  Release Date: Friday, June 11, 2021 Expiration Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022 |
OVERVIEW Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria continue to challenge clinicians and are responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality. Timely administration of appropriate antimicrobial therapy is a major predictor of clinical outcomes. Infectious Disease specialists are knowledgeable on the characteristics of available antimicrobials, including pharmacokinetics/ pharmacodynamics, spectrum of activity, dosing and administration, and safety profiles, but rather than memorizing facts and information about antimicrobial agents, a more effective approach to care involves having a thorough understanding of the disease and following a conceptual framework to make decisions based on the available information. As such, concept maps have been proposed to guide treatment selection based on the information gathered for each patient situation. Antimicrobial ‘precision medicine’ is increasingly possible now with the availability of advanced tools that provide timely information about the patient and pathogen to make clinical decisions.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of the educational activity, the learner should be able to:
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TARGET AUDIENCE This activity meets the needs of pharmacists, physicians and other healthcare professionals in a variety of practice settings, including large and small healthcare systems, outpatient clinics, managed care organizations, long-term care facilities, and academia who are responsible for caring for patients with serious bacterial infections.
EDUCATIONAL FORMAT This program is designed to introduce clinicians to the concept map approach to address key unmet needs when managing serious Gram-negative bacterial infections, such as timely diagnosis, appropriate initial treatment selection, and assessing outcomes. Topics to be discussed via a collaborative discussion among the expert panel include:
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ACCREDITATION Pharmacists
Physician Assistants Nurse Practitioners For questions regarding the accreditation of this activity, please contact us at info@jointsponsor.com
Method of Participation and Instruction for Credit
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All relevant financial relationships are identified by the provider and mitigated to prevent inserting commercial bias into content. All identified relevant financial relationships are disclosed to the learners prior to the activity. The faculty is further required to disclose discussion of off-label uses in their presentations.
Disclosures George Karam, MD has relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose: Jason Pogue, PharmD has relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose: No (other) speakers, authors, planners or content reviewers have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Content review confirmed that the content was developed in a fair, balanced manner free from commercial bias. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation. Fee Hardware/Software Requirements Software/Hardware Connection Speed System Check Copyright Statement Privacy Policy Joint Providership Commercial Support |
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Center for Independent Healthcare Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider for continuing pharmacy education. Center has assigned 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credits for participating in this activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Center for Independent Healthcare Education (Center) and Vemco MedEd. Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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