Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medications in clinical practice, yet inappropriate antibiotic selection, dosing, and duration remain common contributors to adverse drug events and antimicrobial resistance. This course examines the foundations of empiric antibiotic therapy, the principles of antimicrobial stewardship, and the mechanisms that drive antimicrobial resistance. Participants will also review the pharmacology, mechanisms of action, and clinical uses of major antibiotic classes, including cell wall inhibitors, protein synthesis inhibitors, quinolones, folic acid antagonists, urinary tract antiseptics, and antimycobacterial agents. Practical considerations for antibiotic selection, dosing, and duration are discussed to support rational prescribing decisions and safe, effective patient care.
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Specialties served/covered
- Addiction Medicine
- Adolescent Medicine
- Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
- Allergy & Clinical Immunology
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Clinical Informatics
- Communication & Shared Decision-Making
- Comprehensive & Board Review
- Critical Care Medicine
- Dermatology
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
- Evidence-Based Medicine & Research
- Family Medicine
- Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- General & Adult Psychiatry
- General Internal Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Geriatric Medicine
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Health Equity & Inclusion
- Hematology
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Hospital Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Laryngology
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Medical Genetics & Genomics
- Medical Leadership & Administration
- Medical Oncology
- Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
- Mood & Anxiety Disorders
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Pain Medicine
- Patient Education & Health Literacy
- Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Pediatric Neurology
- Practice Management & Ethics
- Primary Care Sports Medicine
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotic Disorders
- Pulmonary Disease
- Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain
- Rheumatology
- Sleep Medicine
- Transplant Hepatology
- Transplant Surgery
- Vascular Neurology
- Anesthesiology
- Cardio-Vascular
- Cross-Specialty
- Emergency & Critical Care
- ENT & Head Neck
- GI & Liver
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Subspecialties
- Neurology
- Ob/Gyn
- Oncology & Hematology
- Orthopedics
- Pain & Palliative
- Pediatrics
- Primary care
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- Surgery
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- Enduring / On-demand
- Credit · Up to 3.5 credits
- $35
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ReleasedMar 18, 2026
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Last day to claim creditMar 19, 2029 2 years left
