Category: Conferences and Presentations
Headed to #ECCMID2018? UNMC ID will be there!
UNMCID is a versatile Infectious Diseases Division, with faculty active in multiple clinical/research pursuits. Some of our faculty are just returning from #SHEA2018 in Portland OR, and others are headed to Madrid Spain to participate in #ECCMID2018 this week from April 21-24. If you are going to be in Madrid this week, here’s where to […]
Apr 20, 2018
UNMCID is excited to participate in #SHEA2018 this week from April 18-20 in Portland, OR. This is going to be an exciting conference this year, featuring “Education on Innovative Topics Addressing Unanswered Issues in Healthcare Epidemiology, Antibiotic Stewardship, and Post-Acute & Long-Term Care“. We want to be sure YOU know where to find us in […]
Apr 17, 2018
Faculty Research Presentation: Bacterial Iron Metabolism and Novel Antimicrobial Strategies
Every month, we have a faculty member presents their ongoing research. Last month we had the opportunity to learn from Dean Bradley Britigan about novel antimicrobial strategies involving disruption of bacterial iron metabolism. Microorganisms need iron for growth and metabolism; they need it for enzymes, gene regulation, and development of virulence factors. Most bacterial species […]
Apr 11, 2018
Nebraska Medicine to Host Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness Workshop March 27-28
Nebraska Medicine has been home to one of the few Biocontainment Units in the country, and was one of three selected to care for citizens affected by the Ebola outbreak. Dr. Angela Hewlett, one of our own UNMC Infectious Disease Physicians, is the Medical Director of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU) and Associate Medical […]
Mar 26, 2018
CROI 2018 – The Official UNMC ID Guide of Where We Will Be!
CROI 2018 is here and we want to be sure YOU know where to find us in Boston. Below is the list of faculty presentations and posters from our Division. Come visit us at CROI – We would LOVE to meet you! Find us on Twitter @UNMC_ID ; #UNMCID Content courtesy of Kim Scarsi, Sue Swindells […]
Mar 5, 2018
Plazomicin: Will it be the future of MDRO treatment?
Today at our UNMC Infectious Disease Research Conference, Dr. Kelly Cawcutt’s presentation included details on Plazomicin, a new antibiotic recently granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation, aimed at treating multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs). Antibiotic resistance continues to be a clinical problem. The CDC Antibiotic Threat Report has estimated 2 million infections with antibiotic resistant organisms and […]
Feb 6, 2018
The UNMC ID Division was pleased to host Dr Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH as a visiting professor 10/19/17-10/20/17. Dr Bearman, who is a Professor of Medicine, ID Division Chief and Medical Director of Hospital Epidemiology at Virginia Commonwealth University, gave an insightful and thought provoking grand rounds presentation on 10/20/17 entitled: “Hospital Infection Prevention: Processes, Pragmatisim, […]
Oct 26, 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
Hope is Not a Plan – Preparing for Public Health Emergencies.
Dr. Hewlett presented her talk “Hope is Not a Plan” for the SHEA/CDC Outbreak Response Training Workshop(ORTP) in Philadelphia in June. The workshop was geared towards Hospital Epidemiologists and focused on hospital preparedness for public health emergencies. Dr. Hewlett specifically spoke on key steps in preparing for a high-consequence pathogen infection, travel and screening tools […]
Jul 21, 2017
SO Much to Celebrate!! Presentations, St. Patrick’s Day and MATCH DAY!!!
Today is a HUGE day! It is MATCH day and we are celebrating the many successes of our students. We may or may not also partake in some GREEN-inspired treats for St. Patrick’s Day as we celebrate! Here at UNMC we have a Comprehensive HIV Medicine Track as one of the competitive Enhanced Medical Education […]
Mar 17, 2017
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