2023 UCSF Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice (Audios + Syllabus)

2023 UCSF Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice (Audios + Syllabus)

This course, presented by the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, provides a review of clinically relevant topics in infectious diseases commonly encountered in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The course also includes updates on COVID-19.

The target audience for this course includes primary care physicians and providers, family physicians, general practitioners, hospitalists, internists, nurse practitioners, pediatricians, clinical pharmacists, and other health professionals who diagnose, manage, or treat infectious diseases in either inpatient or outpatient settings.

Upon completion of the course, attendees will be able to:

• Describe the key features of COVID-19, including epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostics, treatment, vaccines, and infection control.
• Apply knowledge and principles to diagnose, manage, and treat common infections encountered in clinical practice such as skin and soft tissue infections, respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, gastrointestinal infections, endocarditis, staphylococcal infections, nosocomial infections, sexually transmitted infections, and infections of the central nervous system.
• Incorporate into their practice the diagnosis, management, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19 infection.
• Identify and manage less common infections such as infections in immunocompromised patients and infections associated with travel.
• Incorporate into their practice the use of antimicrobial agents, including an understanding of their efficacy and appropriate usage for prevention and treatment of bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.
• Apply the basic principles of antimicrobial stewardship to everyday clinical practice in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Release Date : Sunday – Friday
February 19 – 24, 2023