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World Meningitis Day 2018: #AllMeningitisMatters
It’s World Meningitis Day! #Meningitis affects more than 2.8 million people globally each year. Meningitis can be a scary disease. It can be contagious, debilitating, and even deadly. That’s why it is important to understand what it is, how to recognize it and how to prevent it. What is meningitis? The meninges are a set […]
Apr 24, 2018
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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
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UNMC Goes to Nicaragua on Medical Missions
UNMC medical students, UNMC physical therapy students, Dr. Florescu, and I (Ada, Florescu, a University of Nebraska college student) all started working very early in the morning on March 19th in Managua, Nicaragua. Although it was early in the morning, the heat in Managua was unstoppable and there was no air conditioner anywhere to be […]
Apr 18, 2018
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EMET Student Profile – Rohan Khazanchi, M1
Tell us about the position you are starting? I will be joining the HIV Clinic over the next four years as a new HIV Enhanced Medical Education Track (EMET) student. Being in a longitudinal program like this means I will be returning to the HIV clinic throughout my medical training to learn about management of […]
Apr 16, 2018
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New Faculty Spotlight – James Lawler, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Dr. Lawler recently joined UNMC and the ID Division serving as the Director of Clinical and Biodefense Research within the National Strategic Research Institute and Director of International Programs and Innovation with Global Center for Health Security On a more personal note, we asked Dr. Lawler a few questions: Why did you choose to come to UNMC? What […]
Apr 13, 2018
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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
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Targeted therapy and antimicrobial stewardship in patients with febrile neutropenia is difficult because in the vast majority of cases, an organism is not identified, and patients are known to be high risk for serious infections. Antibiotic de-escalation in patients with neutropenic fever varies, with European guidelines recommending 72hr de-escalation and North American guidelines recommending continuation […]
Apr 9, 2018
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Breakfast with IDSA CEO Chris Busky, CAE
This morning members of our UNMC ID division had the opportunity to have breakfast with the CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Chris Busky, CAE. Though it was early in the morning, our fellows and several faculty made an appearance at the breakfast, where we listened to a short presentation by Mr. […]
Mar 29, 2018
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Congratulations to UNMC ID Faculty designated as Top Teachers for 2017!
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 2017, four of our Infectious Disease faculty members who attend […]
Mar 28, 2018
World Social Work Day – Meet our HIV Case Management Team
The official theme for Social Work Month in March 2018 is “Social Workers: Leaders. Advocates. Champions.” Social workers are the glue that keeps clinical practices together as we balance the need to care for patients with the socioeconomic needs of the individual patients. At the Specialty Care Center, our Case Management team works tirelessly to ensure that […]
Mar 20, 2018
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