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ForwardRapid Clinical Updates: Striving for Oral Stepdown: Novel Agents and Strategies for Avoiding OPAT
This session is presented by Jose Mercado, MD and Reinaldo Perez, MD. Our moderator is Joseph Sweigart, MD, FHM, SFHM.
Description
Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) has served a key role in the treatment of severe and difficult to treat infections such osteomyelitis and bacteremia. However, use of prolonged antibiotic therapy can be associated with line related complications, prolonged hospitalization, and logistical challenges for follow up. This session seeks to review the latest data on long acting infusion based antibiotics and oral therapies with high oral bioavailability that can safely serve as alternatives to intravenous treatment.
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour
Additional Information
The faculty and planners of these activities have no relevant relationships to disclose unless denoted below. All relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.
Speakers
Jose Mercado, MD
Reinaldo Perez, MD
Moderator
Joseph Sweigart, MD, FHM, SFHM
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring internet activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provider continuing medical education for physicians.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Non-physician