Infectious Diseases: Evidence-Based Primary Prevention and Treatment

 Meningitis
Objectives: 1) Understand the diagnostic accuracy of clinical findings 2) Appreciate the differential diagnosis of aseptic meningitis syndrome, and indications for hospitalization 3) Understand the initial antibiotic Rx for presumptive bacterial meningitis, and secondary prevention strategies

Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases
Objectives: 1) Summarize current guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of tickborne diseases 2) Describe an approach for dealing with patients with "chronic Lyme disease"

Endocarditis (with emphasis on prophylaxis)
Objectives: 1) Understand principles and current practice of antibiotic prophylaxis of IE based on newest AHA guidelines 2) Appreciate the diagnostic criteria for endocarditis 3) Understand initial empiric Rx decisions for suspected native valve and prosthetic valve endocarditis

Urinary Tract Infections: What’s New in Treatment Guidelines?
Objectives: 1) Summarize current guidelines for management of urinary tract infections 2) Describe appropriate choice of antibiotics for empiric treatment of UTI’s STD Screening Guidelines
Objectives: 1) Integrate the currently recommended methods for STD screening 2) Outline the CDC guidelines for STD screening Hepatitis C
Objectives: 1) Understand the current epidemiology of chronic hepatitis C and its diagnosis 2) Understand the outcomes with currently available treatment options 3) Appreciate the value of newly approved agents, and agents soon to be approved, for totally oral therapy of Hepatitis C in the outpatient setting

Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Era of Community Acquired MRSA
Objectives: 1) Summarize current guidelines for management of skin and soft tissue infections 2) Describe appropriate choice of antibiotics for empiric treatment of skin infections