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 using a procalcitonin (PCT) driven protocol in the Emergency Department can aid clinicians in decisions about hospital admission versus treatment in the home setting.
Objectives:
At the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Discuss existing data on procalcitonin in patients with presumed Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTI)
- Describe how Procalcitonin (PCT) can aid in the diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTI)
- Explain how PCT may aid the Emergency Room (ER) clinician in deciding whether to initiate antimicrobial therapy
Speaker:
John Boreyko, Pharm D. BCIDP
Co-Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and a Clinical Infectious Diseases Pharmacist at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina
Developed by: bioMérieux Learning and Development Department
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
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