82 - Influencing Antibiotic Stewardship Activities—The Devil is in the Details

Friday, October 1, 2021

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EDT

Moderator(s)

Robin Jump, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, United States

Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant

Speaker(s)

Matthew Goetz, MD

Chief, Infectious Diseases
Medicine
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, VA-CDC Practice-Based Research Network
Los Angeles, CA, United States

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
George Nelson, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Director Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN, United States

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Cynthia Nguyen, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL, United States

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Moderator(s)

Nathan Shively, MD

Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Allegheny Valley Hospital
Allegheny Health Network
Pittsburgh, PA, United States

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Robin L. Jump, MD, PhD: Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant

Matthew B. Goetz, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

George E. Nelson, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Cynthia T. Nguyen, PharmD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Nathan R. Shively, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-21-001-H01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

discuss evidence to support successful implementation of antibiotic stewardship efforts that focus on decreasing the length of therapy compared to selection of narrow spectrum agents
recognize opportunities to use active surveillance for MRSA to improve antibiotic use for clinical situations other than pneumonia
describe strategies on how to to give feedback on antibiotic use that leads to changes in prescribing behavior

Presentations:

Can a Negative Nares Make a Positive Impact on Antibiotic Use? What does the Nose Know?
Speaker: Matthew B. Goetz, MD – VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, VA-CDC Practice-Based Research Network
How to Win Friends and Influence (Appropriate) Antibiotic Use
Speaker: George E. Nelson, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Is the Path to Optimizing Antibiotic Use Short or Narrow?
Speaker: Cynthia T. Nguyen, PharmD – University of Chicago Medicine