#15 – CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: 2019 Update

Dr. Arjun Srinivasan and Dr. Melinda Neuhauser join host Dr. Erin McCreary (@erinmccreary) to discuss the updated Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These updates emphasize the importance of pharmacist and physician co-led stewardship programs and expanding the stewardship team to all hospital groups and departments.

Arjun Srinivasan, MD

Dr. Arjun Srinivasan is Associate Director of Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Programs in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.  He has worked on Antibiotic Stewardship since 2001,  He is the founder of the Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Stewardship Program

Melinda Neuhauser, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FASHP, FIDP

Dr. Melinda Neuhauser is pharmacist and acute care lead for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Antibiotic Stewardship in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.  She completed her infectious diseases residency training at Detroit Receiving Hospital and fellowship training at University of Illinois at Chicago

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