Speaker(s): 

Nick Byrd, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences, Research Institute, Geisinger - has nothing to disclose.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this session, the participant should be able to: 

1. Remember the threat and magnitude of antimicrobial resistance: recall that overuse and misuse of antibiotics contribute to antimicrobial resistance, which is credited for more than 1,000,000 deaths annually.

2. Notice opportunities to educate people about antibiotic resistance: Recognize opportunities for low-cost educational interventions to reduce the demand for unnecessary antibiotics and thereby mitigate the risk of antibiotic resistance.

3. Beware of how needless antibiotic prescriptions can erode trust in a health system: more educated patients deemed clinicians who prescribed unnecessary antibiotics less trustworthy.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with/without Commercial Interests:

The Planning Committee consisting of Candice Laubach, MBA, Christa Martin, PhD, Jennifer Nunamaker, Christian Lynch, MPH, Eric Wright, PharmD, MPH, Adam Buchanan, MS, MPH, CGC, and David Rolston, MD, FACP have no identified disclosures. 

CE Committee Member/Content Reviewers have nothing to disclose. 

Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. 

Content Disclosure: 

This presentation/content is HIPAA compliant. 

Commercial Support for this Session

None