What is Most Threatening About Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens?
December 1st 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, examines the threat that antibiotic resistance poses to modern medicine.
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Why Are Researchers Struggling to Develop Effective Antibiotics?
November 28th 2016Barry Kreiswirth, PhD, founding director, Public Health Research Institute Tuberculosis Center, professor of medicine at Rutgers University, examines the difficulty of developing new, effective antibiotics as more and more bacteria continue to develop resistance.
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How Are Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Impacting Antibiotic Resistance?
November 26th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses how antibiotic stewardship programs are impacting antibiotic resistance.
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Proper Water Maintenance Can Prevent Legionnaires' Disease Outbreaks
November 24th 2016Laura Cooley, MD, MPH medical epidemiologist, Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Disease, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the role water maintenance plays in the prevention of the spread of Legionnaires’ disease.
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Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Needs Multifaceted Approach
November 23rd 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses how public health institutions can work alongside private pharmaceutical companies to prevent antibiotic resistance.
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Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Hospital & Outpatient Settings
November 20th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses antibiotic stewardship programs in both the hospital and outpatient settings.
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What is Antibiotic Stewardship (and What is it Not)?
November 19th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains what antibiotic stewardship is and what ideal antibiotic stewardship programs in hospitals look like.
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What Are the Downsides to Taking Antibiotics?
November 19th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warns of the potential downsides to taking antibiotics.
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When Can Antibiotic Use Be More Harmful than Helpful?
November 19th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how antibiotics can be harmful if they are not used appropriately.
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How Does the US Stack up on Antibiotic Prescribing Compared with Europe?
November 18th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compares antibiotic prescribing data in the United States to data in Europe.
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Antibiotic Prescribing Rates Vary Across the US
November 17th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses how antibiotic prescribing data vary across the United States.
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How to Improve Antibiotic Use Through Patient Education
November 17th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about the importance of educating patients on antibiotic use.
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Data on Outpatient Prescribing in the United States: What Do We Know?
November 17th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses antibiotic prescribing data, with an emphasis on outpatient settings.
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Get Smart About Antibiotics Week Explained
November 15th 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week” and partnerships with international organizations.
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How Clinical and Environmental Factors Impact Legionella Growth
November 12th 2016Laura Cooley, MD, MPH, medical epidemiologist, Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Disease, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains why Legionella is such a challenging pathogen.
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Adult Patients with Comorbidities Should Get Vaccinated for Pneumonia
November 12th 2016Jacob Morton, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Antibiotic Stewardship Outcomes Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, clinical pharmacy research specialist, explains that adult patients with comorbidities should be vaccinated for pneumococcal disease.
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Why is Legionnaires' on the Rise in the US?
November 10th 2016Laura Cooley, MD, MPH, medical epidemiologist, Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Disease, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains the current Legionella situation.
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Programs to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Veterans
November 10th 2016Jacob Morton, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Antibiotic Stewardship Outcomes Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, clinical pharmacy research specialist, Wesley Healthcare, discusses programs to improve pneumococcal vaccination rates in veterans.
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Influenza Antiviral Treatments: Prescribing Practices Across the US
November 8th 2016Rebekah Stewart Schicker, MSN, MPH, APRN, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains her recent research on influenza antiviral treatment prescribing practices in 60 outpatient settings across the United States.
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Restricting Antibiotic Use Fuels Drop in Antibiotic-resistant Infections
November 6th 2016Susan Kline, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, medical director for Infection Control, lead physician for Antibiotic Stewardship, University of Minnesota, discusses how restricting use of vancomycin impacted the emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
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Vancomycin & Piperacillin/Tazobactam and Acute Kidney Injuries
November 5th 2016Megan Luther, PharmD, Advanced Health Services research fellow, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy, discusses a meta-analysis that examines the combination therapy of vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam causing acute kidney injuries.
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Measuring the Impact of Comorbidities on 30-day Mortality in Older Adults with Pneumonia
November 4th 2016Jacob Morton, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Antibiotic Stewardship Outcomes Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, clinical pharmacy research specialist, Wesley Healthcare, discusses his research on 30-day mortality in adults with pneumococcal disease.
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