Contact Hours: 1.5

Max CEU Credits: 0.15

Learning Objectives:

On completion of the chapter, the reader will be able to
1. List the common pathogens that cause community-acquired pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, ventilator-associated pneumonia (early versus late onset), and health care–associated pneumonia.
2. Explain the host defenses that protect against infection.
3. Explain the pathophysiology of pneumonia.
4. Recognize the signs and symptoms associated with community-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
5. Identify patient and organism factors required to guide the selection of a specific antimicrobial regimen for an individual patient.
6. Design an appropriate empirical antimicrobial regimen based on patient-specific data for an individual with community-acquired pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, and ventilator-associated pneumonia or health care–associated pneumonia (early versus late onset).
7. Design an appropriate antimicrobial regimen based on both patient- and organism-specific data.
8. Develop a monitoring plan based on patient-specific information for a patient with community-acquired pneumonia and health care– or ventilator-associated pneumonia.
9. Formulate appropriate educational information to be provided to a patient with pneumonia.

Faculty:

ACPE No:
014-999-07-083-H04

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The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in on probation as an accredited provider of continuing pharmacy education by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Next scheduled review for purposes of restoring accreditation or removing accredited provider status: June 2009