The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review 2017 – Videos + PDF

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The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review 2017 – Videos + PDF

Rush University Medical Center Board Review

Expert-led infectious disease board prep and infectious disease CME in convenient formats so you can learn without traveling.

Learn from Experts

Led by Course Directors, Gordon M. Trenholme, MD and Robert A. Weinstein, MD, The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review will better prepare you to:

Diagnose infectious diseases using appropriate microbiologic diagnostic procedures
Improve your performance on the ABIM subspecialty board certification and recertification examinations in Infectious Disease
Recognize and initiate effective treatment for infectious diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases, chronic HBV, HCV and HIV
Understand and manage complex infectious disease scenarios, such as bioterrorism via microbiologic agent, isolating a multidrug-resistant organism, treating community-acquired pneumonia, and limiting acquisition of hospital-acquired infections
Manage immunizations for your patients, including those traveling to foreign destinations

Viral Hepatitis – Toyin Adeyemi, MD

HIV and Antivirals (HIV, HSV) – Mariam Aziz, MD
HIV and OI’s – Mariam Aziz, MD

Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Myron S. Cohen, MD

Transplant – Staci A. Fischer, MD

Tuberculosis and Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria – Audrey French, MD

Clinical Microbiology Review/Diagnostic Microbiology – Mary K. Hayden, MD

10 ID Cases, 100 Teaching Points – David Hines, MD

Zoonosis and Hemorrhagic Fevers – Aimee Hodowanec, MD

Central Nervous System Infections – Michael Lin, MD, MPH
Diarrhea and GI Syndromes – Michael Lin, MD, MPH
Respiratory Viral Infections – Michael Lin, MD, MPH

Emerging Infectious Diseases – Dennis Maki, MD
Infections of Prosthetic and Vascular Devices – Dennis Maki, MD
Line Related Infections – Dennis Maki, MD
Sepsis – Dennis Maki, MD

White Blood Cell Abnormalities and Immune Deficiencies – David Pitrak, MD

MRSA – Kyle Popovich, MD, MS

Invasive Fungal Infections – Laurie A. Proia, MD

Upper Respiratory Infections and Lower Respiratory Infections – David Schwartz, MD

Endocarditis – John Segreti, MD
Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis – John Segreti, MD

Immunizations – Beverly E. Sha, MD

Helminths – Kamal Singh, MD
Protozoal Infections – Kamal Singh, MD

Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) – Gordon M. Trenholme, MD
Malaria and Toxoplasmosis – Gordon M. Trenholme, MD
Pharmacology and Q/A and Cases – Gordon M. Trenholme, MD
Pox and Bioterrorism – Gordon M. Trenholme, MD
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and Toxin Mediated Diseases – Gordon M. Trenholme, MD

Nosocomial Infections and Case Presentations – Robert A. Weinstein, MD
Question and Answer Session – Robert A. Weinstein, MD

Lyme, Other Borrelia, Rickettsia, Tick-borne and other Ectoparasitic Diseases – Sarah Won, MD, MPH

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 my patients for all currently recommended adult immunizations
Provide my 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 health care 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