Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a major problem both nationally and globally. Novel antibiotic options are being developed for treatment of multidrug resistant Gramnegative bacterial infections.

This activity is intended to make pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and nurses aware of these novel antibiotics to recognize their potential clinical utility, pharmacology, adverse effects, and clinical pearls as well as evaluate available literature on their use for treatment of such infections.

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Review common resistance mechanisms among Gram-negative bacteria
2. Describe novel antibiotic agents based on their pharmacological properties and spectrum of activity
3. Evaluate the role of novel antibiotic agents in the treatment of multidrug resistantGram-negative bacterial infections based on emerging clinical data

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Review common resistance mechanisms among Gram-negative bacteria
2. List novel antibiotic agents based on their pharmacological properties and spectrum of activity
3. Review literature on how novel antibiotic agents affects multidrug resistant Gram negative bacterial infections

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Review common resistance mechanisms among Gram-negative bacteria
2. List novel antibiotic agents based on their pharmacological properties and spectrum of activity
3. Review literature on how novel antibiotic agents affects multidrug resistant Gram negative bacterial infections

AchieveCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

AchieveCE is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. GNA Approved Provider Number is 4003268.
Start Date: 07/14/2022
Expiration Date: 07/14/2025

Wesley D. Kufel, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Binghamton, NY. He is also a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, NY, where he provides clinical services for the antimicrobial stewardship program and the infectious diseases consultation teams. He also holds an appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.

This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support. Wesley D. Kufel, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Jaimini Patel, RPh and Pete Kreckel, RPh, planners for this educational event, also have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

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