110 - Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Microbiology Laboratory Breakpoints, Collaboration and Reporting Interpretation

Friday, October 13, 2023

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Location: 160 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Lisa Dumkow, Pharm D., BCIDP (she/her/hers)

Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist
Trinity Health Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, MI, United States
Samuel Aitken, PharmD, MPH

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Department of Pharmacy
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Faculty(s)

Audrey Schuetz, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States

Slides
Francesca Lee, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Pathology and Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas, TX, United States

Slides
Elizabeth Leung, PharmD, MSCI, BCPS (she/her/hers)

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist/Leader, ID/ASP
Unity Health Toronto / University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Lisa E. Dumkow, Pharm D., BCIDP: No financial relationships to disclose

Samuel L. Aitken, PharmD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Audrey N. Schuetz, MD: Merck & Co, Inc: Advisor/Consultant (Terminated, March 31, 2023)

Francesca Lee, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Elizabeth Leung, PharmD: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-23-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

recognize recent changes in CLSI breakpoints and their impact on antimicrobial stewardship;
describe strategies for collaboration between antimicrobial stewardship and microbiology laboratory teams;
explain collaborative reporting interventions between microbiology and antimicrobial stewardship teams and their impact on patient care

Presentations:

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM US ET

What’s New in the Lab: CLSI Bacterial Breakpoints and Interpretation
Speaker: Romney Humphries, PhD, D(ABMM), M(ASCP) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
10:55 AM – 11:20 AM US ET

Collaborative Strategies Between Microbiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship Teams to Implement Laboratory Changes
Speaker: Francesca Lee, MD – University of Texas Southwestern
11:20 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Optimizing Reporting to Support Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
Speaker: Elizabeth Leung, PharmD, MSCI, BCPS (she/her/hers) – Unity Health Toronto / University of Toronto