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Harvard Infectious Diseases in Primary Care 2023

Harvard Infectious Diseases in Primary Care 2023

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$35.00 USD
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Harvard Infectious Diseases in Primary Care 2023

Harvard Infectious Diseases in Primary Care 2023

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    Harvard Infectious Diseases In Primary Care 2023 (Videos)


    This acclaimed course provides a comprehensive ID update for front-line primary care clinicians. Led by Harvard Medical School's leading ID faculty and clinicians, this program provides guidance to improve the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases. Participants learn the practice implications of important new innovations and ensure that their ability to address ID challenges is fully current.

    The Comprehensive

    Diagnosis

    Update: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment


    October 18 – 20, 2023

    Education for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants
    Harvard Infectious Diseases in Primary Care 2023 Infectious Diseases in Primary Care will be held online this year, using live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies. 
    OVERVIEW

    This acclaimed course provides a comprehensive ID update for front-line primary care clinicians. Led by Harvard Medical School’s leading ID faculty and clinicians, this program provides guidance to improve the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases. Participants learn the practice implications of important new innovations and ensure that their ability to address ID challenges is fully current.

    Focus areas in the course curriculum include:
    • Vaccines in 2023 and beyond: what’s new and what’s coming
    • New diagnostics and treatments for respiratory tract infections
    • Strategies for avoiding antibiotic overuse
    • Lyme disease: controversies and solutions
    • How to counsel reluctant patients about vaccine benefits
    • Can’t-miss diagnoses: infectious disease emergencies
    • Treatment of highly resistant infections
    • Protecting our patients with weakened immune systems
    • COVID-19 updates for primary care practice, adapted for current disease activity and variants
    • New or emerging infections, such as Mpox: recognition, diagnosis, management, and prevention
    • Evaluation and treatment of latent tuberculosis
    • Infection control in the office setting
    • Updates on emerging infections
    • New guidelines for management of urinary, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and soft tissue infections

    Specially designed for the needs of busy clinicians, this course features Harvard Medical School faculty who provide outcomes-driven and evidence-based answers to questions that active PHYSICIANS, NPs and PAs face every day:
    • How can I manage resistant and recurrent urinary tract infections?
    • What strategies are recommended for treating and preventing MRSA infection?
    • How can I interpret and manage the results of different tests for latent tuberculosis?
    • How should I deal with recurrent C. difficile?
    • How do I manage patients with antibiotic allergies?
    • How do I diagnose, treat, and counsel patients about Lyme disease and other tick-related infections?
    • What immunizations are indicated for my traveling patients?
    • What are the recommendations for the new pneumococcal vaccines?
    • What can we expect with the upcoming respiratory virus season?
    • Who in my practice should receive PrEP for HIV, and how do I start it?
    • What is the best approach to refractory H. pylori infection?
    • What patients with gastroenteritis should receive antibiotics?
    • What are the new tests our lab uses to diagnose HIV and other sexually transmitted infections?
    • How should I answer patient questions about vaccine safety?
    NEW: HALF-DAY UPDATE on RECOMMENDED VACCINES for ADULTS

    The 2023 course includes a half-day in-depth update on adult vaccination. Sessions include:
    • Vaccines in 2023: Promises and Perils
    • Top Vaccine Updates for the PCP
    • Vaccines for the International Traveler
    • The Future of Vaccines: What Comes Next? COVID, HIV, RSV and More
    SPECIAL 2023 GUEST SPEAKERS

    We are pleased to welcome two distinguished guest speakers to our 2023 program:
    • Dr. Eric Rubin, Editor-in-Chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, who will present The Top ID Papers in the New England Journal of Medicine
    • Dr. Emily Vraga, University of Minnesota, who will speak on Combating Health Misinformation in Clinical Practice.
    NEW: ID Case Challenges

    A faculty panel will present and discuss their most challenging outpatient referrals.

     

    Schedule


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    Wednesday, October 18, 2023

    Moderator: Dr. Paul E. Sax
    9:00am to 9:05am
    Welcome Remarks


    Paul E. Sax, MD

    9:05am to 9:50am
    Antibiotic Update for Office Practice


    Paul E. Sax, MD

    9:50am to 9:55am
    Break
    9:55am to 10:40am
    Skin Infections and Infection-Mimickers


    Adam Lipworth, MD

    10:40am to 10:55am
    Break
    10:55am to 11:40am
    Tropical Infections in Clinical Practice


    James H. Maguire, MD

    11:40am to 11:45am
    Break
    11:45am to 12:30pm
    Corticosteroids, Biologics, and More: Infections in the Non-HIV Immunocompromised Host


    Amy Sherman, MD

    12:30pm to 12:35pm
    Break
    12:35pm to 1:20pm
    Urinary Tract Infections: The Common and the Complicated


    Sigal Yawetz, MD

    1:20pm to 2:05pm
    Break
    Moderator: Dr. Jacob Johnson
    2:05pm to 2:50pm
    Gastrointestinal Infections: Evaluation and Treatment


    Jacob Johnson, MD

    2:50pm to 2:55pm
    Break
    2:55pm to 3:40pm
    Lyme Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Controversies


    Daniel A. Solomon, MD

    3:40pm to 3:45pm
    Break
    3:45pm to 4:30pm
    Infection Control for the Primary Care Provider: COVID-19 and Beyond


    Michael Klompas, MD

    4:30pm to 4:45pm
    Break
    4:45pm to 5:30pm
    Top Myths about Antibiotics We Wish Every Clinician Would Know


    Jeffrey Pearson, PharmD

    5:30pm to 5:35pm
    Break
    5:35pm to 6:20pm
    Tuberculosis for the Non-ID Specialist


    Jacob Johnson, MD

    Thursday, October 19, 2023

    Special Half-Day Program

    UPDATE on RECOMMENDED VACCINES for ADULTS


    Moderators: Dr. Daniel A. Solomon and Dr. Mary Montgomery

     

    9:00am to 9:45am
    Introduction: Vaccines in 2023: Promises and Perils


    Daniel A. Solomon, MD

    9:10am to 9:45am
    Top Vaccine Updates for the PCP – Part 1


    Mary Montgomery, MD

    9:45am to 10:15am
    Top Vaccine Updates for the PCP – Part 2


    Daniel A. Solomon, MD

    10:15am to 10:20am
    Break
    10:20am to 10:35am
    Vaccines for the International Traveler


    Mary Montgomery, MD

    10:35am to 10:50am
    Vaccine Q+A


    Mary Montgomery, MD and Daniel A. Solomon, MD

    10:50am to 11:05am
    Break
    11:05am to 11:45am
    The Future of Vaccines: What Comes Next? COVID, HIV, RSV and More


    Stephen Walsh, MD

    11:45am to 11:50am
    Break
    11:50am to 12:20pm
    Special Presentation: The Challenges of Online Health Misinformation: Best Practices to Effectively Respond


    Emily Vraga, PhD
    Don and Carole Larson Professor in Health Communication, University of Minnesota

    12:20pm to 12:25pm
    Break
    12:25pm to 1:10pm
    Pneumonia: Updates in Diagnosis and Management


    Mary Montgomery, MD

    1:10pm to 1:55pm
    Break
    Moderator: Dr. Sigal Yawetz
    1:55pm to 2:40pm
    C. difficile: What’s New for the PCP


    Elizabeth Hohmann, MD

    2:40pm to 2:45pm
    Break
    2:45pm to 3:30pm
    Management of Antibiotics and Other ID Challenges in Pregnancy


    Sigal Yawetz, MD

    3:30pm to 3:35pm
    Break
    3:35pm to 4:20pm
    How to Evaluate and Manage Antibiotic Allergies


    Paige Wickner, MD, MPH

    4:20pm to 4:35pm
    Break
    4:35pm to 5:20pm
    H. pylori: Diagnosis, Management and Controversies


    Molly Perencevich, MD

    5:20pm to 5:25pm
    Break
    5:25pm to 6:10pm
    Optimizing Curbside Consults in Infectious Diseases


    Paul E. Sax, MD

    Friday, October 20, 2023

    Moderator: Dr. Jennifer A. Johnson
    9:00am to 9:45am
    KEYNOTE: My Favorite ID Studies from the New England Journal of Medicine


    Eric Rubin, MD, PhD

    Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine
    9:45am to 9:50am
    Break
    9:50am to 10:35am
    Sore Throats, Common Colds, and Coughs That Won’t Go Away


    Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

    10:35am to 10:40am
    Break
    10:40am to 11:25am
    Update in Sexually Transmitted Infections


    Howard M. Heller, MD, MPH

    11:25am to 11:40am
    Break
    11:40am to 12:25pm
    HIV and Hepatitis for the Non-ID Specialist: The Basics


    Paul E. Sax, MD

    12:25pm to 12:30pm
    Break
    12:30pm to 1:15pm
    Can’t-Miss Diagnosis in Infectious Diseases


    Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

    1:15pm to 2:00pm
    Break
    Moderator: Dr. Paul E. Sax
    2:00pm to 2:45pm
    HIV Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: Why the PCP Is Critical


    Sigal Yawetz, MD

    2:45pm to 2:50pm
    Break
    2:50pm to 3:35pm
    COVID-19: The Latest in Clinical Presentation and Treatment


    Paul E. Sax, MD

    3:35pm to 3:50pm
    Break
    3:50pm to 4:35pm
    Treatment of Viral Hepatitis in the Primary Care Setting


    Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

    4:35pm to 4:40pm
    Break
    4:40pm to 5:25pm
    ID Case Challenges: How We Approach Our Toughest Outpatient Cases


    Panel (moderated by Paul E. Sax, MD)

    5:25pm to 5:30pm
    Course Wrap-Up