Ep.124 – Words Matter: Tackling Fluconazole Overuse

Episode Notes

Join DASON Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she speaks with Dr. Bruce Jones and aspiring pharmacist Jill Foster, authors on an IDWeek poster that caught the attention of a few DASON liaisons. The poster was titled  “Impact of Removing ‘Budding Yeast’’ From Urinalysis Reports on Fluconazole Use”. Take a listen to hear about a great local initiative that made a big impact on fluconazole use at their institution.

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Down with Cefdinir! Cefdinir versus Cephalexin for uncomplicated UTIs

In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Melissa Johnson talks with Dr. Tyler Mitzner and Dr. Lisa Dumkow from Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital about their new publication comparing cefdinir and cephalexin for uncomplicated UTI treatment. The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41141459/

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A Global Perspective on Antimicrobial Resistance

Episode Notes

In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. April Dyer, talk to us about a publication in Health Affairs Scholar, entitled "Sustainable solutions to the continuous threat of antimicrobial resistance." The article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39916975/

For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Ep.121 – PEP Talk: Navigating the New HIV Occupational Guideline

Episode Notes

In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison and Operations Director, Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley, talks with Duke University Hospital Clinical Pharmacist, Dr. Jenna Januszka about the recent ICHE publication "2025 US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Recommendations for Post-exposure Prophylaxis in Healthcare Settings."

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Antibiotic Dosing in Obesity: What the Largest PK Review Reveals

In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. Angelina Davis, talks about the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in patients with obesity. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40383125/

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Ep.119 – New Rules for Old Infections: What the DOTS Trial Tells Us

Episode Notes

Join DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she speaks with Dr. Nick Turner, lead author of the DOTS randomized clinical trial, about the potential of dalbavancin as a simplified treatment for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. They discuss the trial’s findings, its implications for clinical practice, and whether two doses can truly replace weeks of IV antibiotics. The materials reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/blog/new-rules-old-infections-what-dots-trial-tells-us

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Ep.118 – Combatting unnecessary ASB treatment through diagnostic stewardship – which approach works?

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dr. Melissa Johnson, one of our DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaisons, talks with Dr. Kim Claeys, from the University of Maryland, about her recent work on the implementation diagnostic stewardship to improve UTI antibiotic use. The two publications referenced in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40720743/ and here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37424224/

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Ep.117 – Nurse-Driven PEN-FAST Allergy De-labeling

Episode Notes

In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. April Dyer, talks to us about an article in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology entitled "Implementation and performance of a nurse administered modified PEN-FAST clinical decision rule in the electronic health record." The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40697885/

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Ep.116 – Cascade Reporting Under the Microscope: Two Sides, One Debate

Episode Notes

Join host DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley as she as talks with Dr. Emily Heil and Dr. Joe Kuti to review the recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology titled: “Point-Counterpoint: Cascade Reporting—Useful Tool to Support Antimicrobial Stewardship, or Dangerously Misleading?” Together, they explore the practical and controversial aspects of cascade reporting. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40526395/

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Ep.115 – Septic Shock and AKI: Do we still need to worry about piperacillin-tazobactam?

Episode Notes

In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON clinical pharmacist liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks with us about a national retrospective cohort study comparing the effects of cefepime versus piperacillin-tazobactam on the development of severe acute kidney injury in patients with septic shock. The article for this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39657005/

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