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FACULTY

James Lewis, PharmD (Faculty)
Clinical Pharmacist
Antimicrobial Management Team
Department of Pharmacy Services
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Carlene A. Muto, MD, MS (Faculty)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Infection Control
Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation
UPMC Health System
Pittsburgh, PA

Marlene Hilton (Moderator)

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL) requires that the faculty participating in a CME/CE activity disclose all affiliations or other financial relationships (1) with the manufacturers of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation and (2) with any commercial supporters of the activity. All conflicts of interest have been resolved prior to this CME/CE activity.

Disclosures of the following financial relationships have been provided:

James Lewis, PharmD
Consultant: Astellas, Accelerate Diagnostics, Achaogen, Merck & Company, The Medicines Company, Allergan

Carlene A. Muto, MD, MS
Nothing to disclose

ACHL staff members and others involved with the planning, development, and review of the content for this activity have no relevant affiliations or financial relationships to disclose.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT & CREDIT DESIGNATION

PHARMACY
The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 

This activity has been approved for 1 contact hour.

ACPE Universal Activity Number: 0396-0000-16-047-H01-P
Activity Type(s): Knowledge

Fee Information: There is no fee for this educational activity

Estimated time to complete activity: 60 minutes

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is intended to educate physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other clinicians involved in the treatment of multidrug resistant infections.

HOW TO EARN CREDIT

This activity will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. To receive credit, participants are required to complete the pre-test, view the activity, and complete the post-test and evaluation. To receive credit, 70% must be achieved on the post-test. A statement of participation will be immediately available. Click on the View Statement of Participation link and print the statement for your records. If you receive a score lower than 70%, you will receive a message notifying you that you did not pass the post-test. You will have 2 opportunities to pass the post-test. To receive Credit, you must provide your date of birth and NABP number. All Credit information will be uploaded into CPE monitor within 30 days. For questions about this activity, please contact Michelle Forcier at mforcier@achlcme.org.

GOAL

Multidrug resistant bacteria represent an ongoing global healthcare challenge, with changing epidemiology and resistance patterns resulting in increased morbidity and mortality rates among hospitalized patents. This activity will review the impact of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing bacteria and present comparative data on current and emerging therapies to develop strategies for initial therapy and optimal outcomes.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens
2. Summarize the salient features and critical differences amongst available antibiotics and those in development for use against multidrug resistant gram-negative bacteria
3. Describe strategies to optimize initial antimicrobial therapy to ensure effectiveness of antibiotics and reduce the development of resistance
4. Discuss the interventions with the potential to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics and improve outcomes in patients with resistant bacterial infections

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Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Disclaimer

The faculty in this activity may discuss investigational uses of novel therapies under investigation for multidrug resistant bacterial infections. Physicians should consult the current manufacturers' prescribing information for these products. ACHL requires the speaker to disclose that a product is not labeled for the use under discussion.

The content for this activity was developed independently of the commercial supporter. All materials are included with permission. The opinions expressed are those of the faculty and are not to be construed as those of the publisher or grantor.

This educational activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support. Recommendations involving clinical medicine in a continuing medical education (CME/CE) activity must be based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in CME/CE in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.