Division of Infectious Diseases
Be Antibiotics Aware… in Hospitals
Since 2004, (Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) at Nebraska Medicine) has been helping patients to receive the best antimicrobials for their infection, and assisting with decisions by prescribers on when to avoid giving antibiotics. The philosophy of the program is not to restrict access to life saving medications, but to focus on patient safety by guiding […]
Nov 14, 2017
Be Antibiotics Aware…to Preserve our Future
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Preserving the Future Antimicrobials were an amazing discovery and have been appropriately credited, along with vaccination and sanitation, with the significant improvements in human life expectancy over the last century. With their amazing impact has come the opportunity for new therapies including organ transplant, complex surgery, and care for extremely preterm infants. The […]
Nov 13, 2017
In Nebraska, US Antibiotic Awareness Week Kicks off with Proclamation from Governor Pete Ricketts
Antibiotic resistance is a growing national and global concern. Many factors contribute to increasing antibiotic resistance, including inappropriate or unnecessary antibiotic use in both humans and animals. Antimicrobial Stewardship is the commitment to appropriate use of antimicrobials, and both clinicians and patients can be antimicrobial stewards. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has […]
Nov 12, 2017
Nebraska ICAP Launches a New Website Making Access to Infection Prevention and Control Resources Much Easier
Nebraska ICAP (Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program) is supported by the Nebraska DHHS HAI (Healthcare Associated Infections) Program via a CDC grant. The project is a result of a partnership between University of Nebraska Medical Center/ Nebraska Medicine and Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services HAI Program. It serves as a statewide infection […]
Nov 10, 2017
Infectious Diseases Journal Club – Should Patients with CAUTI Receive Early Empiric Antibiotics?
On 10/17/2017, Dr. Ashraf discussed an interesting study during UNMC Infectious Diseases Division Journal Club. The study entitled, “Empirical Antibiotic Treatment Does Not Improve Outcomes in Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: Prospective Cohort Study” was conducted in Israel and published in the Journal Clinical Infectious Diseases in August 2017. In this prospective observational cohort study, the authors studied […]
Nov 8, 2017
Student Interest Group Update: Dr. Ali Khan Inspires Interest in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health
Two student interest groups, the Infectious Diseases Interest Group and and the Student Alliance for Global Health, collaborated to host a presentation by Dr. Ali Khan, Dean of the College of Public Health and former director for the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the CDC. His professional endeavors have focused on emerging […]
Nov 6, 2017
UNMC ID Fellowship Coordinator Sandy Nelson TAGME-certified!
It is with great pleasure that we announce that our UNMC Infectious Diseases Fellowship Coordinator, Sandy Nelson has passed her examination administered by the National Board for Certification: Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME) and has earned the designation C-TAGME. C-TAGME is available to individuals who have served as a program coordinator for two […]
Nov 4, 2017
Practice Makes Perfect – Drills with the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit
The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU) is one of ten Regional Ebola and other Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (RESPTC) in the United States that has the capacity to care for patients with a highly hazardous communicable disease. As part of ongoing preparedness efforts the NBU coordinated a 2 day exercise on October 12 & 13, 2017 […]
Nov 3, 2017
ID Journal Club – Highlights C. difficile Infections
Content and review by Dr. Trevor Van Schooneveld C. difficile infection (CDI) is a difficult to control pathogen and the contribution of aggressive infection control practices and antibiotic stewardship have generally been assessed in single hospitals over short periods of time. This study evaluated the impact of advanced infection control practices and an aggressive national […]
Nov 1, 2017
Global Efforts in Education in Lagos
Education is critical in prevent of infection and UNMC and Nebraska Medicine continue their global efforts. A team recently traveled to Lagos, Nigeria – a city of 20 million people for such a purpose. They visited the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Yaba in Lagos with two days of workshops/education with various leaders and clinical […]
Oct 30, 2017
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