Lauren B
@lrblovesid.bsky.social
These are a few of my favorite things: appropriate use of antibiotics 💊 , thriller reads 📚, and spending time in the mountains. ⛰️
Joining the @sidpharm.bsky.social SIDP Annual Meeting virtually this year! Hope the rest of IDWeek is great! 🤓 🧫💊 #IDSky #AMSSky
October 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Joining the @sidpharm.bsky.social SIDP Annual Meeting virtually this year! Hope the rest of IDWeek is great! 🤓 🧫💊 #IDSky #AMSSky
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Public health pharmacists identified key publications that advance antimicrobial stewardship (AS) implementation across care settings. This work highlights the role of public health in guiding AS efforts and promoting appropriate antibiotic use.
doi.org/10.1017/ash....
doi.org/10.1017/ash....
October 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Public health pharmacists identified key publications that advance antimicrobial stewardship (AS) implementation across care settings. This work highlights the role of public health in guiding AS efforts and promoting appropriate antibiotic use.
doi.org/10.1017/ash....
doi.org/10.1017/ash....
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Public Health Initiatives Deliver Big Returns on Investment
Data analysis shows that every dollar spent on such efforts saves about $14 in medical and societal costs
www.pew.org/en/research-...
Data analysis shows that every dollar spent on such efforts saves about $14 in medical and societal costs
www.pew.org/en/research-...
Public Health Initiatives Deliver Big Returns on Investment
During the internet boom of the 1990s, the stock index grew a record 417%. That’s a phenomenal return, but it pales in comparison with the return on investment, or ROI, of many public health intervent...
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August 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Public Health Initiatives Deliver Big Returns on Investment
Data analysis shows that every dollar spent on such efforts saves about $14 in medical and societal costs
www.pew.org/en/research-...
Data analysis shows that every dollar spent on such efforts saves about $14 in medical and societal costs
www.pew.org/en/research-...
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I will never lose my sense of awe for the miracles that public health and medicine bestow.
27 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
August 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I will never lose my sense of awe for the miracles that public health and medicine bestow.
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Incorporation of antibiotic stewardship into proactive infection prevention and control assessments in the outpatient hemodialysis setting: A brief report #APIC #epiSKY www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...
Incorporation of antibiotic stewardship into proactive infection prevention and control assessments in the outpatient hemodialysis setting: A brief report
We developed a tool to evaluate antibiotic stewardship in outpatient hemodialysis
infection prevention and control assessments, based on the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention’s Core Elements ...
www.ajicjournal.org
June 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Incorporation of antibiotic stewardship into proactive infection prevention and control assessments in the outpatient hemodialysis setting: A brief report #APIC #epiSKY www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...
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Happy Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day!
I have been lucky to always work alongside ID pharmacists, and couldn’t do it otherwise.
Both short term successes and long term improvements have come from these invaluable partnerships… and even better, everlasting friendships 💗
#IDSky #AMSSky
I have been lucky to always work alongside ID pharmacists, and couldn’t do it otherwise.
Both short term successes and long term improvements have come from these invaluable partnerships… and even better, everlasting friendships 💗
#IDSky #AMSSky
May 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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From our spring issue: De-escalating empiric antimicrobial therapy is a strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial stewardship programs can play a major role in preserving antibiotic effectiveness and preventing unnecessary antibiotic use.
#Idsky #Medsky
#Idsky #Medsky
When Should We De-Escalate Empiric Antimicrobials?
De-escalating empiric antimicrobial therapy is a strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial stewardship programs can play a major role in preserving antibiotic effectiveness and pr...
www.contagionlive.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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It's #InternationalWomensDay ! We're offering gratitude to the many women who made important contributions to public health through the decades. Check out this list of public health heroines from @nam.edu nam.edu/product/wome... #WomensHistoryMonth
March 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's #InternationalWomensDay ! We're offering gratitude to the many women who made important contributions to public health through the decades. Check out this list of public health heroines from @nam.edu nam.edu/product/wome... #WomensHistoryMonth
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Im on medicine wards & the culture change is remarkable. Todays trainees know to give abx for 3-7 not 10-14 d, & know that oral works. They're genuinely surprised that this was controverial not long ago. So for all you abx warriors out there, just keep swimming. It gets better!
dory and clown fish from the movie finding nemo
ALT: dory and clown fish from the movie finding nemo
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March 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Im on medicine wards & the culture change is remarkable. Todays trainees know to give abx for 3-7 not 10-14 d, & know that oral works. They're genuinely surprised that this was controverial not long ago. So for all you abx warriors out there, just keep swimming. It gets better!
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Hey, #IDSky stewards!
How about a starter pack for antimicrobial stewardship?
Use the tag #AMSsky in your posts to join the feed on this topic.
Let’s make sharing easy!
go.bsky.app/7KcDc2n
How about a starter pack for antimicrobial stewardship?
Use the tag #AMSsky in your posts to join the feed on this topic.
Let’s make sharing easy!
go.bsky.app/7KcDc2n
November 11, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Hey, #IDSky stewards!
How about a starter pack for antimicrobial stewardship?
Use the tag #AMSsky in your posts to join the feed on this topic.
Let’s make sharing easy!
go.bsky.app/7KcDc2n
How about a starter pack for antimicrobial stewardship?
Use the tag #AMSsky in your posts to join the feed on this topic.
Let’s make sharing easy!
go.bsky.app/7KcDc2n
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I made an #AMR starter pack - I know I'm missing people so feel free to nominate yourself!
#IDSky #MicroSky
go.bsky.app/KkZfvrh
#IDSky #MicroSky
go.bsky.app/KkZfvrh
October 8, 2024 at 7:27 AM
I made an #AMR starter pack - I know I'm missing people so feel free to nominate yourself!
#IDSky #MicroSky
go.bsky.app/KkZfvrh
#IDSky #MicroSky
go.bsky.app/KkZfvrh
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IDSky continues to grow rapidly
We are now >300 users, which means we are on a third Starter Pack
IDSky Starter Pack 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq
IDSky Starter Pack 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
ID Starter Pack 3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o
Check back on the most recent one often as it is updated frequently
We are now >300 users, which means we are on a third Starter Pack
IDSky Starter Pack 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq
IDSky Starter Pack 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
ID Starter Pack 3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o
Check back on the most recent one often as it is updated frequently
November 10, 2024 at 2:33 AM
IDSky continues to grow rapidly
We are now >300 users, which means we are on a third Starter Pack
IDSky Starter Pack 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq
IDSky Starter Pack 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
ID Starter Pack 3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o
Check back on the most recent one often as it is updated frequently
We are now >300 users, which means we are on a third Starter Pack
IDSky Starter Pack 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq
IDSky Starter Pack 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
ID Starter Pack 3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o
Check back on the most recent one often as it is updated frequently