Infectious Diseases in Primary Care

Overview

What you will study

Specially designed for the needs of busy clinicians, this Infectious Diseases in Primary Care course offered by Harvard University 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?