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Jan 24 2025 110 ep. 58 mins 1.2k
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#110 – A Bone to Pick: Biofilm Busters for Prosthetic Joint Infections

Jan 24 2025 72 mins  
Drs. Nico Cortes-Penfield (@Cortes-Penfield), Kerry LaPlante (@Kerry_LaPlante), Jessica Seidelman (@JessieLSeidel) join Dr. Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo) to discuss the pesky slime that is biofilm in periprosthetic joint infections. They review biofilm composition & development, have an honest discussion about whether antibiotics can ever really eradicate it, and provide updat

#109 – IDWeek 2024 Recap: Practice Changing Papers and ID Potpourri

Dec 27 2024 67 mins  
We are back with more exciting IDWeek 2024 content. In this episode, Breakpoints hostesses Drs. Erin McCreary, Julie Ann Justo, Jeannette Bouchard, and Megan Klatt highlight more of our favorite sessions and posters at IDWeek, this episode is a must listen if you are an IDWeek nerd like us! References: Perret et al. Application of OpenAI GPT-4 for the retrospective detection of ca

#108 – IDWeek 2024 Recap: Late Breaker Abstracts and Stewardship Talks

Dec 20 2024 69 mins  
Did you miss IDWeek this year and trying to catch up on the hot topics? Or was there just too many good sessions and you want to catch up on the ones you missed? Let the Breakpoints Hostesses help you out! In the first of two IDWeek 2024 recap episodes, join Drs. Erin McCreary, Julie Ann Justo, Jeannette Bouchard, and Megan Klatt as they cover top late breaking abstracts and stewar

#107 – Dosing Consult: Valganciclovir

Nov 29 2024 77 mins  
Drs. Anne-Grete Märtson, Megan Wimmer, and Evan Clemens join Dr. Erin McCreary to tackle the one of the hottest debates among providers taking care of immunocompromised patients, valganciclovir dosing! Learn all about the history of valganciclovir dosing, what is valganciclovir’s PK/PD target, and even valganciclovir therapeutic drug monitoring. References: Märtson AG, Edwina

#106 – Stewie Struggles: EHR Edition

Nov 08 2024 71 mins  
Drs. Ed Septimus and Whitney Buckel join Dr. Jeannette Bouchard for our second episode in the series “Stewie Struggles.” In this episode, we focus on interventions within the EHR and what we can do on the end-user side of antimicrobials. We discuss how to use unique tools within the EHR and get a VIP look at the efforts to pull off the amazing INSPIRE trials! You don’t want t

#105 – Bringing Positive Vibes Only: Breaking News & Emerging Hypotheses for Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

Oct 25 2024 73 mins  
Drs. Cesar Arias (@SuperBugDoc) and Katie Barber join Dr. Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo) to discuss what is hot-off-the-presses for gram-positive bacterial infections and it’s a total party vibe! They review the latest news for recent and ongoing clinical trials (DOTS, DISRUPT, and SNAP trials), discuss hope for novel clinical tests of the cefazolin inoculum effect in staphylococ

#104 – Dosing Consult: Rifampin Part 1

Oct 04 2024 38 mins  
In this episode of Breakpoints’ Dosing Consult series, Drs. Chuck Peloquin and Gerry Davies join Dr. Megan Klatt to discuss rifampin dosing for mycobacterial infections. Hear from the experts on if higher doses are really better, toxicity thresholds, and the role of alternative rifamycins for patients with MTB and NTMs. Learn more about the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmaci

#103 – Dosing Consult: Daptomycin

Sep 06 2024 46 mins  
Drs. Jim Rhodes and Molly Steed join host Jeannette Bouchard to discuss all things related to optimal dosing of daptomycin. This podcast episode provides insight on why dosing matters with this antibiotic, especially with certain organisms (looking at you, E. faecium), why weight matters with dosing, and what that pesky CPK means. Listen to Breakpoints on iTunes, Overcast, Spotify,

#102 – Oh, the Places Stewardship Will Go! Best Practices for Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship and Transitions of Care

Aug 23 2024 70 mins  
In this episode, Drs. Erica Stohs, Ryan Stevens, and Jame McCrae join Dr. Megan Klatt to discuss antimicrobial stewardship practices at transitions of care and in the outpatient setting. Hear from the experts on how to establish programs in this space, best practices for data/reporting, and other tips for stewardship intervention. Follow us on Instagram! @breakpointspodcast_sidp Re

#101 – BLING III: Does Continuous Infusion Make the Whole Place Shimmer

Aug 02 2024 61 mins  
Join Prof Jason Roberts and Dr. Erin McCreary for this episode dedicated to discussing the results of the BLING III trial, which explored the use of continuous versus intermittent infusion of a beta-lactam antibiotic in critically ill patients. Reference: Continuous vs Intermittent β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis: The BLING III Randomized Clin