Professor
Seattle Children's Hospital / University of Washington
Seattle, WA, United States
Matthew Kronman, MD, MSCE, is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine (UW) in Seattle, Washington, and the director of the Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship program at Seattle Children's Hospital. He has also served as Program Director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at UW since 2013.
Dr. Kronman’s primary research area of interest is antimicrobial stewardship, using the tools of pharmacoepidemiology to understand current patterns of antimicrobial use, identify the unintended consequences of antimicrobial overuse, and ultimately find ways to improve the overall quality of antimicrobial prescribing for various conditions in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has served as co-investigator on 3 National Institute of Health R01 grants aiming to improve pediatric antimicrobial use in both ambulatory and inpatient settings.
Dr. Kronman currently serves on the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society’s (PIDS) Board of Directors and the PIDS Inclusion, Diversity, Access, and Equity Taskforce.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
18 - Stewardship Metrics That Work: How Prescribing Practices Impact Patient Outcomes
Thursday, October 17, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM US PT