Author: Kelly Cawcutt
IDWeek Pre-Meeting – Seminar on Best Practices in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Excellent pre-meeting Seminar on Best Practices in Antimicrobial Stewardship where numerous national experts presented. The picture shows Dr. Arjun Srinivasan from the CDC presenting on national compliance with Stewardship Core Measures. Dr. Trevor Van Schooneveld fromUNMC also presented during this session on Syndromic Stewardship: Combining Interventions to Improve Care. Follow IDWeek events on Twitter @UNMC_ID […]
Oct 4, 2017
Do What You Do and Get Published, Too – Key Take Home Points!
This morning, a fantastic Faculty Development panel was held to a full house of attendees, focused on how to maximize your productivity within your career and life. Our Division is incredibly productive and this is reflected in that two of the three panelists were from within our ranks: Dr. Hewlett and Dr. Scarsi were […]
Oct 3, 2017
IDWeek 2017 – The Official UNMC ID Guide of Where We Will Be!
IDWeek is upon us and we want to be sure YOU know where to find us! Below is the list of faculty presentations and posters from our Division. Please come visit us at IDWeek – We would LOVE to meet you! Content courtesy of Sandy Nelson and the entire UNMC ID Division. Tuesday Oct […]
Oct 2, 2017
Thank you for ALL of the AMAZING support for our blog! We are thrilled to continue our venture into social media to provide more content, and commentary, on what is happening in the world of Infectious Diseases – particularly here at UNMC. With that goal in mind, we have officially launched our Twitter account @UNMC_ID. […]
Sep 29, 2017
Welcoming Our New Fellows – Focus on Dr. Hankins
Tell us about the position you are starting? I think it’s a little difficult to fully describe the position that I am starting. I don’t fully know all the ins and outs of what the Infectious Disease fellow does, but I’m excited to get into the position and learn. Tell us about your background? When […]
Sep 28, 2017
What’s Hot in Infection Control?
Here are some fantastic take-home points from our Infection Preventionists who attended APIC 2017 – the national meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Water management Legionella – Building water safety & Management Legionella is endemic to overall water systems, not just the cooling towers, therefore infection control programs need to […]
Sep 26, 2017
New Faculty Spotlight – Dr. El-Ramahi
Background: I am Jordanian but grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where my dad used to work. I moved back to attend medical school at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. After graduation, I worked in Jordan for two years before moving to the United States. We recently moved to Omaha and before that […]
Sep 25, 2017
Dr. Paul Fey on “Why I Love Clinical Microbiology”
Dr. Paul Fey on “Why I Love Clinical Microbiology: “I love clinical microbiology because each pathogen that invades a human host has a different strategy. Our job is to determine how these processes occur mechanistically but also practically utilize this information to find new diagnostic strategies for our patients and clinical colleagues. ” […]
Sep 22, 2017
Seeking a Full-time Physician to Join UNMC’s HIV Program
We are looking for a board-eligible/board-certified ID physician to join our HIV team. As the largest provider of care to patients living with HIV in the Omaha area, the HIV clinic provides quality health care in a truly integrated system wherein medical care, case management and advocacy are provided via a multidisciplinary approach. Alongside the […]
Sep 18, 2017
Do the Right Thing and Get a Flu Vaccine
Content courtesy of Dr. Mark Rupp. As the days shorten and there is a bit of fall nip in the morning air, it is a reminder that the respiratory virus season will be here soon. Although the flu vaccine is not perfect (about 50% protection), it remains our best means to prevent influenza. We are […]
Sep 18, 2017
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