The Next Frontier: Rapid AST to Optimize Care of Patients With Bloodstream Infections
Webinar/Online
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 10:00am ET - 11:30am ET
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Topic
Lead the way to the “next frontier” of care for patients with bloodstream infections as you learn from a multidisciplinary panel comprised of an ID physician, ID pharmacist, and microbiologist. Learn as they elucidate strategies for the timely susceptibility of Gram-negative organisms in patients with sepsis, describe the capabilities of rapid phenotypic AST platforms regarding patient outcomes and antimicrobial stewardship, and discuss strategies for the optimal implementation of rapid AST for Gram-negative BSIs into clinical practice.
Credits Offered
This event offers
1.25 contact hours
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
ANCC.
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Agenda
Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Baseline Assessment
The Ongoing Challenge of Antimicrobial Selection for BSIs
- The burden of sepsis and BSIs
- Importance of appropriate antibiotic prescribing for patients with BSIs
- Difficulties with optimizing antibiotic use in BSIs
The First Step Forward: Genotypic RDTs for BSIs
- Review of AST results provided by genotypic RDTs
- Benefits and limitations of genotypic RDTs
The Next Frontier: Rapid Phenotypic AST for BSIs
- Rapid phenotypic AST
- Potential benefits of rapid phenotypic AST compared to conventional methods
- Making the case for rapid phenotypic AST at your institution
Panel Discussion on Implementation and Patient Cases
Speakers
Medical and Public Health Microbiologist
Medical and Technical Director of Microbiology
AdventHealth
Orlando, Florida
Associate Professor, Infectious Disease
Associate Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Vice Chair for Belonging and Community Engagement, Department of Internal Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Wayne State University
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Disease
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan