This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review: Frame Shift – Focusing on Harm Reduction and Shared Decision Making for People Who Use Drugs Hospitalized with Infections.

Our guest stars this episode are: 

Dr. Kinna Thakarar (ID and Addiction Medicine physician at MaineHealth/Tufts University School of Medicine)

Dr. Ayesha Appa (ID and Addiction Medicine physician at University of California San Francisco, UCSF)

Chastity Tuell (Harm reductionist and Washington County Program Director for Maine Access Points)

Journal article link: Thakarar K, Appa A, Abdul Mutakabbir JC, Goff A, Brown J 3rd, Tuell C, Fairfield K, Wurcel A. Frame Shift: Focusing on Harm Reduction and Shared Decision Making for People Who Use Drugs Hospitalized With Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Feb 17;78(2):e12-e26. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad664. PMID: 38018174.

Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/78/2/233/7453720

From Clinical Infectious Diseases

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This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on evaluation and management of diabetes-related foot infections.

Our guest stars this episode are:

Dr. Meghan Brennan (ID physician at University of Wisconsin)

Dr. Marcos Schechter (ID physician at Emory University)

Dr. Tze-Woei Tan (Vascular surgeon at University of Southern California)

Dr. David Armstrong (Podiatric surgeon at University of Southern California)

Journal article link: Nicolas W Cortes-Penfield, David G Armstrong, Meghan B Brennan, Maya Fayfman, Jonathan H Ryder, Tze-Woei Tan, Marcos C Schechter, Evaluation and Management of Diabetes-related Foot Infections, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 77, Issue 3, 1 August 2023, Pages e1–e13, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad255

Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/77/3/335/7242512

From Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Drs. Paul Sax, Tara Vijayan, and Allan Tunkel join Febrile to chat about the debut of a new series called “StAR”!!  These upcoming episodes will highlight the outstanding Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) journal State-of-the-Art Reviews (StAR), which cover common clinical topics that ID clinicians encounter.  Learn more about the creation of these articles from these CID editors before we kick off 4 back-to-back episodes!!

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Drs. Jack Flores and Madan Kumar chat about the nuances of Kawasaki disease (and provide a mystery riddle!! solution in the Consult Notes!)

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Drs. Sumanth Cherukumilli, Emma Mohr, and Paul Spearman join for a live Febrile recording at the St. Jude / PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference in Memphis, TN.  They cover some learning points about early onset neonatal sepsis and chat about career development.  Thank you to the conference organizers for the opportunity!

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Drs. Genevieve Martin, Catherine Marshall, and Bart Currie from the Royal Darwin Hospital share their approach to Burkholderia pseudomallei aka melioidosis!

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Drs. Michael Moran and Swapnil Lanjewar from the University of Wisconsin-Madison walk through a case and their approach to the common ID consult for fever and rash.

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Future physician Sophie Samson, Dr. Kristen Bastug, and Dr. Beth Thielen discuss a case of a 7 year old girl who presented with new onset seizure, headache, and fever in Minnesota.

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Drs. Nahid Hiermandi and Kristen Valencia Deray discuss a case of fever and cough in an adolescent lung transplant recipient.

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Welcome to Season 4! Drs. Sarah Silverberg and Ian Kitai discuss the challenges in diagnosing and managing tuberculosis in children.

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Dr. Scott James joins for the Season 3 finale and match recap!

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