Overview
Considerations for Antimicrobial Selection in Clostridioides difficile Infection
Pharmacy Perspectives on Updated Guidelines
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This educational program is designed for infectious disease pharmacists interested in the treatment of CDI. Dr. Paul Feuerstadt and Dr. Kevin Garey discuss community and healthcare-associated infections, recent updates to guidelines, and evidence-based selection of antimicrobial therapy for the treatment of initial infection and prevention of recurrence. What happens if the patient returns with recurrence? Watch to find out as the faculty discuss a patient case highlighting the risks of recurrence and selection of therapy.
This activity is intended for health-system pharmacists, ID pharmacists, and other clinicians who care for patients with initial and recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections.
Clostridioides difficile is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, increased healthcare costs, and hospital readmission rates. As such, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to classify C. difficile as an urgent threat given the great burden on patients and the healthcare system.
A changing epidemiology, new therapies, accumulating clinical trial, and real-world data have ushered in advances in the treatment of C. difficile, prompting changes in guidelines recommendations for the selection of antimicrobial therapy. Pharmacists may not be familiar with advances and evolving changes in the selection and application of antimicrobial therapies for treating initial and recurrent CDI.
As a result of participating in this educational activity, clinicians should be able to:
- Discuss the selection of antimicrobials considerate of their impact on gut microbiota
- Interpret data on the role of antitoxins in the treatment of initial infection and prevention of recurrent C. difficile infection
- Assess available and updated clinical guidelines to ensure evidence-based therapeutic selection for treatment of initial infection and prevention of recurrent C. difficile infection
- Describe clinical risk factors that increase a patient’s risk for recurrent and multiply recurrent C. difficile infection
Welcome & Introductions
C. difficile: A Continued Threat (Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS)
The Evolution of Therapy for C. difficile: What’s the Evidence? (Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF)
Panel discussion (Dr. Garey and Dr. Feuerstadt)
Questions and Answers (Dr. Garey and Dr. Feuerstadt)
This program is developed by ACHL in collaboration with MAD-ID.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
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2. Compatible with Windows PC and MAC (256 MB of RAM or higher)
3. Activity is best viewed on Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Safari 5.0 or higher and Firefox 29.0 or higher
4. Adobe Flash Player 12.0 (or higher). Click here to download Adobe Flash Player for free.
5. Adobe Reader to print certificate. Click here to download Adobe Reader for free.
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Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF
Gastroenterology Center of Connecticut
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Hamden, CT
Gastroenterology Center of Connecticut
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Hamden, CT
Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS
Professor and Chair
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Houston, TX
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The following financial relationships have been provided:
Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF
Consulting Agreements: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Roche Diagnostics, SERES Therapeutics, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Speakers' Bureau: Merck and Company
Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS
Sources of Funding for Research: Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Summit Pharmaceuticals International, Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Consulting Agreements: Merck and Company, Summit Pharmaceuticals International
Discussion of Off-Label, Investigational, or Experimental Drug/Device Use: Investigational approaches to treating C. difficile infection and reducing recurrent episodes
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The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity has been approved for 1.25 contact hours.
ACPE Universal Activity Number: 0396-0000-21-053-H01-P
Activity Type(s): Application
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