Infectious Diseases in Primary Care

The Comprehensive Infectious Disease Update: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment

Infectious Diseases in Primary Care is a live streamed course with on-demand access available for 4 months following the conclusion of the course.

Infectious Diseases in Primary Care empowers Physicians, NPs, and PAs with cutting-edge strategies to elevate patient care. We know the challenges you face: antibiotic resistance, vaccine hesitancy, new and recrudescent diseases, and the rapid evolution of diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines. This dynamic course tackles these head-on, providing practical, actionable insights to enhance your clinical practice—with strategies you can use the very next day in clinic, without adding time to your workflow. We focus on the cases that can slow you down, create uncertainty, or lead to unnecessary antibiotics, testing, or referrals so you can manage them confidently and efficiently.

Get ready for an engaging experience with expert-led lectures, interactive case discussions, and problem-solving sessions tailored to real-world scenarios. You'll have ample opportunities to ask questions and dive deep into topics that matter most to you. Expect practical takeaways you can use the very next day in clinic.

This course covers a broad spectrum of infectious diseases, including respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary tract infections, and review vector-borne diseases (such as Lyme), STIs, and viral illnesses commonly seen in primary care. Plus, it explores modern diagnostic approaches and smart antimicrobial usage, with a strong focus on prevention through immunization and prophylaxis. Content is designed for both primary care and urgent care settings, where rapid, high-stakes decisions are made every day.

What Makes This Course Stand Out?

• Real-World Application: Practical insights integrated with real case histories to enhance your diagnostic and management skills.
• Hot Topics: Stay up to date with the latest on emerging diseases, vaccine development, and combating misinformation.
• Expert Voices: Our faculty is carefully chosen for both their teaching skills and clinical experience—all regularly see outpatients and communicate with primary care clinicians.
• A Focused Workshop: Dive deep into adult immunizations, addressing current guidelines and advances, and tackling vaccine hesitancy with evidence-based strategies.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Essential updates on STIs, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis—must-know content tailored to the primary care provider.
• Time-Saving Pearls: Practical shortcuts, decision frameworks, and “what to skip” guidance to streamline busy clinic days.
• Avoiding Pitfalls: Learn how to avoid common mistakes that lead to overtesting, overtreatment, or missed diagnoses.
• Urgent Care Ready: Focused guidance for high-volume, acute presentations where rapid decisions matter.

2026 Topics Include:

• What’s New in Vaccines: The latest updates and what’s on the horizon
• Respiratory Infections: What to test, what to treat, and what to ignore
• Antibiotic Stewardship: When not to prescribe, and what to do instead
• Lyme Disease: Sorting out overdiagnosis, testing pitfalls, and treatment decisions
• Vaccine Conversations: How to counsel hesitant patients effectively
• ID Emergencies: Can’t-miss diagnoses every PCP should recognize
• Multidrug-Resistant Infections: What matters in outpatient practice
• Caring for Immunocompromised Patients: What every primary care clinician should know
• Influenza in 2026: Current guidance for evolving variants and epidemiology
• Emerging Threats: H5N1, measles, and other new and recrudescent infections
• Interpreting Microbiology Testing: How to apply lab results to patient care
• Latent TB: Testing and treatment made simple
• Infection Control: Best practices in the outpatient setting
• Updated Guidelines: Urinary, GI, respiratory, and soft tissue infections

Focus on Clinical Questions You Face Every Day

Get clear, practical answers to the questions that come up every day in office practice and urgent care:

• What’s the best way to manage recurrent or resistant UTIs?
• How should I test for and treat latent TB?
• What do I do when a patient has an antibiotic allergy?
• Which patients should receive PrEP for HIV, and how do I initiate it?
• How can I counsel patients with concerns about vaccine safety?
• What’s the best way to handle initial and recurrent C. difficile?
• Which travelers need which vaccines—and when?
• What’s the latest on pneumococcal vaccines, H. pylori management, and STI testing?

Featured in 2026

• Keynote Presentation by Dr. Adam Rodman: "Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Clinical Practice"—a focus on what’s actually useful (and what isn’t) for frontline clinicians.
• Microbiology Lab Demystified: Dr. Romney Humphries answers “Top Questions PCPs Have for the Microbiology Lab.”
• Challenging Cases from the Field: Our expert faculty share and discuss their toughest outpatient ID cases.
• Expanded Q&A: More time dedicated to your questions—and real-world answers you can use.

Access to Recordings of All Sessions

In addition to being live streamed, all sessions will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing for 4 months after the conclusion of the course. All live streaming and recorded sessions are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other relevant credits. (Note: Evaluations must be completed within 60 days of the conclusion of the course to receive CME credit.)