Keynote: Antibiotic Stewardship for the 21st Century
Recorded On: 04/26/2023
Description:
This session was part of the Sepsis Alliance AMR Conference 2023.
During this keynote session, Brad Spellberg, MD, a physician, researcher, and published author will discuss the scope of antimicrobial resistance in the 21st century. Dr. Spellberg will review the fundamental drivers of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions and present some of his innovative solutions for improving antibiotic prescriptions.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the session, the learner should be able to:
- Understand the scope of the antibiotic resistance problem;
- Learn the fundamental drivers of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions;
- Learn some innovative solutions to improve antibiotic prescriptions.
Target Audience:
Nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians, emergency responders, pharmacists, medical technologists, respiratory therapists, physical/occupational therapists, infection prevention specialists, data/quality specialists, and more.
Brad Spellberg, MD
Chief Medical Officer
LAC+USC Medical Center
Brad Spellberg, MD, is Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center. Dr. Spellberg has extensive administrative, patient care, and teaching activities. As CMO of LAC+USC Medical Center, one of the largest public hospitals in the U.S., he works to continuously improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of provided care. At LAC+USC Dr. Spellberg works on the Internal Medicine ward teams, Infectious Disease consulting service, and the Antibiotic Stewardship service. He also maintains an active NIH-funded basic science laboratory that focuses on novel solutions to combatting antibiotic–resistant infections. At the national level, Dr. Spellberg has worked extensively to bring attention to the problems of increasing drug resistance and decreasing new antibiotics. He works to raise attention of the need for national healthcare reform. Dr. Spellberg has testified before Congress and participated in numerous national meetings on antibiotic resistant superbugs and how to combat them, and has appeared in numerous media outlets discussing this issue. In 2009, he published the book Rising Plague to inform and educate the public about the crisis in antibiotic-resistant infections and lack of antibiotic development. His latest book, Broken, Bankrupt, and Dying: How to Solve the Great American Healthcare Rip-Off, was published in June 2020.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 0.9 contact hours.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 0.75 contact hours.
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