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Optimizing Antibiotic Therapy to Treat Gram-negative Pathogens and Improve Outcomes in HAP/VAP

Overview / Abstract:	George Karam, MD reviews a HAP/VAP patient case presented along with a faculty panel at MAD-ID 2019. Discussion topics include challenges with P. aeruginosa, ensuring effectiveness of antibiotics while reducing resistance, as well as new and emerging approaches to Gram-negative organisms. The purpose of this activity is to provide clinicians who care for patients with serious infections with the latest data on antimicrobial stewardship, available and emerging antibiotics against Gram-negative pathogens, and the optimization of therapy to improve outcomes and reduce resistance. Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: • Summarize the burden of HAP/VAP and challenges associated with its management • Outline patient and clinical factors that increase risks for resistant Gram-negative pathogens • Describe strategies to optimize antimicrobial therapy to ensure effectiveness and reduce resistance
Expiration	Jun 28, 2020
Discipline(s)	Nurse Practitioner , Nursing CNE, Pharmacy CPE, Physician CME, Physician Assistant CME, Respiratory Therapy CE
Format	Online, Podcast, Webinar / Webcast / Video
Credits / Hours	0.5
Accreditation	ACCME, ACPE, IACET
Is This Activity Certified for "Live" Credit?	YES
Presenters / Authors / Faculty	George H. Karam, MD Paula Garvey Manship Chair of Medicine Head of the LSUHSC Dept. of Internal Medicine Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Jason M. Pogue, PharmD, BCPS‐ID Clinical Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases Sinai‐Grace Hospital Detroit Medical Center Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI Patricia (Trish) Simner, PhD, D(ABMM) Director of Medical Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratories Associate Professor of Pathology Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, MD James Lewis, II, PharmD, FIDSA Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor Co-Director of Antibiotic Stewardship Department of Pharmacy Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
Activity Specialities / Related Topics	Adverse Drug Reactions / ADR, Antibiotics / Anti-Infectives, Contamination & Infection Control, Diagnosis / Assessment / Patient History, Education / Teaching, Hospital-Acquired Infections, Immunology / Immunosuppression, Infectious Disease, Pulmonary Medicine / COPD
Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers	Sponsored by the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL). Supported by an educational grant from Merck & Company.
Keywords / Search Terms	ACHL P. aeruginosa, HAP/VAP, infectious disease, Gram-negative, Karam, Simner, Pogue, Lewis, MAD-ID, MAD, pharmacy, antibiotics, resistance, susceptibility, case presentation, COPD, Merck, ACHL Free CE CME Live CE CME

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