PPP111: Principles of Paediatric Antimicrobial Use with Dr Brendan McMullan - a podcast by Purple Pen Podcast
from 2020-11-23T19:00
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In our second episode for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020, Dan and Kristin spoke to Dr Brendan McMullan. Brendan is a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist and Microbiologist, working at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, and a Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the School of Women’s and Children’s Health at UNSW.
We discuss:
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the reasons why choice of antimicrobial can be different for children
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special considerations for paediatric antimicrobial use
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why kids get more infections than adults
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strategies for explaining a decision not to prescribe an antimicrobial
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how Kristin ruined her kindergarten Christmas play
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