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Betsy Hirsch, PharmD (TLOAS)
@ebhirsch.bsky.social
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Associate professor 👩🏻‍🏫 , ID translational research, pharmacist educator, MDR GNR enthusiast 🧫, UTI, MN.

➡️Slow runner 🏃🏻‍♀️, Swiftie 🐍🪩.

#BLM #SauceForMason #PharmGradWishlist #IDSky #PharmSky #UTISky #MedSky
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Betsy Hirsch, PharmD (TLOAS) @ebhirsch.bsky.social · Jul 17
Very excited to share the IDSA cUTI guidelines are out, after starting work on these almost 6 years ago! Learning this process & from #UTI experts has been a career highlight! ✨Very indebted to our co-chairs, Drs. @bwtrautner.bsky.social and Valéry Lavergne for their leadership!

#IDSky #Pharmsky
idsainfo.bsky.social IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · Jul 17
🚨 IDSA has released the first guidelines for the management and treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs)!

The new guidelines simplify the prior definitions of uncomplicated UTIs and cUTIs, & address treatment for cUTIs.

View guidelines: bit.ly/4lUjN1a
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josie.zone
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

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First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles, What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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tomschmidt30.bsky.social
A mother, a Minnesotan, a US citizen was killed today by ICE.

The video shows my friend & fellow physician being denied trying to give her care. ICE allowed her to die without help…

This is a god damn travesty and injustice happening on our streets…

#MedSky

www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-sh...
Witness Says Victim Was ‘Obviously Scared’ Before Fatal ICE Shooting
The victim appeared "obviously scared" and "was going to leave," Emily Heller told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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gpollara.bsky.social
Great to see this out: new IDSA guidelines on management of complicated UTI.

Listened to excellent @cmicomms.bsky.social podcast with @angelahuttner.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social @bwtrautner.bsky.social & Valéry Lavergne earlier this year explaining how it was put together!

#UTISky #IDSky
Clinical Practice Guideline by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2025 Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Timing of Intravenous to Oral Antibiot...
Barbara W Trautner, Nicolás W Cortés-Penfield, Kalpana Gupta, Elizabeth B Hirsch, Molly Horstman, Gregory J Moran, Richard Colgan, John C O’Horo, Muhammad
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December 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
Minnesotans will be like “I really needed this”…and it’s just a sunny winter day with a temp above 32F ☀️
Snow covered ground with a bench and lamppost in the background
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
Puppy’s first snow! ❄️

Reaction: tastes good but it’s cold! Needs a heavier coat
#dog #MN
Cute dog in a buffalo plaid jacket with snow on the ground in the background
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
Thanks for leading this work!! 🤩🤓@kristadgens.bsky.social

#IDsky #medsky #pharmsky
kristadgens.bsky.social Krista Gens @kristadgens.bsky.social · Nov 17
📢 Excited to announce our new research is now published in the JIC! 🎉

🔍 What were we seeing? 3 g of cefazolin for cellulitis in obese patients.
🚪 Why DOOR? It combines efficacy and safety outcomes.
💡 What did we find? 3 g might be a good idea.

lnkd.in/gbP4sx_7

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November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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lakesuperior.bsky.social
I came to pay my respects in person. Yes, really.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
Houston friends, I’ll be visiting UH College of Pharmacy next week! ✈️My trip is relatively short, but let me know if you’re around!

#IDsky #UTIsky #Pharmsky
Seminar announcement for UH College of Pharmacy
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
IV #SauceForMason fosfomycin approved by FDA 👇

#IDsky #pharmsky #UTIsky
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
Nitrofurantoin prescribed to a friend with pyelonephritis?!🫘

Not on my watch. Activate ID pharmacist!!🦸🏻‍♀️

#PKMatters #UTIsky #IDsky #Pharmsky
a man in a cape stands in front of a batman symbol
Alt: Batman signal in the night sky
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October 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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lisaidpharmd.bsky.social
‼️Just shared at #IDWeek2025 & now published in @ofidjournal.bsky.social cephalexin vs. cefdinir for tx of uUTI in females. Spoiler: Cefdinir was independently associated with/failure & cefdinir pts were twice as likely to fail. Let’s stop Rx’ing cefdinir for UTI! 🛑💊 academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
Cefdinir Versus Cephalexin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
Due to its poor bioavailability and urinary excretion, cefdinir may be a suboptimal agent for UTI treatment. Our findings demonstrate that patients treated
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October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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sidpharm.bsky.social
Fosfomycin is indicated for uncomplicated UTI caused by susceptible E. coli, but resistant IC often appear during DD testing. Despite assumptions of resistance-associated fitness costs, our data suggests no significant in vitro fitness loss in IC across various media. Join Tiffany at #IDWeek2025!
October 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
Absolutely phenomenal @sidpharm.bsky.social keynote 🔑 from Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis @matih-id.bsky.social today: Reducing Barriers Toward Health Equity: Advocating for Change in the Healthcare Industry and Beyond.

I laughed, I cried. All the things. Just wow 👏👏👏 #IDWeek2025 #IDSky
Keynote talk from Dr. Matifazda Hlatshwayo Davis at the SIDP Annual meeting
October 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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mmpharmd.bsky.social
As per tradition, the bracelets were counted this morning in the hotel room with @ebhirsch.bsky.social . Last year we came in at 169. Any guesses how many were made this year?? #IDWeek2025
mmpharmd.bsky.social Monica Mahoney @mmpharmd.bsky.social · Oct 17
Ok, #IDWeek2025 this is what we got 🤷🏼‍♀️
Stash of ID and pharmacy themed friendship bracelets
October 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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usfidpharmd.bsky.social
USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy is hiring and expanding the pharmacy practice dept. with 3 asst/assoc faculty positions in Tamp, FL.
🧫 🦠 A 2nd #infectiousdiseases PharmD: lnkd.in/e56cJjyw
🧬 A 2nd #pharmacogenomics PharmD: lnkd.in/e2eTTY-4
💊 💉 #community PharmD: lnkd.in/eS_zEvTka

#PharmEd
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October 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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dimitridrekonja.bsky.social
The growing trend of non-medical exemptions and falling vaccination rates in MN (and nationally) is fueling measles outbreaks. COVID and the chaos around it (especially misinformation) has been terrible for public health 🤦🏻‍♂️

minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minne...
Chart showing medical exemptions for vaccinations have stayed stable (0.2%), whereas non-medical exemptions have gone from <2% to nearly 6% Chart showing drop off in vaccination among MN kindergarteners from mid-90% for multiple vaccines to <90% for many of them, including MMR. 2020 the big inflection point
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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usfidpharmd.bsky.social
The USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy is hiring for an #infectiousdiseases faculty. We're located in a vibrant city, in downtown Tampa, & nearby many medical institutions. Please reach out if you have questions. #academia #faculty #pharmacy #florida
To Apply: jobs.usf.edu/hcmUI/Candid...
Assistant/Associate Professor - Internal Medicine
USF Health's mission is to envision and implement the future of health. It is the partnership of the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Pub...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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dimitridrekonja.bsky.social
The people getting laid off are some of the highest-trained and most specialized people in healthcare. They don’t just get replaced by hiring some new people when a sane administration takes over. This is a huge loss for America.
sherylnyt.bsky.social Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · Oct 11
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
I’ll be there too! Come and say hi 👋

#IDsky #UTIsky #Pharmsky
dimitridrekonja.bsky.social Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · Oct 8
If you're in MN November 21 and are in the Infectious Disease/Infection Prevention/Public Health fields, this is an outstanding one day conference.

Registration lnk in next post
Screen shot of flyer for 2025 Emerging Infections in Clinical Practice and Public Health conference, jointly sponsored by U of MN/MDH/Mayo clinic
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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idstewardship.bsky.social
🔔New publication!

The goal with this article was to show how ID/ASP pharmacists should be positioned to leverage their unique skills so that patients can get the best possible care

academic.oup.com/ofid/article... @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social @accpinfdprn.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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ashlan-kunz-coyne.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to share our lab's new manuscript on molecular and pharmacodynamic insights into beta-lactam therapy for E. cloacae high inoculum infections!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aa…

Special thanks to the team and to @sidpharm.bsky.social for the generous funding and supporting my vision.
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aa…
September 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
We have lots more work to do! Congrats to UMN grad and current PGY1 at Northwestern, Dr. Dina Zheng, for publishing her research project!⭐️

#UTIsky #Pharmsky #IDsky #Medsky
September 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ebhirsch.bsky.social
13.1 miles around the lakes this morning!✅⛵️ Grateful to be injury free and to be able to do hard things! #Running #HalfMarathon
Flexing in front of a Fleet Feet sign Mile 10 in front of Bde Maka Ska
September 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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idsainfo.bsky.social
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.

Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
September 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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aetiology.bsky.social
🧵 I know it's ridiculous, but when he's talking mitochondrial challenges & inflammation, he's again referring to his idea of vaccine-induced autism. Let me explain.
bunnibytz.bsky.social jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · Aug 27
via @acyn.bsky.social

RFK JR: I’m looking at kids as I walk through the airports today...and I see these kids that are just overburdened with mitochondrial challenges, inflammation—you can tell from their faces, movements, and lack of social connection
August 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM