewards of Antibiotics is a movement to restore and preserve antibiotic effectiveness.

Spotlight Blurbs

  • “I have had firsthand experience of Dr. Patterson’s ingenious ability to uncover the root cause of issues and translate those to produce better patient outcomes. His work has changed not only the way we define infections but also the mindset of historical treatment practices.”

    – Susan Brenner, MT(ASCP) Beckman Coulter Inc.

  • “I have witnessed firsthand Dr. Patterson’s expertise and dedication in this critical field. This book eloquently exposes the dangers of antibiotic overuse and offers invaluable insights for both facilities and individuals.”

    – Doug Maxwell, Vice President, TridentCare Health Services

  • “Dr. Peter Patterson is an original. He began talking about, training, and instituting antibiotic stewardship programs long before antibiotic stewardship was recognized as a necessity for our society and for the world. Although some have now taken up the banner, Dr. Patterson is the person who first brought antibiotic stewardship to light, and he has constructed practical and usable programs. These programs are now successfully being utilized in hospitals, nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities, and outpatient clinics. The medical field, and the world in general, owes Dr.Patterson a great deal of gratitude.”

    – John M. Wadleigh, D.O., Medical Director

  • “Dr. Patterson is an acknowledged expert in antibiotic stewardship. His book tells the truth about the overuse of antibiotics. Highly recommended.” – Jack Grapes, Author of Method Writing: The First Four Concepts

    – Jack Grapes, Author of Method Writing: The First Four Concepts

  • “Dr. Pete’s commonsense approach to our overuse of antibiotics and clinical insight into identifying actual infections have brought guiding light principles to our long-term-care facility.”

    – Debbie S. Friebus, BSN RN, Devon Gables Nurse Educator

Get to know Dr. Pete Patterson

About The Author

A third-generation physician, “Dr. Pete” Patterson is an in-demand speaker, author, and consultant to long-term care facilities and networks.

After spending much of his career as a hospital pathologist directing clinical laboratories, he has an extensive background in medical quality improvement, clinical microbiology, and infection prevention. 

In 2016, his results-oriented antibiotic stewardship protocol won a best-practice award from the California chapter of AMDA: the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

His practical experience and creative insights are at the forefront of the antibiotic prescribing mindset transition now underway in health care. Dr. Pete lives in Phoenix, AZ, with his wife Margaret.