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The Comprehensive Infectious Disease Update: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment
October 18 – 20, 2023
Education for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants
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
