Education & Training WebinarsCommercialFebruary 21, 2025

Start 2025 with an easy way to earn continuing education credits

Join our on‑demand webinar on improving antibiotic use in the outpatient setting, led by Dr. Emily McDonald, MD, MPH, and Guillermo Sanchez, PA‑C, MPH, MSHS, from the CDC’s Office of Antibiotic Stewardship.

The webinar highlights key strategies such as proper diagnosis, adherence to clinical guidelines, and educational interventions. It will also address common misconceptions regarding patient satisfaction and prescribing practices. Additionally, the session will discuss tools and resources, such as HEDIS® quality measures and communication training, available to help clinicians improve their antibiotic stewardship practices.

HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

Program objectives:

  • Review the epidemiology of outpatient antibiotic use in the U.S.
  • Identify high‑priority conditions where antibiotic prescribing can be improved.
  • Describe evidence‑based interventions that can improve antibiotic use.
  • Address common myths related to antibiotic use.

Visit: Improving Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Infections (This link works best with the Chrome browser.)

In Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area): Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of RightCHOICE® Managed Care, Inc. (RIT), Healthy Alliance® Life Insurance Company (HALIC), and HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates administer non-HMO benefits underwritten by HALIC and HMO benefits underwritten by HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates only provide administrative services for self-funded plans and do not underwrite benefits. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.

MULTI-BCBS-CM-077493-25-CPN77017

PUBLICATIONS: March 2025 Provider Newsletter