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The Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
This is part of the CE programming on Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Alabama (IASAA). Specifically this CE will evaluate the treatment of HAP and VAP.
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 application-based program is intended for Pharmacists (ACPE), Physicians (ACCME), Physician Assistants (ACCME), Nurse Practitioners (ABN), and Nurses (ABN).
Learning Objectives
1. Differentiate the clinical characteristics of ventilator associated pneumonia with hospital acquired pneumonia.
2. Discuss the role of currently recommended drug classes for the treatment of ventilator associated or hospital acquired pneumonia.
3. Develop a treatment plan for a patient with ventilator associated or hospital acquired pneumonia.
The Treatment of HAP and VAP Program Packet.pdf
A copy of the presentation slides are located within the course content. Please navigate to the 'Take Course' tab and click the navy blue 'Take Course' button. Navigate to the 'Course Materials' section of the course using the left-hand menu and download a PDF version of the program presentation.
Jessica Starr, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Harrison College of Pharmacy. Originally from Pensacola, Florida, Dr. Starr completed her pre-pharmacy coursework at the University of California, Santa Barbra and graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy from the Harrison College of Pharmacy. After graduation, she moved to Charleston, South Carolina where she completed an ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency and a specialty residency in adult internal medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. Starr is extensively involved in curricular design for the practice ready curriculum where she serves as the course coordinator for the P3 fall semester. She has developed and currently executes the evidenced-based medicine course work which is integrated throughout the first three professional years. Her primary area of expertise is cardiovascular pharmacotherapy where she has both mapped and extensively taught these disease states during the P1, P2, and P3 years. She also offers both an IPPE and APPE clinical rotation in Internal Medicine at her practice site, Princeton Baptist Medical Center.
Dr. Starr has received numerous awards while at the Harrison College of Pharmacy. She was awarded the Lucinda Maine Fellow in Teaching which recognizes a faculty member who has excelled in the effort to create a powerful and inspiring learning environment that establishes the school as the leading destination for outstanding Doctor of Pharmacy and Graduate Students. Dr. Starr also received the college’s inaugural Excellence in Outreach award for her work at Princeton Baptist Medical Center. She has been recognized as a Preceptor of Excellence numerous times and has received the Rho Chi Distinguished Alumni Award.
Dr. Starr is extensively involved in both the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) where she has served on a variety of committees and held numerous leadership roles. Most notably she is a past chair of the Adult Medicine PRN for ACCP and was recognized as a fellow in this organization in 2014.
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 0001-9999-24-044-H01-P and is intended for pharmacists. The initial release date for this home-study program is October 2, 2024 and the intended expiration date is October 2, 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 home study program for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians and Physician Assistants 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 (MASA) through the joint providership of Huntsville Hospital and the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy. Huntsville Hospital is accredited by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Available Credit
- 1.20 ABNAuburn 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
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyAuburn University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education; credits are recognized nationwide.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™