My guest today is Paul Lata.  Paul is the pharmacy director of a hospital antimicrobial stewardship program.  In our conversation we dive into what antimicrobial stewardship is, why it is important, how healthcare institutions manage it, how it relates to patient care and what a pharmacist’s role is in this picture .  We also discuss antibiotic resistance from an individual perspective up to a global perspective and briefly touch on drug allergies and drug allergy evaluation.