Infectious Disease - GNH

Department: Medicine
Title:

Infectious Disease - GNH

Diversification = Subspecialty Internal Medicine

Location: Primary Location - Grey Nun's Hospital
Duration:

Minimum 2 weeks

Contact:

University of Alberta Students: Placement Contact: Linda Semper mednid@ualberta.ca

Canadian Medical Students: visitingelectives@ualberta.ca

Overview:

Participation in the daily activities of the Division of Infectious Disease, including consulting and primary care activities within GNH.

Objectives:

Completing this elective should enable you to:

  • See and develop an approach to management of inpatients on the ID consult service with a variety of ID syndromes including bacteremias, respiratory infections, skin and soft tissue infections, bone and joint infections, abdominal infections, gynecologic related infections, infections related to vascular grafts and travel related infections.
  • See and develop an approach to management of outpatients in the IV therapy clinic including patients with skin and soft tissue infections, bone and joint infections including diabetic foot infections, and pyelonephritis.
  • Become familiar with the use of antimicrobial drugs and recognize need for dose modifications in a variety of clinical situations.
  • Understand how laboratory data is utilized as a guide in clinical diagnosis and selection of therapy.
Additional Notes:

Students must have completed their Internal Medicine rotation to attend this elective.

The chief purpose of the elective is to familiarize individuals with the presentations, diagnosis and management of a variety of infectious diseases. Empiric antibiotic selection, dose adjustments and side effects of antimicrobials are discussed regularly. Additionally, optimal utilization of the microbiology laboratory in a manner which is reasonable from a clinical standpoint is emphasized.

Visiting Students: NETCARE ACCESS REQUIRED FOR THIS ELECTIVE: Students MUST request access for Netcare A MINIMUM OF 6 WEEKS before the elective start date. Students who do not place this request before the 6 week deadline will not be granted access. Once visiting students have applied through the AFMC Student Portal and their elective is confirmed, a confirmation email will automatically be generated with further instructions and the online training link for Netcare.

Last Updated: March 23, 2023