Webinars

The principles of antimicrobial stewardship remain the same: right drug, right time, right dose, and the right duration. However, newer strategies in antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship promise to optimize antimicrobial therapy and prevent unnecessary prescribing. Join us to review the basics, explore cutting-edge stewardship interventions, and hear more about statewide initiatives to reduce utilization of antibiotics posing the highest risk of C. difficile infection.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is partnering with MASS-PACT and CDC to offer this opportunity for continuing education (CE) during U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 18-24. CDC will provide CME/CE credit for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and pharmacists. CE is only available to live participants; this webinar will not be recorded. Instructions for acquiring CE will be shared at the end of the webinar. See available CE details below.

Speakers:

Alison Blackman, PharmD, BCIDP

Dr. Blackman is an infectious diseases pharmacist and Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Boston Medical Center (BMC). She co-leads the BMC Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and serves as the Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program. She is also chair of the MASS-PACT Education Workgroup, leading statewide educational initiatives to improve antibiotic use.

Matthew Lee, MD

Dr. Lee is a fellowship-trained infectious diseases physician and serves as an Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and is the Medical Director of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham. He is also the Associate Program Director for the BIDMC Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. Dr. Lee has been a member of MASS-PACT since 2023.

Available CE:

• All Health Professionals — Continuing Education Unit (CEU): 0.1
• Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): 1
• Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®): 1
• Nurses — Certified Nurse Education (CNE): 1
• Pharmacists— Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE): 0.1
• Physicians — Continuing Medical Education (CME): 1
• Physician Assistants — American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA): 1
• Public Health Professionals - Certified Public Health (CPH): 1

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