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Frankly Speaking CME 228

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Antibiotics for Respiratory Tract Infections: Fewer May Be Better - Frankly Speaking EP 228Guest: Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Join us for this episode as we discuss the results of a systematic review examining the benefits and risks from delaying the use of antibiotics to treat patients in the community for a respiratory infection.

Episode References and Resources:

  • Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: individual patient data meta-analysis. BMJ 2021;372:n808 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n808

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Release Date: 6/14/2021

Expiration Date: 6/14/2022

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Learning Objectives

  • Discuss concerns over antibiotic use to treat upper respiratory tract infections (URIs)
  • Review when to hold/delay prescribing antibiotics for patients with respiratory infections in the primary care setting.
     

 

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Frank J. Domino, MD

Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

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Robert A. Baldor, MD, FAAFP

Professor and Chairman, Dept of Family Medicine
UMass Medical School/Baystate 

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Antibiotics for Respiratory Tract Infections: Fewer May Be Better - Frankly Speaking EP 228

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