Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference Series

March 17, 2022

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference Series at South Miami Hospital will address prescribing practices to improve utilization of antimicrobials.

This month’s conference will focus on the management of intra-abdominal infections, which generally involves an invasive procedure to control the source of the infection and antimicrobial therapy directed against the causative microorganisms.

Target Audience

Hospitalists, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (cme only), Pharmacists and Physician Assistants.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Utilize evidence-based prescribing practices to improve treatment of infectious disease states and improve antimicrobial utilization.
  • Identify the guidelines of  management for intra-abdominal infections 

 

Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 0.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 0.50 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
03/06/2022
Course expires: 
05/28/2022
Event starts: 
03/17/2022 - 11:30am EDT
Event ends: 
03/17/2022 - 12:00pm EDT
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Live Webinar
United States

Jorge Murillo, M.D.     
Infectious Disease Physician
South Miami Hospital 
Baptist Health South Florida

Alice Margulis, Pharm.D., BCIDP 
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Antimicrobial Stewardship 
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
South Miami Hospital
Baptist Health South Florida

Eric Cheung, Pharm. D. 
Pharmacy Resident, PGY 1 
South Miami Hospital 
Baptist Health South Florida


Jorge Murillo, M.D., faculty, conference director and moderator for this educational event, is on the speakers’ bureau for Allergan, Astellas, Insmed and Merck, and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Alice Margulis, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Eric Cheung, Pharm. D, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for .5 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-860203, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Physician Assistants.

This activity has also been approved for .5 credit hour for Pharmacists and techs and Respiratory Therapists (direct delivery). Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 0.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 0.50 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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