Sunday, October 16, 2022 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM PDT at Continental Ballroom 6
Available for 1.50 hours of CPE credit
Activity Number: 0217-0000-22-166-L01-P
Activity Type: A Knowledge-Based Activity
This session will focus on extending the reach of antimicrobial stewardship. Specific areas of focus for this session will include: 1) best practices for training and utilizing non-infectious diseases practitioners (front-line pharmacists, pharmacy residents, and interns) as antimicrobial stewardship program extenders, 2) extending antimicrobial stewardship through tele-stewardship and outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy initiatives (Tele-OPAT), and 3) best practices in antimicrobial stewardship initiatives in ambulatory care (eg., emergency department (ED)). The target audience of this session is pharmacists practicing in all areas including, but not limited to, infectious disease pharmacists, front-line pharmacists, pharmacy students, residents, fellows, and administrators. This session aims to identify areas where antimicrobial stewardship activities may be lacking or under-resourced, describe resources and activities necessary to improve the continuity of antimicrobial stewardship practices and evaluate the appropriate clinical outcomes and process measures to assess the impact of stewardship initiatives.
 | Moderator: Andrea R. Chbeir, Pharm.D.
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Learning Objectives
1. Identify ways that Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) extenders (non-infectious diseases clinicians) can support stewardship program activities and expansion
2. Describe different methods for teaching antimicrobial stewardship to non-infectious diseases clinicians and trainees in presented scenarios.
3. Describe the need for and advantages of a Tele-Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy program
4. Explain social challenges faced with Tele-Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy and a diverse population and recognize resources to overcome those challenges
5. Identify strategies to implement a Tele-Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy program and metrics used to justify pharmacist involvement
6. List strategies for expanding Antibiotic Stewardship Program activities in various ambulatory care settings
7. List and explain interventions Emergency Department (ED) pharmacists can make to improve antimicrobial use in the ED