Breakpoints

As promised, our host Dr, Ryan Moenster is back and breaking down the recently published ATS pneumonia guidelines — what’s pneu, what’s controversial, and what it means for your antimicrobial game! Dr. Whitney Hartlage (@whithartlage11) is back to join the conversation, plus fresh takes from Drs. Sharon Weissman and Sahil Angelo (@angelo_sahil).References:Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul 18....

Dr. Julie Ann Justo is joined by experts Drs. Krista Gens and Javier A. Villafuerte Gálvez as they dive deep into the gut microbiome and explore the latest therapeutic frontier for C. difficile infections. From bacteria battles to breakthrough treatments, this one’s a must-listen! You can also review the helpful infographic on our website (https://breakpoints-sidp.org/infographics/). This podcast...

Drs. Maria Mojica, Robert Bonomo, and Ryan Shields join Dr. Erin McCreary (@erinmccreary) for a Halloween special reviewing the scariest resistance mechanisms and baddest bugs – Burkholderia spp., Achromobacter spp., and Elizabethkingia spp. Never have beta lactamase enzymes and other complexities been explained so hauntingly well. We don’t want to spook you, but these environmental,...

Drs. Erin Barreto (@erin_barreto) and Jeffrey Lipman join Dr. Whitney Buckel for a conversation on ideal dosing of cefepime. Hear from the experts on the differences between package insert and “high-dose” regimens, adjustments for renal impairment/augmented renal clearance, and the role of cefepime therapeutic drug monitoring.References:Barreto EF, et al. Setting the Beta-Lactam Therapeutic Range...

In our first episode released in both English and Spanish, Drs. Laila Woc-Colburn and Nicholás Ignacio Valdebenito Farías join Dr. José Pablo Díaz Madriz to discuss the role of the pharmacist in antimicrobial stewardship in Latin America. They discuss the need for growth of antimicrobial stewardship programs across Latin America, how pharmacists can expand their roles to support multidisciplinary...

En nuestro primer episodio publicado tanto en inglés como en español, la Dra. Laila Woc-Colburn y el QF. Nicolás Ignacio Valdebenito Farías se unen al Dr. José Pablo Díaz Madriz para hablar sobre el papel del farmacéutico en los PROA en América Latina. Ellos discuten la necesidad de expandir los PROA en toda la región, cómo los farmacéuticos pueden ampliar sus funciones para apoyar equipos...

In this second-ever collaboration between SIDP’s Breakpoints and ESCMID’s Communicable podcasts, hosts Erin McCreary and Angela Huttner invite the two principal investigators and visionaries who spearheaded the Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness (BALANCE) trial, Nick Daneman and Rob Fowler from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, for a “deep dive...

Drs. Whitney Hartlage (@whithartlage11) and Sam Windham join Dr. Ryan Moenster to discuss updates in the diagnosis and management of community-acquire pneumonia. Hear from our guests on the role of rapid diagnostic tests such as multiplex PCR and urinary antigen tests in the inpatient and outpatient setting, considerations for initiating steroids and withholding macrolides, and when to use short...

Drs. David Andes and Isabel Spriet join Dr. Jeannette Bouchard to discuss all of the top questions our audience had on fluconazole dosing. Who needs a load? How much fluconazole is too much fluconazole? And what did one of our experts do when they were asked about dosing fluconazole in a dolphin? Listen in to find out!Listen to Breakpoints on iTunes, Overcast, Spotify, Listen Notes, Player FM,...

In this special LIVE podcast episode, Drs. Zahra Kassamali Escobar (@zkepharmD) and Jamie Wagner (@jamiewagner) present the latest and greatest in ID literature from MAD-ID 2025 (@MAD_ID_ASP) in Orlando, FL. They cover everything from ground-breaking randomized controlled trials and updates to the treatment of resistant gram-negatives to exciting pipeline agents. If you’re behind on what has been...