Therapeutic Expertise
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The Infectious Disease Specialist as the Catalyst for Informed Anti-infective Decision Making in the Hospital Setting: Focus on CABP and ABSSSI – This live, interactive CME symposium was held following the Official Programming of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Disease Society of America. The symposium was videotaped and subsequently developed into an interactive on-demand webinar hosted on Paradigm’s website. The case-based format featured Dr. Thomas M. File, Jr, Dr. Ellie J.C. Goldstein, and Dr. Michael J. Rybak presenting vital information on the optimal management of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in the hospital setting, with particular attention to the role of new anti-infective agents.
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Role of the Clinical Pharmacist as a Catalyst for Appropriate Antibiotic Decision Making – Targeting health-system pharmacists, this satellite symposium, conducted at the 46th American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in December 2011, used a combination of didactic lectures, interactive case studies, and a panel discussion to enhance participants’ understanding of evidence-based management of patients with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. Dr. Thomas File, Dr. Michael Rybak, and Dr. Joseph Kuti discussed the critical role of clinical pharmacists in educating other healthcare professionals, establishing evidence-based clinical pathways, and setting standards for optimal patient care and medication use for these serious infections.
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A New Paradigm for the Treatment of Hospital Infections in 2011: Antibiotic Stewardship - The Role of New and Novel Agents - This live, didactic, and case-based satellite symposium, held in conjunction with Hospital Medicine 2011-SHM Annual Meeting, was moderated by Zachary Edmonds, MD and included a panel featuring infectious disease experts Thomas File, MD, Joseph Kuti, PharmD, and David Talan, MD. The symposium was designed to educate hospitalists and other attending practitioners on the overall impact of antibiotic resistance within the institutional environment, complications caused by acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs) and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) on the healthcare system, the integration of new agents into the treatment paradigm, and the important role of anti-infective stewardship.
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Management of Clostridium Difficile Infections: Strategies for Appropriate Management to Ensure Optimal Patient Outcomes - The objective of this live and enduring CME initiative was to educate hospitalists so they can take a leadership role to ensure rapid recognition and appropriate treatment of CDI, as well as allow them to implement effective strategies for prevention. The program chair was Erik Dubberke, MD, MSPH, and the faculty included Ciarán Kelly, MD, and Stuart Johnson, MD. The initiative included a live satellite symposium in conjunction with Hospital Medicine 2011-SHM Annual Meeting and featured a PUBMED-indexed print supplement to the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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Management of Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections - As part of the Infectious Disease Education Alliance (IDEA) Initiative, Paradigm developed this interactive CME/CPE web conference series that focused on the etiologies, management and treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSIs). Other web conferences in the series focused on the challenges facing the practitioner in the management of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs). Co-sponsored by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Target Audience: Emergency medicine physicians, internal medicine specialists, infectious disease specialists,and hospital pharmacists.
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Infectious Disease Options - This CPE publication series, part of the Infectious Disease Education Alliance (IDEA) Initiative, included six 16-page CPE-accredited print newsletters that focused, via patient case studies, on the etiologies, management, and treatment of cSSSIs and cIAIs. Developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The target audience included hospital pharmacy directors, clinical pharmacists, and hospital medical directors.
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Cutting Through Complexity: Strategies for Managing Complicated Infections - This live CME certified activity was held as a satellite symposium during the ICAAC Scientific Sessions. In collaboration with the University of Cincinnati Medical School and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, this activity was designed to help clinicians cut through the complexity of the management of complicated skin/skin structure and intra-abdominal infections to insure appropriate use and optimal selection of antimicrobial therapy for improved patient outcomes. Faculty included Ellie Goldstein, MD, Joseph Solomkin, MD, and E. Patchen Dellinger, MD.
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