Please note, this workshop must be completed by January 18, 2022.
Session Description
The most common infectious diseases in the hospital setting include pneumonia, bacteremia, intra-abdominal, and urinary tract infections. Appropriate antibiotic selection is critical when an infectious process is suspected. Surgery practitioners should be confident in the interpretation of the microbiological data. This webinar will discuss the specimen, Gram stain, and likely pathogens for common infectious diseases in the hospitalized patient.
Learning Objectives
During this webinar, participants will:
1. Discuss Gram stain and associated microbiology
2. Review the impact of microbiology data
3. Identify the potential causes of fever
4. Identify pathogens associated with infections to design a therapeutic plan to optimize treatment
Lisa Hall Zimmerman, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP
Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care and Nutrition Support
Dr. Lisa Hall Zimmerman is a Critical Care / Nutrition Support Clinical pharmacist with a BS in Pharmacy from Auburn University, Doctor of Pharmacy from Samford University, and a PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She has served as a residency program director three residencies: the PGY2 Critical Care, the PGY2 Emergency Medicine at Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI and the PGY2 Critical Care (2016-2019) at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. Dr. Hall Zimmerman is a Fellow of Critical Care Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, a Board-Certified Critical Care Pharmacist, a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, and a Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist.