Free CE: Speeding Toward Stewardship: Leveraging Rapid Diagnostics for Optimized Antimicrobial Utilization and Patient Outcomes
- Amanda Galiano, PharmD, MSHI
- Jan 12
- 1 min read
Hosted by the Arkansas Antimicrobial Stewardship Foundation and the Arkansas Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Presented by: Dusten Rose, PharmD Session Title: Speeding Toward Stewardship: Leveraging Rapid Diagnostics for Optimized Antimicrobial Utilization and Patient Outcomes
At the end of the session, the participant will be able to:
Describe current technologies that rapidly identify common pathogens, antimicrobial resistance markers of importance, and phenotypic results directly from clinical specimens.
Discuss advantages and limitations of rapid molecular and fast antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) systems and current gaps in evidence.
Summarize the evidence demonstrating improved antimicrobial stewardship metrics and key patient outcomes through case-based examples and review of recent literature.
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