ASC-SC

Don’t forget to register for the 9th annual ASC-SC statewide meeting on May 10th! In person and virtual options available, free CE, and some amazing speakers! Click here to register: cmetracker.net/USCSOMPHR/Publ…

Stellar tag team of @krutu8 & @KaylaAntosz presenting on stewardship metrics, with a focus on AU and AR! @mmPharmD gotta be proud of that title... #SCSHPAM24 #TwitteRx #GamecockPharmacist @CDCgov @CMSGov @ASC_SCarolina @UofSCPharm

While managing #ASPs, we all struggle with too much to do & too little time 🥵… Appreciate @OFIDJournal allowing us to discuss ideas for improving acute care #ASP efficiency & action! Curious to hear what other strategies folks use too 🤓 academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-a…

@CDCgov-supported @CIDjournal supplement reveals increases in antibiotic use & antimicrobial-resistant infections in several countries during COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting need for global collaboration to combat #AntimicrobialResistance. Read more: bit.ly/44mfC5z

JUST RELEASED: 🆕 @CIDJournal supplement features 17 articles highlighting high rates of #AntimicrobialResistance (AR) in low-and-middle-income countries & evolving global AR challenges worsened by COVID-19 pandemic. Read articles: bit.ly/CID-Supplement

Antibiotic Myths for the Infectious Diseases Clinician ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/42CRt9m

We are so proud to work with so many awesome ID pharmacists but a special shout-out to @KaylaAntosz for keeping #ReachingBeyond into new frontiers with this statewide work. #IDPharmacistsDay

Last but certainly not least, @krutu8 presenting on rapid diagnostics and discordant Candida species results! 41% of institutions noticed discordant Candida results between BCID panel results and gram stain

Next up, Drs Burch and Campbell are up talking about their ASP work in LTC with @scdhec. It’s a big lift, but they’re going to do some great things in this space.

Shorter LOS, similar mortality with dalba. Practical to use. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33223119/

Note utilization of dalbavancin (off label) can revolutionize OPAT in complex patients. academic.oup.com/ofid/article/6…

@MorganPizzuti up next to talk about transitions of care, particularly around OPAT—bridging the gap between inpatient and outpatient.

The link to the table: bradspellberg.com/shorter-is-bet….

7 day = Constantine units. 5 days = number of fingers. Maybe we’re better off as sloths 🦥

Getting started this afternoon with @BradSpellberg, jumping right in on the power of antibiotics and transitioning directly to what happens when we lose them, with the famous Fleming quote about resistance.

She brings it home with artificial intelligence, lots of pros/cons

Find ways to maximize impacts of your interventions through implementation science. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

@PriyaNori here to deliver her “state of the union” for ASP.