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“Empowering Antibiotic Stewardship: Understanding the Use of Procalcitonin”

Sepsis Alliance Network* presents…“Empowering Antibiotic Stewardship: Understanding the Use of Procalcitonin”

This webinar will reinforce better antibiotic use and provide strategies to better utilize the biomarker procalcitonin in the most advantageous methods compared to non-specific biomarkers IL-1, IL-6, TNF, leukocytosis and lactate. The pathophysiology and kinetics will be reviewed, and applied in case studies to demonstrate best use guidelines. Finally, clinical and financial outcomes will be presented so the attendee can appreciate expected benefits of the application of procalcitonin concepts.

Speaker:  Mike Broyles, PharmD  |  Director of Pharmacy & Laboratory Services  |  St. Bernard’s Five Rivers

Target audience: Nursing

Continuing Education Credit:  Nursing. Sepsis Alliance is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 1.0 contact hours.

Questions should be directed to Sepsis Alliance.

* NOTE: This is an industry resource-sponsored webinar. HealthTrust has not approved and/or endorsed the content. This program may contain the mention of products, services, drugs or brands presented in a case study or comparative format. Such examples are intended for educational and informational purposes and should not be perceived as a HealthTrust endorsement of any particular supplier, product, service, drug, brand or approach.

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