Pharm to Table:

Serving Up Antimicrobial PK/PD Insights and Dosing Pearls

Speaker: Lina Meng, PharmD, BCIDP 

Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist/Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist

Stanford Health Care

Recorded March 4, 2025

Activity Goal: To provide a refresher on foundational ID pharmacotherapy principles, especially for learners (students, residents, fellows) and early career practitioners. This webinar will be recorded, and we hope it can service as a supplemental tool for ID preceptors in the experiential setting.

Target Audience: Learners (students, residents, fellows) and pharmacists who want a refresher on key concepts related to infectious diseases pharmacotherapy.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe fundamental pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) concepts of antimicrobials and their practical application to patient care
• Review key concepts and principles on the bioavailability of oral beta-lactams
• Identify key principles of weight-based dosing antimicrobials in obesity
• Apply PK/PD, weight-based and obesity-specific dosing principles to patient-specific scenarios

Presentation handout can be accessed here

Recording can be accessed here

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