Harvard Infectious Disease in Primary Care 2024

1. Welcome Remarks – Paul E. Sax, MD  

2. Antibiotic Update for Office Practice – Paul E. Sax, MD  

3. Skin Infections and Infection-Mimickers – Adam Lipworth, MD  

4. Tropical Infections in Clinical Practice – James H. Maguire, MD  

5. Corticosteroids, Biologics, and More: Infections in the Non-HIV Immunocompromised Host – Amy Sherman, MD  

6. Urinary Tract Infections: The Common and the Complicated – Sigal Yawetz, MD  

7. Gastrointestinal Infections: Evaluation and Treatment – Jacob Johnson, MD  

8. Lyme Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Controversies – Daniel A. Solomon, MD  

9. Tuberculosis for the Non-ID Specialist – Jacob Johnson, MD  

10. Top Myths about Antibiotics We Wish Every Clinician Would Know – Jeffrey Pearson, PharmD  

11. Infection Control for the Primary Care Provider: COVID-19 and Beyond – Michael Klompas, MD  

1. Introduction: Vaccines in 2024: Promises and Perils – Daniel A. Solomon, MD  

2. Top Vaccine Updates for the PCP – Part 1 – Mary Montgomery, MD  

3. Top Vaccine Updates for the PCP – Part 2 – Daniel A. Solomon, MD  

4. Vaccines for the International Traveler – Mary Montgomery, MD  

5. Vaccine Q&A – Mary Montgomery, MD and Daniel A. Solomon, MD  

6. Sore Throats, Common Colds, and Coughs That Won’t Go Away – Jennifer Johnson, MD  

7. Pneumonia: Updates in Diagnosis and Management – Mary Montgomery, MD  

8. C. difficile: What’s New for the PCP – Elizabeth Hohmann, MD  

9. Management of Antibiotics and Other ID Challenges in Pregnancy – Sigal Yawetz, MD  

10. How to Evaluate and Manage Antibiotic Allergies – Paige Wickner, MD, MPH  

11. H. pylori: Diagnosis, Management, and Controversies – Molly Perencevich, MD  

12. Optimizing Curbside Consults in Infectious Diseases – Paul E. Sax, MD  

1. KEYNOTE: An Insider’s Guide to Deciphering COVID Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World – Paul Offit, MD  

2. Update in Sexually Transmitted Infections – Ellen Nagami, MD  

3. HIV for the Non-ID Specialist: The Basics – Paul E. Sax, MD  

4. Top Questions PCPs Have for the Microbiology Lab – Romney Humphries, MD  

5. Can’t-Miss Diagnoses in Infectious Diseases – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD  

6. HIV Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: Why the PCP Is Critical – Sigal Yawetz, MD  

7. COVID-19: The Latest in Clinical Presentation and Treatment – Paul E. Sax, MD  

8. Hepatitis in the Primary Care Setting – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD  

9. ID Case Challenges: How We Approach Our Toughest Outpatient Cases – Panel (moderated by Paul E. Sax, MD)