Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy with Timeouts

Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy with Timeouts

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  • Advanced Level

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Syllabus

  • Describe the principles and shortcomings of empiric antibiotic therapy.
  • Routinely conduct all steps of the antibiotic timeout, in accordance with CDC guidelines on antibiotic stewardship.
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of empirically prescribes antibiotics.
  • Indicate the planned duration of antibiotic therapy.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Stan Deresinski, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine – Infectious Disease

Marisa Holubar, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Natalia Medvedeva, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Stanford University School of Medicine - Infectious Diseases

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