About this episode

Dr. Ryan Moenster discusses the recently published ATS pneumonia guidelines with Dr. Whitney Hartlage and other experts.

As promised, our host Dr, Ryan Moenster is back and breaking down the recently published ATS pneumonia guidelines — what’s pneu, what’s controversial, and what it means for your antimicrobial game! Dr. Whitney Hartlage (@whithartlage11) is back to join the conversation, plus fresh takes from Drs. Sharon Weissman and Sahil Angelo (@angelo_sahil). References: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul 18. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202507-1692ST. Online ahead of print. IDSA Sepsis Task Force. Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) POSITION STATEMENT: Why IDSA Did Not Endorse the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 May 2;66(10):1631-1635. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix997. PMID: 29182749; PMCID: PMC6927848.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Ryan Moenster

Guest: Dr. Whitney Hartlage

Topics covered

• pneumonia
• antimicrobial guidelines
• ATS guidelines
• community-acquired pneumonia
• infectious diseases

Keywords

• pneumonia
• ATS guidelines
• antimicrobial
• community-acquired pneumonia
• infectious diseases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Infectious Diseases Society of America

Books & works: Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Clin Infect Dis

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