Infectious Diseases Fellows Core Curriculum Conference
January-June 2006
Objectives:
To systematically review the major clinical topics in Infectious Diseases
To prepare fellows for clinical practice & the subspecialty board examination
To facilitate learning via a format that requires preparatory reading & active participation
Format:
Weekly interactive seminar led by a faculty member
Text:
Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th edition, 2005.
Expectations:
Attend all sessions unless on vacation or seeing an emergency consult
Read all material prior to the session & be prepared to discuss it
Time and place:
Weekly on Thursday at 8AM in the Infectious Diseases Conference Room (Sanger 7)
Date
Topic
January 5
FUO, fever & rash; pharyngitis
April 13
April 20
Otitis externa, otitis media, mastoiditis, sinusitis, epiglottitis, infections of oral
cavity, neck & head
Acute pneumonia, pleural effusion, empyema
Lung abscess, chronic pneumonia, cystic fibrosis
UTI
Peritonitis, intraperitoneal abscess
Liver & biliary infections, pancreatic infections, splenic abscess, appendicitis,
diverticulitis, typhlitis
Endocarditis
Suppurative thrombophlebitis, mycotic aneurysm; infections of prosthetic
valves & cardiac devices, endocarditis prophylaxis
Myocarditis, pericarditis, mediastinitis
Approach to CNS infection, acute meningitis
CSF shunt infections, chronic meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis, neuritis
Brain abscess, subdural empyema, epidural abscess, suppurative
intracranial thrombophlebitis
Cellulitis, subcutaneous tissue infections, myositis, lymphadenitis,
lymphangitis
Enteric infection, esophagitis, nausea, vomiting, noninflammatory diarrhea
Antibiotic-associated colitis, inflammatory enteritides, enteric fever
April 27
Foodborne disease, whipple’s disease; infectious arthritis, osteomyelitis
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23
March 30
April 6
May 4
May 25
Infections with prostheses in bones & joints; genital lesions, urethritis
Vulvovaginitis, cervicitis, infections of the female pelvis, prostatitis,
epididymitis, orchitis
Microbial conjunctivitis, keratitis, endophthalmitis, uveitis, periocular
infections
Acute viral hepatitis, chronic viral hepatitis
June 1
Diagnosis of HIV, HIV clinical manifestations
May 11
May 18
June 8
June 15
HIV: Pulmonary, GI, hepatobiliary, neurologic manifestations
HIV associated malignancies, HIV in women
Pages
718-742
752-757
Faculty
766-800
Monroe
819-851
853-873
875-901
927-944
Schuman
Childress
Schuman
Bearman
951-973
Nixon
Edmond
975-1002
1002-1009
1022-1050
1052-1075
1079-1119
1126-1148
Archer
1150-1170
Bearman
1172-1213
Cecil
1215-1244
1249-1283
1286-1297
1306-1330
1332-1355
Childress
Climo
1357-1386
Schuman
1387-1424
Edmond
1426-1456
1506-1522
1546-1561
1567-1598
1601-1632
Childress
Edmond
Monroe
Lavoie
Edmond
Bearman
Lavoie
Nixon
Monroe
Schuman