bioMérieux Sponsored Webinar: The Impact of Rapid Diagnostics on Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices
Includes a Live Web Event on 05/30/2024 at 11:00 AM (PDT)
Webinar Description:
This sponsored webinar will explore the history of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) and what the future of patient care and antimicrobial stewardship could look like with fast AST. The presenter will discuss the limitations of traditional AST methods, which often lead to delays, the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics, and the rise of antimicrobial resistance. He will then highlight how fast AST and rapid diagnostics can empower stewardship efforts by providing actionable results within hours.
No CE credits are offered for this sponsored webinar. Content was determined by the sponsor.
Webinar Sponsor:
Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the support provided by bioMérieux for this sponsored webinar.
Jeffrey J. Cies, PharmD, MPH, BCPS-AQ ID, BCPPS, FCCP, FCCM, FPPA
Senior Medical Science Liaison
bioMérieux
Jeffrey J. Cies, PharmD, MPH, BCPS-AQ ID, BCPPS, FCCP, FCCM, FPPA, is a pediatric critical care and infectious diseases pharmacist with almost two decades of experience, both at the bedside and conducting clinical research in pediatric pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetics. His research focused on describing the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes in the pediatric ICU with a special focus on extra-corporeal therapies. Dr. Cies now serves as a senior medical science liaison for bioMerieux.