2001 Satellite Conference Audio Transcript

Adult Respiratory Illness and Antibiotics: Management Strategies to Promote
Appropriate Use

The conference was designed for internal medicine, family practice, general practice, emergency medicine, and urgent care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. The conference, broadcast from the Marshfield Clinic, was viewed at 40 sites throughout Wisconsin and included a live question and answer session.

Learning objectives included:

• Provide a brief review of the epidemiology of pneumococcal antibiotic resistance.
• Highlight the latest diagnostic and treatment recommendations for common upper respiratory illnesses in the adult population.
• Review patient education and communication strategies to promote judicious antibiotic use.

Keynote Speaker:
Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. A nationally recognized expert in appropriate antibiotic use, Dr. Gonzales chaired the national workgroup that published "Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Treatment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults" in the March 20, 2001 Annals of Internal Medicine.

Time-Based Table of Contents/Directory:

	00:34-03:08	Introduction by Dr. Edward Belongia, WARN Principal Investigator
	03:09-04:20	Presentation Overview
	04:21-07:39	Growing Problem of Antibiotic Resistance
	07:40-14:10	CDC Practice Guidelines for Adult Acute Upper Respiratory Infections
	14:11-19:17	Rhinosinusitis
	19:18-25:39	Pharyngitis
	25:40-29:13	Bronchitis
	29:14-30:27	Patient Satisfaction
	30:28-32:29	Alternative Treatment Options
	32:30-35:29	Conclusion/Activities Impact
	35:30-42:40	Q&A Begins - Discussion of Inhalational Anthrax
	42:41-59:00	Continuing Discussion/Questions/Comments

Hear the Audio (RealAudio file, 1 hour, 21.1MB)