270 - Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship’s New Frontiers

Saturday, October 22, 2022

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 201

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

William Steinbach, MD

Robert H. Fiser, Jr., MD Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Chair, Department of Pediatrics Associate Dean for Child Health College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pediatrician-in-Chief, Arkansas Children’s
Arkansas Children's, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR, United States

Disclosure(s): Sfunga Therapeutics: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)
Laura Bio, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS

Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Palo Alto, California, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Faculty(s)

Jennifer Girotto, PharmD, BCPPS, BCIDP

Clinical Professor & Co-Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
University of Connecticut / Connecticut Children's
Storrs, CT, United States

Disclosure(s): Pfizer, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Wolters Kluwer-LexiComp: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Slides
Kevin Messacar, MD, PHD

Associate Professor
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Shawn Rangel, MD, MSCE

Staff Surgeon
Surgery
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Disclosure(s):

William Steinbach, MD: Sfunga Therapeutics: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Laura Bio, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS: No financial relationships to disclose

Jennifer E. Girotto, PharmD, BCPPS, BCIDP: Pfizer, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Wolters Kluwer-LexiComp: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Kevin Messacar, MD, PHD: No financial relationships to disclose

Shawn Rangel, MD, MSCE: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-22-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

define the ability to use enteral antibiotics for complex infections;
explain when to use rapid diagnostics;
define best practices for antibiotics in ruptured appendicitis

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Can Severe Infections Be Treated With Oral Antibiotics?
Speaker: Jennifer E. Girotto, PharmD, BCPPS, BCIDP – University of Connecticut / Connecticut Children's
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

Case-Based Use of Rapid Diagnostics: Controversies in Diagnostic Stewardship
Speaker: Kevin Messacar, MD, PHD – University of Colorado
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Antibiotics for Ruptured/Complicated Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients
Speaker: Shawn Rangel, MD, MSCE – Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School