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 PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Advanced Clinical
GENERAL INFORMATION
COURSE OBJECTIVES
COURSE CHAIR: Vikram Anand, M.D.
George Liu, MD
1. Exposure to infectious disease problems of pediatric inpatients
and outpatients.
STUDENT COORDINATOR: Ariana Rajaee
PHONE #: 310-423-4780 (option 1)
E-MAIL: [email protected]
2. Management of Pediatric patients with AIDS.
STUDENTS / PERIOD: max 1
4. Use of the clinical microbiology laboratory.
3. Infection control in Pediatrics.
min 1
DURATION: 3 weeks
5. Judicious use of antimicrobial agents.
ROTATIONS WILL BE OFFERED AS FOLLOWS:
DESCRIPTION
05/29/2017 - 06/16/2017
06/19/2017 - 07/07/2017
07/10/2017 - 07/28/2017
07/31/2017 - 08/18/2017
08/21/2017 - 09/08/2017
09/11/2017 - 09/29/2017
10/02/2017 - 10/20/2017
10/23/2017 - 11/10/2017
11/13/2017 - 12/01/2017
01/08/2018 - 01/26/2018
01/29/2018 - 02/16/2018
02/19/2018 - 03/09/2018
03/26/2018 - 04/13/2018
04/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
During the rotation in pediatric infectious diseases, you will be
exposed to a variety of inpatient and outpatient infectious disease
issues. You will learn to approach infectious disease problems in an
organized and systematic way and learn rational use of antibiotics.
This will benefit you in any medical specialty and expose you to all
parts of the pediatric service: wards, NICU, PICU, and Infectious
Diseases Outpatient Clinic.
STUDENT EXPERIENCES
COMMON PROBLEMS/DISEASES
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Newborn infections
Pediatric HIV
Immunocompromised patients
Pneumonia
Septicemia
Meningitis
Endocarditis
Bone and soft tissue infections
Infections in intensive-care patients
INPATIENT:
OUTPATIENT:
80%
20%
CONSULTATION:
100%
CLOSE CONTACT WITH
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Full-Time Faculty
Residents
Interns
Other: Social Workers, Dietitians, Virology and
Microbiology
Pediatrics  2017‐2018