Training purpose selection is required.
Training plan selection is required.
Participants who complete this course will receive 1.0 P.A.C.E. Contact Hours. To receive P.A.C.E. Contact Hours you will need to register and complete the evaluation at the end of the training.
bioMérieux Inc. is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program
Instructions:
This course is divided into two sections, which must be completed in sequence.
- Course Content with Knowledge Assessment
- Course evaluation (Survey)
Overview:
This course will explore how combining VIDAS® B•R•A•H•M•S PCTTM (procalcitonin) and BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Respiratory Panel results can optimize antimicrobial stewardship in patients with COPD.
Objectives:
At the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Assess burden of COPD and acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD)
- Review efficacy of highly-multiplexed respiratory panel (HMRP)
- Review data on antibiotic stewardship with procalcitonin (PCT)
- Discuss combining PCT and HMRP to optimize antibiotic exposure in AECOPD
Speaker:
Devendra Amin MD, FCCM, FCCP
Medical Director of Critical Care Services, Medical/Surgical ICU and the Neurocritical Care ICU at Morton Plant Hospital
Developed by: bioMérieux Learning and Development Department
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
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