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The ID Division Book Club is tonight!! We will be reading “The Fatal Strain” by Alan Sipress. Dr. Louise Moncla from Penn School of Veterinary Medicine & Dr. Betsy Schroeder from Pennsylvania Department of Health will be joining us to discuss the book & avian influenza.

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Congratulations and welcome to our 2025 incoming fellowship class! We are so excited to welcome these amazing future ID physicians to the program!

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Congratulations to Drs. Laurel Glaser & Kyle Rodino, recipients of the Alfred Stengel Health System Champion Award with Dr. Vivianna Van Deerlin.
They are recognized for their significant contributions to health system clinical integration, efficiency, & improving quality care.

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Congratulations to Drs. Ted Kreider & Robert Gross, recipients of 2024 Red Ribbon Awards. Dr. Kreider was awarded the Cure Advocacy BEAT-HIV Award, recognizing his work advancing HIV education & advocacy in Philadelphia communities. Dr. Gross was awarded the Researcher Award.

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Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Meisner on winning the first annual ID Cookie Bake-off!! And, congratulations to all of the bakers (Dr. Jung Seo, Olivia Lee, & Kurt Palumbo) on their delicious cookies!!!

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Happy Holidays from the Penn ID Fellows! We had a great time at the ID Division Holiday Party where the PPMC Attendings swept all 3 top prizes in the ugly sweater contest. Congrats to Dr Sharon Tsay (& her contagiously crafty microbe sweater), Dr. Jillian Baron, & Dr. Bill Short!

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Congratulations to Dr. Dovie Watson on her invited commentary in @JAMANetworkOpen entitled “Burnout Among Sexual & Gender Minority Physicians- From Recognition to Intervention.” This fantastic commentary discusses burnout among SGM physicians & advocates for actionable changes.

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Are you looking for an enriching research experience in Philadelphia next summer? The Penn CFAR Scholars’ & Summer Program in Infectious Diseases Research (SPIDR) Program may be it!
    ⁃    Application opens: 12/2/24
    ⁃    Close date: 2/7/25
    ⁃    Program: 6/9-8/1/25

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Happy National Antibiotic Awareness Week, day 2! Today, the HUP Stewardship Team walk-rounded, handing out candy & stewardship buttons!
UAAW is celebrated each November to raise awareness about the importance of appropriate antimicrobial use & the risk of antibiotic resistance.

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Happy National Antibiotic Awareness Week!! Today, the PPMC Team had a table in the cafeteria with games, cupcakes, & buttons! Our Antimicrobial Stewardship Teams are awesome.
USAAW raise awareness about the importance of appropriate antimicrobial use & the risks of AMR.

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2nd year ID fellows, Drs. Elle Saine & Kevin Kohm, joined doctors & med students across the country to encourage physician voter advocacy.
VOTE!!

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🩺🗳️ Why do doctors vote?

It's more than just a civic duty. Our votes influence healthcare policies, improve patient care, and enhance community health. It's an important responsibility that will shape the future of healthcare.

#DoctorsVote #Vote #PatientsOverPolitics

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📢NEW PUBLICATIONS📢
Congrats to Dr. Jess Meisner on 2 new publications this week!
“Psychosocial Impact of Suspected Xylazine-Associated Skin Wounds Among People Using Fentanyl, Philadelphia, 2022-2023," in @SAj_AMERSA.
"Outcomes of LA-ART at a syringe exchange" in @OFIDJournal

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Congratulations to Dr. Jessie Torgersen on receiving the @PennMedicine Advocacy Award!! Dr. Torgersen pioneered the @PennMedicine Viral Hepatitis Linkage Team to address care gaps in hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening & linkage to curative treatment. She is an inspiration to all!

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We are so proud to see Dr. Momplaisir on the front page for her #IDweek2024 session, “‘I Don’t See Race’: The Impact of Colorblind Constitution Has on Clinical Disparities, Medical Education & the Workforce in Infectious Diseases” addressing why DEI is essential in healthcare.

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Today’s issue of IDWeek Daily News has video and photo highlights from the #IDWeek2024 BugBash, exhibit hall, BugHub and much more.

Check your inbox each morning or read it here: https://t.co/uj3PFarJ2u

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#IDweek2024 - Deanna Berg, PharmD presented 2 posters (including a Rapid-Fire poster): “Daptomycin-Induced Creatine Phosphokinase Elevations Among Patients Requiring Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy” & “Clinical Microbiology of Xylazine-Associated Wound Infections.”

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#IDweek2024 - Tommy Rust, PharmD presented on “Short versus Long Duration of Empiric Antifungal Use Among Patients with Sepsis or Septic Shock.”

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#IDweek2024 - Dr. Joseph Ladines-Lim presented on “Prevalence and Correlates of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Japanese Primary Care Settings.”

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#IDweek2024 - Dr. Jess O’Neil presented on “Real World Outpatient Utilization of Novel Anti-MRSA Antimicrobials: Patterns in Prescribing and Cost of Oral and Long-Acting Injectable Anti-MRSA Therapies in United States Medicaid Beneficiaries.”

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Dr. Aasith Villavicencio Paz gave a awesome presentation during the #IDweek2024 Rapid-Fire Poster Session, “Spotlight on HIV: Key Insights and Advances,” presenting “Association Between Intimate Partner Violence & Antiretroviral Adherence Among Pregnant Women Living with HIV.”