OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

1. Describe how antibiotic overuse impacts patient outcomes globally and locally
2. List 3 positive outcomes associated with antimicrobial stewardship interventions (decreased antibiotic resistance, fewer drug ADRs, fewer C. diff cases)
3. Discuss opportunities for and the impact of diagnostic stewardship (UTIs, C.diff, BSIs (need for repeat blood cx in gram negative infections? need to "wait for repeats" in CoNS bacteremia, MRSA PCR)
4. Review the evidence for shortened durations of therapy for various disease states
5. Identify opportunities to safely de-escalate antimicrobial therapy

SPEAKER DISCLOSURE: John K Midturi, DO, MPH, FIDSA and Tiffany LaDow, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE: Douglas Bretzing, DO and Lydia Sutherlun, MD have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.  It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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