Breakpoints

Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
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Breakpoints

The SIDP Podcast

  1. NOV 8

    Stewie Struggles: EHR Edition

    Drs. Ed Septimus and Whitney Buckel join Dr. Jeannette Bouchard for our second episode in the series “Stewie Struggles.” In this episode, we focus on interventions within the EHR and what we can do on the end-user side of antimicrobials. We discuss how to use unique tools within the EHR and get a VIP look at the efforts to pull off the amazing INSPIRE trials! You don’t want to miss this! Listen to Breakpoints on iTunes, Overcast, Spotify, Listen Notes, Player FM, Pocket Casts, TuneIn, Blubrry, RadioPublic, or by using our RSS feed: https://sidp.pinecast.co/  References: INSPIRE PNA: doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6248 INSPIRE UTI: doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6259 Order set study by Kufel et al: doi:10/1017/ice.2023.293 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    1h 11m

  2. OCT 25

    Bringing Positive Vibes Only: Breaking News & Emerging Hypotheses for Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

    Drs. Cesar Arias (@SuperBugDoc) and Katie Barber join Dr. Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo) to discuss what is hot-off-the-presses for gram-positive bacterial infections and it’s a total party vibe! They review the latest news for recent and ongoing clinical trials (DOTS, DISRUPT, and SNAP trials), discuss hope for novel clinical tests of the cefazolin inoculum effect in staphylococci, and explore the fascinating changes in virulence and potential therapeutic options for the most challenging enterococci. Learn more about the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists: https://sidp.org/About X: @SIDPharm (https://twitter.com/SIDPharm) Instagram: @SIDPharm (https://www.instagram.com/sidpharm/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidprx LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidp References Climate Change and Antimicrobial Resistance. Editors in Conversation Podcast. American Society for Microbiology. Oct 2023. Is More Better? The Role of Combination Therapy for MRSA. Breakpoints Podcast Episode #30. Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. Turner NA, et al. DOTS: Dalbavancin as an Option for Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. ESCMID Global 2024. April 2024. NCT04775953. Real-world dalbavancin observational cohort: Rebold N, et al. Infect Dis Ther. 2024 Mar;13(3):565-579. doi: 10.1007/s40121-024-00933-2. PMID: 38427289. Exebacase DISRUPT trial : Fowler VG Jr, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 14;78(6):1473-1481. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae043. PMID: 38297916. @snap_trial tweet of Breaking News. Aug 2024. Investigator Resources for the SNAP trial. Sept 2024: https://www.snaptrial.com.au/for-investigators#interim Cefazolin inoculum effect on mortality in MSSA bacteremia : Miller WR, et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 May 23;5(6):ofy123. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy123. PMID: 29977970. Prevalence of cefazolin inoculum effect in MSSA and modified rapid nitrocefin test for detection: Carvajal LP, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Sep 30:e0089824. doi: 10.1128/aac.00898-24. PMID: 39345182. LiaX as surrogate for cell envelope stress in Enterococus faecium: Axell-House DB, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Mar 6;68(3):e0106923. doi: 10.1128/aac.01069-23. PMID: 38289081. Shorter is better for uncomplicated streptococcal bacteremia: Clutter DS, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Aug 7;68(8):e0022024. doi: 10.1128/aac.00220-24. PMID: 38975753. Short vs. long antibiotic duration in Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia: Crotty M, et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 30;11(9):ofae478. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae478. PMID: 39257675. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    1h 13m

  3. OCT 4

    Dosing Consult: Rifampin Part 1

    In this episode of Breakpoints’ Dosing Consult series, Drs. Chuck Peloquin and Gerry Davies join Dr. Megan Klatt to discuss rifampin dosing for mycobacterial infections. Hear from the experts on if higher doses are really better, toxicity thresholds, and the role of alternative rifamycins for patients with MTB and NTMs. Learn more about the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists: https://sidp.org/About X: @SIDPharm (https://twitter.com/SIDPharm) Instagram: @SIDPharm (https://www.instagram.com/sidpharm/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidprx LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidp References: Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose Rifampin in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Sep 1;198(5):657-666. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201712-2524OC. Rifampin vs. rifapentine: what is the preferred rifamycin for tuberculosis? Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Oct;10(10):1027-1036. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2017.1366311. Rifabutin for treating pulmonary tuberculosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Oct; 2007(4): CD005159. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005159.pub2. Implementation of Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, and Linezolid in the United States: Experience Using a Novel All-Oral Treatment Regimen for Treatment of Rifampin-Resistant or Rifampin-Intolerant Tuberculosis Disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 5;77(7):1053-1062. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad312. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    39 min

  4. SEP 6

    Dosing Consult: Daptomycin

    Drs. Jim Rhodes and Molly Steed join host Jeannette Bouchard to discuss all things related to optimal dosing of daptomycin. This podcast episode provides insight on why dosing matters with this antibiotic, especially with certain organisms (looking at you, E. faecium), why weight matters with dosing, and what that pesky CPK means. Listen to Breakpoints on iTunes, Overcast, Spotify, Listen Notes, Player FM, Pocket Casts, TuneIn, Blubrry, RadioPublic, or by using our RSS feed: https://sidp.pinecast.co/  References: Fixed-dose daptomycin in Staphylococcus aureus: doi 10.1002/phar.4602 High dose daptomycin for VRE: doi 10.1093/cid/ciw815 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    46 min

  5. AUG 23

    Oh, the Places Stewardship Will Go! Best Practices for Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship and Transitions of Care

    In this episode, Drs. Erica Stohs, Ryan Stevens, and Jame McCrae join Dr. Megan Klatt to discuss antimicrobial stewardship practices at transitions of care and in the outpatient setting. Hear from the experts on how to establish programs in this space, best practices for data/reporting, and other tips for stewardship intervention. Follow us on Instagram! @breakpointspodcast_sidp References: Pharmacist-Driven Transitions of Care Practice Model for Prescribing Oral Antimicrobials at Hospital Discharge. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.11331 From concept to reality: Building an ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship program. 10.1002/jac5.1528 Cracking the code(s): Optimization of encounter-level diagnosis coding to inform outpatient antimicrobial stewardship data modeling. 10.1017/ice.2023.296 Antibiotic Prescribing Variability in a Large Urgent Care Network: A New Target for Outpatient Stewardship. 10.1093/cid/ciz910 DART communication for respiratory illness treatment resources: Dialogue Around Respiratory Illness Treatment (DART) – iMTR (uwimtr.org)

    1h 10m

  6. AUG 2

    BLING III: Does Continuous Infusion Make the Whole Place Shimmer

    Join Prof Jason Roberts and Dr. Erin McCreary for this episode dedicated to discussing the results of the BLING III trial, which explored the use of continuous versus intermittent infusion of a beta-lactam antibiotic in critically ill patients. Reference: Continuous vs Intermittent β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis: The BLING III Randomized Clinical Trial. 10.1001/jama.2024.9779

    1h 2m

  7. JUL 26

    Tackling Tetracyclines: Breakpoints 100th Episode!

    Drs. Jeffrey Pearson and Jason Pogue join Dr. Jeannette Bouchard as they take on all things tetracyclines. Starting with tetracycline, they walk through differences between each generation and drug in this class, from dosing all the way to pertinent resistance mechanisms. You will not want to miss out on this one! This podcast was supported by an unrestricted grant from Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. References: Omadacycline for Mycobacterium abscessus full case series data set: 10.1128/aac.00824-23 Long term safety of omadacycline in Mycobacterium abscessus: 10.1093/ofid/ofad335 USCAST Acinetobacter baumannii Recommendations for Susceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria: https://www.uscast.org/uploads/1/1/9/0/119044870/uscast_alepak_acbc_stic_08feb23.pdf

    1h 24m

  8. JUN 28

    Don’t be CRABby: Acinetobacter baumannii review

    Drs. Yohei Doi and Emily Heil join Dr. Erin McCreary to dive into one of the most requested topics from our listeners and something that is consistently confusing in clinical practice: Acinetobacter baumannii! Hear from experts on their experience with treating this tricky organism and their thoughts on best approaches when you are presented with CRAB.   Listen to Breakpoints on iTunes, Overcast, Spotify, Listen Notes, Player FM, Pocket Casts, TuneIn, Blubrry, RadioPublic, or by using our RSS feed: https://sidp.pinecast.co/  References: SNAP doi:10.1128/mbio.02759-2 ATTACK doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00184-6 CRAB among COVID patients: doi:10.1093/jac/dkad042

    1h 8m
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    Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
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