Standardized Patient Simulation Can Identify Education Gaps in Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training

Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory Fellowship Program.

The Tenth Annual Conference on Human Retrovirus Testing, sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors (ASTPHLD), was held March 6 to 9, 1995, in Reno, Nevada. The conference, which was attended by more than 300 representatives of public and private sector laboratories as well as test kit manufacturers, emphasized three themes: new human immunodeficien...

Problem Based Learning (PBL) in an Infectious Diseases Fellowship

How can infectious diseases be prioritized in public health? A standardized prioritization scheme for discussion.

the prevention and control of infectious diseases involves dealing with numerous pathogens, each of which poses a specific threat to public health. In order to rationally allocate the limited resources for research, surveillance and other activities, it is necessary to prioritize infectious diseases; how to do this is the dilemma that public-health experts face. the scientific literature abound...

Corticosteroids in Infectious Diseases

Accumulated data based on experiences with curtico,teroids in the management uf infectious disea­ses, have proved that they are very dfective and ,afe drugs provided that are administered properly.  The Corticosteroids arc administered mainly be­c,1usc o; antitoxic, antiimflammatory a11d antiallcrgic effects, the cndotoxius are ncuturalized, generalized body reactions are diminished, damaged t...

Use of simulation for antimicrobial stewardship Infectious Disease fellowship curriculum