Antimicrobial Therapy: When and What to Prescribe in Bacterial Respiratory Tract Infection

Safe respiratory infection treatment requires a precise and dynamic approach that must be tailored to specific disease presentation and patient history. This session empowers educators to teach principles of empiric antimicrobial prescribing, address the challenges posed by resistant pathogens, and reinforce strategies to avoid unnecessary therapies. Dr. Fitzgerald emphasizes critical disease evaluation frameworks that prepare future NPs to approach bacterial respiratory tract infections with clinical precision and confidence.