Emerging Practices in the Management of Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia

This continuing education activity will explore the current prevalence and burden of CABP, discuss practice considerations in the use of rapid diagnostics, and examine studies and data surrounding the use of antibiotics currently available as well as emerging agents in the pipeline.

Evaluating Practices in the Treatment of HABP/VABP

This activity will discuss the prevention and treatment of HABP/VABP for clinical and infectious diseases pharmacists. Special attention will be given to available and emerging treatment options, along with pertinent patient considerations and monitoring strategies.

Examining Strategies to Manage Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms

This activity will discuss mechanisms of resistance, management strategies for highlighted community and hospital-acquired infectious diseases with the most resistance-related concerns, and substitute therapeutic options when guideline or protocol-directed therapies are found to be ineffective.

Incorporating the Newest CLSI Recommendations for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing into your Stewardship Activities

This annual webcast that provides updates on hot topics related to antibiotic stewardship and microbiological testing. This year’s webcast includes recent CLSI antimicrobial susceptibility testing updates for gram positive/gram negative bacteria and Candida species.

Product Quality Verification of Dietary Supplements

Patients have thousands of dietary supplement options available to them and many will ask for help in deciding. This activity is designed to support your counseling efforts by examining regulation with specific emphasis on the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), and more.

Sexual Harassment: Awareness and Prevention in the Healthcare Workplace (meets requirement for IL, CA*, DE, ME, NY)

This activity will assist in increasing awareness of what constitutes sexual harassment, the impact of harassment, what do to if you are harassed or a witness, the responsibilities of the employer, and the protections that are place for those reporting harassment.

Value of Diagnostics in Antimicrobial Stewardship: An Asia-Pacific Outlook

CIDRAP-ASP hosts Prof Deborah Williamson of the University of Melbourne and Prof David Lye of Singapore's National Centre for Infectious Diseases.