Navigating Vaccine Changes: Insights and Updates from the Vaccine Integrity Project

Episode Notes

In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard talks with Dr. Jarrod Kile from Jefferson University about an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled "Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026." Links for this and other materials reviewed in this episode can be found on the DASON website here: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/blog/navigating-vaccine-changes-insights-and-updates-vaccine-integrity-project

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Ep.127 – Narrowing the Spectrum: De-Escalation Without Compromise

Narrowing the Spectrum: De-Escalation Without Compromise

Episode Notes

Join DASON Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she speaks about a hot off the press article from JAMA Internal Medicine titled 'Antibiotic De-Escalation in Adults Hospitalized for Community-Onset Sepsis”. The article can be viewed here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2842980

Three Stewardship Interventions Hospitals Can Steal for 2026

Episode Notes

In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks with us about three stewardship interventions for hospitals to start using in 2026. The articles reviewed today can be found here:

1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41306709/

2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41245846/

3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41127160/

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Ep.125 – Stewardship in Action: Short Courses and Oral Transitions

Episode Notes

In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard speaks with Drs. Whitney Buckel and Jared Olson about a hot off the press article from ICHE titled “Interventions to optimize duration of antibiotic therapy and encourage oral transition for uncomplicated gram-negative blood stream infections across a health system”. Their findings highlight practical strategies for optimizing antibiotic therapy across large hospital networks, and the article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41263023/

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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.

Link to supporting article:

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/

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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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