Educational Webinars

Antimicrobial Stewardship Educational Activities:

The Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging offers a number of targeted educational interventions and support for long-term care providers in the state of Maryland on the topic of antimicrobial stewardship.

These live and online clinical programs are designed to close knowledge gaps for long-term care pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, and other health care professionals.

Previous Events
Antimicrobial Stewardship Educational Webinars	The Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging hosts educational webinars on the topic of antimicrobial stewardship throughout the year. These webinars are free to attend, but registration is required. Faculty Office Hours Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 View Webinar Recording The Complicated Nature of Urinary Tract Infection Diagnosis and Potential Role of Diagnostic Stewardship in Long-Term Care Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 View Webinar Recording \| Download Presentation Slides Faculty Office Hours Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 View Webinar Recording The Role of Antibiotic Allergies in Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 View Webinar Recording \| Download Presentation Slides Faculty Office Hours Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 View Webinar Recording The Nuts and Bolts of Antibiograms in Long-Term Care Facilities Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Due to technical difficulties, this webinar could not be recorded during the live streaming event. Download Presentation Slides (Johnson \| Blood) Faculty Office Hours Date: Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 View Webinar Recording How to Measure the Effectiveness of Incorporating Antibiogram Data at Your Facility Date: Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 View Webinar Recording \| Download Presentation Slides Antimicrobial Stewardship QAPI Checkpoint: Where Are You Since the Summit? Date: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 View Webinar Recording \| Download Presentation Slides‌ \| Download Poster‌
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities Kick-Off Summit	Held Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, the Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities Kick-Off Summit was attended by pharmacists, physicians, and nurses from across the state of Maryland. Presentations delivered during the summit included: Adverse Drug Events and Trigger Tool Prototype Introduction‌ Antibiotic Stewardship in Maryland‌ Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities Maryland Train the Trainer Program CDC Core Elements for Antimicrobial Stewardship [PDF Slides‌ \| Video] Clinical Overview: Microbiology, Antibiograms, and Anti-Infective Basics 101‌ Clinical Overview: Urinary Tract Infections and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria‌ Getting Started: Implementation Strategies Workshop‌ Regulatory Issues and LTCF Survey Implications
Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes: How You Can Prevent Antibiotic Resistance	Nursing home staff, residents, and families can reduce antibiotic resistance by prescribing or using antibiotics only when they are needed. This short video produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides information on when antibiotics are needed and not needed, and how inappropriate antibiotic use can harm patients.

Previous Events

Antimicrobial Stewardship Educational Webinars

The Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging hosts educational webinars on the topic of antimicrobial stewardship throughout the year. These webinars are free to attend, but registration is required.

Faculty Office Hours
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019
View Webinar Recording

The Complicated Nature of Urinary Tract Infection Diagnosis and Potential Role of Diagnostic Stewardship in Long-Term Care
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2019
View Webinar Recording | Download Presentation Slides

Faculty Office Hours
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019
View Webinar Recording

The Role of Antibiotic Allergies in Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities
Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2019
View Webinar Recording | Download Presentation Slides

Faculty Office Hours
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
View Webinar Recording

The Nuts and Bolts of Antibiograms in Long-Term Care Facilities
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Due to technical difficulties, this webinar could not be recorded during the live streaming event.
Download Presentation Slides (Johnson | Blood)

Faculty Office Hours
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019
View Webinar Recording

How to Measure the Effectiveness of Incorporating Antibiogram Data at Your Facility
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019
View Webinar Recording | Download Presentation Slides

Antimicrobial Stewardship QAPI Checkpoint: Where Are You Since the Summit?
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018
View Webinar Recording | Download Presentation Slides‌ | Download Poster‌

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities Kick-Off Summit

Held Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, the Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities Kick-Off Summit was attended by pharmacists, physicians, and nurses from across the state of Maryland. Presentations delivered during the summit included:

Adverse Drug Events and Trigger Tool Prototype Introduction‌
Antibiotic Stewardship in Maryland‌
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities Maryland Train the Trainer Program
CDC Core Elements for Antimicrobial Stewardship [PDF Slides‌ | Video]
Clinical Overview: Microbiology, Antibiograms, and Anti-Infective Basics 101‌
Clinical Overview: Urinary Tract Infections and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria‌
Getting Started: Implementation Strategies Workshop‌
Regulatory Issues and LTCF Survey Implications

Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes: How You Can Prevent Antibiotic Resistance

Nursing home staff, residents, and families can reduce antibiotic resistance by prescribing or using antibiotics only when they are needed. This short video produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides information on when antibiotics are needed and not needed, and how inappropriate antibiotic use can harm patients.