Presentations

Introduction to Medication Safety

James Gibson, Medication Safety Pharmacist at UWMC – Montlake, reviews how to identify characteristics of a just culture and reviews how to describe and apply error-reduction strategies to improve patient safety. 

Last Updated: January 26, 2021 7:30 pm

[Re]CAP

Dr. Zahra Kassamali-Escobar, PharmD, reviews the latest CAP guidelines (2019) and discussion of incorporating changes into practice.

Last Updated: January 12, 2021 11:30 pm

UTI… or ABU?

Is it UTI or ABU? Dr. Paul Pottniger discusses how to get UTI vs ABU right in the outpatient setting. 

Last Updated: January 5, 2021 7:45 pm

New Drugs for MDROs

Dr. Frank Tverdek reviews the newest antigram negative drugs for MDROs. 

Last Updated: December 14, 2020 8:30 pm

IDWeek Highlights: Antibacterials and Antifungals

Last Updated: November 12, 2020 7:15 pm

COVID19 Epi Update

Dr. John Lynch provides the most recent update on COVID-19 epidemiology in the TASP states (WA, OR, ID, UT, AZ and ME) and addresses a case of COVID-19 reinfection.

Last Updated: October 28, 2020 9:45 pm

Drug Rashes and immunology: a primer

Dr. David Coleman reviews allergies and antibiotics

Last Updated: September 29, 2020 10:15 pm

Intro to Vaccines

Dr. Rupali Jain provides an overview of the history of vaccines and their development.

Last Updated: September 16, 2020 5:45 pm

What’s New in Flu?

Last Updated: September 2, 2020 2:30 pm

Infection Prevention in the OR

Last Updated: August 25, 2020 5:00 pm

Antibiotic IV to PO Conversions … when to start next doses, equivalent doses, duration

Dr. Jeannie Chan, PharmD, discusses when to switch from IV to PO. 

Last Updated: August 18, 2020 4:30 pm

Antimicrobial Formulary

Dr. Zahra Kassamali Escobar review the 2017 UW TASP Farmulary review and discusses next steps for the upcoming UW TASP Formulary review. 

Last Updated: August 11, 2020 10:00 pm