Combat mycosis to improve patient care and outcomes
From candidiasis to athlete’s foot, over one billion people experience fungal infections every year (CDC). Though thousands of fungal species exist, only a few hundred are known to cause infections or diseases in humans.
As a healthcare provider, knowing the basics of these fungal pathogens and their impact on human health is essential for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.
This three-week, clinically-focused course from the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) will equip you with the foundational knowledge to spot, treat, manage, and prevent invasive fungal diseases.
Understand different types of invasive fungal infections and diseases (IFDs)
You’ll begin this course by learning some of the common IFDs found globally. You’ll learn to recognise how each of these presents themselves and how to spot early signs in patients.
For practical application, you’ll work through four case studies covering four different IFDs – candidiasis, aspergillosis, Pneumocystis pneumonia and cryptococcal meningitis.
Diagnose and treat fungal infections
Once familiar with these infectious diseases, you’ll then focus on their diagnosis and treatment.
During this week, you’ll review the systemic antifungal treatments commonly used in clinical practice and learn about emerging antifungal agents, patient management, and dealing with treatment-related complications.
Manage antifungal resistance and stewardship
Finally, you’ll focus on essential aspects of managing fungal infections, including when therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is required and how to interpret antifungal susceptibility testing.
You’ll also explore the challenges of antifungal resistance and gain strategies for applying stewardship to optimise treatment practices and reduce resistance.
This course is for healthcare professionals, microbiologists, and anyone interested in diagnosing, treating, and managing fungal infections, but is predominantly for those earlier in their experience of managing fungal infections.
