Session Information
2012 Summer Meeting
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Hot Topics in Clinical Pediatric Practice: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Drug Disposition in ECMO
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 112-L01
Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Location:
327, Level 300
PRESENTER(S):
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Rita Jew, PharmD, Executive Director, Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition Services, Children's Hospital of Orange County Talene Metjian, PharmD, Manager, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Dr. Rita Jew, PharmD, Executive Director, Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition Services, Children's Hospital of Orange County
Description
This session will explore the impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs on antimicrobial use, physician interventions, patient outcomes, rates of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial costs in the pediatric setting. By attending this session you will also be able to recommend dosing strategies, and identify differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs commonly used during ECMO.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Describe the prevalence, characteristics, and barriers to implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in pediatrics.
- Discuss the California Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Initiative and its potential implication across the nation.
- Discuss the impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs on antimicrobial use, physician interventions, patient outcomes, rates of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial costs from two childrens hospitals perspectives.
- Identify differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs commonly use during ECMO.
- Recommend dosing strategies for drugs commonly use during ECMO.
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