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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Effectiveness of Influenza Antiviral Treatment in Outpatient Settings
November 2nd 2016Rebekah Stewart Schicker, MSN, MPH, APRN, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division, explains how antiviral flu treatments may be affecting patients in the outpatient setting.
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Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Prevalence in the US
November 1st 2016Michael D. Nailor, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, clinical associate professor at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, clinical specialist in infectious diseases at Hartford Hospital, and director of Infectious Disease Residency program at Hartford Hospital, discusses the prevalence of skin and soft tissue infections in the United States.
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University of Minnesota Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Tackles HAIs
October 31st 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, at the University of Minnesota, discusses the growing problem of antibiotic-resistance in hospital-acquired infections.
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Populations at Risk for Flu-associated Complications and Recommended Treatments
October 29th 2016Rebekah Stewart Schicker, MSN, MPH, APRN, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division, discusses which outpatient populations are at highest risk of influenza-associated complications and the recommended treatments for these individuals.
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Can I Administer the Influenza Vaccine to a Patient with Zika?
October 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses if the influenza vaccine can be administered to a patient with Zika.
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Vertical Transmission of Zika: Should We Be Concerned?
October 19th 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses if vertical transmission of Zika is cause for concern.
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