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Dr. Alison Freifeld on “Why I Love ID”

Dr. Freifeld on “Why I Love ID”:  “My 30+ year career in managing infections in the most vulnerable immunosuppressed cancer patients has been an incredible journey and one I would choose again! Infectious complications in this population are often complex and life-threatening, but work of diagnosing and managing those problems (and often there are multiple […]

Jul 17, 2017

Courage and Heroism in the Face of Ebola – Dr. Martin Salia Honored at Nebraska Medical Center

Dr. Martin Salia was a healthcare hero in his native Sierra Leone. He strove to provide excellent, quality healthcare to patients in Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, as the Ebola epidemic continued to spread. It was during his selfless determination to care for his patients, that Salia contracted the Ebola virus. He was […]

Jul 14, 2017

Interested in Common Infections in the Elderly? Listen and Learn at UNMC!

Common Infections in the Elderly July 13, 2017 Location: UNMC Eppley Science Hall – Amphitheater In this presentation, Dr. Muhammad Salman Ashraf, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases, will discuss why older adults are at increased risk of infections. He will also identify common infections in the elderly and present management issues […]

Jul 12, 2017

HIV prevention – Are you PrEPared?

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the strategy of administering antiretrovirals to HIV uninfected, at-risk individuals in order to prevent HIV infection. Tenofovir-emtricitabine (Truvada) was approved for HIV PrEP by the FDA in 2012 and is over 90% effective in preventing HIV infection when taken as directed. UNMC’s HIV clinic has been offering HIV PrEP for […]

Jul 6, 2017

Dr. Ashraf on “Why I Love ID”

Dr. Ashraf on “Why I Love ID” “I love the sense of satisfaction that practicing in the field of infectious diseases provides to me.  This is a specialty where we are able to prevent and/or cure most of the diseases. In my opinion, investigating a case of infectious disease like a detective, looking at all […]

Jul 3, 2017

Antimicrobial Stewardship – Beyond the Hospital

According to the CDC, each year in the US, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections. Inappropriate antibiotic use is an important driver for development of drug resistant bacteria. Antibiotic misuse is prevalent in all […]

Jun 26, 2017

Congratulations Dr. Randy Fowler & Best Wishes at the CDC !!

Today is Dr. Randy Fowler’s last day as a fellow in the clinical microbiology laboratory.  His new position will be with the CDC as a laboratory leadership fellow.  Although the fellowship is managed by the CDC, Dr. Fowler will work at the Minnesota Public Health Laboratory where he will be focusing on national Carbapenem Resistant […]

Jun 23, 2017

Graduation and Congratulations to Dr. Majorant!

As June comes to a close, we are celebrating the graduation of Dr. Majorant from our Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program.  We wish are all the best as she goes forward into her new position at Providence Medford Medical Center in Oregon! Congratulations Dr. Majorant! Photograph courtesy of Dr. Rupp. 

Jun 22, 2017

Infectious Diseases Fellow Research Presentation

Research is critical to the advancement of medicine and we continue to encourage our fellows to be active in research, both now and in their future careers, and present those results through publications and presentations. At the end of May, Dr. Majorant presented posters on two of her research projects, listed below,  at the UNMC […]

Jun 21, 2017

Heather Chambers on “Why I Love ID”

Heather Chambers, DNP, APRN-NP on “Why I Love ID” “I love ID because of the challenge of finding the answers to complex problems and in turn making patients feel better. No day is ever the same which makes it interesting. It is extremely satisfying when the pieces of the puzzle come together and the patient improves. […]

Jun 19, 2017