Webinar: “Keeping West Virginia Wild, Wonderful & Well!” – A New Initiative in Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship

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WV consistently ranks first nationally for per capita antibiotic prescription rates in both pediatric and adult outpatient populations. However, WV faces unique obstacles to care in many regions including geographic barriers, poverty, variable health literacy and sparse provider density in most rural areas.  Over the last three years, a Marshall-based antimicrobial stewardship team has collaborated with WV Medicaid to better understand the factors associated with high outpatient antibiotic prescribing with the goal of facilitating sustainable, evidence-based stewardship interventions.  This webinar aims to both empower providers across the state with the tools and metrics necessary to reduce unnecessary antimicrobial use while simultaneously uncovering some of the complex sociodemographic dynamics affecting provider-patient interactions.

Webinar Objectives:

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Describe national, regional, and local data related to antimicrobial use in WV;
2. Summarize treatment recommendations for common infections managed in the outpatient setting (e.g. respiratory, urinary and skin/soft tissue infections);
3. Identify the stewardship team & current initiatives; and
4. Connect with networks of providers across the state to identify key factors influencing antimicrobial stewardship barriers & successes.

Webinar Materials and Related Links:

Antimicrobial Stewardship Presenter Slides

West Virginia Antimicrobial Awareness Program Website 

Speakers:

Jacob T. Kilgore, MD, MPH, FAAP,  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Hoops Family Children’s Hospital

Dr. Kilgore is a proud native of Kenova, West Virginia, a son of Spring Valley High School and Marshall University, and a graduate of the Marshall University Yeager Scholars program.  After undergraduate, Dr. Kilgore completed both his medical degree and combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. His career passions then led him to a Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship and quality and safety chief residency at Duke University.  While at Duke, he also completed a Master’s in Public Health at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.  One year after joining the Pediatric Infectious Diseases faculty at Duke, Dr. Kilgore excitedly returned to his alma mater to serve the greater Huntington/Tri-State community. His research interests focus on both inpatient and outpatient antimicrobial stewardship as well as quality improvement and patient safety.

Mariana L. Lanata, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Hoops Family Children’s Hospital

Dr. Lanata is originally from Peru, she completed her medical school at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and moved to the US to pursue further training.  She did her pediatric residency at Miami Children’s Hospital and her pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.  She has been an Assistant Professor at Marshall University since 2019, initially being the sole Peds ID specialist for 2 years prior Dr. Kilgore joining the practice.  Besides providing direct patient care, she also is the Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention at Hoops Family Children’s Hospital.

Cost:

Free

In case you miss it:

This webinar has been recorded. Click here to view the webinar recording.  CEUs are no longer available for this event. 

Continuing Education:

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by WV Immunization Network and CAMC  Institute for Academic Medicine. CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians – The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine designates this virtual activity for a maximum of 1 hour for AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses – The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 1 contact hour (JA0026-22-22-478)

Pharmacy – The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  To receive credit, participants must complete the sign-in sheet, attend each session and complete an evaluation. ACPE credits will be posted online to the CPE Monitor within six (6) weeks following the activity. This knowledge-based activity provides 1 contact hour (JA0006133-9999-22-078-L01-P)