Infectious diseases
Clinical Associate Professor J Spicer and Dr L Grayson
Total of two weeks dedicated teaching time
Objectives On completion of this subject, students will have a sound understanding of the clinical presentation of common infectious diseases and how to approach their diagnosis through sound history taking and physical examination at the bedside; practical aspects of specimen collection from patients; the interpretation of microbiological laboratory data; management principles of common infections; the commonly used antimicrobial agents, their indications, toxicities and laboratory monitoring; the management of infectious problems in specific groups in the community including migrants, refugees, returned travellers, organ transplanted patients and HIV-infected persons; the prevention of infections through immunisation, chemoproplylaxis and hospital infection control.
Synopsis Two weeks combined lecture and clinical tutorial program involving lectures, seminars and small group clinical teaching in infectious disease units of Monash teaching hospitals and the sexual health centre. Teaching will include problem-based clinical seminars; radiology tutorials; emergency infectious disease clinical clerking on a roster basis. Major clinical and lecture topics covered: HIV-related problems, fever and imported infections, rashes, respiratory infections, jaundice, diarrhoeal syndromes, CNS infections, tuberculosis, zoonoses, tetanus, Guillain-Barre syndrome, infections in the immunicompromised host, nosocomial infections and pyrexia of unknown origin.
Assessment MCQ paper (satisfactory faculty requirement)
| Published by Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
3168 Copyright © Monash University 1996 - All Rights Reserved - Caution Authorised by the Academic Registrar December 1996 |