In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks with us about three stewardship interventions for hospitals to start using in 2026. The articles reviewed today can be found here:

1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41306709/

2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41245846/

3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41127160/

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In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard speaks with Drs. Whitney Buckel and Jared Olson about a hot off the press article from ICHE titled “Interventions to optimize duration of antibiotic therapy and encourage oral transition for uncomplicated gram-negative blood stream infections across a health system”. Their findings highlight practical strategies for optimizing antibiotic therapy across large hospital networks, and the article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41263023/

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Join DASON Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she speaks with Dr. Bruce Jones and aspiring pharmacist Jill Foster, authors on an IDWeek poster that caught the attention of a few DASON liaisons. The poster was titled “Impact of Removing ‘Budding Yeast’’ From Urinalysis Reports on Fluconazole Use”. Take a listen to hear about a great local initiative that made a big impact on fluconazole use at their institution.

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In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Melissa Johnson talks with Dr. Tyler Mitzner and Dr. Lisa Dumkow from Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital about their new publication comparing cefdinir and cephalexin for uncomplicated UTI treatment. The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41141459/

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In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. April Dyer, talk to us about a publication in Health Affairs Scholar, entitled "Sustainable solutions to the continuous threat of antimicrobial resistance." The article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39916975/

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In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison and Operations Director, Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley, talks with Duke University Hospital Clinical Pharmacist, Dr. Jenna Januszka about the recent ICHE publication "2025 US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Recommendations for Post-exposure Prophylaxis in Healthcare Settings."

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In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. Angelina Davis, talks about the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in patients with obesity. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40383125/

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Join DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she speaks with Dr. Nick Turner, lead author of the DOTS randomized clinical trial, about the potential of dalbavancin as a simplified treatment for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. They discuss the trial’s findings, its implications for clinical practice, and whether two doses can truly replace weeks of IV antibiotics. The materials reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/blog/new-rules-old-infections-what-dots-trial-tells-us

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