Newsletters

We issue monthly newsletters to DASON members to keep hospital clinical pharmacists and physicians involved in antimicrobial stewardship programs up-to-date about technical, timely, and important news regarding antimicrobial stewardship topics.

Below is a list of newsletters you can access if you join Dason

Date Title
July 2016 Vancomycin and piperacillin- tazobactam: Bad for your patients’ kidneys?
August 2016 Review of the 2016 IDSA/ATS Practice Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Hospital‐acquired (HAP) and Ventilator‐associated Pneumonia (VAP)
September 2016 Antibiotic Use in Acute Bronchitis and Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis
October 2016 The Value of Hospital-Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
November 2016 Is Five the New Seven? Updated Treatment Durations for Common Infections
December 2016 Antibiotic Use in Small Community Hospitals
January 2017 Treatment of Candidiasis & Antifungal Stewardship Opportunities
February 2017 Anaerobic Infections and Double Anaerobic Coverage
March 2017 Review of the 2017 Surgical Infection Society Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection
April 2017 Stewardship Tips and Tricks: Field Guide for Successfully Communicating Stewardship Recommendations
May 2017 Diagnostic Stewardship: An alternative approach to reduce HAIs and improve clinical care
June 2017 Management of Beta-Lactam Allergies: Risk of Crossreactivity