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🚨New Tool: PraediAlert Sepsis Patients Monitoring Module for Pharmacy. Automatically flags patients meeting SIRS criteria so pharmacists can track reassessment, document sepsis status, and quickly intervene. #Pharmacy #Sepsis
Sepsis Patients Monitoring with PraediAlert
Discover how the Sepsis module helps pharmacists monitor patients effectively with new tools for improved care coordination.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨 FDA okays 2 oral therapies for urogenital gonorrhea: Nuzolvence (zoliflodacin, single dose) + Blujepa (gepotidacin, 2 doses; QTc warning). Ceftriaxone is standard. www.fda.gov/news-eve... #IDTwitter #AntimicrobialStewardship
FDA Approves Two Oral Therapies to Treat Gonorrhea
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved two new oral medicines to treat a common sexually transmitted infection called gonorrhea.
www.fda.gov
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨 FDA okays 2 oral therapies for urogenital gonorrhea: Nuzolvence (zoliflodacin, single dose) + Blujepa (gepotidacin, 2 doses; QTc warning). Ceftriaxone is standard. www.fda.gov/news-eve... #IDTwitter #AntimicrobialStewardship
As we gather for the holidays, respiratory virus rates are climbing. Johns Hopkins experts note that flu, COVID, and RSV are on the rise just as travel peaks. 🏥
PraediAlert helps clinicians identify these surges in real-time.
Stay safe! 🛡️
PraediAlert helps clinicians identify these surges in real-time.
Stay safe! 🛡️
Virus Transmission Trends, Winter 2025–26 | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health
Respiratory virus rates are climbing in the U.S. just in time for the holidays.
publichealth.jhu.edu
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
As we gather for the holidays, respiratory virus rates are climbing. Johns Hopkins experts note that flu, COVID, and RSV are on the rise just as travel peaks. 🏥
PraediAlert helps clinicians identify these surges in real-time.
Stay safe! 🛡️
PraediAlert helps clinicians identify these surges in real-time.
Stay safe! 🛡️
Missed IDWeek in Atlanta?? 👀
Catch up fast with Breakpoints Episode #128, your IDWeek 2025 recap with key takeaways clinical pharmacists can use to improve patient care. 🎧
👉 breakpoints-sidp.org...
#IDWeek #AntimicrobialStewardship
Catch up fast with Breakpoints Episode #128, your IDWeek 2025 recap with key takeaways clinical pharmacists can use to improve patient care. 🎧
👉 breakpoints-sidp.org...
#IDWeek #AntimicrobialStewardship
Episodes – Breakpoints: The SIDP Podcast
Latest Breakpoints Podcast Episodes
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December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Missed IDWeek in Atlanta?? 👀
Catch up fast with Breakpoints Episode #128, your IDWeek 2025 recap with key takeaways clinical pharmacists can use to improve patient care. 🎧
👉 breakpoints-sidp.org...
#IDWeek #AntimicrobialStewardship
Catch up fast with Breakpoints Episode #128, your IDWeek 2025 recap with key takeaways clinical pharmacists can use to improve patient care. 🎧
👉 breakpoints-sidp.org...
#IDWeek #AntimicrobialStewardship
New: PraediAlert Hemodialysis Monitoring Module for Infection Preventionists. Centralize dialysis patient lists, track surveillance status, and document infection designations in one place.
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#InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety
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#InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety
PraediAlert Hemodialysis Monitoring Module
Explore the PraediAlert Hemodialysis Monitoring Module designed to enhance infection control for vulnerable patient groups.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New: PraediAlert Hemodialysis Monitoring Module for Infection Preventionists. Centralize dialysis patient lists, track surveillance status, and document infection designations in one place.
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#InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety
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#InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety
High-reliability hospitals do not treat EVS as “just cleaning.” EVS is contamination control that protects patients. Patient safety is a team sport. If EVS is not high reliability, the hospital is not either.
#PatientSafety #InfectionPrevention #EVS
#PatientSafety #InfectionPrevention #EVS
Why Hospitals Cannot Claim High Reliability if EVS Is Not High Reliability | Infection Control Today
Hospitals often champion high-reliability principles, yet overlook one of their most risk-sensitive disciplines: environmental services. EVS operates in clinical environments where a single missed step can trigger pathogen transmission, regulatory failure, or patient harm. True high reliability is impossible without recognizing EVS as a core contamination-control and patient-safety function.
www.infectioncontroltoday.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
High-reliability hospitals do not treat EVS as “just cleaning.” EVS is contamination control that protects patients. Patient safety is a team sport. If EVS is not high reliability, the hospital is not either.
#PatientSafety #InfectionPrevention #EVS
#PatientSafety #InfectionPrevention #EVS
Early IV→oral switch works—and safer. In the pragmatic COPAT RCT (5 hospitals), early oral therapy cut adverse events vs IV-only (3.2% vs 6.5%; HR 0.24) with equivalent efficacy. #AntimicrobialStewardship
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Using the Comparing Oral versus Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (COPAT) Clinical Trial to Influence Institutional Practice Transformation Towards Earlier Transition to Oral Antibiotics
Early IV to oral transition improves antibiotic treatment safety across many serious infections. In a rural health system, implementation of the COPAT Tria
academic.oup.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Early IV→oral switch works—and safer. In the pragmatic COPAT RCT (5 hospitals), early oral therapy cut adverse events vs IV-only (3.2% vs 6.5%; HR 0.24) with equivalent efficacy. #AntimicrobialStewardship
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🧠 Smart Hospitals demand Proactive IP Depts.
New AHA report highlights the power of Ambient AI & LLMs to reduce clinical burden. These tools are essential to PraediAlert's predictive models, turning real-time data into instant action to reduce pt risk.
New AHA report highlights the power of Ambient AI & LLMs to reduce clinical burden. These tools are essential to PraediAlert's predictive models, turning real-time data into instant action to reduce pt risk.
The Smart Hospital of the Future - Connecting Systems, People and Technology | AHA
This Trailblazer explores the IT foundations, digital tools and real-world strategies behind the smart hospital of the future.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🧠 Smart Hospitals demand Proactive IP Depts.
New AHA report highlights the power of Ambient AI & LLMs to reduce clinical burden. These tools are essential to PraediAlert's predictive models, turning real-time data into instant action to reduce pt risk.
New AHA report highlights the power of Ambient AI & LLMs to reduce clinical burden. These tools are essential to PraediAlert's predictive models, turning real-time data into instant action to reduce pt risk.
Flu season is kicking into high gear. New findings highlight baloxavir as an effective treatment option to consider as influenza activity and clinical burden rise. Key data for prescribers:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
#FluSeason #Influenza
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#FluSeason #Influenza
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Flu season is kicking into high gear. New findings highlight baloxavir as an effective treatment option to consider as influenza activity and clinical burden rise. Key data for prescribers:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
#FluSeason #Influenza
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
#FluSeason #Influenza
APIC and SHEA have announced a new collaborative initiative, the Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG), to address infection prevention priorities of national importance.
#InfectionPrevention #SHEA #APIC
#InfectionPrevention #SHEA #APIC
APIC and SHEA launch collaborative initiative to strengthen national infection prevention efforts
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) have announced a new collaborative initiative, the Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG), to address infection prevention priorities of national importance.
www.news-medical.net
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
APIC and SHEA have announced a new collaborative initiative, the Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG), to address infection prevention priorities of national importance.
#InfectionPrevention #SHEA #APIC
#InfectionPrevention #SHEA #APIC
📚 Year-in-review for ID pharmacotherapy!
A new SIDP review highlights the most practice-changing ID pharmacotherapy papers of 2024—selected and ranked by ID pharmacists nationwide. A must-read to stay current on key advances shaping ID care.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
A new SIDP review highlights the most practice-changing ID pharmacotherapy papers of 2024—selected and ranked by ID pharmacists nationwide. A must-read to stay current on key advances shaping ID care.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📚 Year-in-review for ID pharmacotherapy!
A new SIDP review highlights the most practice-changing ID pharmacotherapy papers of 2024—selected and ranked by ID pharmacists nationwide. A must-read to stay current on key advances shaping ID care.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
A new SIDP review highlights the most practice-changing ID pharmacotherapy papers of 2024—selected and ranked by ID pharmacists nationwide. A must-read to stay current on key advances shaping ID care.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
🚨 New research confirms Opioid use is a major CDI risk factor. This holiday season, IP needs a precise high-risk list. PraediAlert alerts you of patients receiving opioids/antibiotics in real-time, helping your team focus interventions and mitigate risk.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨 New research confirms Opioid use is a major CDI risk factor. This holiday season, IP needs a precise high-risk list. PraediAlert alerts you of patients receiving opioids/antibiotics in real-time, helping your team focus interventions and mitigate risk.
www.sciencedirect.co...
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The latest AJHP issue highlights pharmacists’ impact in emergency medicine: academic.oup.com/ajh...
PraediAlert supports ED pharmacists with focused alerts and ED-specific monitoring: bitscopic.com/soluti... #EDPharmacy #PraediAlert
PraediAlert supports ED pharmacists with focused alerts and ED-specific monitoring: bitscopic.com/soluti... #EDPharmacy #PraediAlert
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The latest AJHP issue highlights pharmacists’ impact in emergency medicine: academic.oup.com/ajh...
PraediAlert supports ED pharmacists with focused alerts and ED-specific monitoring: bitscopic.com/soluti... #EDPharmacy #PraediAlert
PraediAlert supports ED pharmacists with focused alerts and ED-specific monitoring: bitscopic.com/soluti... #EDPharmacy #PraediAlert
🚨 Hospitals save lives every day, but small habits still matter. Clean hands, fresh curtains, fewer unnecessary catheters = fewer infections. 🩺✋ Back the basics and prevention. #PatientSafety #InfectionPrevention
Nicholas: Basic safeguards could prevent hospital infections
Infection-control experts warn that basic, overlooked safeguards are increasingly becoming weak links in patient safety — contributing to the stubbornly high rate of hospital-acquired infections (H…
www.bostonherald.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨 Hospitals save lives every day, but small habits still matter. Clean hands, fresh curtains, fewer unnecessary catheters = fewer infections. 🩺✋ Back the basics and prevention. #PatientSafety #InfectionPrevention
New data challenges avoidance of cefazolin in periop prophylaxis for pts labeled “cephalosporin allergic.” In 406 cases, cefazolin had fewer possible hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) than clinda or vanc. Cefazolin remains the preferred option when clinically appropriate.
Cefazolin versus alternative antibiotics for perioperative prophylaxis in patients labeled as cephalosporin allergic | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Cefazolin versus alternative antibiotics for perioperative prophylaxis in patients labeled as cephalosporin allergic - Volume 5 Issue 1
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December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New data challenges avoidance of cefazolin in periop prophylaxis for pts labeled “cephalosporin allergic.” In 406 cases, cefazolin had fewer possible hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) than clinda or vanc. Cefazolin remains the preferred option when clinically appropriate.
#Handwashing Awareness: take 20 seconds today to scrub up properly with soap & water. Clean hands protect everyone! Let's all commit to better hand hygiene to stop the spread of germs.
PraediAlert supports #handhygiene programs by offering a tool for facility-wide monitoring.
PraediAlert supports #handhygiene programs by offering a tool for facility-wide monitoring.
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#Handwashing Awareness: take 20 seconds today to scrub up properly with soap & water. Clean hands protect everyone! Let's all commit to better hand hygiene to stop the spread of germs.
PraediAlert supports #handhygiene programs by offering a tool for facility-wide monitoring.
PraediAlert supports #handhygiene programs by offering a tool for facility-wide monitoring.
A new study shows antimicrobial disposable curtains drastically cut laundry & labor costs while maintaining low contamination. This is the PraediAlert mission: prevent problems, and the HAI-associated costs don't materialize.
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#InfectionPrevention #PraediAlert #CostSavings
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#InfectionPrevention #PraediAlert #CostSavings
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A new study shows antimicrobial disposable curtains drastically cut laundry & labor costs while maintaining low contamination. This is the PraediAlert mission: prevent problems, and the HAI-associated costs don't materialize.
www.ajicjournal.org/...
#InfectionPrevention #PraediAlert #CostSavings
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#InfectionPrevention #PraediAlert #CostSavings
Respiratory failure in children and adolescents remains rare, but a new study links higher risk with TMP/SMX vs other antibiotics. Important safety signal for prescribers:
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole and Acute Respiratory Failure
This cohort study examines the 30-day risk of a hospital visit for acute respiratory failure among adolescents and young adults newly dispensed oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole compared with new use...
doi.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Respiratory failure in children and adolescents remains rare, but a new study links higher risk with TMP/SMX vs other antibiotics. Important safety signal for prescribers:
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
🏥 New research shows a carefully designed bundle of nine infection-control practices drastically cut rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) — and the impressive part is, the benefit lasted over 7 years, even through the COVID-19 pandemic.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sustained effect of a multifaceted VAP prevention program over more than seven years including the COVID-19 pandemic - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
We report the long-term impact of a multifaceted intervention bundle containing nine measures to reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in mechanically ventilated patients admit...
link.springer.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🏥 New research shows a carefully designed bundle of nine infection-control practices drastically cut rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) — and the impressive part is, the benefit lasted over 7 years, even through the COVID-19 pandemic.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hospital CIOs are being asked to turn genomics from “pilot” to core infrastructure.
Here are 4 questions to ask before you pick a genomics platform, plus how PraediGene supports them in the real world.
Read the guide: bit.ly/4oqgzDq
Here are 4 questions to ask before you pick a genomics platform, plus how PraediGene supports them in the real world.
Read the guide: bit.ly/4oqgzDq
What Every Hospital CIO Should Know Before Choosing a Genomics Platform
Unlock the potential of genomics for hospitals. Find out how to select platforms that enhance genomic reporting and integration.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hospital CIOs are being asked to turn genomics from “pilot” to core infrastructure.
Here are 4 questions to ask before you pick a genomics platform, plus how PraediGene supports them in the real world.
Read the guide: bit.ly/4oqgzDq
Here are 4 questions to ask before you pick a genomics platform, plus how PraediGene supports them in the real world.
Read the guide: bit.ly/4oqgzDq
New Study: Pharmacy-driven MRSA PCR nares screening + EMR enhancements cut vancomycin duration in pneumonia (55h → 22h) w/o worse outcomes.
Tools like PraediAlert can instantly flag Neg MRSA nares patients still on vancomycin to support faster, safer de-escalation. #Stewardship
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Tools like PraediAlert can instantly flag Neg MRSA nares patients still on vancomycin to support faster, safer de-escalation. #Stewardship
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Implementation of an automated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus polymerase chain reaction screening intervention to guide discontinuation of vancomycin for pneumonia | Antimicrobial Steward...
Implementation of an automated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus polymerase chain reaction screening intervention to guide discontinuation of vancomycin for pneumonia - Volume 5 Issue 1
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December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New Study: Pharmacy-driven MRSA PCR nares screening + EMR enhancements cut vancomycin duration in pneumonia (55h → 22h) w/o worse outcomes.
Tools like PraediAlert can instantly flag Neg MRSA nares patients still on vancomycin to support faster, safer de-escalation. #Stewardship
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Tools like PraediAlert can instantly flag Neg MRSA nares patients still on vancomycin to support faster, safer de-escalation. #Stewardship
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We are thankful 🦃for new multi-society Long-Term Care IPC guidance that demands a proactive shift. PraediAlert facilitates this by automating surveillance & providing the real-time insights IPs need for rapid intervention.#InfectionControl #Surveillance
Multisociety guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Multisociety guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes - Volume 46 Issue 11
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We are thankful 🦃for new multi-society Long-Term Care IPC guidance that demands a proactive shift. PraediAlert facilitates this by automating surveillance & providing the real-time insights IPs need for rapid intervention.#InfectionControl #Surveillance
Public knowledge gaps on antibiotics persist — misconceptions about viral infections & spread of resistance fuel inappropriate demand. Pharmacists & other clinicians are key in reinforcing patient education. doi.org/10.1016/j.cm... #AntimicrobialStewardship
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Public knowledge gaps on antibiotics persist — misconceptions about viral infections & spread of resistance fuel inappropriate demand. Pharmacists & other clinicians are key in reinforcing patient education. doi.org/10.1016/j.cm... #AntimicrobialStewardship
A new Clinical Infectious Diseases study found that AI–assisted review identified CLABSI with high accuracy (93%), reduced chart review time, and lowered inter-facility variability. AI-supported surveillance may help modernize HAI detection and reporting.
https://bit.ly/3LZD70g
https://bit.ly/3LZD70g
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A new Clinical Infectious Diseases study found that AI–assisted review identified CLABSI with high accuracy (93%), reduced chart review time, and lowered inter-facility variability. AI-supported surveillance may help modernize HAI detection and reporting.
https://bit.ly/3LZD70g
https://bit.ly/3LZD70g
A recent analysis, presented at IDWeek 2025, reveals new data on CDI mortality demographics. Read more about it: tinyurl.com/pwftnvb7
#CDiff #InfectionPrevention #IDWeek2025
#CDiff #InfectionPrevention #IDWeek2025
Understanding the Disproportionate CDI-Related Mortality and the Importance of Infection Prevention Initiatives | Voice for Infection Prevention
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November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A recent analysis, presented at IDWeek 2025, reveals new data on CDI mortality demographics. Read more about it: tinyurl.com/pwftnvb7
#CDiff #InfectionPrevention #IDWeek2025
#CDiff #InfectionPrevention #IDWeek2025