RISHP - Evaluation/Self Assessment - Results

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

“Past, Present and Future of Antimicrobial Stewardship ”

“Antibiotic Combination Therapy: A Double-Edged Sword?”

2 CEU Credits

UAN # 0132-0000-13-001-L04-P

  1. General program evaluation (5 = excellent and 1 = poor):

a. Program format90% - 510% - 4

b. Overall content90% - 510% - 4

c. Audiovisual aids88% - 512% - 4

d. Appropriate facilities85% - 515% - 4

  1. Please provide the level to which you achieved the following learning objectives by circling the appropriate number

Explain the need for antimicrobial stewardship to preserve current antimicrobial treatment

92% - 58% - 4

Identify the goals of antimicrobial stewardship

92% - 58% - 4

Discuss and apply antimicrobial stewardship interventions

94% - 56% - 4

Describe the future needs for antimicrobial stewardship

92% - 56% - 42% - 3

Discuss commonly used metrics for evaluating an antimicrobial stewardship program

92% - 58% - 4

Identify the methods needed to implement similar clinical pharmacy programs at their facility.

99% - 51% - 4

Discuss the history and supportive data for combination therapy in treating various infections

99% - 51% - 4

Identify the rationale for antibiotic combination therapy as it pertains to outcomes and resistance development

99% - 51% - 4

Review the limitations and disadvantages of combination therapy as it related to adverse events and antagonistic bacterial activity

99% - 51% - 4

  1. Please rate the speaker’s presentation skills (5 = excellent and 1 = poor):
  1. Haley Morrill, PharmD.90% - 5 6% - 4 4% - 3
  2. Megan Luther, PharmD.93% - 5 5% - 4 2% - 3
  1. Please rate the relevance of today’s topic to your practice (5 = very relevant and 1 = completely irrelevant): 90% - 5 8% - 4 2% - 3
  1. Please circle “Agree” or “Disagree” to the following statement: Today’s program and speakers are not promotional nor appear to endorse a specific commercial drug or other commercial product.

100% agree

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1. A slowed antimicrobial pipeline, combined with the continued misuse of currently available antimicrobials, has led to the emergence of highly resistant pathogens and the need for antimicrobial stewardship to preserve current antimicrobial treatment.

A. True100% correct

2. All of the following are goals of antimicrobial stewardship EXCEPT:

D. Reducing appropriate antimicrobial use 97% correct

3. Which of the following are strategies an antimicrobial stewardship program may implement to improve antimicrobial use?

E.All of the above100% correct

4. Outcomes metrics measure if an antimicrobial stewardship intervention resulted in the desired change in antimicrobial use.

A. True57% incorrect

B. False43% correct

5. Which of the following are future antimicrobial stewardship needs?

E. All of the above97% correct

  1. Combinations of antibiotics may be given:
  1. All of the above100% correct
  1. False. When 2 antibiotics given together have less activity than given separately, it’s called synergy. 100% correct
  2. Which of the following are disadvantages of using combination therapy?
  3. All of the above100% correct
  4. Rifampin:
  1. All of the above100% correct