Course Description
Infectious diseases remain a dynamic and fascinating field replete with new challenges facing outpatient primary care providers and hospital medicine practitioners alike. This course is designed to explore major infectious diseases topics of particular relevance to our target audience, which includes outpatient primary care physicians and mid-level providers, emergency department providers, and hospitalists in the US and globally.
The Infectious Disease Primer for Primary Care course by the Department of Medicine is designed to supply primary care providers with a thorough understanding of various infectious diseases commonly encountered in primary care settings. Through eight comprehensive online modules, healthcare professionals will develop the knowledge necessary to effectively address, manage, and prevent infectious diseases, while promoting optimal patient outcomes. The course will cover a range of topics, including HIV, latent tuberculosis, skin and soft tissue infections, community-acquired pneumonia, vaccine updates, antibiotic usage and stewardship, and sexually transmitted infections.
Course duration: 13 hours
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If you are registering for the Foundations in Clinical Infectious Diseases in-person course, you will automatically be conferred access to these online modules, and you do not need to register separately for this online course.
Cost: $100
Certification: Upon successful completion of this course, learners will receive a Certificate of Completion from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. No CME is offered.
Curriculum
Module 1: HIV and HIVAssist
120 Minutes
Intro to HIV: Update on US Epidemiology, Care Cascade, Role of PCP (15 minutes)
Joyce Jones, MD, MS, Assistant Professor and Clinical Director, Bartlett Specialty Practice, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
HIV Diagnostics and Initial Testing Recommendations (20 minutes)
Joyce Jones, MD, MS, Assistant Professor and Clinical Director, Bartlett Specialty Practice, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Prevention: Basics of PrEP, Including LAI, PEP (20 minutes)
Joyce Jones, MD, MS, Assistant Professor and Clinical Director, Bartlett Specialty Practice, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Initial ART Selection (15 minutes)
Sonya Krishnan, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor and Associate Director, ID Fellowship Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Managing Treatment Failure (15 minutes)
Sonya Krishnan, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor and Associate Director, ID Fellowship Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Treatment Optimization/Simplification and Long-Acting Injectables (15 minutes)
Ethel Weld, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Introduction to HIVAssist (20 minutes)
Maunank Shah, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Module 2: Mycobacteria
120 minutes
Intro to TB for PCPs (15 minutes)
Maunank Shah, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
LTBI Diagnosis (15 minutes)
Maunank Shah, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
LTBI Treatment and Monitoring for PCPs (15 minutes)
Jeffrey Tornheim, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
What’s Hot in TB: Preparing for the Future (15 minutes)
Maunank Shah, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
NTM Diseases in Immunocompetent Patients (30 minutes)
Chris Lippincott, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor and Clinical Director, Center for Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria and Bronchiectasis, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
NTM Diseases in Immunocompromised Patients (30 minutes)
Elisa Ignatius, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Module 3: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
85 minutes
Cellulitis (non-purulent, purulent) Diagnosis and Treatment (15 minutes)
Danica Rockney, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Health
Diabetic Foot Ulcer (15 minutes)
Marcos Schecter, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Emory University
Human and Animal Bites (15 minutes)
Danica Rockney, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Health
Viral Skin Infections: HSV, VZV, Molluscum (15 minutes)
Danica Rockney, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Health
Parasitic Skin Infections: Scabies and Pediculosis (15 minutes)
Danica Rockney, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Health
Fungal Skin Infections: Dermatophytosis and Candidiasis (15 minutes)
Danica Rockney, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Health
Module 4: Lower Respiratory Infections
105 minutes
Community Acquired Pneumonia Review (20 minutes)
Michael Melia, MD, Associate Professor and Director, ID Fellowship Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
CAP Assessment (15 minutes)
Michael Melia, MD, Associate Professor and Director, ID Fellowship Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Antibiotic Selection and Management: Guideline-Based ABX Therapy, TX Duration, Monitoring (15 minutes)
Michael Melia, MD, Associate Professor and Director, ID Fellowship Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Viral LRTI: Influenza, RSV (20 minutes)
Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA, Professor and Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Viral LRTI: COVID (20 minutes)
Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA, Professor and Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Viral URI: HPMV, Rhino, Other Coronaviruses, Adenovirus (15 minutes)
Michael Melia, MD, Associate Professor and Director, ID Fellowship Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Module 5: Vaccine Updates
80 minutes
Vaccine Basics: Immunization Schedule, Types of Vaccines (30 minutes)
Anna Durbin, MD, Professor of International Health and Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University
Childhood Vaccines: Updates (15 minutes)
Anna Sick-Samuels, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Updates in Adult Immunization Recommendations (20 minutes)
Anna Durbin, MD, Professor of International Health and Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University
Vaccine Hesitancy (15 minutes)
Rupali Limaye, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Module 6: Antibiotic Stewardship and Antimicrobial Resistance
75 minutes
Antibiotic Resistance: Epidemiology (15 minutes)
Dariusz Hareza, MD, Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Antibiotic Resistance: Mechanisms (15 minutes)
Trish Simner, PhD, MSc, Professor, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Antibiotic Stewardship: Basic Principles (10 minutes)
Sara Keller, MD, MPH, MSPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Management and Diagnosis of ESBL/MDRO (20 minutes)
Pranita Tamma, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
New or Emerging Antibiotics (15 minutes)
Kate Dzintars, PharmD, BCPS, AQ-ID, Associate Pharmacy Director, Adult Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Department of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Module 7: Sexually Transmitted Infections
140 minutes
Epidemiology and Prevention: Overview (15 minutes)
Matthew Hamill, MBChB, PhD, MPH, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Sexual Health and the Approach to the Patient (Taking a Sexual History) (10 minutes)
Susan Tuddenham, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Common STI Syndromes (35 minutes)
Urethritis, Cervicitis, Proctitis (10 minutes)
Susan Tuddenham, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Genital Ulcer Disease (10 minutes)
Khalil Ghanem, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Vaginitis: Trich, Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Bacterial Vaginosis (15 minutes)
Susan Tuddenham, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Organism Spotlight (60 minutes)
Syphilis Natural History and Clinical (10 minutes)
Khalil Ghanem, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Syphilis Management (10 minutes)
Khalil Ghanem, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Gonorrhea (10 minutes)
Susan Tuddenham, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Chlamydia/LGV (10 minutes)
Susan Tuddenham, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Mycoplasma Genitalium (10 minutes)
Susan Tuddenham, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
HSV Diagnosis, Treatment, Prophylaxis, and Resistance (10 minutes)
Khalil Ghanem, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
STI Prevention (20 minutes)
Screening Recommendations (10 minutes)
Matthew Hamill, MBChB, PhD, MPH, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Barrier Methods, Partner Management, DoxyPEP (10 minutes)
Matthew Hamill, MBChB, PhD, MPH, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Module 8: Vector-borne Infections
125 minutes
Malaria I (20 minutes)
Photini Sinnis, MD, Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Malaria II (20 minutes)
Photini Sinnis, MD, Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Leishmaniasis (20 minutes)
Photini Sinnis, MD, Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Trypanasomes (20 minutes)
Photini Sinnis, MD, Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Chikungunya (15 minutes)
Anna Durbin, MD, Professor of International Health and Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University
Dengue (15 minutes)
Anna Durbin, MD, Professor of International Health and Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University
Zika (15 minutes)
Anna Durbin, MD, Professor of International Health and Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University