Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy with Timeouts

Monday, September 12, 2022, 12:00 AM - Thursday, September 11, 2025, 11:59 PM, On Demand

Internet Enduring Material provided by Stanford University School of Medicine (CME). Presented by the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. 

This activity provides a practical approach to performing “Antibiotic Timeouts” in the inpatient setting. Using short, didactic sessions, we will provide examples on how to reassess antibiotic therapy started empirically using clinical, laboratory, and microbiological data. The majority of this CME/CPE will be high-yield, interactive inpatient cases covering skin and soft tissue infections, pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and neutropenic fever, that illustrate the timeout process and the principles of appropriate use of antimicrobials.

  Release Date: September 12, 2022
  Expiration Date: September 11, 2025
  Estimated Time to Complete: 2.0 hours
  Registration Fee: FREE

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), ACPE Contact Hours (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (2.00 hours)

1. Describe the principles and shortcomings of empiric antibiotic therapy
2. Routinely conduct all steps of the antibiotic timeout, in accordance with CDC guidelines on antibiotic stewardship.
3. Evaluate the appropriateness of empirically prescribed antibiotics
4. Indicate the planned duration of antibiotic therapy consistently

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Stanford Medicine designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 2 hours. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.

American Board of Internal Medicine MOC Credit 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Pediatrics MOC Credit 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 2.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

MOC Participation Threshold
Learner completes the online workshop, credits will be awarded upon completion.

For Pharmacists to Claim ACPE Credit Pharmacists must submit to us their NABP e-Profile ID and Date of Birth for credit to be reported to CPE Monitor. If you wish to claim ACPE credit, please enter your NABP ePID# and Date of Birth in your CE Profile. Log in to Stanford's CME portal > My CE > Profile tile > Credentials > Select NABP ePID# from the drop down and enter your ID number. Please also enter your Date of Birth (month and day) in your profile under Basic Information.  The field will appear when you select your Profession as Pharmacist.

Accessibility Statement
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Cultural and Linguistic Competency
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References/Bibliography
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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.