In this article a leading antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist with decades of experience shares insights on the new vancomycin guideline.  Interviewee: Kristi Kuper, Pharm.D., BCPS Interviewer: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS [Last updated: 31 March 2020] Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic with activity versus clinically important Gram … [Read more...]

This article is provided to help people interested in antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases keep up with some of the current literature.  Written By: Bassam Ghanem, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS Edited By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ ID [Last updated: 6 March 2019] We took off the months of January and February, but here we are back in … [Read more...]

In this article two infectious diseases pharmacists interview a veterinarian about his perspective on antimicrobial stewardship. Interviewee: Ian DeStefano, DVM Interviewers: Erin McCreary, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP & Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ ID [Last updated: 18 February 2020] Antibiotic use and subsequent antibiotic resistance get a … [Read more...]

In this article an infectious diseases pharmacist leverages the power of Twitter to make an unofficial list of state microbes.  Authored by: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ ID Originally Posted: February 2020 Last updated: 6 August 2020 In high school I loved science so I took an after-school microbiology class for extra credit and … [Read more...]

This Twitter-inspired poem was written by an infectious diseases pharmacist for Valentine's Day. Written By: Megan Seddon, Pharm.D. [Last updated: 31st January 2020] Our friends still don’t know what we do Bless our Gram-stained hearts PK/PD Queens and Kings Of all the moving parts . Bugs and drugs and MICs Negotiating, planting seeds In vitro … [Read more...]