Division of Infectious Diseases
PharmtoExamTable- Do Prophylactic Antibiotics have a role in Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
This post is part of a series recognizing Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024. Today, we feature a PharmtoExamTable post written by PharmD Candidate Theodore Blum. Read on to learn more! Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a hospital-acquired infection that affects anywhere from 5-40% of patients mechanically ventilated for two days or longer.1-2 In addition to a mortality rate […]
Nov 20, 2024
Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Equity and Stewardship
This post is part of a series recognizing Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024. Today, we feature past and future seminars examining the intersection between health equity and antimicrobial stewardship. Read on to learn more! In the first seminar, recorded on May 22nd as part of the US 2024 Department of Health and Human Services Presidential Advisory […]
Nov 19, 2024
UNMC ID Recognizes Antibiotic Awareness Week
This week is U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW), which serves to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use and the threat antimicrobial resistance poses to people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. This year, the week’s theme is ‘Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance Takes All of Us.’ The CDC explains: “Antimicrobial resistance happens when […]
Nov 18, 2024
Distinguished Scientist: Dr. Sara Bares receives UNMC New Investigator Award
Congratulations to Dr. Sara Bares, who received the UNMC New Investigator Award on November 14, 2024. Dr. Bares is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases. She joined the division in 2013 and her clinical and research interests include HIV treatment and prevention, HIV-related comorbidities and HIV in women. Dr. Bares has been successful […]
Nov 15, 2024
UNMC ID Contributes to HIV/AIDS Best Practices
A huge congratulations to Nikki Regan, APRN (pictured left) at the Specialty Care Center, who recently presented a session at the National Ryan White Conference in Washington D.C. this past August entitled, “The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Best Practices Compilation: Co-Creation of an Ambassador Toolkit”, along with co-presenters Julie Hook (JSI Research), Devon Brown (JSI Research), […]
Oct 23, 2024
microBio (Part 4): Dr. Mark Rupp on the Future of ID
This post is the final part of a multi-part installment exploring the career and life of Dr. Mark Rupp, outgoing Chief of Infectious Disease at UNMC. If you missed our first post introducing Dr. Rupp and this series, part 2 exploring Dr. Rupp’s career, or part 3 exploring his life outside of medicine, see the […]
Oct 16, 2024
Where to Find Us: IDWeek 2024- Talks, Panels, and More
Next week begins IDWeek 2024, and UNMC will have a very strong showing at the conference! Below, we have gathered info on all oral presentations, panel participation, and other involvement from UNMC ID personnel, so read on to see where you can find us in Los Angeles this week!
Oct 15, 2024
microBio (Part 3): Dr. Mark Rupp, the Life
This post is part of a multi-part installment exploring the career and life of Dr. Mark Rupp, outgoing Chief of Infectious Disease at UNMC. If you missed our first post introducing Dr. Rupp and this series or part 2 exploring Dr. Rupp’s career, see the linked posts to catch up. Otherwise, read on to learn […]
Oct 9, 2024
microBio (Part 2): The Career of Dr. Mark Rupp
This post is part of a multi-part installment exploring the career and life of Dr. Mark Rupp, outgoing Chief of Infectious Disease at UNMC. If you missed our first post introducing Dr. Rupp and this series, catch up here. Otherwise, read on to learn more about Dr. Rupp’s career in medicine and his impact on […]
Oct 2, 2024
Announcing ‘microBio’: a blog-ography featuring prominent voices in ID and beyond
microBio is a biographical exploration of the lives and careers of ID physicians and scientists at UNMC segmented into multiple periodic installations
Sep 25, 2024
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