Harvard Infectious Disease in Primary Care 2024 (Videos+pdf)

Overview

Harvard Infectious Disease in Primary Care 2024 (Videos+pdf) is a comprehensive educational program designed to provide primary care clinicians—including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants—with up-to-date knowledge in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. This on-demand digital product includes 33 MP4 videos and 30 PDF files, totaling 29.71 GB of content. On-demand internal medicine education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

This program offers practical strategies and recent advances for managing infectious diseases commonly encountered in primary care settings, ensuring clinicians can strengthen their expertise and clinical confidence.

Content

The course delivers detailed updates and practical guidance covering a wide range of infectious disease topics relevant to primary care practice.

• Vaccine updates for 2024 and emerging immunization strategies
• Diagnostic and treatment approaches to respiratory tract infections
• Antibiotic stewardship and strategies to reduce overuse
• Controversies and management solutions in Lyme disease
• Patient counseling techniques for vaccine hesitancy
• Recognition and management of infectious disease emergencies
• Treatment options for highly resistant infections
• Care considerations for immunocompromised patients
• Current COVID-19 guidance adapted to variants and disease activity
• Identification and management of emerging infections such as H5N1 influenza and mpox
• Evaluation and treatment protocols for latent tuberculosis
• Infection control best practices in office settings
• Latest guidelines for urinary, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and soft tissue infections

• Clinical management of resistant and recurrent urinary tract infections
• Best practices for MRSA infection treatment and prevention
• Interpreting latent tuberculosis testing and management
• Approaches to initial and recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections
• Management of patients with antibiotic allergies
• Diagnosis and counseling related to tick-borne infections including Lyme disease
• Immunization recommendations for travelers
• Updates on pneumococcal vaccines
• Forecasting respiratory virus season impacts
• Initiating and managing PrEP for HIV prevention
• Strategies for refractory Helicobacter pylori infections
• Antibiotic use criteria for gastroenteritis patients
• New laboratory diagnostics for HIV and sexually transmitted infections
• Evidence-based responses to patient concerns about vaccine safety

Agenda

The program features keynote lectures, expert panels, and real-time Q&A sessions designed to enhance clinical application.

• Vaccines in 2024: Promises and Perils
• Top Vaccine Updates for the Primary Care Provider
• Vaccines for the International Traveler
• “Top Questions PCPs Have for the Microbiology Lab” — Dr. Romney Humphries
• Faculty panel presenting challenging outpatient infectious disease cases
• Expanded Q&A sessions addressing participant-submitted questions

Speakers

This course features presentations by recognized experts in infectious disease, including the keynote speaker:

• Paul A. Offit, MD — Director of the Vaccine Education Center and Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and author of Tell Me When It’s Over: An Insider’s Guide to Deciphering Covid Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World
• Romney Humphries, PhD — Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University

The faculty panel comprises experienced clinicians and specialists offering practical insights on complex infectious disease cases.

Target Audience

This course is intended for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants seeking to update their infectious disease knowledge and improve clinical management strategies in internal medicine and family medicine settings.

Why This Topic Matters

Harvard Infectious Disease in Primary Care 2024 (Videos+pdf) addresses critical and evolving challenges in infectious disease management relevant to primary care. The program delivers clinically focused education to help clinicians incorporate recent advances and evidence-based strategies into daily practice, thereby enhancing patient care quality within internal medicine.

Providing this education through MedHub Central enables uninterrupted access to comprehensive infectious disease updates, supporting continuous professional development in a key specialty area. This resource helps maintain clinical confidence in managing complex infections and improves readiness for emerging infectious threats.