Veterans Administration Medical Center
OKC
Chris A. Gentry, Pharm. D.
This rotation provides the Doctor of Pharmacy candidate training and experience in advanced infectious diseases pharmacotherapy. Experience in the antimicrobial restriction/non-formulary approval program will provide the candidate with the ability to promote rational, cost-effective antimicrobial therapy that attempts to prevent the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Being a member of the infectious diseases consult service provides the candidate experience in the antimicrobial management of complex infectious diseases scenarios. In addition, the candidate will have exposure to pharmacy's role in an infectious diseases clinic focusing on management of patients with HIV.
Upon successful completion of this rotation, the student will be able to:
- Recognize and discuss the pathophysiology of different infectious disease states.
- List the most common community-acquired infections that patients present with which necessitate hospitalization.
- Discuss the pathophysiology, typical microbial etiologies, basic diagnostic work-up, and empiric therapeutic options of the most common community-acquired infections.
- List the most common nosocomial infections that occur in hospitalized patients.
- Discuss the pathophysiology, typical microbial etiologies, basic diagnostic work-up, and empiric therapeutic options of the most common nosocomial infections.
- Discuss each class of antibiotics, characterizing general spectrums of activity, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, and clinical uses.
- Design a rational antimicrobial regimen, including dosage regimen, duration, monitoring parameters, and outcome endpoints, for a given infectious disease state.
- Identify current medications in a patient's profile that may affect or may be affected by the patient's antimicrobial regimen.
- Educate a patient on the proper use of the antiretroviral regimen that he/she has been prescribed, including reason for use, dosage, adverse effects, and duration of therapy.