PO Box 1488
Warrenville, IL 60555
Phone: 331.248.7888
Email: sidp@affinity-strategies.com
Join Dr. Elizabeth Covington (@ewood_1875), Dr. Brandon Dionne (@BWDionne), Dr. Jason Pogue (@jpogue1), and Dr. David Ha (@DHpharmd) as they discuss new and old antibiotic therapies for community acquired pneumonia, just how typical are atypicals, what happened to HCAP, and much more! This episode was sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Paratek Pharmaceuticals
Time stamps:
00:00 Intro, guest bios
03:54 Procalcitonin
10:06 Pneumococcal and legionella antigen testing
16:30 Outpatient CAP therapy
23:40 Newer agents
31:18 Inpatient CAP therapy
39:09 Atypical coverage for admitted patients
44:27 Beta-lactam combination therapy
46:58 Ceftaroline vs ceftriaxone for pneumococcal pneumonia
55:23 Steroid use in CAP
Dr. Elizabeth Covington, Pharm.D., BCIDP
Elizabeth Covington is is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Associate Clinical Professor, Auburn University Harrison. She completed her residency at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Dr. Brandon Dionne, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Brandon Dionne is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. He completed a PGY1 and PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases at the University of New Mexico
Dr. Jason Pogue, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Jason Pogue is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and Infectious Diseases. He completed a PGY-1 pharmacy residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center followed by an infectious diseases PGY-2 residency at the University of Michigan Health Systems. His research interests focus on epidemiology and management of multi-drug resistant Gram-negative organisms and antimicrobial stewardship.
