Twice a month one-hour conference in which the faculty and fellows review recent articles relevant to infectious diseases. Emphasis is on developing the skills necessary to evaluate critically the scientific literature. Twice a month one-hour structured review of clinical topics in infectious diseases. The seminar provides instruction in the prevention, evaluation, and management of infectious disease syndromes and on the epidemiology, clinical course, manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of major infectious agents. Discussions include the roles of microbial virulence factors and host defense mechanisms in disease pathogenesis.
Fellows meet with a member of the infectious disease faculty.
One fellow organizes and directs the discussion during each session, but all participants should be prepared to discuss the assigned topics. Quarterly meeting to review infection control policies and procedures at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The purpose of the teaching seminars and courses is to supplement and expand on topics encountered during clinical rotations. The course objective is for the fellows to obtain instruction in basic microbiology and immunology techniques relevant to the practice of clinical infectious diseases. The clinical pharmacology seminar series consists of four combined lecture and discussion sessions.