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UNMC IDSHEAROES Enter the Race Against Resistance – Read Their Top Ten Reasons
Life-threatening infections caused by antimicrobial resistant organisms, commonly referred to as ‘superbugs’ have taken the media by storm. MRSA, VRE, MDRO, KPC, CRE, CDI – all acronyms that put fear in our hearts that one day, we will have run out of treatment options. That one day, our patients will die from infections that we […]
Jun 1, 2019
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Do you really need to test the poo? Diagnostic stewardship for (outpatient) diarrheal illness
Rapid molecular testing has changed the landscape of diagnostic approaches to many infectious disease syndromes, including diarrheal illnesses. These panels typically have the capacity to diagnose multiple organisms in one test. The FilmArray gastrointestinal pathogen panel (BioFire) tests 22 stool pathogens. Despite the impact of improved clinical efficiency, these tests are often expensive, especially in […]
May 28, 2019
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Dr. Elizabeth Schnaubelt promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force
Please join us in extending congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Schnaubelt for her promotion to Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col). This is a very significant achievement that is given in recognition of a military officer’s expertise, professionalism, and leadership abilities. Here is a little bit of background on Lt Col Schnaubelt’s role here, and how she found her […]
May 22, 2019
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Nadal Fadul, MD on Why I Love ID
Why I love ID and UNMC: The strong commitment to serving the community, the great opportunities provided to faculty; and my former colleague, Salman Ashraf, who is very happy here! I chose ID because my passion is taking care of people living with HIV, however, I enjoy all of ID and the intellectual challenge it […]
May 14, 2019
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Bryan Alexander, PharmD on Why I Love ID
Why I love ID: I love academic medicine; working jointly with an interdisciplinary team of experts to sort out the most complex clinical cases excites me. There is no place in the region that fulfills each of the aspects of that statement better than Nebraska Medicine. While more and more of the practice of medicine […]
May 6, 2019
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Congratulations to UNMC ID Faculty designated as Top Teachers for 2018!
After every rotation, medical students and Internal Medicine Residents at UNMC submit evaluations on their faculty members. The Department of Internal Medicine pools all of the evaluation data and designates the faculty with the top 33% of evaluation scores as “Top Teachers”. For the year 2018, three of our Infectious Disease faculty members who attend […]
Apr 25, 2019
UNMC ID Ebola Expert Dr. Angela Hewlett shares the Nebraska Experience
Dr. Angela Hewlett presented ‘Clinical Management of Ebola: The Nebraska Experience’ at Grand Rounds at the University of Wisconsin on Friday April 19th 2019. Dr. Hewlett was invited by Internal Medicine Chief Resident Dr. Samantha Murray-Bainer as part of the University of Wisconsin Dream Speaker series, where each Chief Resident is given the opportunity to […]
Apr 23, 2019
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Does de-escalation of anti-MRSA therapy for culture-negative pneumonia affect patient outcomes?
Nosocomial pneumonia is a common hospital-acquired infection and has a high mortality rate in the critically ill. Because drug-resistant bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are commonly responsible for these infections, guidelines recommend broad-spectrum empirical therapy that includes anti-MRSA coverage. Treatment is ideally de-escalated and refined based on culture results. However, culture negative infections […]
Apr 22, 2019
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Learning Outside of the Comfort Zone
Several months ago, a five-person team from Nebraska Medicine’s Biocontainment Unit traveled to Western Uganda, where they trained refugee health workers on appropriate infection prevention and control practices. Dr. James Lawler, one of our Infectious Diseases Faculty, was the team leader on this trip. Dr. Lawler is the Director of International Programs and Innovation for […]
Mar 18, 2019
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CROI 2019 – The Official UNMC ID Guide of Where We Will Be!
CROI 2019 is here and we want to be sure YOU know where to find us in Seattle. Below is the list of faculty presentations and posters from our Division. Find us on Twitter @UNMC_ID Content courtesy #CROI2019 http://www.croiconference.org/sites/default/files/uploads/croi2019-program-and-information.pdf Oral presentations: Tuesday March 5 2019 (Oral Abstract O-05 STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: STIs, CONTRACEPTION, AND TRIALS OF […]
Mar 5, 2019
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