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It’s time to arm yourselves with all the resources on antimicrobial locks! Join our experts, Drs. Louise-Marie Oleksiuk (@CanRowPharm), Nasia Safdar (@NasiaSafdar), Joel Topf (@kidney_boy), and our wonderful host, Dr. Julie Justo (@julie_justo), to discuss the ins and outs of antimicrobial locks and how to implement them! Funding for this podcast was provided by CorMedix Inc
References
- Helpful antimicrobial lock review: Justo JA, Bookstaver PB. Infect Drug Resist. 2014 Dec 12;7:343-63. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S51388. PMID: 25548523.
- LOCK IT-100 Trial: Agarwal AK, et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Nov 1;18(11):1446-1455. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000278. PMID: 37678222.
- Cochrane review: Arechabala MC, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Apr 3;4(4):CD010597. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010597.pub2. PMID: 29611180.
- Cost-effectiveness of ethanol lock ppx with newer dehydrated alcohol product: Raghu VK, et al. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2022 Feb;46(2):324-329. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2130. PMID: 33908050.
- Antimicrobial lock development/implementation in a pediatric hospital: Zembles TN, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018 Mar 1;75(5):299-303. doi: 10.2146/ajhp161056. PMID: 29472511.
- Dr. Topf’s tweet surveying the prevalence of antimicrobial lock use in dialysis units
- CRBSIs in hemodialysis patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Johansen KL, et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Mar;17(3):429-433. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11360821. PMID: 35110377.
- Antiseptic barrier caps review and meta-analysis: Gillis VELM, et al. Am J Infect Control. 2023 Jul;51(7):827-835. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.09.005. PMID: 36116679.
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Louise-Marie Oleksiuk, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Oleksiuk is a clinical pharmacist in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh. She received her pharmacy degree at the University of Pittsburgh where she then went on to complete a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Allegheny General Hospital followed by a PGY2 pharmacy residency in infectious diseases at UPMC.
Nasia Safdar, MD, MS, PhD, FIDSA
Dr. Safdar is a professor of infectious diseases at UW Madison. She received her medical degree at Aga Khan University Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan, where she then went on to complete an Internal Medicine residency, Infectious Diseases fellowship, and a Women’s Health & Infectious Diseases fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. She additionally has an MS in Population Health Sciences and a PhD in clinical research. Dr. Safdar will be a panel member on the upcoming IDSA clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter related infections.
Joel Topf, MD
Dr. Topf is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University where he then went on to complete a double residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Indian University School of Medicine. Afterwards, he completed a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Topf also hosts his own podcast, Freely Filtered, which covers topics in the nephrology space.
