Graphical Abstract
Graphical Abstract.
LI, low-income countries; LMIC, low- and middle-income countries; HMI, high- and middle-income countries; HIC, high-income countries.
Resource web link: https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/113041/role-of-diagnostics-in-supporting-antibiotic-stewardship-goals (Full classification scheme available at: http://bsac.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Educational-resource-review-classification-scheme.pdf)
WHO region and country (World Bank): Region of the Americas, USA (HIC)
Peer review commentary
This is an hour long internet radio show, sponsored by a commercial company, featuring two experts discussing the role of diagnostics in supporting antimicrobial stewardship goals. It is part of a wider series of talks forming an educational programme entitled ‘C. diff spores and More’, organized by the C diff Foundation. Other topics in the series include topics on antimicrobial resistance, clinical trials, and the gut microbiome.
The resource is hosted on a VoiceAmerica Internet Talk Radio channel, and users can access the show in a number of formats including Spotify, InTune and Stitcher, as well as the URL link above. Guest experts in this episode are Dr Nam Tran (UC Davis), and Dr Chris Newhouse (Roche) and they discussed the role of diagnostics in supporting antibiotic stewardship goals.
In the first part general terms are discussed, such as what is resistance and how it develops, what are the consequences and what are antibiotics. The second part deals with antibiotic stewardship principles and the role of diagnostics in supporting stewardship. Dr Newhouse describes diagnostic tests by Roche. Measures of successful stewardship interventions are briefly described. At the end of the show a question from the audience was posed on what patients can do for antimicrobial stewardship.
The episode is an informative resource intended for the public. Although it is industry sponsored and hosts a professional from the pharma industry it is balanced and educational.
To improve this resource, it would help if the listeners could skip some sections of the show, or rewind the episode to repeat a section again; this wasn’t possible when accessing the show using the URL link.