PPT-Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy

Kimberly D Leuthner PharmD FIDSA University Medical Center of Southern Nevada August 15 2017 Thank you It depends Objectives Overview Generalized treatment concepts Disease specific. Wood DO Bruce Light MD Joseph E Parrillo MD Satendra Sharma MD Robert Suppes BSc Daniel Feinstein MD Sergio Zanotti MD Leo Taiberg MD David Gurka MD Aseem Kumar PhD Mary Cheang MSc espite the fact that current international guidelines sug gest initi Audit.  .  . A brief introduction for . <Your Facility> . clinicians. What is the 5x5 Antimicrobial Audit?. A continuous . audit activity that collects information about empirical antimicrobial . How long to treat a DVT?. What do the ACCP Guidelines say?. Duration of Long-term Anticoagulant Therapy. In patients with a proximal DVT of the leg provoked by surgery, we recommend treatment with anticoagulation for 3 months over (i) treatment of a shorter period . Audit.  . Interventions in Practice. <Facilitator/Trainer Name>. <Date>. Disclaimer. The information on the following slides are designed to allow healthcare professionals to practice interventions for the 5x5 Antimicrobial Audit. in LTC with . Urinary Tract Infection (Part 2). This . is intended as a guide for evidence-based decision-making and . should not replace clinical judgment. . Patient and clinical characteristics, local antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, allergies, and formulary must be considered in treatment decisions.. Outpatient Parenteral . Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT). Karri A. Bauer, . PharmD. , BCPS. Specialty Practice Pharmacist . Infectious Diseases. January 16, 2013. Objectives. Understand combined benefits to . An Opportunity for Pharmacy Leadership. Holly Maples, . Pharm.D. .. Associate Professor, . Dept. of Pharmacy Practiced. Jeff & Kathy Lewis Sanders Endowed Chair in Pediatrics. UAMS College of Pharmacy. Dilemma: Recent Trials And Guidelines For. Clinical Practice. Dean J. Kereiakes, MD FACC FSCAI. Medical Director, The Christ Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and the Lindner Research Center at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Therapy. The development of antimicrobial drugs represents one of the most important advances in therapeutics, both in the control or cure of serious infections and in the prevention and treatment of infectious complications of other therapeutic modalities such as cancer chemotherapy, immunosuppression, and surgery.. Nestor Sosa MD FACP. Infectious Diseases Division Chief. Outline. History of OPAT. Why OPAT: Pros and Cons. Who does OPAT . . How are patient and antibiotics selected. OPAT Complications, Monitoring and Future. Antimicrobial agent: Chemical that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms. Important considerations when prescribing antibiotics:. 1) Obtain accurate diagnosis of infection. . 2) Empiric and definitive therapy.. Farnaz. Foolad. 1. , Angela M. Huang. 2. , . Cynthia T. Nguyen. 3. , Lindsay Colyer. 4,5. , Megan Lim. 4,5. , Jessica Grieger. 6. , Julius Li. 7. , Sara Revolinski. 2,8. , Megan Mack. 9. , . Tejal. Infectious Diseases. Courses in Therapeutics and Disease State Management. Learning Objectives (Slide 1 of 3). Recognize general signs, symptoms, laboratory, and microbiologic findings of a patient with an infection. Antimicrobial drugs . have the ability to . injure or kill . an . invading microorganism without harming the cells of the host . (biochemical differences that exist between microorganisms and human). In most instances, this .