In this episode of the IDEAS podcast, pharmacy students Allison Byrn, Dominic Seta, & Elvis Thai of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences talk through the 2019 ATS/IDSA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia and updated literature.

Hosted by student pharmacists Ethan Encinias, Megan McCarver, Madison Miller, & Cassidy Pilbean of Belmont College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, this episode dives into some of the complexities of treating infective endocarditis in patients who inject drugs (PWID). This episode discusses treatment strategies like outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT), oral antibiotic therapy, and long-acting lipoglycopeptides.

In this episode of the IDEAS podcast, pharmacy students Jacob Kaufman, Danielle Ladines, and Nina Villalobos of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences teach us all about tickborne illnesses.

Destiny Brass, Megan Joosse, & Valerie Long of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences give us an in-depth review of the benefits and the risks of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in our newest episode of IDEAS.

In our second episode, I am joined by Andi Brinson, Brooke Gorman, & Paola Laboy Malave of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences for a discussion (and a few laughs) about the history and recent advancements of fecal microbiota products.

In this episode of IDEAS, we are joined by Luke Akers, Erin Johnson, and Megan Mayhew of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences to discuss the complexities of screening for and treating Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB).

Dr. Jarett Worden, the creator and producer of the IDEAS podcast, tells us about what this podcast is all about and what you can expect from this podcast. Dr. Worden is a Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist that specializes in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences in Nashville, TN.

Special thanks to Maya Burney (Belmont University) for conducting this interview!