Itching for more? Check out the recent review by our ID PRN members!

Oral β-Lactams for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: A Systematic Review and Point-Counterpoint Comparison With Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole and Fluoroquinolones

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41693075/

Risk-benefit assessment of stepping down to oral beta-lactams (OBL) for complicated UTIs.

Are you team OBL or FQ/SXT? @moorewjustin.bsky.social #SHEASpring2026

From infants to elders, tackle CAP conundrums with Dr Holubar and Dr. Yu. Register today for the 2026 MAD-ID and SIDP Annual meeting, May 14-17 in Orlando. @pidsociety.bsky.social

🔗 buff.ly/KWgqZS6

Please join us tomorrow, Feb 13th at 12pm CT via Zoom for our upcoming @accpinfdprn.bsky.social Learner-led Journal Club!

Will discuss mgmt of deep-seated AmpC infections & a recent RCT on optimal durations for PO therapy in IE
Link here: accp.zoom.us/j/9883966874... - See email for login details

🥳SIDP is turning 35 this year! 🥳 Time flies when you’re creating an awesome place for infectious diseases pharmacists and other clinicians to collab & advance our practice 🫶 We will be keeping the party going all year with several posts, roll-outs, & 90s throwbacks so keep you eyes peeled 👀

We are looking for volunteers! Are you creative? Are you awesome at making infographics? Check out this opportunity!

SIDP members from across the 🌎 showed up and showed out for IDWeek this year! Thanks to everyone who stopped by the SIDP booth and participated in our SIDP Poster Walk - it was great connecting with our colleagues in Infectious Diseases #IDWeek2025

🔔 Register & catch the first webinar tomorrow, co-moderated by @sidpharm.bsky.social’s @kristadgens.bsky.social! #IDSky #AMR

Cefdinir Versus Cephalexin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections Due to its poor bioavailability and urinary excretion, cefdinir may be a suboptimal agent for UTI treatment. Our findings demonstrate that patients treated

‼️Just shared at #IDWeek2025 & now published in @ofidjournal.bsky.social cephalexin vs. cefdinir for tx of uUTI in females. Spoiler: Cefdinir was independently associated with/failure & cefdinir pts were twice as likely to fail. Let’s stop Rx’ing cefdinir for UTI! 🛑💊 academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

Keep your morning and early afternoon going strong and checkout these symposiums: Underuse of New Anti-infectives, Medical Mycology, Treating Conundrums, and Doxy PEP for Lyme! #sidp #idweek2025

Calling all SIDP and ACCP ID PRN members! Do you have a poster or presentation at the SIDP Annual Meeting or IDWeek? We'd love to recognize you and showcase your hard work!

Please complete this survey, forms.gle/ohoDqibdm3PR... by Tuesday Oct 7th to be featured! See email for more details.

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel makes a controversial change to the childhood vaccine schedule The panel voted to recommend against the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for young children. It postponed to Friday a vote on a recommendation to drop universal newborn vaccina...

RFK Jr.'s ACIP managed to accomplish what they set out to do: create barriers to vaccines and stoke even more deadly vaccine hesitancy at a time where preventable childhood diseases are making a roaring comeback.

#ImpeachRFK

Check out the highlights from our inaugural PK/PD Workshop hosted by SIDP & the ESCMID PK/PD Study Group of Anti-infectives in historic Madison, Wisconsin!

Thank you to the presenters, attendees, & sponsors for sharing ID/ASP expertise, expanding global networks, & creating wonderful new memories!

At little late to post, but I love being an ID Pharmacist working to preserve antimicrobials through education, collaboration, and direct patient care! 💊+🦠#IDPharmacistsDay #SIDPAdvocacy #FutureOfIDPharmacy #PharmacistsLeadingChange @sidpharm.bsky.social

Oh heyy, hope you all & the little one are doing well! 🥰

In honor of #IDPharmacistsDay, we’re celebrating the essential role pharmacists play in infectious diseases.

Don’t miss the #IDWeek2025 session: “Beyond The 101: Pondering Perplexing Prescribing Issues" on Oct. 19.

Browse the Program-at-a-Glance: idweek.org/wp-content/u...

I also guarantee that if an ID Pharmacist makes a recommendation about antimicrobial management, they have at least 5 papers to back it up. So you should really listen to what we have to say!

#IDPharmacistsDay

ID Pharmacists play an essential role in health systems. This #IDPharmacistsDay, learn five ways that pharmacists are being #AntibioticsAware via SIDP.

For more sharable resources, visit buff.ly/EbkVlbS.

Build relationships of trust. Start small. Lean into to areas that welcome innovation and assistance. Get quality involved in supporting your change.
#IDPharmacistsDay #SIDPAdvocacy #FutureofIDPharmacy
#PharmacistsLeadingChange

A5: I like to give them options so they feel in control and that they made the decision. Kind of like to a kid “which vegetable do you want, broccoli or peas?” #IDPharmacistsDay

Q4. How have technological advancements, such as RDT, changed the way you approach stewardship?
#IDPharmacistsDay #SIDPAdvocacy #FutureOfIDPharmacy #PharmacistsLeadingChange

Implementing microlearning via ABX Pearls emailed to clinicians and trainees weekly at our hospital. 81% reported an impact on their practice, across multiple stewardship domains. 👇🏻

Library here:
med.stanford.edu/bugsanddrugs...

#IDPharmacistsDay #medEd #AMSsky

A3. Diagnostic Stewardship & Rapid Diagnostics! Key recent wins have been requiring urinary symptoms for UA/UCx ordering & Blood Culture Rapid ID (BCID) for bacteremia paired with pharmacist outreach for optimal agents! #IDPharmacistsDay

Q3. What recent innovations in antimicrobial therapy have impacted your clinical practice the most?
#IDPharmacistsDay #SIDPAdvocacy #FutureOfIDPharmacy #PharmacistsLeadingChange

Q1. Hi hi, Justin, IDPharmD in Chicago, IL.

Love getting to figure out the puzzle of pathogen-patient to determine what’s the best therapy plan for optimal outcomes & being able to work with wonderful clinical teams & peers! #IDPharmacistsDay

Q2. Tell us an example of an innovative project that optimized antimicrobial use you've participated in or read about!
#IDPharmacistsDay #SIDPAdvocacy #FutureOfIDPharmacy #PharmacistsLeadingChange

An illustration of a mortar and pestle, capsules, tablets, and bacteria alongside text that says Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day May 22

Today, May 22, is Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day!

Join the @sidpharm.bsky.social Bluesky chat from 11–12 noon CDT today and use the hashtag #IDPharmacistsDay to recognize the importance of ID pharmacists in patient care

sidp.org/IDPharmacist...

Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day is Thursday! Join the chat here 5/22 12-1PMEST help us celebrate the amazing work ID pharmacists do every day. #IDPharmacistsDay, #SIDPAdvocacy, #PharmacistsLeadingChange @sidpharm.bsky.social @accpinfdprn.bsky.social

Happy #IDPharmacistsDay to those who celebrate! (which should be everyone, amirite?😉)