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Join pediatric nurse practitioner and educator Dr. Becky Carson on The Peds NP, a podcast that turns evidence-based practice into practical, real-world strategies for caring for kids. Each episode blends the latest pediatric literature with conversational insights, helping you connect research to bedside decisions with confidence. Becky brings her experience as a dual-certified PNP in acute and primary care and faculty member at Duke University School of Nursing to guide you through cases, concepts, and clinical pearls that matter most. You’ll gain tools to improve outcomes, sharpen your thinking, and feel empowered in those tricky situations where judgment counts. Tune in, learn, and transform the way you practice—and remember, you’re doing it for the kids.
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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Not all bacterial infections need an antibiotic. It may sound hard to believe, but if we all followed the AAP guidelines on the management of otitis media in children and actually used a watch-and-wait approach in appropriate patients, upwards of 75% of the antibiotics prescribed for otitis media could be avoided. Why? Because the microbiology of AOM has changed, but our prescribing practices haven't. This episode is a great guideline refresher and microbiology update while learning how to talk parents into partnership on watchful waiting.
References:
American Academy of Pediatrics. (2019). Chapter quality network improving antibiotic prescribing for children: Change package. Retrieved from https://downloads.aap.org/DOCCSA/CQN%20ABX%20Change%20Package%20Final%20October%202019.pdf
Frost, H. M., & Hersh, A. L. (2022). Rethinking Our Approach to Management of Acute Otitis Media. JAMA pediatrics, 176(5), 439–440. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6575
Lieberthal, A. S., Carroll, A. E., Chonmaitree, T., Ganiats, T. G., Hoberman, A., Jackson, M. A., Joffe, M. D., Miller, D. T., Rosenfeld, R. M., Sevilla, X. D., Schwartz, R. H., Thomas, P. A., & Tunkel, D. E. (2013). The diagnosis and management of acute otitis media. Pediatrics, 131(3), e964–e999. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-3488
Sanchez, G.V., Fleming-Dutra, K.E., Roberts, R.M., & Hicks, L.A. (2016). Core elements of outpatient antibiotic stewardship. MMRW Recomm Rep., 65(6), p. 1-12. doi: 10.15585/mmrw.rr.6506a1
Smolinski, N. E., Antonelli, P. J., & Winterstein, A. G. (2022). Watchful Waiting for Acute Otitis Media. Pediatrics, 150(1), e2021055613. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-055613
Sun, D., McCarthy, T. J., & Liberman, D. B. (2017). Cost-Effectiveness of Watchful Waiting in Acute Otitis Media. Pediatrics, 139(4), e20163086. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-3086
Venekamp, R. P., Sanders, S. L., Glasziou, P. P., Del Mar, C. B., & Rovers, M. M. (2015). Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2015(6), CD000219. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000219.pub4
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