Head-to-Toe Antibiotics: Treatment Decisions for Common Outpatient Infections - PSIC (2 Credits)

Mastering Antibiotic Prescribing: Practical Strategies for Common Outpatient Infections

Antibiotic prescribing is one of the most common therapeutic interventions performed by clinicians, yet the dynamic nature of treating infectious diseases makes prescribing antibiotics one of the most rapidly changing aspects of clinical medicine. Staying abreast of these changes is key for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Head-to-Toe Antibiotics: Treatment Decisions for Common Outpatient Infections is designed to address specific, practical, everyday aspects of antibiotic use. The content exposes the learner to a broad range of diverse infections from sinusitis to lower extremity cellulitis (Head to Toe) with many more in between. Using common outpatient scenarios as the backdrop, topics include optimizing antibiotic duration, choosing the correct dose, recognizing important drug interactions and adverse effects, refining patient education, and maximizing diagnostic accuracy in order to achieve the best possible therapeutic outcome.