Infection: An Overview

Course Description

The course considers infectious disease from several perspectives and explores the underlying biology, epidemiology, clinical evaluation, diagnosis and, treatment. Control of infections through to infectious disease is considered and various types of infection including fungal, bacterial and viral and the role of laboratory testing in diagnosis, treatment and control will be discussed. Urinary tract infections (UTI's), gastric diseases, respiratory infections, skin, soft tissue and bone infections will be reviewed and the programme will also include the issues surrounding community versus hospital acquired infection and include a session focussing specifically on sepsis and septic shock.

Detailed case studies will provide an understanding of strategies used in practice and discussion will be inherent throughout the course.

Course Content

• Introduction to infectious disease
• The role of the laboratory
• The basis of antibiotic resistance
• Infections including urinary tract, gastric, respiratory, bone, skin and soft tissue
• Community versus hospital acquired infection
• Fungal and viral infections
• Sepsis and septic shock