Welcome to the online syllabus for the 2017 Gorgas Diploma Course. For questions related to the syllabus contact us at gorgas@uab.edu. All links are small PDF files except as noted after file name. Reproductions and the creation of derivative works are prohibited without the express permission of the author.

Class of 2017 (faces of your classmates)

Reference Material

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Academic Schedule

• 2017 February Lecture Schedule (posted 24-Jan-2017)
• 2017 March Lecture Schedule (posted 24-Jan-2017)
• 2017 Clinical Rounds Schedule (posted 28-Jan-2017)
  
• 2017 Laboratory Sessions and Small Group Tutorials Schedule (posted 28-Jan-2017)

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Parasites

• Parasite Life Cycles (link opens a separate page)
• Classification of Human Parasites 
• WHO Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria (key pages & tables) (2.2 MB)
• WHO Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria (full document) (2.47 MB)
• Malaria Glosary (639 KB)
• CDC Guidelines for Treatment of Malaria, 2013
• The Medical Letter Drugs for Parasitic Infections, 2013 
• NEJM Malaria Prevention in Short Term Travelers, 2008

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Tuberculosis

• WHO Guidelines on the Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, 2015 (keys)
• WHO Guidelines on the Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, 2015 (full document)
• WHO Xpert MTB/RIF Implementation Manual, 2014 (keys) 
• WHO Xpert MTB/RIF Implementation Manual, 2014 (full document)
• WHO Treatment of Tuberculosis: Guidelines (key pages & tables)
  
• WHO Treatment of Tuberculosis: Guidelines (full document)
  
• WHO Treatment of Tuberculosis in Children, Key Points
  
• WHO Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis, 2011 (full document)
  
• WHO Guidelines for Intensified Case Finding of TB in HIV Infection, 2011 (full document)
  
• CDC Treatment of Tuberculosis, 2003, Key Points (PowerPoint)
• CDC Treatment of Tuberculosis, 2003
  
• The Medical Letter Drugs for Tuberculosis, 2012
  
• INH-Rifapentine for LTBI
  
• CDC Treatment Guidelines of Drug Susceptible Tuberculosis 2016

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HIV

• WHO Guideline on when to start Antiretroviral Therapy and on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV, 2015 (full document) (3.5MB)
• WHO Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection, 2016 (key pages & tables)
  
• WHO Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection, 2016 (full document) (6 MB)
  
• UNAIDS (external link opens in its own browser window or tab)
• International Antiviral Society (USA Panel) ART for Adults (HIV Tx in Rich Countries), 2014
  

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Viruses (Non-HIV)

• The Medical Letter Antiviral Drugs (for infections other than HIV), 2013

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Bacteria

• The Medical Letter Drugs for Bacterial Infections, 2013

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Fungi

• The Medical Letter Antifungal Drugs, 2012

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Sexually Transmitted Infections

• CDC MMWR Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2015 (full document) (1.13 MB)
• CDC MMWR Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2015 (key table) (462 KB)

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Other Resources

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Maps

• United Nations Peru
• United Nations Latin America and the Caribbean
• United Nations Africa
• United Nations Asia and the Pacific
• United Nations Europe
• United Nations Middle East
• United Nations World Map

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Other

• Expert Consult Online Book Library (external link opens in its own browser window or tab)
• Google Map of hotels, restaurants, stores, and points of reference in the Miraflores area of Lima

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