Urinary Tract Infections: An Interprofessional Approach to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Stewardship Live
Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physicians, Physician Assistants
Course Overview
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain among the most frequently diagnosed bacterial infections worldwide, accounting for a major share of outpatient visits, antibiotic prescriptions, and healthcare expenditures. Despite their common occurrence, UTIs pose ongoing clinical challenges in accurate diagnosis, optimal antibiotic selection, and prevention of recurrence. This continuing education activity provides an interprofessional overview of contemporary approaches to UTI diagnosis, management, and prevention. Participants will learn about the latest guideline-based recommendations, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment strategies, and key principles of antimicrobial stewardship. By integrating these updates into practice, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals can play a critical role in improving patient outcomes, reducing recurrence, and optimizing antimicrobial stewardship.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe updated definitions, classifications, and risk stratification strategies for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Recall pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies for managing UTIs
- Compare and contrast empiric and targeted antibiotic therapies based on patient factors, resistance patterns, and newly approved agents for multidrug-resistant pathogens
- Describe principles of interprofessional collaboration in optimizing outcomes, reducing resistance, and improving prevention of UTIs
Faculty
I. Introduction
II. UTI Overview
A. Classifications
B. Revised Classification
III. Defining Chronic Kidney Disease
IV. Epidemiology
V. Risk Factors
VI. Pathophysiology
A. Microbial Specimens Causing UTIs
B. E. Coli Resistance
VII. Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
A. Uncomplicated UTI Presentation
B. Complicated UTI Presentation
C. Signs and Symptoms of UTIs
D. Thresholds for Defining a Positive Culture Result in Midstream Urine Samples
VIII. Managing UTIs
IX. Treating UTIs: Objectives
A. Empiric Antibiotic Selection
B. Four-Step Approach
C. Nonpharmacologic Options
D. Acute, Uncomplicated UTIs
E. Complicated UTI: Definitive Therapy
X. Collaborative Care
XI. Summary
Participants are required to:
- Read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures
- Attend and participate in the live webinar
- Complete an evaluation
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ACPE 60 Day Course Submission Deadline
ACPE requires that CPE credit must be reported within 60 days of being earned. Please check your NABP eProfile account to confirm that your completed CE was transferred successfully.
Faculty Planner Disclosure
The following individuals were involved in the development of this activity: Austin Fredrickson, MD, FACP, Liz Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS, Kristina (Tia) Neu, RN, and Pamela M. Sardo, PharmD, BS. None of the individuals involved in developing this activity has a conflict of interest or financial relationships regarding the subject matter. There are no financial relationships or commercial or financial support relevant to this activity to report or disclose by RxCe.com or any of the individuals involved in the development of this activity.
Unlabeled Use Disclosure
The information provided in this course is general in nature and it is solely designed to provide participants with continuing education credit(s). This course and materials are not meant to substitute for the independent, professional judgment of any participant regarding that participant’s professional practice, including but not limited to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Medical and pharmacy practices, rules, and laws vary from state to state, and this course does not cover the laws of each state; therefore, participants must consult the laws of their state as they relate to their professional practice. Healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, must consult with their employer, healthcare facility, hospital, or other organization, for guidelines, protocols, and procedures they are to follow. The information provided in this course does not replace those guidelines, protocols, and procedures but is for academic purposes only, and this course’s limited purpose is for the completion of continuing education credits. Participants are advised and acknowledge that information related to medications, their administration, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, warnings, precautions, or accepted uses are constantly changing, and any person taking this course understands that such person must make an independent review of medication information prior to any patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Any discussion of off-label use of any medication, device, or procedure is informational only and such uses are not endorsed hereby. Nothing contained in this course represents the opinions, views, judgments, or conclusions of RxCe.com LLC. RxCe.com LLC is not liable or responsible to any person for any inaccuracy, error, or omission with respect to this course, or course material.
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Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, RxCE.com is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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