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Final reminder - The ID Division is pleased to host visiting speaker @IDDoc1978 for 2 events on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
- ID #GrandRounds: Noon - 1pm
- @midwestdcfar ID Panel: 3-4pm
Click link for more info > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
#WashUDeptMed #VisitingSpeaker #IDprevention
The ID Division looks forward to celebrating faculty and staff at the Inaugural Department of Medicine Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at 4pm at the Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC).
Visit the link below for more details.#WashUMedicine #WashUDeptMed #kudos
Join us for the Inaugural Department of Medicine Awards Ceremony Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Hosted by DOM Well-Being Council, the event celebrates the impact our colleagues have on the #WashUDeptMed the School of Medicine & the University community.
> internalmedicine.wustl.edu/e…
ALT Department of Medicine Awards Ceremony
The latest edition of DOM Insider, which highlights the outstanding work taking place across the Department of Medicine.
Read about the Department's inaugural faculty and staff award ceremony, as well as stories of discovery and innovation via link > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
The DOM Insider reflects impact through stories of discovery, clinical excellence, education, and innovation at #WashUDeptMed
We spotlight Dr. Eduardo Vazquez & colleagues @WashUMedPCCM whose work is helping patients with advanced lung disease.
More> t.e2ma.net/webview/vv1crq/47…
ALT The DOM Insider - Volume 32 Newsletter
Join us for a special panel discussion with visiting speaker @IDDoc1978 on Oct. 27 at 3pm at Northwest Tower, 15th floor.
Panel topic - Beyond Acute Care: Hospitals and Prevention
Co-hosted with @MidwestDCFAR.
More information for this event via link > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
The Division looks forward to hosting visiting speaker @IDDoc1978 who will present ID #GrandRounds Oct. 27 at Noon at Northwest Tower, Rm 15122. Topic: “Infections in Incarcerated Populations”
Learn more about Dr. Wurcel and this event via link > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
New in @CIDJournal: Barbara Trautner, MD, PhD, and colleagues explain why oral fosfomycin was not recommended as empiric initial therapy for complicated UTI in the @IDSAinfo guidelines.
Read the letter for more > academic.oup.com/cid/advance…
@washudeptmed #WashUMedicine #cUTI #AMS
Happening this week - #IDWeek2026!
Join “A Syndemic Approach: Great Cases in HIV, STIs and Substance Use Disorders” for an engaging case-based look at critical intersections in care.
Panelists include @MadelineMc5, @JncherabieMD Virtual options available> idweek2026.eventscribe.net/a…
Explore the connections between HIV, STIs and substance use disorders at #IDWeek2026. Join “A Syndemic Approach: Great Cases in HIV, STIs and Substance Use Disorders” for a case-based look at these intersecting areas of care.
Learn more and register: cdmcd.co/GwYAyX
Proud to share that @bwtrautner of @WashUDeptMed is featured in a new @NotreDame video on advances in preventing CAUTIs. Their expertise helps inform this important patient safety work.
Watch via link below >
#WashUMedicine #InfectionPrevention #UTI #CAUTI #IDresearch
Over 1 million patients get catheter-related infections annually.
A $1 adaptation developed at Notre Dame could save thousands of lives each year.
Fans at Notre Dame Stadium just met Professor Ana Flores-Mireles and her team that have developed a simple silicone-oil coating that keeps bacteria and fungi from sticking to the device entirely.
Learn more: go.nd.edu/PreventingInfectio…
WashU Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases retweeted
Hospital-acquired infections affect millions each year.
@NDScience researchers have engineered an infection-resistant liquid silicone coating for catheters that stops bacteria from attaching to medical devices: go.nd.edu/PreventingInfectio…
A team including Drs. Erik Dubberke, MD, Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD, and @DrJPHenderson MD, PhD, has received a nearly $11M NIH grant to study how gut bacteria shift from harmless colonizers to disease-causing pathogens.
Learn more about this work > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
The @WashUMedPedsID will host the 25th Annual Middelkamp Lecture on Nov. 6 at the St. Louis Children's Hospital, 12pm to 1pm.
@NATBASH15 will present: Influenza Vaccine: Optimization Strategies in Immunocompromised Hosts
Info on hybrid lecture via link >
infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
Join the @MidwestDCFAR on Oct. 15 at 3pm for its webinar: What Happened to the "I" in Science?
@elvingeng PhD, MPH, and Darius J. Rucker, M. ED, will lead this #ImplementationScience webinar.
Register via link > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
#WashUMedicine #InfectiousDiseases
WashU Medicine researchers led by @Mak_Mitreva, PhD, found promising new compounds that reduce adult filarial worm burden and fertility. Published in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
Learn more via the link > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
#WashUMedicine #GlobalHealth #IDresearch
ID faculty member @MadelineMc5 MD will join a panel of global experts for this webinar on Treatment Options for Hepatitis C in Pregnancy on Tuesday, October 13, at 9:00 a.m. CDT.
Learn more information and register via the link > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
Join the St. Louis STI/HIV PTC & @CityofSTLDOH for Culturally Responsive HIV Prevention & Care for Latino/e/Hispanic Communities on Oct. 30 9am-2:30pm.
In-person course, lunch provided. CME available for eligible participants. Register today via the link> courses.nnptc.org/class_info…
Cheers to Cristina Vazquez, MD, on receiving her first NIH R01 grant. Her research will apply machine learning & longitudinal analysis to improve early detection of hospital-onset sepsis & identify modifiable risk factors.
Learn more via the link > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
Congratulations to the @WashUDeptMed residents and fellows — including ID Fellows @CunninghamResus and @CHenni2032 — who were awarded the 2026 Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award.
Learn more about this annual award for @BarnesJewish physicians > infectiousdiseases.wustl.edu…
A recording of the J. Russell Little, MD Lectureship on Sept. 24 is now available. Wendy Armstrong. MD presented: “Ending the HIV Epidemic: Progress, Challenges and Lessons Learned"
Many thanks to donor William A. Rubenstein, MD.
Lecture recording> youtube.com/watch?v=OzC5ILHi…
A big congrats to all the newly promoted @WashUDeptMed Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors, including 9 in the ID Division, during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Learn more via the link > internalmedicine.wustl.edu/2…
