Got Bugs? I’ve Got (Legal) Drugs: Antibiotic Guide Part 2

Overview:

While the world has been focused on the pandemic for years, bacterial infections are still relevant for our patients. It can be daunting to remember “bug-drug” coverage. During this presentation Dr. Tina Beck will refresh providers on antibiotics (old and new) that can cover three common pathogens experienced in practice. Additionally, Dr. Beck will discuss the monitoring parameters for common antibiotics.

Objectives:

• Identify which antibiotics cover Streptococcus species, Escherichia coli (E. coli) , and Enterococcus infections.
• List monitoring parameters for common antibiotics.

Presenter:

Tina Beck, PharmD, MSCR, BCPS
Associate Professor
Pharmacy Practice
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, Texas

 

Financial Disclosures:

Tina Beck, PharmD, MSCR, BCPS has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Inez I. Cruz, PhD, and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu