Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)

DASON Digest

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The DASON Digest features engaging conversations with experts in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship covering a variety of topics. New episodes of the Digest are published every other Friday. Subscribe to follow along with our latest content. For more information about DASON, please visit https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

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Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)

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Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Ep.40 – Reducing Antibiotic Use for Upper Respiratory Infections in Outpatients 17.06.2022

This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.83 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu . Find out more at https://dason-digest.pinecast.co

Ep.39 – Stewardship Opportunities Upon Hospital Discharge 03.06.2022

This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2792123 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu . Find out more at https://dason-digest.pinecast.co

Ep.38 – If you have to: Non-antibiotic prophylactic treatment for recurrent UTI 20.05.2022

This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-0068229 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.37 – Outpatient Stewardship for UTIs: Reducing Fluoroquinolone Use 06.05.2022

This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35403600/ . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.36 – Antibiograms for Escalation: What’s the Application? 22.04.2022

This episode features Drs. Jenni Thomas and Wes Johnson from University of Kentucky Healthcare. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac256 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.35 – The Waiting Game: Time Between Blood Culture Sets 08.04.2022

This episode features Drs. Jenni Thomas and Wes Johnson from University of Kentucky Healthcare. The articles reviewed in this episode are available here: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.27 https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01005-21 For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.34 – The Role of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Pandemic Response 25.03.2022

This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.34 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.33 – Oral Cephalosporins vs First-line Agents for Outpatients with Pyelonephritis 11.03.2022

This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2022.106560 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.32 – Vancomycin Monitoring: Are We Below the Curve? A Discussion with Experts 25.02.2022

This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON and Drs. Katie Olney and Katie Wallace from University of Kentucky Healthcare. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.2670 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.31 – Systems Say Go: Assessing Antibiotic Prescribing After Removal of a Penicillin Allergy Alert 11.02.2022

This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The articles reviewed in this episode are available using the following links: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.8367 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2021.06.059 For more information about DASON, please visit:  https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.30 – Engaging Nurse Stewards 28.01.2022

This episode features Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley from DASON. The articles reviewed in this episode are available here: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.216 https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.362 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02724-0 For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.29 – Simplifying the Management of Neurosyphilis 14.01.2022

This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30857-4 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.28 – COVID Vaccines - Let's Keep Myocarditis in Perspective 17.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01630-0 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.27 – Molnupiravir – Finally, an Oral Option for Outpatients with COVID-19 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. Details regarding the FDA meeting on molnupiravir are available here: https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/november-30-2021-antimicrobial-drugs-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement-11302021-11302021 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.26 – The Status of Antimicrobial Stewardship in the US 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The CDC's 2021 report on antibiotic use in the United States is available here: https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/pdfs/stewardship-report-2021-H.pdf . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.25 – Race to Start: Beta-lactams or Vancomycin First for Bacteremia? 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON and Dr. Elizabeth Keil, current PGY2 Infectious Diseases Resident at Duke University Hospital. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab865 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.24 – MSSA Bacteremia: Cefazolin, Final Answer 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab476 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.23 – Just for Men: An Update on the Management of UTI 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.9899 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.22 – 7 Day Treatment Over 14 Days for Enterobacterales Bacteremia, Not Just Non-inferior Anymore! 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2021.09.001 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.21 – From the Front Lines: Impact of Handshake Stewardship in the ICU 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Dodds Ashley and Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON, Dr. Jessica Seidleman from Duke Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Christina Sarubbi from UNC Rex Healthcare. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab747 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.20 – Addition By Subtraction: Optimizing Antibiotic Durations at Hospital Discharge 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The articles reviewed in this podcast are available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab399 https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.118 For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.19 – Real Talk with DASON: COVID-19 Vaccines 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Travis Jones and Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.18 – Ideas for Antimicrobial Stewardship in the ED 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The articles reviewed in this episode are available using the following links: https://doi.org/10.2146/ajhp090552 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2020.10.028 For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.17 – Duration of therapy for Prosthetic Joint Infections, review of a potential game changer study with Dr. Ted Hendershot 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON and Dr. Ted Hendershot from the Division of Infectious Diseases at Duke University. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2020198 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.16 – Metronidazole-associated Neurologic Events 09.12.2021

This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa395 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

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