SEMINARS

 

Clinical Pharmacology Seminar Series

 

The clinical pharmacology seminar series consists of four combined lecture and discussion sessions. The objectives are for the fellows to obtain instruction in the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action, and adverse reactions of antimicrobial agents. Methods to determine absorption and excretion of antimicrobial agents and to determine concentration of antimicrobial agents in the blood and other body fluids will be discussed, along with the appropriate use and management of antimicrobial agents in the hospital and ambulatory setting. The date, time and location can be changed for scheduling conflicts.

 

Clinical Microbiology

 

The clinical microbiology course consists of didactic lectures, bench work, and weekly case studies and discussions with faculty supervisors. The objectives are for the fellows to obtain instruction in basic microbiology and immunology techniques relevant to the practice of clinical infectious diseases.

 

Date: July and August

Lecture Modules Include:

 1. The Immunoinflammatory Response

 2. The Enterobacteriaceae

 3. The Non-fermentative Oxidative Gram-Negative Bacteria

 4. Haemophilus

 5. Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis

 6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

 7. Staphylococcus and Micrococcus

 8. Streptococcus and Enterococcus

 9. Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods

10. Aerobic Actinomycetes and Anaerobic Actinomyces

11. Mycobacteria

12. Overview of Diagnostic and Clinical Virology

13. Parasitiology

14. Pathogenic Fungi: Classification/Yeast and Molds

15. The Dimorphic Fungi

16. Obligate Anaerobes and Microaerophilic Bacteria

17. Overview of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

18. Selection of Antimicrobial Agents; General Concepts

19. Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Positive Bacteria

20. Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacilli

21. Sepsis