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DASON Digest
Hosted by Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON) · ENGLISH
The DASON Digest features engaging conversations with experts in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship covering a variety of topics. New episodes of the Digest are published every other Friday. Subscribe to follow along with our latest content.
For more information about DASON, please visit https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.
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Ep.136 – Convenience vs. Care: Rethinking IV Push Cefepime in Critically Ill Pseudomonas Patients
1w ago00:40:33Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest, we discuss Chris Bland's study on IV push cefepime for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the implications of these findings. The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41166592/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/
Transcribe →Ep.135 – Bugging Out: Antimicrobial Updates in Sepsis Care
3w ago00:31:20Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes Join ID Pharmacy Resident Paul Puccio as he speaks with Dr. Arielle Cohen, an ID Fellow at Duke University, is about the antimicrobial updates in the 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. They focus on timing of antibiotic initiation, antimicrobial coverage, and rapid diagnostic tests and what this means for the treatment of sepsis and septic shock. The guidelines can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41870560/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/
Transcribe →Ep.134 – When Antibiotics Get Lost in Transition: Errors Moving from Hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility
Apr 1000:25:40Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest, we discuss Dr. Amy Kang’s study on antimicrobial transition errors from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities, highlighting that nearly one-third of patients experience errors and why stewardship efforts must extend beyond hospital discharge to improve continuity, safety, and infection outcomes. The article from the episode can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41852555/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/
Transcribe →Ep.133 – Beyond the Cardinal Symptoms: Evaluating the Latest Antibiotic COPDE Treatment Criteria
Mar 2700:30:03Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes Join DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard and Dr. Rey Perez as they discuss the 2026 GOLD guideline updates regarding antibiotic use in COPD exacerbations. Together, they explore the clinical implications of antibiotic treatment indications—including prior positive sputum cultures—and discuss practical strategies for antimicrobial stewardship teams to reduce unnecessary empiric prescribing at the point of admission. The document for this episode can be viewed here: https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GOLD-REPORT-2026-v1.3-8Dec2025_WMV2.pdf For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/
Transcribe →Ep.132 – The Science of Antibiotic Decisions: Physician Antibiotic Choices for Community Infections
Mar 1300:25:58Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes Join DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard and UNC ID Pharmacy Resident Kelly Gaebel as they discuss a recent article from Open Forum Infectious Diseases examining physician antibiotic prescribing preferences for community-acquired pneumonia and complicated urinary tract infections. Together, they explore how clinicians weigh factors like guideline recommendations, patient risk, and treatment outcomes—and what these findings may mean for antimicrobial stewardship efforts in community hospitals. The article may be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41567263/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/
Transcribe →Ep.131 – When a UTI Isn't Just a UTI: Why the Right Diagnosis Changes Everything
Feb 2700:21:49Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks with us about an article in Clinical Infectious Diseases called "State-of-the-Art Review: Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis." The article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41657226/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/
Transcribe →Ep.130 – Bugs in the Belly: Optimization, Dosing, and Better Outcomes
Feb 1300:39:55Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Melissa Johnson talks with Drs. Ritika Prasad, Radhika Arya, and Natalie Medvedeva about their publication in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology entitled "Gut check: antimicrobial stewardship opportunities in intra-abdominal infections." The article can be viewed here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12877908/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/
Transcribe →Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bacterial Sinusitis in 7 Seconds
Jan 3000:09:23Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. April Dyer, chats with us about an article in ASHE entitled "Implementation of an interruptive electronic health record alert improves optimal antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory patients with acute bacterial sinusitis: a quasi-experiment." The article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41607693/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/
Transcribe →Navigating Vaccine Changes: Insights and Updates from the Vaccine Integrity Project
Jan 1600:21:57Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard talks with Dr. Jarrod Kile from Jefferson University about an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled "Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026." Links for this and other materials reviewed in this episode can be found on the DASON website here: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/blog/navigating-vaccine-changes-insights-and-updates-vaccine-integrity-project For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/
Transcribe →Ep.127 – Narrowing the Spectrum: De-Escalation Without Compromise
Jan 400:15:37Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes Join DASON Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she speaks about a hot off the press article from JAMA Internal Medicine titled 'Antibiotic De-Escalation in Adults Hospitalized for Community-Onset Sepsis”. The article can be viewed here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2842980
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