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Episode Notes Join ID fellow Arielle Cohen as she speaks with Dr. Dan Ilges, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Clinical Specialist Pharmacist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and Dr. Ryan Stevens, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, about their recent editorial commentary, Settling the Score: The Past Present, and Future of Antimicrobial Scoring, written in response to the recent publication by Mackow et al: Development and Application of an Anaerobic Activity Index, published in CID. They focus on opportunities and challenges within antimicrobial spectrum scoring, including research, clinical, and stewardship program applications. For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks with us about a study in JAMA entitled "Single- vs Multiple-Dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Total Hip Arthroplasty." The publication can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42758509/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. Melissa Johnson, chats with Dr. Sara Cosgrove about the IDSA/ACEP/ASM/PIDS/SCCM/SHEA/SHM/SIDP Multi-society position paper: “Hospital Strategies to Improve Sepsis Outcomes.” Be sure to check out the companion checklist and article for today’s episode. The article reviewed in today's episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42640090/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. April Dyer chats with us about a recent ASHE publication entitled "Systematic review of implementing stewardship activities to promote appropriate antimicrobial use." The article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42553632/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison and Operations Director, Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley, chats with Drs. Alice Landayan and Timothy Gauthier from Miami about their publication entitled "Retrospective multicenter evaluation of oral step-down versus intravenous carbapenem treatment of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli urinary tract infections." The article can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42534101/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DCASIP fellow Dr. Jon Johannesson talks with Dr. Valerie Vaughn from the University of Utah about the 2025 CAP guidelines. The article reviewed today can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41340515/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks with us about a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases entitled "Comparative Effectiveness of Azithromycin Versus Doxycycline in Hospitalized Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Treated With Beta-Lactams: A Multicenter Matched Cohort Study." The publication can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40378193/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Melissa Johnson, talks with us about an article in ASHE entitled "Antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship: opportunities for return on investment," that can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42238730/ Environmental Stewardship in Infectious Diseases was also mentioned, and can be found here: https://sustainabil-id.com/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode, host April Dyer discusses the recently published research brief, "Seven Days, Seven Quests: Gamification to Enhance Engagement with Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources During Antibiotic Awareness Week," by Meghan N. Jeffres and colleagues, published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (ASHE) in 2026. The authors describe an innovative Antibiotic Awareness Week campaign that leveraged gamification to engage healthcare professionals with antimicrobial stewardship resources through daily puzzles, decision trees, clinical scenarios, and interactive challenges. The article can be viewed here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13104535/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest, host Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley is joined by Drs. Brad Langford and Amy Kang to discuss their scoping review on antimicrobial stewardship program resourcing and outcomes. They review the current evidence evaluating how stewardship staffing and resource allocation impact antimicrobial use, clinical and economic outcomes, and share key insights for future projects and directions related to stewardship staffing. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13124438/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

In this episode of the DASON Digest, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. Jeannette Bouchard, highlights key posters and clinical pearls from the MAD-ID and SIDP 2026 Annual Meeting, including oral antibiotic transitions, Bayesian vancomycin dosing, renal dose adjustments in septic shock, personalized antibiograms, and greener antimicrobial stewardship practices. For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest, we discuss Chris Bland's study on IV push cefepime for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the implications of these findings. The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41166592/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes Join ID Pharmacy Resident Paul Puccio as he speaks with Dr. Arielle Cohen, an ID Fellow at Duke University, is about the antimicrobial updates in the 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. They focus on timing of antibiotic initiation, antimicrobial coverage, and rapid diagnostic tests and what this means for the treatment of sepsis and septic shock. The guidelines can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41870560/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest, we discuss Dr. Amy Kang’s study on antimicrobial transition errors from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities, highlighting that nearly one-third of patients experience errors and why stewardship efforts must extend beyond hospital discharge to improve continuity, safety, and infection outcomes. The article from the episode can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41852555/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes Join DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard and Dr. Rey Perez as they discuss the 2026 GOLD guideline updates regarding antibiotic use in COPD exacerbations. Together, they explore the clinical implications of antibiotic treatment indications—including prior positive sputum cultures—and discuss practical strategies for antimicrobial stewardship teams to reduce unnecessary empiric prescribing at the point of admission. The document for this episode can be viewed here: https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GOLD-REPORT-2026-v1.3-8Dec2025_WMV2.pdf For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/