We do quite a lot of antibiotic self administration in OPAT.

Massive win if it can be achieved - lower requirements on hospital / community nurses & big autonomy win for the patients and their families.

#OPAT #IDSky #ClinMicro

Would especially recommend the #OPAT workshop! 👏

Symposium 5 | Optimising Antimicrobials in Different Settings - From outpatient therapy to ICU and bone infections, this session will discuss proactive strategies for optimal antimicrobial use.
#Antimicrobials2026 #ICU #InfectiousDiseases @trishapeel.bsky.social #BJI #OPAT #HITH #idksy #medsky #ams

Plenary 1 is underway at #Antimicrobials2026: AMS in the Home.
As care increasingly shifts beyond hospital walls, stewardship must follow. Governance, oversight and patient safety don’t stop at discharge, they evolve.

#AMS #AMR #InfectiousDiseases #OPAT #HITH #Idsky #medsky #ASA

Exploring the opportunity for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and precision dose antimicrobials in an outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service: a prospective observational study AbstractObjectives. Notwithstanding the wide uptake of outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in the UK, there is a paucity of data on antimicrobial expos

🩺🦠How well do #OPAT antimicrobials really hit PK-PD targets? Our UK prospective study shows good attainment across agents, while demonstrating the feasibility of #TDM to support #precisiondosing in outpatient infection care doi.org/10.1093/jac/... @tmrawson.bsky.social @mgilchrist123.bsky.social

Evaluation of a Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) Device and Integrated Care Platform in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) AbstractBackground. Unplanned healthcare utilization events, including hospital readmissions and emergency room (ER) visits, are common in patients receivi

Out now in @cidjournal.bsky.social my first ever investigator-initiated funded study - A pilot trial evaluating IV Ensure, a remote therapeutic monitoring device in OPAT!
#IDSky #OPAT

Open access thanks to @ou.edu libraries so check it out!

Key highlights in 🧵

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#idweek2025 #OPAT Alison Beileler PA 3/ @ofidjournal.bsky.social 10.1093/ofid/ofz363

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#idweek2025 #OPAT Alison Beileler PA 1/ doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf146 @cidjournal.bsky.social

#idweek2025 #idsky #OPAT Dr Childs-Kean
@corevalues5.bsky.social well received:
patient perspective from urban area Germany 2/ physician anxiety, pt w/information overload
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#idweek2025 #idsky #OPAT Dr Childs-Kean
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BMC Health Serv Res
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#idweek2025 #idsky #OPAT Dr Childs-Kean @corevalues5.bsky.social 1/ average 27min/week outside of clinic non-billiable care: we need ways to fund this time @cidjournal.bsky.social
2024 May 14;79(2):348–350. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae262

Evaluation of the safety of cefazolin monotherapy in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy at a large academic medical center Abstract. In outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, weekly lab monitoring is often standard practice, even for antimicrobials with low complication r

🩺 Can reducing the frequency of monitoring safely lessen the burden on OPAT teams and patients?

In 420 patients, only 2% had lab abnormalities linked to readmission or treatment change.

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#OPAT #AntimicrobialStewardship #IDPharmacy

📢 Join us for an HMS webinar:

"Are Midlines Safe for Vancomycin in OPAT?"

🗓️ Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
🕒 3–4 PM EST
🎙️ Featuring Dr. David Paje & Dr. Anurag Malani
🏫 CME & CE available!

🔗 Register now: umich.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#OPAT #HospitalMedicine #Vancomycin #PatientSafety

Intravenous administration of antibiotics by prolonged and continuous perfusion in a pediatric context

1➡️Une recommandation concernant l’administration des antibiotiques par voie intraveineuse en perfusion prolongée et continue en pédiatrie.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#IDSky #IDSkyFr #Guidelines #Antibiotics #ContinuousInfusion #OPAT #Pediatrics

Long-acting lipoglycopeptides can provide a convenient alternative to daily antibiotic infusions for enterococcal endocarditis.

doi.org/10.1093/ofid...

PraediAlert can help you monitor OPAT patients to ensure proper follow up care.

#PraediAlert #OPAT #endocarditis

Vancomycin Use Through Catheters for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy This cohort study examines the association between vancomycin use through midline catheters and device-related complications among patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.

Infusión de vancomicina en pacientes que egresan con catéter de vía central para terapia antimicrobiana parenteral ambulatoria se asocia con riesgo 5 veces mayor de complicaciones mayores y retiro prematuro del catéter #OPAT #vancomicin jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

🚨 Are midline catheters a safe choice for vancomycin OPAT?

Despite guideline caution, evidence is limited. Using @HMS_MI data, we explored complication risks in hospitalized patients receiving OPAT—with & without vancomycin.

Clinical dogma, meet data. 💉📊 #PatientSafety #OPAT

Attend FIS International 2025 for sessions including #Decontamination from bench

to bedside, Controversies in #InfectiousDiseaseManagement, #OPAT and much more 👉 fitwise.eventsair.com/fis2025/prog...

@hisinfection.bsky.social @biainfection.bsky.social #FIS25 #IDSky

Delighted with our “ CEO best patient compliment of the year” award 🫶🏼 @whithealth.bsky.social #OPAT #Sendingpatientshome

Intravenous administration of antibiotics by prolonged and continuous perfusion in a pediatric context

1➡️Une recommandation portant sur l’administration intraveineuse d'antibiotiques par perfusion prolongée et continue dans un contexte pédiatrique.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#IDSky #Antibiotics #ContinuousInfusion #OPAT #Pediatrics

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when trying to coordinate with skilled nursing facilities

One of our key results? "The estimated cost avoided per 100 patient-days was $376,400 or approximately $5,430,197 per month."

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#OPAT #infectiousdiseases #medsky #healthcare #SNF #OFID #savings #affordable #research #publication

A journal article title reading: Inpatient Cost Avoidance and Uncompensated Labor Associated With Different Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Care Models

Extremely proud to share that our study on the costs and savings associated with outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (i.e. discharging patients with IV antibiotics, #OPAT) has finally been published in @ofidjournal.bsky.social !

Find it here:
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#OPAT is a great step forward in patient care, and should go hand in hand with #AMSsky teams.

Without integration, #OPAT might entail delayed oral switch and de-escalation, or longer treatments.

In this multicenter survey, only 56% had integrated AMS & OPAT programs. Let's work together! #IDSky