Recorded Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs), Diabetes-related Foot Infections (DFIs) and Osteomyelitis

Skin and soft tissues infections, diabetes-related foot infections, and osteomyelitis are frequently occurring infections among patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Appropriate classification of these infections and recognition of the corresponding common causative pathogen are essential to determine optimal empiric antimicrobial therapy. This presentation will review types of SSTI and osteomyelitis along with common pathogens and discuss aspects of antimicrobial therapy for treatment of SSTI and osteomyelitis, including dosing, route, monitoring parameters and duration. Key recommendations for the treatment of diabetes-related foot infections from the most recent 2023 IWGDF/IDSA guidelines will also be included to provide contemporary evidence to attendees.

This program is sponsored through a grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Infectious Diseases and Outbreaks through a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, grant number 6 NU50CK000545-03-02, Strengthening HAI/AR (SHARP) CFDA 93.323.

Target Audience

This knowledge-based course is intended for Pharmacists (ACPE), Physician Assistants (ACCME), Physicians (ACCME), Nurse Practitioners (ABN), and Nurses (ABN).    

Learning Objectives

  • Review types of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and common causative organisms
  • Formulate appropriate empiric treatment regimens for patients with SSTI presenting to the inpatient or outpatient setting
  • Describe key recommendations for the treatment of diabetes-related foot infections according to the latest guidelines
  • Identify types of osteomyelitis and common causative pathogens
  • Select appropriate treatment regimens and monitoring parameters for patients with osteomyelitis
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.80 ABN
    Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy is a board-approved provider of continuing nursing education in Alabama by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Provider Number: ABNP1515
  • 1.50 ACPE Pharmacy
    Auburn University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education; credits are recognized nationwide.
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
11/13/2024
Course expires: 
11/13/2027
Cost:
$0.00
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Dr. Megan Roberts, PharmD, BCPS is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Harrison College of Pharmacy. Dr. Roberts joined HCOP in July 2023. A two-time Auburn graduate, she earned a bachelor of science degree in biomedical sciences in 2014 while completing her Pharm.D. (2015). Upon graduation, she completed a PGY-1 pharmacy residency at the Medical University of South Carolina and stayed on for a PGY-2 internal medicine residency also at MUSC. At HCOP, she teaches within the Practice Ready Curriculum in both the didactic and experiential settings. She also contributes to research and scholarship focused on topics related to inpatient clinical practice, internal medicine pharmacotherapy, and pharmacy education. Her areas of specialty include internal medicine, cardiology, and nephrology. Prior to joining the faculty at HCOP, she worked for six years as an assistant professor at the Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy. Professionally, she is an active member serving in various roles and committees within the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ALSHP). In 2016, she became a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Roberts received the New Practitioner of the Year Award from the ALSHP in 2018 and the Service Award in 2022.

 

Auburn University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education; credits are recognized nationwide. The Universal Activity Number for this application-based program is 0001-9999-24-051-H01-P and is intended for pharmacists. The initial release date for this home-study program is November 13, 2024 and the intended expiration date is November 13, 2027.

ABN - Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy is a Board approved provider of continuing nursing education in Alabama by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Provider Number: ABNP1515.

ACCME - Huntsville Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama through the joint providership of Huntsville Hospital and Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy. Huntsville Hospital is accredited by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama to provide accredited continuing education for physicians.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.80 ABN
    Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy is a board-approved provider of continuing nursing education in Alabama by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Provider Number: ABNP1515
  • 1.50 ACPE Pharmacy
    Auburn University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education; credits are recognized nationwide.
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

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