Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients - Where Guidelines Meet Clinical Practice

This symposium on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) focuses on aligning treatment guidelines with clinical practice for hospitalized patients outside of the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. This symposium will cover three main topics: exploring current antibiotic management practices and identifying improvement opportunities, discussing the challenges of antibiotic selection, and strategies for implementing guidelines effectively. This symposium concludes with challenging case studies, providing a comprehensive and interactive learning experience for healthcare professionals aiming to enhance their treatment protocols. Learning Objectives 1. Evaluate current antibiotic management practices for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) across various healthcare settings, identifying common practices, deviations from established guidelines, and areas requiring improvement. 2. Discuss key challenges faced by healthcare professionals in selecting appropriate antibiotics for CAP treatment, including resistance patterns, patient-specific factors, and environmental influences on antibiotic efficacy. 3. Explore and outline effective strategies for the implementation of CAP treatment guidelines, focusing on interdisciplinary approaches, education, and policy changes necessary to ensure guideline adherence and optimize patient outcomes. Faculty: Marcos Restrepo, MD, PhD, FCCP Professor Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department of Medicine University of Texas Health San Antonio Valerie Vaughn, MD, MSc Associate Professor (with tenure) of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine Bertram H. and Janet M. Schaap Presidential Endowed Chair Director of Clinical Research, Department of Internal Medicine University of Utah School of Medicine Barbara Jones, MD, MS Associate Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Utah Staff Physician, George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center Core Investigator, Veterans Affairs Informatics, Decision Enhancement and Analytic Sciences Center of Innovation This resource was supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number 5 NU50CK000604-04-00 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Copyright for this content is held by the American College of Chest Physicians. Permission to redistribute is required.