Rapid Clinical Updates: Antibiotic Stewardship in Pneumonia

This session is presented by Moira McNulty, MD and Paul Caseley, MD. Our moderator is Joseph Sweigart, MD, SFHM.

Description

This session will provide an overview of the most up-to-date guidelines and antimicrobial stewardship principles as they apply to diagnosis and management of community-acquired, healthcare-associated, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Participants will learn how to improve diagnostic accuracy, optimize empiric therapy, de-escalate and shorten antibiotic duration as appropriate, and understand the literature behind current guidelines. 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM MOC Self Evaluation Points
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 1.00 CME - AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Non-physician
Course opens: 
09/25/2025
Course expires: 
09/24/2028
Member cost:
$0.00
Your cost:
$95.00
Part of: 
Rapid Clinical Updates: 2025
Rating: 
0

The faculty and planners of these activities have no relevant relationships to disclose unless denoted below. All relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Faculty

Moira McNulty, MD, MS

Paul Caseley, MD

Joseph Sweigart, MD, SFHM

Ethan Molitch-Hou, MD, MPH

Accreditation Statement

The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring internet activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Credit Statement

The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provider continuing medical education for physicians.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM MOC Self Evaluation Points
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 1.00 CME - AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Non-physician

Price

Member cost:
$0.00
Your cost:
$95.00
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