Description: This presentation provides a comprehensive guide for pharmacists on the identification, treatment, and antibiotic stewardship of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infections. Attendees will explore resistance mechanisms, updated IDSA guidance, and evidence-based therapeutic strategies including the role of the new agent sulbactam/durlobactam (Xacduro). 

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Speaker: Kayla Phillips, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident – Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center  

Objectives: ​​ 

  • Define Acinetobacter baumannii and describe its clinical significance in healthcare-associated infections.  

  • Identify the key mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii.  

  • Explain historical approaches to treating CRAB infections. 

  • Summarize recent guidelines updates and evidence-based recommendations for the management of CRAB infections.  

Target Audience:​ Advocate Pharmacists, Physicians, Nurses, and other interested healthcare professionals

Disclosure:​ The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. 

Presentation Slides: File Advocate Health CRAB Audience Copy.pptx

Session date: 
10/01/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
Location: 
Virtual via Teams Webinar
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 1.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
    • 1.00 APRN Pharmacotherapeutic Contact Hours
  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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