Course Description

This course convened May 31 - June 1, 2024 on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus in Baltimore, MD.

The Intensive Course on Infectious Diseases in Primary Care (US) Program is designed to provide clinicians and health care professionals with a thorough understanding of various infectious diseases commonly encountered from outpatient clinics to emergency departments to hospitals. Through eight self-paced, comprehensive online modules and a two day in-person conference, health care professionals will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively address, manage, and prevent infectious diseases, while promoting optimal patient outcomes. The Program 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. Interactive case studies and clinical decision-making exercises will facilitate the application of acquired knowledge in real-world scenarios.

Upon successful completion of this course, learners will receive up to 25.50 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and a Certificate of Completion from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Online Modules

In Person Agenda

DAY 1
7:00 am – 8:00 am: Registration & Coffee

8:00 am – 8:15 am: Conference Welcome
Maunank Shah, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Michael Melia, MD, Associate Professor and Director, ID Fellowship Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

8:15 am – 8:45 am: What’s Hot in ID
Maunank Shah, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

8:45 am – 9:30 am: ID Emergencies
Chris Lippincott, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor and Clinical Director, Center for Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria and Bronchiectasis, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

9:30 am – 10:15 am: Case-based: Immunosuppressed Hosts
William Werbel, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

10:15 am – 10:30 am: Break

10:30 am – 11:15 am: Antibiotic Allergies
Santiago Alvarez Arango, MD, Assistant Professor, Co-Director Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence for Anaphylaxis, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

11:15 am – 12:00 pm: Self-testing and Emerging POC Diagnostics
Yuka Manabe, MD, Professor, Director, Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm: Lunch and Expert Q&A

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: Antibiotic Usage in Older Adults
Morgan Katz, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Hepatitis C: New Diagnostics, Initial Management, Treatment
Mark Sulkowski, MD, Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Trials, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Refreshment Break

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm: Fever in the Returning Traveler
Noreen Hynes, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Director, Geographic Medicine Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm: UTI Cases: Recurrent and Complicated
Michael Melia, MD, Associate Professor and Director, ID Fellowship Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Summary & Wrap Up
Maunank Shah, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine


DAY 2
8:00 am – 9:00 am: Coffee

9:00 am – 9:45 am: Microbiology Update: New Diagnostics
Karen Carroll, MD, Professor, and Director, Division of Medical Microbiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

9:45 am – 10:30 am: STI Case and Discussion
Matthew Hamill, MBCHB, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break

10:45 am – 11:30 am: ID Potpourri/Curbsides
Michael Melia, MD, Associate Professor and Director, ID Fellowship Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

11:30 am –12:15 pm: Microbiome & Health: Impact of Antibiotics, Association with Health Outcomes, Probiotics
Cynthia Sears, MD, Bloomberg-Kimmel Professor of Cancer Immunotherapy, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm: Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: C. diff Colitis Case & Discussion
Cynthia Sears, MD, Bloomberg-Kimmel Professor of Cancer Immunotherapy, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Closing Lecture: The Critical Role of Physicians in Outbreak and Spillover Detection
Emily Gurley, PhD, Distinguished Professor of the Practice, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health