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Complete Primary and Acute Care Presentations
Challenger Infectious Diseases provides physicians with the most up-to-date information for diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. The course provides current information on new and emerging diseases, such as SARS, as well as diseases such as HIV/AIDS and infections of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems. Coverage also includes subjects such as tick-borne illnesses, traveller's infections, and parasitic infections.
Table of Contents:
Cardiovascular Infections
Central Nervous System Infections
Drugs
Gastrointestinal Infections
Botulism
Diarrhea
Hepatitis
Peritonitis
Miscellaneous
Head and Neck Infections
HIV/AIDS, STDs, and Infections in Pregnancy
HIV/AIDS
STDs
Infections in Pregnancy
Musculoskeletal Infections
Respiratory Infections
Sepsis
Soft Tissue Infections
Cellulitis
Gas Gangrene
Tetanus
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Skin Abscess
Superficial Skin Disorders
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Traveler's Infections, Parasitic Infections, and Tick-Borne Diseases
Traveler's Infections
Parasitic Infections
Tick-Borne Diseases
Urinary Infections
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Target Audience:
Challenger Infectious Disease is intended for all physicians, both emergent and primary care providers and specialists, who require information on infectious disease practices.
Educational Need:
The majority of emergency medicine and primary care physicians have not received training to respond effectively to the wide spectrum of infectious diseases, changes in HIV/AIDS therapy, and worldwide population growth needs.
Educational Objectives:
The objective of Challenger Infectious Disease is to provide an interactive review of the knowledge base of primary and emergency care in Infectious Disease. After completing this course, the participating clinician should be better equipped to:
- Confidently manage the broad spectrum of acute and emergent medical problems associated with infectious disease encountered in the practice of primary care and emergency medicine.
- Formulate appropriate differential diagnoses for patients presenting with acute medical problems of uncertain etiology.
- Efficiently initiate therapeutic and diagnostic procedures for patients presenting with acute medical disorders.
- Handle efficiently the spectrum of common disorders involving Infectious Disease. In particular, the physician will be better equipped to diagnose and treat conditions relating to: HIV/AIDS, Soft Tissue Infections, Head and Neck Infections, Tick Borne Illnesses, Central Nervous System Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Gastrointestinal Infections, Respiratory Infections, Infections in Pregnancy, Musculoskeletal Infections, Traveller's Infections, Parasitic Infections, Cardiovascular Infections, Urinary Infections, SARS, Sepsis and Drugs used in the treatment of Infectious Diseases.
System Requirements: Windows 2000 sp4+, XP sp1+ (Home, Professional or MCE) or Vista (Home Basic/Premium, Business or Ultimate) (Windows 2000 or XP sp2 preferred). Pentium III - 1GHz or faster, 24X CD-ROM drive or faster, Video Card and Monitor capable of at least 1024x768 resolution; Sound Card and Speakers, Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device. Windows 2000 sp4+, or Windows XP sp1+ (Home/Prof/MCE): 512MB or greater, Windows Vista (Home Basic/Premium, Business, or Ultimate): 1GB or greater. Run from CD-ROM: 1MB with CD-ROM, Full Installation: Amount varies with each product. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or Internet Explorer 7.x, Netscape Navigator 7.x or later, Mozilla Firefox 1.x or later. Sun Java2 (JRE) 1.4.2_07 - 1.4.2_16. Internet Access with a 56K modem or faster (DSL, Cable, Broadband, etc.). Macromedia Flash 6 player or later, A media player* with codecs for ".mp3" audio and ".mpg" MPEG1 video/audio.
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