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FirstCallID provides concise teaching sessions on ID for frontline clinicians firstcallID.ca https://youtube.com/@firstcallid Home of "The Host Response" https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-host-response-a-firstcallid-podcast/id1813669140
ποΈ New THR episode: βThis email could have been an alphanumeric pageβ
In ID consultation, a well-written email can clarify, advocate, and prevent misunderstandings, but can backfire if done poorly.
π§ Available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify
π www.firstcallid.ca/the-host-res...
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Check out our latest #FirstCallID session on peri-prosthetic joint infections, where we walk through the key "components" of a PJI consultβ¦
β¦and somehow avoid the pun βtruth or DAIRβ (almost).
πΊ youtu.be/5HXOU_QNWp8
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πΊ New from FirstCallID: Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infections
We cover an approach a PJI consult:
- Key surgical + symptom history
- Clues to PJI
- Categorization of PJIs
- Optimization of collaboration with ortho
Watch: youtu.be/5HXOU_QNWp8
or at firstcallid.ca
#FirstCallID #PJI #MedEd #idsky
Good consult notes donβt just list tasks β they teach, persuade, and (hopefully) are acted upon.
Ep 6 of The Host Response is about writing ones that actually land.
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ποΈ The Host Response, Episode 6: The Quiet Power of a Clear Note
Good consult notes donβt just list tasks; they teach, persuade, and clarify.
How to write ones that get read and followed.
open.spotify.com/episode/272T...
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In this teaching video, we outline an approach to the "keflex-negative cellulitis" - one of the most common ID consultation questions.
Take a look, and share with trainees if you find it useful.
youtu.be/EDamhZDEUro
πΊ New from FirstCallID: Non-Resolving Skin & Soft Tissue Infections
When cellulitis isnβt improving, itβs easy to reach for broader antibiotics. But thereβs a better way.
Here is a clear, structured approach:
𧩠DDx
π© What to rule out
π Next steps
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ID doesnβt come with a phone booth, a DeLorean,
a hot tub, or βthe Mapββ¦
The best we have is an appreciation for how our decisions might play out.
In this episode of The Host Response, we highlight the importance of thinking the long game.
The Host Response Ep 5: The Long Game (aka. Anticipated Regret)
You canβt undo a choice β but you can pause and ask: How will I feel if things go awr?
Think ahead before regret hits.
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π§ open.spotify.com/episode/672W...
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βοΈ Still thinking about illness after travel?
The geography is big, you're often sifting through a DDx of things you vaguely remember, and you're terrified of missing the "obvious" or severe infection.
This 12-min video can guide your approach.
πΊ youtu.be/Ix72Td6iUeE
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ποΈ New from FirstCallID: Illness After Travel βοΈ
Seeing a febrile patient back from abroad?
This talk walks through a practical ID consult approach to illness in the returned travellerβwhat to ask, what to order, what not to miss.
πΊ youtu.be/Ix72Td6iUeE
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If youβre waiting to be 100% sure in IDβ¦ youβll wait forever
Ep 4 of The Host Response is about the uncertainty baked into our decisionsβand why pretending otherwise doesnβt make us better
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ποΈ Ep 4 of The Host Response now out!
In ID, we live with uncertaintyβdiagnosis, evaluation, treatment.
This episode is about making decisions without pretending to be sure.
π podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
π§ open.spotify.com/episode/00Br...
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Providing ID consults for PLWHIV with acute illness can be overwhelmingβand itβs often hard to know where to start
If you're looking for something to guide your approach (or teach others how), check out our 10-minute FirstCallID primer
π₯ www.firstcallid.ca
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π§ NEW FirstCallID teaching video:
Approach to PLWHIV in Hospital
Concise, high-yield teaching on HIV history, ART optimization, OI workup & what matters on physical exam.
Structured, practical, and made for your consults.
π§ Watch: www.firstcallid.ca
#idsky #meded #HIVCare #FOAMed
I feel seen!
19.06.2025 03:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Me too!
Sometimes I just assume they all do :)
Here's a helpful resource from the MG Foundation:
myasthenia.org/wp-content/u...
Itβs not about memorizing every interaction.
Itβs about noticing the meds that change the terrain:
π‘οΈ Immunosuppressives
π« QT-prolongers
π Interactions
π Meds that shift infection risk
π§ Listen on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify
What would you add to the list?
#InfectiousDiseases #FirstCallID #medsky
An ID consultant doesn't just scan for antibiotics.
They notice the other meds that raise infection risk, complicate treatment, or create dangerous interactions.
Steroids. Warfarin. DOACs. QT-prolongers.
Ep 3 of The Host Response covers the non-antibiotics that matter
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π§ Not all post-op fevers are infectious.
π§ whether or not they are, the ID consult can be the turning point.
Learn how to approach each case with clinical reasoning, not reflexes.
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POST-OP FEVER?
π©Ί Start with a frameworkβnot just Ancef.
This #FirstCallID episode walks through an approach to post-op feverβcovering π diagnostic considerations, π§ structured assessment, and π‘ practical clinical tips.
Watch: youtu.be/b0HvN7Pyas0
#MedEd #InfectiousDiseases #PostOpFever #IDsky
asking an ID doc to treat βinfectionβ is like going to the library and asking for βa bookβ
this episode drills down on a simple truth often missed in ID: defining the syndrome is essential.
available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.
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We can't treat "infection." We treat syndromes.
Episode 2 of The Host Response breaks down the most underrated move in ID consultation: clearly defining the syndrome.
Itβs how we turn chaos into a plan.
open.spotify.com/episode/0KQ9...
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Iβve heard the main purpose of a 2-year ID fellowship is to learn how to manage Staph aureus bacteremia.
Or⦠you could just watch this 10-minute primer.
(Okay, weβre only scratching the surface β but itβs a solid start and a clear framework.)
#FirstCallID #SAB #MedEd #FOAMed #IDSky
π¦ New FirstCallID episode is live:
Staph aureus bacteremia β a common ID consult, but never routine.
What do you ask? What do you look for?
Does everyone need a TEE? A PET scan?
This session walks through the approach, step by step.
#FirstCallID #MedEd #IDsky #SAB #FOAMed
In ID, the answers arenβt always clear β but the growth is real.
ποΈ The Host Response explores the thinking, questions, and quiet wins that shape how we get better at infectious diseases.
Ep 1: βOpenβ
π§ open.spotify.com/episode/44pP...
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If youβre new to ID, it can feel like no matter what you suggest, itβs wrong. And honestlyβ¦ sometimes it is.
Hereβs a tool to help you get your footing.
First in our How to⦠series: How to Do an ID Consult.
Check it out & share if useful.
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π Introducing FirstCallID
π Practical ID teaching for busy clinicians
π¨ Ep 1 is live: How to Do an ID Consult
βοΈ What to ask
βοΈ What to notice
βοΈ What your attending actually cares about
πΊ Direct link to video: youtu.be/W1mrYwpxLK0
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