Expert Protocols in Infectious Diseases is an innovative clinical management tool that takes you step-by-step through the most effective, evidence-based procedures for the diagnosis and management of patients with infection.

The program, available here to access online or download to your handheld device, is based on a set of unique decision-making algorithms, formulated by our Advisory Board of leading experts using accepted clinical guidelines.

By working through a series of questions about the clinical evaluation of a critically ill patient with suspected infection, you are lead to specific recommendations on diagnostic choices, treatment options and alternative diagnostic considerations.

An important element in the design of these protocols is the complexity of differentiating infection from non-infectious inflammatory syndromes, and the need to differentiate multiple potential sites of infection from contamination. Expert Protocols in Infectious Diseases focus on an appropriate diagnostic work-up. The protocols lead the clinician through a series of steps to localize the potential site of infection, and suggest diagnostics appropriate to the clinical findings. Decision points for empiric treatment are identified. After a working diagnosis is established, the elements for appropriate empiric treatment are defined. These are made more specific when organisms are identified.

The use by clinicians of these structured protocols for patient care, based on accepted clinical guidelines, will enhance their ability to provide good quality of care for patients, reduce the potential for error and lead to a more efficient, standardized approach to the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in the clinical setting.

Expert Protocols in Infectious Diseases is an ongoing educational initiative. The first in the series, Infections in the ICU, focuses on the evaluation and treatment of intensive care unit (ICU) patients suspected of having acute infection. Further modules are planned in all areas of infectious diseases management.

The information provided on this web site and associated software is advisory only and is not intended as a substitute for the knowledge and informed opinion of a qualified healthcare professional regarding the clinical management of disease. Terms and Conditions.