DASON Digest

Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)

The DASON Digest features engaging conversations with experts in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship covering a variety of topics. New episodes of the Digest are published every other Friday. Subscribe to follow along with our latest content. For more information about DASON, please visit https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

  1. 30 JAN

    Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bacterial Sinusitis in 7 Seconds

    Episode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. April Dyer, chats with us about an article in ASHE entitled "Implementation of an interruptive electronic health record alert improves optimal antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory patients with acute bacterial sinusitis: a quasi-experiment." The article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41607693/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

    9 min

  2. 16 JAN

    Navigating Vaccine Changes: Insights and Updates from the Vaccine Integrity Project

    Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard talks with Dr. Jarrod Kile from Jefferson University about an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled "Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026." Links for this and other materials reviewed in this episode can be found on the DASON website here: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/blog/navigating-vaccine-changes-insights-and-updates-vaccine-integrity-project For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

    22 min

  3. 4 JAN

    Narrowing the Spectrum: De-Escalation Without Compromise

    Episode Notes Join DASON Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she speaks about a hot off the press article from JAMA Internal Medicine titled 'Antibiotic De-Escalation in Adults Hospitalized for Community-Onset Sepsis”. The article can be viewed here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2842980

    16 min

  4. 19/12/2025

    Three Stewardship Interventions Hospitals Can Steal for 2026

    Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks with us about three stewardship interventions for hospitals to start using in 2026. The articles reviewed today can be found here: 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41306709/ 2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41245846/ 3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41127160/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

    22 min

  5. 05/12/2025

    Stewardship in Action: Short Courses and Oral Transitions

    Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard speaks with Drs. Whitney Buckel and Jared Olson about a hot off the press article from ICHE titled “Interventions to optimize duration of antibiotic therapy and encourage oral transition for uncomplicated gram-negative blood stream infections across a health system”. Their findings highlight practical strategies for optimizing antibiotic therapy across large hospital networks, and the article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41263023/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

    28 min

  6. 14/11/2025

    Words Matter: Tackling Fluconazole Overuse

    Episode Notes Join DASON Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she speaks with Dr. Bruce Jones and aspiring pharmacist Jill Foster, authors on an IDWeek poster that caught the attention of a few DASON liaisons. The poster was titled  “Impact of Removing ‘Budding Yeast’’ From Urinalysis Reports on Fluconazole Use”. Take a listen to hear about a great local initiative that made a big impact on fluconazole use at their institution. Link to supporting article:

    21 min

  7. 31/10/2025

    Down with Cefdinir! Cefdinir versus Cephalexin for uncomplicated UTIs

    In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Melissa Johnson talks with Dr. Tyler Mitzner and Dr. Lisa Dumkow from Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital about their new publication comparing cefdinir and cephalexin for uncomplicated UTI treatment. The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41141459/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

    44 min

  8. 03/10/2025

    A Global Perspective on Antimicrobial Resistance

    Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. April Dyer, talk to us about a publication in Health Affairs Scholar, entitled "Sustainable solutions to the continuous threat of antimicrobial resistance." The article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39916975/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

    12 min
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The DASON Digest features engaging conversations with experts in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship covering a variety of topics. New episodes of the Digest are published every other Friday. Subscribe to follow along with our latest content. For more information about DASON, please visit https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

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  • Creator
    Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    129
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2020
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    DASON Digest