Combating Resistance: Getting Smart About Antibiotics

Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., EDT

Antibiotics are the most important tool we have to combat life-threatening bacterial diseases, but antibiotic use, especially when not needed, has unintended consequences. Antibiotic resistance is becoming an increasingly common problem, resulting in over 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths each year and costing $30 billion in the United States annually.

This session of Grand Rounds will explore how improved prescribing practices and policies can not only help reduce rates of antibiotic resistance, but also improve individual patient outcomes. The session will also provide insight into interventions, such as patient and provider education and clinical decision support, which are key in reaching the goal of reducing unnecessary antibiotic use.

Presented By

CDR Lauri Hicks, DO
Medical Director
Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work
Division of Bacterial Diseases
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
“Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in the Community”

Jonathan Finkelstein, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Quality and Outcomes,
Department of Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Population Medicine and Pediatrics,
Harvard Medical School
“Looking Ahead: Interventions to Improve Community-based Antibiotic Prescribing”

CAPT Arjun Srinivasan, MD
Associate Director,
Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Programs
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC
“Improving Antibiotic Use in Hospital Settings”

Shari Ling, MD
Deputy Chief Medical Officer,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
“Using CMS Programs to Promote Appropriate Antibiotic Use”

Facilitated By

Tanja Popovic, MD, PhD, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds
John Iskander, MD, MPH, Deputy Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds
Susan Laird, MSN, RN, Communications Manager, Public Health Grand Rounds

Additional Resources

• Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work
• Threat Report