Know Your Organism – How the Use of Precision Medicine in Infectious Diseases Can Save Lives | The Public Health Pharmacist

What does public health mean to you? Focusing on the most vulnerable patient populations and resource-limited care settings at most risk for multi-drug resistant pathogens to improve clinical outcomes, antimicrobial stewardship programs, and infection prevention and control practices. Bio Dr. Amy Hanson received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Drake University (Des Moines, IA). She completed a PGY1 at Mercy Hospital (Chicago, IL), a PGY2 Infectious Disease Residency at Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) in Chicago, IL, and stayed on as the Infectious Disease Pharmacist at RUMC for 6 years. Amy transitioned to work as a Project Administrator in Antimicrobial Stewardship at the Chicago Department of Pubic Health in 2018, developing several antimicrobial stewardship educational campaigns and collaboratives for outpatient and long-term care healthcare settings. Currently, since July 2021, Amy is a Medical Science Liaison at IDbyDNA, a precision metagenomics diagnostic company. Social Media LinkedIn and Twitter (@AmyHansonPharmD) linkedin.com/in/amy-hanson-pharmd-bcps-aq-id-11ab58168 Web Links https://idbydna.com/ https://www.chicagohan.org/antimicrobial-stewardship-programhttps://www.chicagohan.org/outpatient-toolkithttps://www.chicagohan.org/dental-toolkit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices