Clostridioides Difficile

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Pathophysiology, Transmission, and Risk Factors

Prevalence

Pathophysiology

Transmission

Risk Factors

Meet Mrs. Lee

Review

Summary

Section 3: Symptoms, Diagnostics, and Treatment

Disease Progression

Diagnosis

Review

Management of C. Difficile Infections

Treatment

Meet Mr. Henry

Summary

Section 4: Infection Control and Prevention Strategies

Antibiotic Stewardship

Handwashing

Contact Isolation

Environmental Cleaning

Education

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Bill joined APS in 2014 and Relias in 2017. He is the company's director of Emergency Medicine.  He is responsible for content development and assessment in the broad field of Emergency Medicine.  Prior to APS, Bill was an attending at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School for 17 years and was actively involved in operations, quality and safety, and infection control.  He is currently an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Brown University and an attending in EM at Brown's teaching hospitals.

Bill earned his Bachelor's degree at University of Pennsylvania, a Master's in the History of Science at Harvard University, and obtained his Medical Degree from George Washington University.  He completed residencies in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at Brown and is board certified in both fields.

Disclosure: William Binder, MD, MA FACEP has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Ms. Workman is an Instructional Designer at Relias. She has a Master of Arts in Technology and Communication, as well as graduate certificates in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Digital Communications. Ms. Workman has a background in writing and designing online continuing medical education for physicians and other health professionals on multiple educational platforms, including web-based, game-based, and immersive learning environments. She has also used simulation training extensively to connect learning to real-world environments. Disclosure: Kimberly Workman, MA discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as a Salaried Employee All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.