Dr. Yanina Pasikhova discusses the use of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxasole in the treatment of Nocardiosis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. She utilizes a case-based format to highlight the typical risk factors, presentation, and management of nocardia disease in at-risk patients.
Dr. Oehler discusses the epidemiology, assessment, clinical diagnosis, and therapeutic and supportive management of nontuberculous mycobacteria infections. The importance of bronchial hygiene and secretion clearance mechanisms is also discussed.
Dr. Wonhee So, ID clinical Pharmacist at Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, presents several important recent papers in the field of fungal infection diagnosis and management, and offers clinical commentary on their significance to the practice of infectious diseases in the immunocompromised patient. Dr. So covers such topics as the use of dexamethasone in the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis, the radiologic diagnosis of lung mould infections in AML, the use of Isuvaconazole in Mucor infections, and the use of combination anti fungal therapy.
Clinician experts from USF Health and from the Gorgas Institute in Panama update the audience on the latest cases of Zika virus in the US, including the cluster of cases found in the Wynwood section of Miami, as of August 18, 2016.
Dr. Joseph Paruolo’s talk discusses how health care providers can best advise their patients on safe preparations for travel overseas. Dr. Paruolo covers topics such as travel accidents, vaccine-preventable inrfections, traveller’s diarrhea, malaria prophylaxis, and where a patient can find free resources for ansering any other travel-related questions.
Dr. Kelly Kynaston discusses how clinicians can incorporate basic knowledge about adverse drug reactions (ADRs) into their practice in a systematic way. She also provides several clinical case studies demonstrating the practical application of sensible management principles for handling ADRs in susceptible patients.
In this insightful update, Dr. Wonhee So updates the audience on the current epidemiology of MRSA infections and describes the pathogenesis mechanisms. She also reviews resistance mechanisms and concludes by discussing current treatment options for the infection.
Dr. Castro reviews the epidemiology of anal squamous cell carcinoma, a significant malignancy in HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSMs). He also reviews risk factors, classification systems, the disease’s association with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), screening strategies, and management after diagnosis
The specific infections associated with aquatic activity are reviewed and explored. Examples include Vibrio vulnificus, Mycobacterium marinum, Plesiomonas, Aeromonas, Cnidarial Seabather’s eruption, Lobomycosis, and others. Risk factors, clinical manifestations, and treatment are also reviewed.
In this video podcast, the role of echocardiography in the management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is explored. Issues discussed include epidemiology, current guidelines, published clinical prediction rules, and the role of TEE in high risk groups.
