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Latest Episodes

#66 – The Swinging PEN-dulum: Evolving Approaches to Cephalosporin Use in Penicillin Allergic Patients
November 18, 2022

Dr. Kimberly Blumenthal (@KimberlyBlumen1), Dr. Meghan Jeffres (@PharmerMeg), and Dr. Eric Macy (@EricMacyMD) join Dr. Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo) to summarize the history of cephalosporin avoidance in penicillin allergies, evidence-based pros and cons

#65 – Into the Unknown: Exploring Fever of Unknown Origin with Febrile Podcast
October 14, 2022

In this special collaborative episode, Dr. Sara Dong (@swinndong) of Febrile podcast (@febrilepodcast) and Dr. Ghady Haidar (@cleverwebber) join Dr. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) to discuss all aspects of FUO, including classification, diagnosis, manageme

#64 – Putting the Fun in Fungi: A Fun-guide to New Antifungals
September 23, 2022

In this spore-tacular episode of Breakpoints, Drs. Nathan Wiederhold and Kayla Stover (@stoverkr) join Dr. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) to discuss updates on the antifungal pipeline, offer pearls regarding their place in therapy, and teach us how to pron

#63 – I Never Metapneumovirus that Required Antibiotics: Prevention & Treatment of Common Respiratory Viruses in Adults
September 16, 2022

Episode NotesDrs. Ann Falsey, Crystal Hodge (@Howzzeee) and Michael Ison (@MichaelGIsonMD) join Dr. Jillian Hayes (@thejillianhayes) for a review of non-COVID respiratory viruses. Tune in for a review of current epidemiological changes, the vaccine pipel

#62 – Novel TheraPOOtics: The Microbiome, C. difficile, and LBPs
August 26, 2022

In this spore-tacular episode of Breakpoints, Drs. Anne Gonzales-Luna (@anniejayTX) and Paul Feuerstadt (@DrPaulGastro) join Dr. Rachel Britt (@rachelbpharmd) to discuss the microbiome, its relationship to C. difficile, and the new area of microbiota-base

#61 – Dosing Consult: Linezolid Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
August 19, 2022

In the second episode of Breakpoints' Dosing Consult series, Drs. Ryan Crass (@crasspofungin) and Amit Pai (@DosingMatters) join Dr. Jillian Hayes (@thejillianhayes) to break down the 5 Ws and 1 H of linezolid TDM.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/com

#60 – Going MAD for Non-COVID ID Literature: A Year in Review LIVE from MAD-ID
July 22, 2022

In this special LIVE podcast episode, Drs. Emily Heil (@emilylheil) and Erin McCreary (@Erin McCreary) sit down at MAD-ID 2022 (@MAD_ID_ASP) and give a rundown of 36 of some of the best ID papers, abstracts, studies, and other cool stuff from 2021 and ear

#59 – Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Pearls and Perils
July 15, 2022

Drs. Antonio Oliver (@aoliverp73) and Maggie Monogue (@MaggieMonogue) join Dr. Erin McCreary (@Erin McCreary) to discuss all things Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Tune in to learn from some of the best about the complexities of P. aeruginosa resistance, the role

#58 – We're Gonorrhea-valuate: Updates and Implementation of STI Treatment Guidelines
June 24, 2022

Drs. Brian Werth (@bdubrx), Zack Nelson (@zacroBID) and Amy Brotherton (@AmyBrother10) join Dr. Jillian Hayes (@thejillianhayes) to discuss updates in the management of sexually transmitted infections. Listen in for guidance on how doses are selected, pra

#57 – Dosing Consult: Ceftriaxone
May 27, 2022

Drs. Tom Dilworth and Stephanie Shealy May (@stephshealymay) join Dr. Rachel Britt (@RachelBPharmD) in the first episode of Breakpoints Dosing Consults to discuss questions and debates around ceftriaxone dosing. When should we use 1g over 2g? How does cri