• It Goes On and On and On: Reviewing the new RCT for Continuous infusion vs. Intermittent infusion Beta-lactams
    Jun 21 2024

    In this exciting episode, Drs. Libby Dodds Ashley and Jeannette Bouchard are joined by Dr. Jason Roberts to discuss his two newly published articles in JAMA that help to answer the question: is there a difference between continuous and intermittent infusions of beta-lactam antibiotics, especially in the critically ill populations?

    The reviewed materials can be found here: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/blog/it-goes-and-and-reviewing-new-rct-continuous-infusion-vs-intermittent-infusion-beta-lactams

    For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

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    32 mins
  • Ep.89 – Infectious Disease Consultations: Can AI Really Replace Human Experts?
    Jun 7 2024
    In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks to us about the use of AI in the management of bloodstream infections. The article reviewed can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/78/4/825/7308526
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    22 mins
  • Ep.88 – Is the debate back?: A retrospective study in patients with sepsis who received piperacillin-tazobactam vs. cefepime
    May 24 2024
    Episode Notes

    In this episode, Dr. Jeannette Bouchard discusses a newly published article in JAMA about the use of piperacillin-tazobactam and cefepime in sepsis. This episode also ties into a previous episode (#74) and we would recommend listening to both episodes!

    The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2818278

    For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

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    18 mins
  • Ep.87 – BCI(De-escalation): The Impact of Rapid Diagnostics and Stewardship Intervention on Treatment of Contaminated Blood Cultures
    May 10 2024
    Episode Notes

    In this episode, University of Kentucky Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residents, Will Harris and Tyler Pitcock, review a recently published article evaluating the impact of the implementation of rapid blood culture identification technology and stewardship intervention on treatment of blood cultures contaminated with coagulase-negative staphylococci. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/10/8/ofad416/7233915

    For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

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    23 mins
  • Ep.86 – PEN-FAST and Furious: The efficacy of the PEN-FAST tool in de-labeling previously reported penicillin allergies
    Apr 26 2024
    Episode Notes

    In this episode, University of Kentucky PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residents, Will Harris and Tyler Pitcock, discuss the recently published article evaluating the efficacy of the clinical decision tool, PEN-FAST, in de-labeling patients with reported penicillin allergies with one of the authors and Duke University Hospital Infectious Diseases Physicians, Dr. Nick Turner. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37459086/

    For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

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    27 mins
  • Ep.85 – The devil's in the defaults: the impact of eliminating default durations of therapy
    Apr 12 2024
    Episode Notes

    In this episode, Duke University Hospital Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Dr. Rebekah Wrenn and her resident, Amy Mackowiak, review Dr. Wrenn's recently published article evaluating the impact of default duration elimination on exposure to fluoroquinolone therapy. The article reviewed in today's episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38347810/

    For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

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    27 mins
  • Ep.84 – Navigating the LAByrinth: Updates in Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing
    Apr 5 2024
    Episode Notes

    In this episode of the DASON Digest Podcast, one of our DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaisons, Dr. Melissa Johnson, talks with Dr. Jim Lewis, ID Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator and Adjunct Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University Departments of Pharmacy and ID in Portland, Oregon. The material reviewed in today's podcast can be found here: https://clsi.org/standards/products/microbiology/documents/m100/

    For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu

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    54 mins
  • Ep.83 – Incorporating Adverse Event Feedback Into Antibiotic Stewardship
    Mar 15 2024
    Episode Notes

    In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. April Dyer talks to us about how to incorporate adverse event feedback into antibiotic stewardship. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38415083/

    For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu

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    15 mins