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Dr. Shaw of Wilson Medical Center Discusses the NCDHHS STAR Partners Initiative, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and the Importance of Diagnostics

March 25, 2021July 6, 2021Reading Time: 4 minutes

By the bioMérieux Connection Editors Interviewing: Christian M. Shaw, PharmD., BCPS, Clinical Coordinator for the Pharmacy Department at Wilson Medical Center, A Duke LifePoint Hospital Historically, awareness of antimicrobial resistance has been lower than for other health threats, such as cancer or heart disease. However, the threat that antimicrobial resistance poses to human health is …

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Tuberculosis Management in the Time of COVID-19

March 23, 2021July 6, 2021Reading Time: 2 minutes

Human, financial, and other resources have been and continue to be reallocated from TB treatment and prevention to the COVID-19 response.

A “Pandemic Era”: Why Infectious Diseases Pose an Increasing Threat to Global Health

March 18, 2021July 6, 2021Reading Time: 4 minutes

Between 1900 and 2020, global average life expectancy increased from 32 to 72 years. However, against this backdrop of health improvement over the past century, we have also seen new pathogens arise more frequently, leading to deadly local outbreaks, regional epidemics, and global pandemics.

Everyone Can Contribute to Patient Safety Awareness

March 16, 2021July 6, 2021Reading Time: 2 minutes

Because everyone interacts with healthcare systems, we all have a role to play in advancing safe healthcare in the U.S. and around the world.

The Value of Diagnostics in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance – A Public Health Problem

November 23, 2021

At this year’s World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, Dr. Tristan Timbrook delivered a...

Lindsay Denny Discusses the Critical Role of WASH in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance

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Dr. Shaw of Wilson Medical Center Discusses the NCDHHS STAR Partners Initiative, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and the Importance of Diagnostics

Tuberculosis Management in the Time of COVID-19

A “Pandemic Era”: Why Infectious Diseases Pose an Increasing Threat to Global Health

Everyone Can Contribute to Patient Safety Awareness

The Value of Diagnostics in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance – A Public Health Problem

Lindsay Denny Discusses the Critical Role of WASH in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance

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