Primary Care Lunch and Learn: Antimicrobial Stewardship

Objectives (Educational Content) :

1. Assess the current literature on management of AOM. 2. Improve duration of therapy for antibiotics in AOM treatment. 3. Implement watchful waiting in select patients with a diagnosis of AOM.

Target Audience:

General pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, and nurses.

Identified Gap:

Acute otitis media is one of the most reasons that children are prescribed antibiotics. Further education on otitis media management is essential to ensure that providers are following antibiotic stewardship practices and utilizing the most recent guidelines.

Estimated Time to Complete the Educational Activity:

1 hour(s)

Expiration Date for CE/CME Credit:

01-21-2026

Method of Participation in the Learning Process:

The learner will view the presentation, successfully complete a post-test and complete an activity evaluation.

Evaluation Methods:

All learners must successfully complete a post-test, as well as an activity evaluation, to claim CE/CME credit.

Disclosure:

The following presenter has indicated that no financial relationship with an ineligible company: Shankar Upadhyayula, MD. The following planning committee member has indicated that a financial relationship with an ineligible company: All relationships have been mitigated. The remaining planning committee/CME committee members have indicated that they have no financial relationships with any ineligible companies.

Accreditation Statement:

Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron is accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CHMCA designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Bibliography:

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2. Rosenfeld RM. Topical antibiotics are superior to oral antibiotics in children with acute tympanostomy tube otorrhea. J Pediatr. 2014 Jul

3. Dohar J, Giles W, Roland P, Bikhazi N, Carroll S, Moe R, Reese B, Dupre S, Wall M, Stroman D, McLean C, Crenshaw K. Topical ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone superior to oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in acute otitis media with otorrhea through tympanostomy tubes. Pediatrics. 2006 Sep