The ISID Podcast

Dimie Ogoina (Nigeria) and David Hamer (USA) share about the current knowledge we have about Monkeypox and the many questions that remain about the disease, its transmission, treatment, and prevention. Hosted by Teresa Schraeder, MD (USA). Produced by Amador (Tino) Delamerced, BA (USA).

In this episode, you will:

• Learn more about the latest surge of cases of Monkeypox
• Listen to discussion about the history of this DNA zoonotic virus
• Understand why public health officials are worried and the knowns/unknowns about this global emergency
• Hear analysis of problems with diagnosis, control, treatment, and prevention in different parts of the world

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In this podcast, ISID Emerging Leaders Enrique Castro-Sanchez and Angel Desai speak with Dr. Bassem Zayed, a Medical Officer in Infection Prevention and Control at the World Health Organization, regarding challenges encountered during public health and humanitarian emergencies. Produced by Tino Delamerced, BA (USA).

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Anucha Apisarnthanarak answers questions about multidrug-resistant organisms in the ICU. Hosted by Teresa Schraeder, MD (USA). Produced by Amador (Tino) Delamerced, BA (USA).

In this episode, you will learn about:

• MDR organisms of most concern in the ICU
• Pressures driving MDR in Thailand and elsewhere
• How Covid-19 impacted MDR

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In this episode, Olga Perovic covers important aspects of AMR surveillance including the prevalence of drug resistant infections, the makeup of an AMR surveillance team, and the importance of surveillance for understanding the burden of AMR and informing its solutions. Hosted by ISID Emerging Leaders Afreenish Amir and David Moore. Produced by Amador (Tino) Delamerced, BA (USA). 

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Three billion people worldwide have not received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine. While the majority of citizens in several wealthy countries are fully vaccinated, low- and middle-resourced countries have the lowest rates of vaccination. The average vaccination rate of all African countries is 15 percent. Some countries on the African continent have only single digit vaccination rates, and only a minority of their health care workers are fully vaccinated. The World Health Organization has pushed to prioritize first doses for the unvaccinated before extra boosters for wealthy countries.

Fatima Hassan, human rights lawyer and activist, is the director of the Health Justice Initiative in South Africa. She is working to increase access to vaccinations, testing, and treatment for all countries with a particular emphasis on the southern hemisphere.

Hosted by Teresa Schraeder, MD (USA). Produced by Amador (Tino) Delamerced, BA (USA). Find this podcast and more episodes, webcasts, and courses on the IKEEP learning platform.

Sade Ogunsola, Andrew Whitelaw, Winnie Nambatya, and Ibrahim Mugerwaspeak about antimicrobial stewardship in resource-limited settings. Hosted by Teresa Schraeder, MD (USA). Produced by Amador (Tino) Delamerced, BA (USA).

In this episode, you will:

• Review the global threat of antimicrobial resistance
• Learn about antimicrobial stewardship in low- and moderate-resourced countries
• Evaluate importance of microbiology labs in clinical settings
• Review obstacles and solutions for antibiotic stewardship programs in various countries

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Drs. Sadia Shakoor (Pakistan) and Basista Rijal (Nepal) speak about antimicrobial resistance and the clinical microbiologist's impact. Hosted by Teresa Schraeder, MD (USA). Produced by Amador (Tino) Delamerced, BA (USA).

In this podcast, you will:

• Learn how clinical microbiologists help antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) in limited resource settings
• Review the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low- and middle-income countries (LIMC)
• Examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on resource-limited settings
• Review the microbiologists' many roles, from pathogen identification and hospital infection control to vaccine development and public health care practitioner

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Dr. Gabriel Levy Hara (Argentina) and pharmacist Angeliki Messina (South Africa) speak about antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) in low-resource countries. Hosted by Teresa Schraeder, MD (USA). Produced by Amador (Tino) Delamerced, BA (USA).

In this podcast, you will:

• Review global health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
• Learn how AMR may have worsened during Covid-19 pandemic
• Listen to discussion of the importance of ASPs including successes and obstacles in LMIC
• Examine growing need for global antimicrobial stewardship including surveillance, education, and support

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In the past forty years of the AIDS pandemic, 80 million people were infected; 36 million died; and nearly 38 million people are living with HIV today. In this podcast, you will:

• Review some of the milestones of the last four decades of the HIV/AIDS pandemic
• Learn how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted prevention services, testing and treatment
• Listen to discussion of continuing search for a vaccine and a cure
• Reflect on the social determinants of health and HIV
• Examine the continuing discrimination and stigmatization against individuals living with HIV

Hosted by Teresa Schraeder. Produced by Tino Delamerced. Featuring Adeeba Kamarulzaman and Nada Melhem.

Marjorie Pollack, MD, Latiffah Hassan, Ph.D, DVM, and Britta Lassmann, MD share highlights from the 2021 International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance Conference.

Hosted by Teresa Schraeder, MD. Produced by Tino Delamerced. Created by the International Society for Infectious Diseases. Originally published on IKEEP.