Let’s gear up for #USAAW25 which starts tomorrow, Nov 18th! Check out our Clinician Blog Series available here: sidp.org/Antibiotic-A... These blogs highlight AMS in immunocompromised patients & across healthcare settings, advances in the micro lab, & our shared responsibility to fight AR!

Dr. Julie Ann Justo is joined by experts Drs. Krista Gens and Javier A. Villafuerte Gálvez as they dive deep into the gut microbiome to explore the latest therapeutic frontier for C. difficile infections. This podcast was supported by an unrestricted grant from Nestlé Health Science sidp.pinecast.co

This month's Contagion Bench to Bedside article is all about PBPs. Dr. Black and Dr. Albrecht review myths and therapeutic considerations ... check it out here: www.contagionlive.com/view/penicil...

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Check out our Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program! To see the program description and register, please visit sidp.org/Stewardship-...

Just 10 days away! Make sure to register to secure your spot!

Itching for new SIDP & Breakpoints gear? Look no further than our NEW & UPDATED winter merch store! Featuring new products to keep you warm & cozy during those long winter nights. Shop today: sidp.org/Merchandise

Join us next week on Nov 13th 12-1 PM CST. Dr. Biagi will be discussing the different methods for estimating renal function and how this relates to antimicrobial dosing. We hope you're able to find practical tips for navigating the new literature and recommendations to improve patient care!

💊TODAY: In a few moments, the second webinar of our 4-part series leading up to World AMR Awareness Week 2025, will begin. Register now and enter the webinar: https://ow.ly/Qk0p50Xmsrl 💊Part 1 is now uploaded and can be viewed on our webpage: https://ow.ly/S4tu50Xmsrm #IDSky #clinmicro #WAAW2025

Module 1 is now live for our joint ESCMID / Ecraid data governance course after our successful opening webinar. This self-paced course is free of charge & the first module provides a foundational overview of the course material. Learn more & follow along: https://ow.ly/L7Ou50XkVAa #IDSky #clinmicro

We are looking for volunteers! Are you creative? Are you awesome at making infographics? Check out this opportunity!

SIDP is now accepting nominations for the annual recognition awards. Nominate a colleague, yourself, a mentor or mentee today! More information at: sidp.org/recognitiona....

November is Native American & Alaskan Native Heritage Month! SIDP is proud to celebrate the culture and heritage of Native peoples & uplift their histories and contributions, ensuring they continue to thrive with each generation.

SIDP members from across the 🌎 showed up and showed out for IDWeek this year! Thanks to everyone who stopped by the SIDP booth and participated in our SIDP Poster Walk - it was great connecting with our colleagues in Infectious Diseases #IDWeek2025

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🆕 Episode of #Breakpoints: Drs. Maria Mojica, Robert Bonomo, & Ryan Shields join Dr. Erin McCreary for a Halloween special reviewing the scariest resistance mechanisms: Burkholderia, Achromobacter, and Elizabethkingia! So hauntingly good! 🎧🎃 👻 sidp.pinecast.co

Engaging sessions, lively hallway chats, exhibitor conversations and vibrant reception, the SIDP Annual Meeting had it all! Such a vibrant celebration of science, learning, and community.  Thanks to everyone who brought the energy & enthusiasm! 💙 #SIDP2025

More than 600 infectious diseases pharmacists joined us—both in Atlanta and online—for CE and BCIDP sessions, inspiring keynotes, and our annual awards. The SIDP community continues to raise the bar for excellence and impact. 💙 #SIDP2025

Could ceftriaxone be preferred compared to ampicillin-sulbactam for CAP in older adults? What is a Target Emulation Trial? Alex Yoby and Lynn Wardlow (@lynnwardlow.bsky.social) from Ohio State help to find out in the latest SIDP Journal Club series (sidp.org/BCIDP) worth 1.5h of ACPE/BCIDP credit!

What is spookier than gram negative resistance? Check out a hauntingly good episode focused on gram negative resistance. New episode is live on Oct 31st 🎃 👻 #Breakpoints #Teaser #Spooky

Tell us what you are proud of! Submit your new promotion, publication, award, or innovative practice to be highlighted in the next SIDP newsletter! Please take 2 minutes to highlight your work in this form: sidp.org/spotlight. Bookmark it to submit your accomplishments year round.

Congrats to the newly appointed SIDP Fellows! Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for our profession and patients!

We just wanted to send a final congratulations to the SIDP Award winners this year. Thank you for all you have done and will continue to do for our patients!

Join us for our next live webinar, November 13th from 12-1 PM CST. Dr. Biagi will be discussing the different methods for estimating renal function & how this relates to antimicrobial dosing. We hope you're able to find practical tips for navigating the new literature & recs to improve patient care!

Be sure to tune for Dr. Bradley Lauver's #IDWeek2025 session where he describes how Antibiotic Time-Out rounds improved prescribing habits, reduced high-risk agents, & boosted narrow-spectrum β-lactam use all while enhancing resident education & stewardship engagement. A win for outcomes & training!

Last day, best day. What a symposium line up we have for closing out the conference! #sidp #idweek2025

Don't miss Dr. John Williamson at #IDWeek2025 as he shares updates on a Phase 2a clinical trial for complicated S. aureus bacteremia. He'll detail efficacy and safety results of bacteriophage cocktail (AP-SA02) vs placebo along with standard antibiotic therapy. One to watch!

Join expert Dr. Barbara Santevecchi as she shares her team's work on cefazolin PK/PD for MSSA at #IDWeek2025. Cefazolin PK/PD target attainment reduced in CzIE isolates at high inoculum. TDM may be a useful strategy to detect suboptimal exposure & identify alternative dosing strategies

Join SIDP member, Dr. Alan Gross this morning for his #IDWeek2025 CE presentation where he'll share expert insight and updates on successful dental stewardship interventions. Don't miss it! 💊 🦷

Andrea Chin and colleagues share their experience with pharmacist-led TMP-SMX oral challenges in post-transplant patients with listed sulfa allergy. Poster presentation on Wed Oct 22nd at 1215pm! #IDWeek2025

Implementation of a “Cefazolin for All” policy increased cefazolin prophylaxis in over 8 thousand β-lactam–allergic surgical patients from 69.9% to 90.8%, with alternative use falling from 30.2% to 8.5%. - Drs. Cole Orlikowski and Nicholas Torney at #IDWeek2025

CMV resistance is likely more common than you think, even with the newer agents maribavir and letermovir! Join Dr. Pearson has he explores CMV resistance on Wednesday October 22nd at 12:15 #IDWeek2025

OPAT care is evolving! Join Christina and Monica as they discuss how programs are expanding, multidisciplinary, and embracing COpAT. #IDWeek2025

Catch Dr. Williams at #IDWeek2025 as he reviews risk factors for neuro events with cefepime or pip-tazo! Don’t miss it!

Fosfomycin is indicated for uncomplicated UTI caused by susceptible E. coli, but resistant IC often appear during DD testing. Despite assumptions of resistance-associated fitness costs, our data suggests no significant in vitro fitness loss in IC across various media. Join Tiffany at #IDWeek2025!

Happy last day of IDWeek 2025! It's been a great conference so far. Let's keep the good vibes going this morning with three meet the professor sessions featuring some lovely SIDP members. #sidp #idweek2025

Check out these oral abstract sessions featuring SIDP members this afternoon! #sidp #idweek2025

There is more than one way to slice a cake - or build an OPAT program. Join the stellar Dr. Monica Mahoney at her #IDWeek2025 session where she will discuss justifying need and growth of OPAT! Highlighting the value of dedicated personnel, compelling patient cases, and data to help secure time. 💉

Check out incredible work from Drs. Gardner & Kussin today at #IDWeek2025 as they highlight the environmental benefit of diagnostic testing & stewardship. Their findings showed that a blood culture stewardship initiative led to reduced carbon emissions & decreased blood culture microbiology waste! ♻️

Join SIDP all-star, Dr. Katie Olney at #IDWeek2025 as she discusses how term neonates need higher cefepime doses & prolonged infusions to meet PK/PD targets at higher MICs. In preterm neonates, lower doses suffice only at MIC ≤2 mg/L, but higher/more frequent doses req for optimal PTA at MIC 8 mg/L

Don't miss this work from #SIDP member Ashley Cubillos! Adherence to evidence-based treatment elements for SA-BSI increased numerically after implementation of thrice-weekly positive blood culture rounding (56% vs. 76%, P=0.057) within a 5-hospital cohort in a community health system.

Interested in learning more about Steno? Check out Dr. Losquadro's poster! Patients who received minocycline for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia respiratory or bloodstream infections in MIC 2-4mg/L group, numerically had a higher percentage of treatment failure compared to MIC ≤1mg/L group #IDWeek2025

You won't want to miss this poster from #SIDP member Christen Arena! Implementation of EHR decision support was associated with 21% of outpatient sinusitis encounters receiving preferred antibiotic selection and duration #IDWeek2025

Stop by to hear #SIDP member Amanda Lefemine talk about how ASP pharmacists frequently perform high & moderate impact interventions that prevent undesirable outcomes. Understanding the impact level of different intervention types may assist in efficient and effective use of ASP resources #IDWeek2025

Dr Lefemine is at it again! Here she highlights how oral vancomycin prophylaxis (OVP) can help prevent CDI recurrence in select patients. OVP 125 mg once daily was effective in preventing 90-day CDI in most patients. It may be beneficial to extend duration past completion of systemic abx #IDWeek2025

#SIDP member Becca Nolen and colleagues share their poster today showing how a centralized antimicrobial stewardship model provides a scalable and effective approach to ensuring consistent antibiotic management in a large healthcare system with limited resources #IDWeek2025

Still planning your Tuesday at #idweek2025 ? Join Dr. Cimino in the poster hall to discover how to increase adherence to guideline directed antimicrobial therapy by implementing local treatment guidelines!

Keep your morning and early afternoon going strong and checkout these symposiums: Underuse of New Anti-infectives, Medical Mycology, Treating Conundrums, and Doxy PEP for Lyme! #sidp #idweek2025

Dr. Olney and Dr. Burgess hope to AUC You Later at their poster later today! They share that in pediatrics, Bayesian and first-order vancomycin methods showed reasonable agreement and variability, supporting their comparability for AUC24 estimation. #IDWeek2025

What's your "Exit Strategy"?? Dr. Karan Raja will share the impact of a hospital-specific prescribing guide and pharmacist integration in discharge rounds. Increases in both appropriate and optimal discharge regimens were seen, with nearly 50% discharged without IV abx & vascular access! #IDWeek2025