Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed classes of drugs and it is estimated that approximately 50% of antibiotic use, in both the outpatient and inpatient settings, is inappropriate. At the same time, in contrast to any other class of drugs, every antibiotic use has a potential public health consequence – inappropriate use may not harm only the individual patient, but contributes to societal harm by exerting an unnecessary selective pressure that may lead to antibiotic resistance among bacteria.

INSTRUCTOR: Stan Deresinski, MD, FIDSA

INSTITUTION: Stanford University

LANGUAGE: English

TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians, Medical Students

ESTIMATED TIME: 7 hours