PAS 6200 - Infectious Diseases

This course prepares students to evaluate and manage patients with infectious diseases. The course will begin with an overview of clinical microbiology. Background information, including epidemiology, the interprofessional team involved in care, settings of care, and common resources utilized in infectious disease will be reviewed. There will be an emphasis on anatomy and physiology relevant to infectious diseases, patient evaluation and assessment, patient education, counseling, health promotion, and screening for/prevention of infectious diseases, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious conditions commonly encountered in clinical practice, laboratory and diagnostic testing utilized in microbiology and infectious disease, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of infectious disease with a special emphasis on antibiotic usage and stewardship. Special considerations related to evidence-based medicine, genetics, public health, medicolegal and ethical considerations, cultural beliefs, and the healthcare system will be integrated throughout the course. This course covers diagnoses affecting patients across the lifespan.

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