Author: Zachary Van Roy

Addressing Reported Penicillin Allergy – A 2022 Practice Parameter Update

This post is part of a series on Antibiotic Awareness Week 2022.  For more information about how to manage a patient reported penicillin allergy, check out the full post on the Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Assessment and Promotion Program (ASAP) blog. Patient reported antibiotic allergies present clinicians with challenging decisions at the point of prescribing. Approximately […]

Nov 18, 2022

Publication Alert: Preparing the Intensive Care Unit for Future Pandemics

rom SARS to H1N1 to Ebola and now COVID-19, it is clear that pandemic infectious diseases are likely to be a constant challenge to the healthcare system and humanity for the foreseeable future. Luckily, past pandemics can help us learn to better combat these diseases in the future. This is the case made by a new article authored by Drs. Cawcutt, Kalil, and Hewlett. Their thesis: best summed up by the Winston Churchhill quote “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Nov 17, 2022

Are You Antibiotics Aware? U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is November 18-24, 2022

U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is an annual observance that raises awareness of the threat of antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic use. The observance is a partnership between the CDC, state-based programs (such as the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Healthcare-Associated Infections/Antibiotic Resistance Team), and non-profit/for-profit partners.

Nov 15, 2022

Research Digest: Improving Care for People Living with HIV

UNMC ID has a long history of not only providing extraordinary medical care for people living with HIV (PLWH), but also contributing strongly to the research that informs the future of medicine. We have even featured many such articles on this blog. Today, we summarize a few recent publications focused at improving care for for this patient population through bettering medication adherence and important health screening measures.

Nov 10, 2022

#PharmtoExamTable: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus- Emergence and Treatment

A #PharmToExamTable question about antibiotic resistance in S. aureus, answered by Feiyang Ding, PharmD, a Graduate of UNMC College of Pharmacy.

Nov 3, 2022

Article Spotlight: Group A Streptococcus- Emerging Antibiotic Resistance and Treatment Options

The following content was provided by Dr. Jonathan Ryder who, along with Dr. Cortés-Penfield, recently authored a fantastic article on this content in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Infectious diseases clinicians have nightmares when thinking about necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome from group A streptococcus (GAS), given the rapid progression and high mortality. Since […]

Oct 27, 2022

In Case You Missed It: IDWeek 2022 – Day 5

Today is the final day of IDWeek 2022. If you happen to be at the conference and missed our posts last week, here is a quick guide to UNMC members presenting today, October 23rd. Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 8:30-9:00am – Nada Fadul, MD – Speaking on “Disparities of Post/Long COVID-19 Syndrome in Women and Young […]

Oct 23, 2022

In Case You Missed It: IDWeek 2022 – Day 4

Today is the fourth day of IDWeek 2022. If you happen to be at the conference and missed our posts last week, here is a quick guide to UNMC members presenting today, October 22nd. Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 10:30-11:45am – Erica Stohs, MD, MPH – Panelist on ” Challenging Cases in Transplant Infectious Diseases” 12:15-12:45pm – […]

Oct 22, 2022

In Case You Missed It: IDWeek 2022 – Day 3

Today is the third day of IDWeek 2022. If you happen to be at the conference and missed our posts last week, here is a quick guide to UNMC members presenting today, October 21st. Friday, October 21st, 2022 7:30-9:00am – Jasmine Marcelin, MD – Panelist on ” Women in ID” 10:30-11:45am – Sara Bares, MD – […]

Oct 21, 2022

In Case You Missed It: IDWeek 2022 – Day 2

Today is the second day of IDWeek 2022. If you happen to be at the conference and missed our posts last week, here is a quick guide to UNMC members presenting today, October 20th. Thursday, October 20th, 2022 Poster Presentations: 12:15pm-1:30pm 12:15pm-1:30pm – Poster Presentations Erica Stohs, MD, MPH – Biofire pneumonia panel use in […]

Oct 20, 2022