Continuing Medical Education Grand Rounds Lecture: The Path of Least Resistance: De-escalations and Durations in Infectious Disease

Start Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:00:00 EDT

Presented by EVMS Continuing Medical Education and Chesapeake Regional Medical Center

The Path of Least Resistance: De-escalations and Durations in Infectious Disease with Mallory Monk & Marco Custodio PharmD, MS & PharmD, BCIDP, of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare

Target Audience:
Family medicine physicians, internists, surgeons, other interested physicians, NPs, PAs, and other healthcare providers and administrators.

Objective(s):
1) Identify the harms associated with extended durations of antimicrobial therapy and de-escalation interventions
2) Analyze current evidence and evaluation of differing biomarkers in supporting abbreviated durations of antimicrobial therapies.

General Competency Addressed:
Medical Knowledge, Patient Care

Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Eastern Virginia Medical School and Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Eastern Virginia Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Eastern Virginia Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure
Mallory Monk and Marco Custodio and the planning committee have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.