Dr. Caffrey is Director of Outcomes Research for the Infectious Diseases Research Program at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, where she is engaged in interdisciplinary infectious diseases research. Dr. Caffrey applies advanced epidemiologic and pharmacoepidemiologic methods to the study of infections caused by dangerous bacterial pathogens. There is a critical need for active comparator trials and comparative effectiveness research in light of present day efforts to increase antimicrobial drug development and extend the life of the current antimicrobial pipeline as multi-drug resistance increases. As such, the objective of her research program is to quantify the benefits and harms of antibiotics in real-world clinical practice.
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