Breakpoints

Episode Notes The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists is excited to invite you to the first ever meeting (via Breakpoints) of The Tortured Stewards & Surgeons Department. Today’s agenda items: optimal management of perioperative antibiotics and prevention of surgical site infections. Drs. Trisha Peel (@DrTrishaPeel), Michael Calderwood (@CalderwoodMD) and Patch Delling

In this episode, Drs. Helen Boucher (@hboucher3), Ramy Elshaboury, and Mike Dudley (@MikeMNDudley) join host, Megan Klatt (@MeganKlatt3), to discuss barriers to antimicrobial drug development, potential incentives and legislation to promote market growth, and what we can do to ensure the antimicrobial pipeline doesn’t run dry. Learn more about the Society of Infectious Diseases P

It's time to arm yourselves with all the resources on antimicrobial locks! Join our experts, Drs. Louise-Marie Oleksiuk (@CanRowPharm), Nasia Safdar (@NasiaSafdar), Joel Topf (@kidney_boy), and our wonderful host, Dr. Julie Justo (@julie_justo), to discuss the ins and outs of antimicrobial locks and how to implement them! Funding for this podcast was provided by CorMedix Inc Learn

Drs. Thomas Holland and Vance Fowler (@VanceFowler5) join Drs. Steven Tong (@syctong) and Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) to discuss the ERADICATE study and the role of ceftobiprole for the treatment of complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. This session was recorded live on Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 featuring an international audience. Listen to Breakpoints on iTunes, Over

Drs. Robert Bonomo, Ryan Shields (@ryankshields), and Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) deep dive into the world of metallo-beta-lactamases. This riveting discussion is full of the nerdiest pub trivia nuggets and the “must know” details of novel beta lactams and beta-lactamase inhibitors, and their uses for MBLs. Funding for this podcast was provided by Shionogi Inc. Listen to Bre

New accreditation standards making your head spin? Are you stressed and don’t know where to start? Well, on this episode of Breakpoints Drs. Arjun Srinivasan and Jose Alexander (Alex) join Luis Plaza from Let’s Talk Micro (@letstalkmicro1) and Dr. Jeannette Bouchard (@jlbouchard001) to breakdown what you need to know and where to start when it comes to the NHSN Antimicrobial R

We are back with more exciting IDWeek 2023 content! If you listened to the last episode and want more? Than look no further. Join your Breakpoints hosts, Drs. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary), Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo), and Jeannette Bouchard (@jlbouchard001) for a review of key pipeline agents at IDWeek and highlights from everyone’s favorite session “Clinical Trials That M

Need help narrowing down your IDWeek re-watch content? Or maybe you were unable to make IDWeek so you want the pharmacy driven highlights? Well, look no further, Breakpoints has what you need! Join your Breakpoints hosts, Drs. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary), Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo), and Jeannette Bouchard (@jlbouchard001) for a review of some of the late breaking clinical tr

Drs. Nicholas Torney (@NPT_PharmD) and Sunish Shah join Dr. Jeannette Bouchard (@jlbouchard001) to discuss our next topic in our Dosing Consult series: BID vs TID dosing for metronidazole. Deep dive into the PK/PD and real-world application of this switch with experts in this dosing strategy. References: Addition of anaerobic coverage in biliary infections: Addition of anaerobic

Dr. Ajit Limaye and Dr. Camille Kotton (@KottonNelson) join Dr. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) to discuss fascinating updates in the CMV space including new RCTs for prevention, vaccines, and more! Learn why a little "hair of the dog" might be a good thing, how great T cells are, and the trials we still need. References: CAPSIL study: Effect of Preemptive Therapy vs Antiv