Description:

Northwestern Pepper Center and OAIC National Coordinating Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

“Diagnostic challenges in older adults: Urinary tract infections, asymptomatic bacteriuria, and everything in between”

Guest:

Sonali Advani, MBBS, MPH, FIDSA

Associate Professor of Medicine-Infectious Diseases

Duke University School of Medicine

Bio:

Dr. Sonali Advani is an Associate Professor of Medicine on the Tenure Track at Duke University School of Medicine. She is also a K12 Urologic Scholar, Duke Pepper Center Scholar and an implementation science fellow at HIGH IRI institute at Washington University, St. Louis.

Dr. Advani has over 10-years' experience in healthcare epidemiology research and operations. Her current research focuses on improving the diagnosis of UTIs in older adults, implementation of diagnostic stewardship interventions, and de-prescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria. She has been awarded several federal grants and foundation awards for her UTI related research.