Mayo Clinic Key In To Quality

Antimicrobial Stewardship - It Takes a Village

Episode Summary

Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, MD  @DrTimMorg Guests: Abinash Virk, MD, Infectious Disease Consultant, Mayo Clinic and Ryan Stevens, Pharm.D., Mayo Clinic Although antibiotics have transformed the medical treatment of bacterial illness and offered hope to many patients with formerly deadly infections, the mishandling and misprescription of these drugs has transformed the bacterial population such that many antibiotics have partially or entirely lost their efficacy. The problem is severe enough that many experts predict that if we don’t change how we use antibiotics, existing antibiotic therapies may be ineffective in the next century. The question is—how do we keep these incredible drugs effective so they work when we need them?  Listen in as we talk with experts who are leading the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Mayo Clinic. Find out more about Mayo Clinic’s Quality program at https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/quality/. Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook using #mayokeyintoquality or at: https://www.facebook.com/MayoClinic https://twitter.com/MayoClinic  

Episode Notes

Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, MD  @DrTimMorg

Guests: Abinash Virk, MD, Infectious Disease Consultant, Mayo Clinic and Ryan Stevens, Pharm.D., Mayo Clinic

Although antibiotics have transformed the medical treatment of bacterial illness and offered hope to many patients with formerly deadly infections, the mishandling and misprescription of these drugs has transformed the bacterial population such that many antibiotics have partially or entirely lost their efficacy.

The problem is severe enough that many experts predict that if we don’t change how we use antibiotics, existing antibiotic therapies may be ineffective in the next century.

The question is—how do we keep these incredible drugs effective so they work when we need them?  Listen in as we talk with experts who are leading the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Mayo Clinic.

Find out more about Mayo Clinic’s Quality program at https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/quality/.

Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook using #mayokeyintoquality or at:

https://www.facebook.com/MayoClinic

https://twitter.com/MayoClinic