Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Identify limitations in trough based monitoring as it pertains to patient safety and microbiologic efficacy
2. Describe supporting eveidence for pharmacokinetic versus geometric monitoring
3. Identify validated and developing methods to determine pharmacodynamic goal attainment

Faculty

Michael Lorenzo, PharmD
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident
Pharmacist
Baystate Medical Center 

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.