And there is no such rule that hospitalized patients should receive IV antibiotics as long as they are in the hospital, once discharged home you can start oral antibotics It’s not in the Constitution. I’ve checked. Patients can be on oral antibiotics when they fit criteria below
@ImBigPharma It is perfectly safe to discharge patients who have a fever. You want to see that they are improving. If they are improving the mere fact that that had a temperature above some magical cut off does not mean they need to stay in the hospital. Being in the hospital is NOT safer.
Folks, it’s straightforward—if not easy—to use Twitter well. Here is a short list of flexible rules I use to make this a wonderful paradise I enjoy almost all the time:
There is a tendency for non-ID specialists to consider bugs they have not heard of as contaminants or not virulent. What are some more obscure bugs #IDTwitter would want non-ID to take more seriously? Here are a few of mine: S. lugdunensis, S. anginosus group, M. abscessus.
Couldn't tweet while giving my own talk on Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship this afternoon, so figured would share a few slides now.
#SHEASpring2022
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About last night…all I can say is after years of wandering conference halls thinking I was alone, thanks to vaccines I got to spend a little time with this awesome group of #BlackWomenInID at #SHEASpring2022 and it was therapeutic. @CharlesnikaNU we missed u!
Of all the meeting platforms we've used over the last 2 years, Zoom is the one I love most.
Most of us think we know Zoom inside out.
But we don't.
Here are 7 Zoom hacks you probably haven't heard of, but you'll be glad you now know.
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We know #shorterisbetter when it comes to treating many infections but how do we implement this in our ASPs? Find out at #MADID2022 in @DHpharmd's classroom session "Implementing Short Course Antimicrobial Therapy." 👉 https://t.co/H1Z8U0AHmr
@ABsteward@BradSpellberg
Are you trying to figure out a way to prevent your fellows' from being overwhelmed on inpatient consult services?
Check out this article in @AcadMedJournal on decreasing cognitive load of inpatient consults.
https://t.co/bGqSevawjZ
#IDMedEd#MedEd
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and you want to teach...
but HOW are you supposed to FIND TIME ⏲️while also
✅ caring for patients
✅ writing notes
✅ completing other administrative work
Not to mention managing your personal life!
This week: tips on teaching BEFORE rounds
Scientific meetings, even when virtual, still present some really interesting and important studies. Here's a selection from the last two I "attended." (Plus, what to do with your leftover Halloween pumpkins.)
Latest: https://t.co/YUoXf39wno
What a thrill to see @gradydoctor at the top of the @ajc. She is a wonderful person inside & out. I used to know her as @drwilldraper's lil sis - now she's ruling the world. Rock on Kimberly! Thanks for all you do. https://t.co/bUJ0dMLbcP
Do you want to teach in the clinical setting but have limited time?
Check out this #IDChalkTalk on fungal biomarkers by @swinndong (https://t.co/fC2pPZOi16, click on Teaching & Learning Resources, then ID Chalk Talks)
#IDMedEd#MedEd