Medical Knowledge

Less is More: Reducing Device Days and HAIs

In this episode, host Megan Srinivas, MD, MPH is joined by Patricia Posa, RN, BSN, the quality and safety program manager for University of Michigan Health, in a conversation about hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), infection prevention, and nurse driven protocols. Discussion…

Navigating Ethical and Legal Considerations of AI in Health Care

Within the Artificial Intelligence Learning Series, learners will be introduced to keys concepts related to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in health care. This module on navigating ethical and legal considerations of AI in health care will enable…

Practical Applications of AI in the Health System

Within the Artificial Intelligence Learning Series, learners will be introduced to key concepts related to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in health care. This module on practical applications of AI in the health system will enable you to…

Ethics Talk: Whose Job Is Antimicrobial Stewardship?

This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about the key roles of infectious disease pharmacists in antimicrobial stewardship. The featured guests are Drs Lynne Fehrenbacher, a professor in…

The Long Road: LTACHs and IPC Challenges

In this episode of Stories of Care, host Megan Srinivas, MD, MPH talks with James Lewis, MD, a health officer with the Snohomish County Health Department. Dr Lewis underscores the importance of communication and collaboration in infection prevention across health…

Why Assuring the Quality of Antimicrobials Is a Global Imperative

Poor-quality antimicrobial medicines continue to proliferate across supply chains, threatening patients’ health and safety, especially in low- and middle-income regions. This article discusses consequences and risks of antimicrobial resistance and other ways in which antimicrobial medicines can be of poor…

How to Mitigate Community Harms of Antibacterial Resistance With Patient-Centered Care

Overprescription of antibiotics in cases in which bacterial infection is clinically uncertain contributes to increased prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Ethically, merits and drawbacks of stricter prescription practice oversight should be weighed against risks of untreatable bacterial infections to patients and…