IDEAS (Infectious Diseases Education and Advocacy Series)

Welcome to a new season of the IDEAS podcast! In this episode, we dive into the antibiotic everyone loves to hate: Clindamycin. Hosted by pharmacy students Caileigh Lavigne and Armonj Berwari of Belmont University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Happy New Year! Join Dr. Jarett Worden as he discusses the significant changes in public health, healthcare education, and vaccines throughout 2025 and the potential impacts of those changes.

In this episode, we have a special update on the measles from Danielle Ladines, a pharmacy student with Belmont University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Join us as we discuss recent updates to the measles cases in Tennessee and beyond, as well as clinical presentation, prevention, and vaccine considerations.

As we enter the holiday seasons, we have a special episode from Belmont College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences students Alexandra Macias, Rachel Sutcavage, & Eleni Tsaras. This episode focuses on recent foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States, how foodborne illnesses are spread, and how to protect yourself.

In this episode, I am joined by special guests Dr. Caitlyn Tyus, PharmD and Dr. Kayla Dodson, PharmD to discuss the many acronyms surrounding multidrug resistance, including ESKAPE, SPACE/SPICE, MYSPACE, and HECKYes. We review the organisms and why they are clinically important, how these acronyms have changed over the years, and treatment recommendations. (Both Drs. Tyus and Dodson have now completed their PGY-1 Pharmacy residencies.)

In this episode of the IDEAS podcast, pharmacy students Allison Byrn, Dominic Seta, & Elvis Thai of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences talk through the 2019 ATS/IDSA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia and updated literature.

Hosted by student pharmacists Ethan Encinias, Megan McCarver, Madison Miller, & Cassidy Pilbean of Belmont College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, this episode dives into some of the complexities of treating infective endocarditis in patients who inject drugs (PWID). This episode discusses treatment strategies like outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT), oral antibiotic therapy, and long-acting lipoglycopeptides.

In this episode of the IDEAS podcast, pharmacy students Jacob Kaufman, Danielle Ladines, and Nina Villalobos of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences teach us all about tickborne illnesses.

Destiny Brass, Megan Joosse, & Valerie Long of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences give us an in-depth review of the benefits and the risks of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in our newest episode of IDEAS.

In our second episode, I am joined by Andi Brinson, Brooke Gorman, & Paola Laboy Malave of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences for a discussion (and a few laughs) about the history and recent advancements of fecal microbiota products.

In this episode of IDEAS, we are joined by Luke Akers, Erin Johnson, and Megan Mayhew of Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences to discuss the complexities of screening for and treating Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB).

Dr. Jarett Worden, the creator and producer of the IDEAS podcast, tells us about what this podcast is all about and what you can expect from this podcast. Dr. Worden is a Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist that specializes in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences in Nashville, TN. Special thanks to Maya Burney (Belmont University) for conducting this interview!