Management of Common Infections Beyond Urinary Tract Infections (Part 1)
Management of Common Infections Beyond Urinary Tract Infections (Part 1) is organized by AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term care Medicine
Activity Created: 3/2021
Credits Available Until: 3/2024
Description:
This session will use a didactic presentation with a case-based discussion and audience response to provide clinical updates on the management of two common infections. During this session, speakers will review the clinical presentations of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) and C. difficile infections (CDI), discuss the available diagnostic tests for these infections and their pitfalls, and review the available evidence for treatment of these infections and how to optimize the use of antibiotics and reduce CDI in the PALTC setting.
Learning Objectives:
• Describe various clinical presentations of SSTI and CDI in the PALTC setting.
• Discuss the diagnostic challenges and treatment for SSTI and CDI.
• Discuss common approaches for the prevention of CDI infections.