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HealthTrust presents...”Procalcitonin or No Calcitonin in the Guidance of Antimicrobial Therapy”

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Please Note: Continuing education credit is only available to those attending the session live. CE credit is not available when accessing the program on demand.

Procalcitonin is a nonspecific biomarker that is often elevated in response to systemic inflammation such as that caused by bacterial infections. Procalcitonin has potential use as an aid in the diagnosis of sepsis, predictor of disease severity and outcomes, and to help guide antimicrobial therapy. Procalcitonin levels <0.25ng/mL indicate the initiation of antibiotics is strongly discouraged. Due to the limitations of specificity, its diagnostic role in infections is controversial. The literature regarding procalcitonin use in this setting will be reviewed in this session.The presenter will discuss the limitations of procalcitonin specificity and its diagnostic role in bacterial infections.

Learning Objectives for Pharmacists & Nurses  |  At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Recall the advantages of procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker in bacterial infections.
2. Recognize how procalcitonin levels can be used as negative predictive values.
3. Identify clinical situations in which procalcitonin could be falsely elevated.

Presenter:

Gresham Hindman, PharmD  |  PGY1 Pharmacy Resident  |  McLeod Health

Target Audience:  Pharmacists & Nurses

CE Credit: Approved for Pharmacists & Nurses

This program is  approvedfor CPEs by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Attendees of this program may earn 1.0 CPE Contact Hours. Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number for this activity is 0863-9999-25-021-L01-P. Pfiedler Education is a division of AORN, provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP13019, for 1 contact hour. 1.0 contact hours approved for Nurses.

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