M. Salman Ashraf, MBBS

A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections Identification and appropriate treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is challenging in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. Urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as a rap...

More excellent work from @m-salman-ashraf.bsky.social!

"A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections" #IDSky #UTISky

www.jamda.com/article/S152...

Congrats to @m-salman-ashraf.bsky.social & @cortes-penfield.bsky.social for contributing to this much anticipated and practice-changing guideline on complicated UTIs! #IDSky #UTISky

Providing Education and Training to Health Care Professionals to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities: Protocol for Implementation Project Using Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Main... Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for targeted interventions to address health care disparities among specific health care professionals and mitigate the impact of the virus. ...

New from Drs. Nada Fadul, @estohs.bsky.social, @m-salman-ashraf.bsky.social and a fantastic collaborative team in JMIR Research Protocols:

"Providing Education and Training to Health Care Professionals to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities"

#IDSky

www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e60901/

Nebraska DHHS also published their provider guidance for identification, diagnosis and management dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/Me...

Links to some additional resources can be found at dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Measle... and icap.nebraskamed.com/pathogens-of...

Thanks @jonathanrydermd.bsky.social . The hard work of entire team and the expertise of all our speakers make it possible to organize this annual educational event. We will start planning the next year event soon. Please feel free to provide suggestions on educational topics for next year.