Antimicrobial Stewardship in Companion Animal Medicine

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Laurel Redding, VMD, PhD, DACVPM, is a veterinary epidemiologist with expertise in the epidemiology and transmission dynamics of microbes at the human/animal interface. Her research seeks to: 1) understand how animal contact affects the health of the gut microbiome and epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in people, and (2) promote antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary medicine by identifying effective stewardship interventions and formulating guidelines for antimicrobial use. She is an internationally recognized expert on the epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection, determinants of gut microbiota health, and patterns and drivers of antimicrobial use in multiple species of veterinary importance.

She has an extensive publication record on these topics and has delivered many talks on related subjects to diverse groups, including researchers/universities, veterinary and human health stakeholders, and the lay public. All veterinarians want to use antimicrobials judiciously, but sometimes it can be difficult to know how to refine and optimize our antimicrobial prescribing.

In this session: Laurel Redding, VMD, PhD, DACVPM, discusses antimicrobial stewardship practices that can be undertaken at the level of the individual practitioner and, in the process, achieve better patient outcomes.