The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review
The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review
Sponsored for CME credit by Rush University Medical Center
Description
The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review program is designed to prepare physicians who have completed their training in Infectious Diseases and are eligible to sit for the certifying examination and those who seek an extensive review of Infectious Diseases at the level of the subspecialist. The faculty for this program is from the nationally renowned faculty of Rush University Medical Center and visiting guest faculty.
Intended Audience
The activity was planned for fellows and practicing Infectious Disease specialists and other professional affiliates with an interest in Infectious Disease.
Topics & Speakers
- Respiratory Viral Infections
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Diarrhea and GI Syndromes
Michael Lin, MD, MPH
- Upper Respiratory Infections and
Lower Respiratory Infections
David Schwartz, MD
- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and Toxin Mediated Diseases
- Pox and Bioterrorism
- Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
- Malaria and Toxoplasmosis
- Pharmacology and Q/A and Cases
Gordon M. Trenholme, MD
- Endocarditis
- Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis
John Segreti, MD
- HIV and OI’s
- HIV and Antivirals (HIV, HSV)
Mariam Aziz, MD
- Viral Hepatitis
Toyin Adeyemi, MD
- Transplant
Staci A. Fischer, MD
- Nosocomial Infections and Case Presentations
- Question and Answer Session
Robert A. Weinstein, MD
- Infections of Prosthetic and Vascular Devices
- Line Related Infections
- Sepsis
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
Dennis Maki, MD
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- White Blood Cell Abnormalities and Immune Deficiencies
David Pitrak, MD
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Myron S. Cohen, MD
- Tuberculosis and Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria
Audrey French, MD
- Invasive Fungal Infections
Laurie A. Proia, MD
- Clinical Microbiology Review/Diagnostic Microbiology
Mary K. Hayden, MD
- Zoonosis and Hemorrhagic Fevers
Aimee Hodowanec, MD
- Lyme, Other Borrelia, Rickettsia, Tick-borne and other Ectoparasitic Diseases
Sarah Won, MD, MPH
- Protozoal Infections
- Helminths
Kamal Singh, MD
- Immunizations
Beverly E. Sha, MD
- 10 ID Cases, 100 Teaching Points
David Hines, MD
- MRSA
Kyle Popovich, MD, MS
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Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants caring for older adults will be better able to:
- Utilize appropriate microbiologic diagnostic procedures for the diagnosis of common and uncommon infectious diseases
- Maintain up-to-date immunization of patients for all currently recommended adult immunizations
- Provide patients traveling to foreign destinations with the United States Public Health Service recommended prophylactic medications and immunizations
- Initiate antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected patients based upon current recommendations of the Department of Health and Human Services
- Initiate treatment for suspected sexually transmitted diseases based upon the presenting symptoms and signs
- Initiate therapy for chronic HBV and HCV infection based upon current recommendations
- Isolate hospitalized patients suspected of having infections with microbiologic agent of bioterrorism or a multidrug resistant organism
- Treat community and healthcare acquired pneumonia with the current IDSA Guidelines recommended antimicrobial agents
- Prescribe appropriate antimicrobial therapy for patients with suspected sepsis
- Utilize current recommended guidelines for the treatment of febrile transplant recipients
- Initiate appropriate infection control procedures to limit the acquisition of hospital acquired infections
Accreditation
Rush University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Date of Original Release: December 1, 2014
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