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2017

January, Volume 5, Number 1
February, Volume 5, Number 2
March, Volume 5, Number 3
April, Volume 5, Number 4
May, Volume 5, Number 5
June, Volume 5, Number 6
July, Volume 5, Number 7
August, Volume 5, Number 8
September, Volume 5, Number 9
October, Volume 5, Number 10

2016

January, Volume 4, Number 1
February, Volume 4, Number 2
March, Volume 4, Number 3
April, Volume 4, Number 4
May, Volume 4, Number 5
June, Volume 4, Number 6
July, Volume 4, Number 7
August, Volume 4, Number 8
September, Volume 4, Number 9
October, Volume 4, Number 10
November, Volume 4, Number 11
December, Volume 4, Number 12

2015

January/February, Volume 3, Number 1
March/April, Volume 3, Number 2
May, Volume 3, Number 3
June, Volume 3, Number 4
July, Volume 3, Number 5
August, Volume 3, Number 6
September, Volume 3, Number 7
October, Volume 3, Number 8
November, Volume 3, Number 9
December, Volume 3, Number 10

2014

January/February, Volume 2, Number 1
March/April, Volume 2, Number 2
May/June, Volume 2, Number 3
July, Volume 2, Number 4
September/October, Volume 2, Number 5
December, Volume 2, Number 6

2013

September, Volume 1, Number 1
October/November, Volume 1, Number 2
December, Volume 1, Number 3

 

 

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Presentations and Publications

Presented May 25, 2017 at Pennsylvania Department of Health and Welfare, Harrisburg
Beta-lactam Allergies: Misadventures of Misreporting
Cory M. Hale, PharmD, AAHIVP, Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist
Penn State Health Milton S. Hersey Medical Center
Lecture slides as pdf (1.3 MB)

Presented May 9, 2017 at Pennsylvania Department of Health and Welfare, Harrisburg
Regional Approaches to Antimicrobial Stewardship
Keith Hamilton, MD, Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Lecture slides as ppt (3.6 MB)

GET SMART WEEK PRESENTATIONS (click for PDFs)

Presented on November 15, 2016 at Penn State University:

Strategies to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance and to Improve Infection Control
Robin Oliver, MD, CPE, Pennsylvania State University
Lecture slides as pptx (664 KB)

Overwhelming Evolution. Patients, Microbes and the Drug Resistance Problem
Andrew Read, PhD, Depts of Biology and Entomology, Penn State University
Lecture slides as a pdf (4 MB)

Impact of Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture and Influence on Resistance Controversy David Wolfgang, VMD, MPH, Director, Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Lectures slides as pptx (3.9 MB)

Presented on November 17, 2016 at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatric Grand Rounds:

Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship
Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lecture slides as pptx (15.5 MB)

Presented on November 18, 2016 at the University of Pittsburgh:

Antibiotic Stewardship in Pennsylvania
Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of Allegheny County Health Department
Lecture slides as pptx (275 KB)

The Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance in Post-Acute Care
Jennifer Han, MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Infectious Diseases, Associate Healthcare Epidemiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Lecture slides as pptx (4.7 MB)

Pennyslvania's Response to the Threat of Resistance
Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania Physician General
Lecture slides as pptx (4.9 MB)

Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Pediatric Hospital – Lessons Learned
Marian G. Michaels, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Presented on November 15, 2016 – One Health Seminar, Antibiotic Stewardship in Pennsylvania, as part of Get Smart Week - Penn State University
Lecture slides as pptx (3.7 MB)

Antibiotic Stewardship in Ambulatory Care Settings and Surveillance for Enteric Pathogens in Pennsylvania
Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, DrPH, MPH, Lead Epidemiologist for Antimicrobial Resistance Response, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Published in The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital, Fall 2016: Vol. 11, No.3

Pennsylvania Integrated Surveillance for Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodbourne Pathogens
Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, DrPH, MPH
Lead Epidemiologist, AR Program, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Presented at FDA NARMS Retail Meat Surveillance Epidemiology Working Group, September 20, 2016
Lecture slides as pdf (2.31 MB)

Get Smart Know When Antibiotics Work – Pennsylvania
Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, DrPH, MPH, Lead Epidemiologist, AR Program
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Presented at Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Annual Conference in Anchorage Alaska, June 21, 2016
Lecture slides as .pptx (5.5 MB)
Listing of Get Smart Presentations

From Concept to Accomplishments: 7 Years of Antimicrobial Stewardship at CHP
Michael Green, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, and Clinical & Translational Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Presented at a Public Health Seminar at the Pennsylvania Department of Health on May 10, 2016

Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship (2015)
Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Presented during Get Smart Week – Antibiotic Stewardship in Pennsylvania – November 17, 2015, Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania's Response to the Threat of Resistance (2015)
Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania's Physician General
Presented during Get Smart Week – Antibiotic Stewardship in Pennsylvania – November 17, 2015, Pennsylvania State University

Posters

Lessons Learned From Annual Kids' Art Competition to Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship by Tabitha Reefer, et al. (2015)
Presented at the ICEID conference

A Collaborative Approach to Promote Antibiotics Use with Practical Considerations for Sick-Child Exclusion Policies in Pennsylvania by Nkuchia M'Ikanatha, et al. (2015)
Presented at the ICEID conference

Global Health Benefits from Investments in Robust Surveillance Systems by Nkuchia M'ikanatha, et al. (2015)
Presented at the ICEID conference