Physician Preferences Surrounding UTI Management in Young Infants

Alan Schroeder

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University

Dr. Schroeder is the associate chief for research in the division of pediatric hospital medicine at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, and an associate clinical professor in the division of hospital medicine and the division of critical care. His research interests focus on identifying areas where we can “safely do less” in healthcare, and frequently lectures on this theme locally and nationally. Dr. Schroeder is currently involved in multiple projects involving common conditions in pediatrics such as head trauma, bronchiolitis, UTI, meningitis, and febrile infant management. He is a co-chair of the Lown RightCare Alliance Pediatric Council, co-chair of the Academic Pediatric Association’s Healthcare Value Special Interest Group, an editor of theYearbook of Pediatrics and an assistant editor for the journal Hospital Pediatrics. Dr. Schroeder provides clinical care for children in the PICU and the pediatric ward and has won multiple teaching awards.

Abstract

Introduction Variability exists in the treatment of young infants with urinary tract infection (UTI). Many infants are hospitalized for IV antibiotics well beyond clinical recovery. We designed a vignette survey to examine... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Neha Joshi (Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University)
  2. Brian Peter Lucas (White River Junction Vermont VAMC and Geisel Medicine School at Dartmouth)
  3. Alan Schroeder (Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University)

Topic Areas

Prevalence and drivers of overuse , Harms of overuse (physical, psychological or system-related) , Organizational factors (such as structure and culture) that drive overuse

Session

OS-1 » Oral Presentations: Drivers of Overuse (09:30 - Friday, 5th May, Salons 4 & 5)

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