INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSPLANT SERVICE ELECTIVE

MEDICINE 971

Inpatient clinical infectious disease management. Diagnostic approaches to infectious presentations, appropriate use of antimicrobials for treatment and prophylaxis. Role of consultants in the hospital via participation in consult team. Common conditions include cellulitis, line infections, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, intra-abdominal infections, HIV, neutropenic fever and other infectious conditions.

MEDICINE 972

Direct patient care involving a spectrum of surgical infectious diseases on an inpatient consultation service. Applying infectious disease principles in treatment of surgical site infections. Using diagnostic tools available for surgical infectious diseases across different surgical specialties. Reviewing and applying principles of antimicrobial therapy.

SURGERY 960

Direct supervision by Transplant fellows and attending physicians. Participate in regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: rounding on service patients, participating in scheduled operative procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Complete independent activities including some or all of the following: reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Attend conferences associated with the assigned general surgery service. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors; these are dependent on the individual student, the patients under the student's care, and the location.

PHMPRAC 659

Antimicrobial Stewardship has emerged as an important component of patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Pharmacists can play an essential role in Antimicrobial Stewardship through application of knowledge in pharmacology, therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, microbiology, and biotechnology, most often expressed in the acute care setting, where patient health status and therapeutic decision making are ongoing. Addresses the ever-changing skill set required for pharmacists to understand therapeutic options and make effective interventions in the care of infected patients. Emphasis is placed on new treatment modalities as well as challenging the status quo of conventional management principles.

MEDICINE 912

Evaluate and treat patients on inpatient and outpatient transplant nephrology services. Common conditions include evaluation of transplant patients with AKI and immunology related problems. Learn the basic principles of immunosuppressant management and rejection management. Review biopsies daily with a pathologist and attend surgical transplant Grand Rounds.