Trust, but verify.
If it matters, confirm it yourself.
And beware of liars who lie. ⚠️
🎙️ New episode of The Host Response, a FirstcallID.ca podcast.
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The biggest downside of a biweekly podcast? That you’re left waiting on the weeks when a new episode doesn’t drop
You can still catch the latest episode of The Host Response, or any prior episodes, on Apple and Spotify (or at www.firstcallid.ca)
Coming next week: Liars Who Lie
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ICYMI
The latest episode of The Host Response, Don't mistake silence for ignorance.
Check out this and prior episodes as well as a series of teaching videos covering an array of ID consultation scenarios at www.firstcallid.ca
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New episode 🎧 The Host Response
Not every thought needs to be said out loud.
In ID, timing matters. What you say, when you say it, and what you hold back.
Don’t mistake silence for ignorance.
Listen on Apple or Spotify
#idsky #meded
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🎧 New episode of The Host Response
Choosing definitive antibiotic therapy isn’t just about picking the narrowest option. It’s a balance of spectrum, dosing, route, toxicity, patient factors, cost, and more.
How do you decide?
#idsky #meded #antibiotics
Listen here:
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Reminder: If you haven’t listened yet, check out The Host Response podcast for insights, tips, and perspectives on Infectious Diseases consultation.
Perfect for anyone curious about, learning, or already practicing ID.
#IDsky #meded #IDpodcast
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For many ID clinicians of a certain vintage, A Gobbet o’ Pus and Persiflager’s Infectious Disease Puscast were essential listening.
🎙️Ep 23 of The Host Response reflects on their impact and their creator, Mark Crislip.
Available on Apple and Spotify.
#idsky #meded #medsky
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Ever hit a wall on a tough ID case?
Clinicians often hesitate to ask for help, but crowdsourcing what your colleagues would do, mentally or literally, can save time, prevent errors, and sharpen your reasoning.
Listen to WWJD?, the latest episode of The Host Response.
#idsky #meded #medsky
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In ID, reading the imaging report without looking at the images is like building IKEA furniture using only the written instructions.
You might succeed.
But it’s not the best plan.
🎙️Episode 021 is out. Listen, and share with a colleague who would benefit from the gentle reminder.
#idsky #FOAMed
2 months ago
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🎙️ The Host Response: Episode 021 - Why Reading the Radiology Report Isn’t Enough in ID
Many clinical decisions are based on imaging we never actually view.
In Infectious Diseases, looking at the images yourself changes how you think.
#idsky #meded
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ICYMI: Our latest THR bundle is out.
We cover several topics and articles we found interesting and relevant to everyday ID practice, plus a couple of excellent online resources.
Listen. Share. Enjoy.
(And if you like it, older episodes are waiting. Or hit follow. But hey, no pressure.)
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🎧 New: The Host Response – Bundles 3.0
Tools, trials, thoughts from the ID world, and things we just learned.
Feat. Dr. Brooke Fraser.
In this episode: Practical resources, updated cUTI guidelines, and a grab bag of ID-adjacent insights.
find more at: www.firstcallid.ca
#idsky #meded
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ICYMI:
The latest episode of The Host Response.
The downside of doing the right thing in ID, either by draining the abscess or hitting the bacteria where it hurts.
Also, a nod to those on call at night when the crash often occurs...it’s tough work, but it doesn’t go unnoticed.
#idsky
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🎙️ The Host Response: Episode 19 - Shaking the Snow Globe: Why Patients Crash After Starting Antibiotics
You start the right antibiotic. Your patient gets worse.
Why it happens, when to expect it, and how not to panic-escalate at 2am.
🎧 firstcallid.ca | Apple | Spotify
#idsky #meded
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If you’re new to ID, this episode is for you.
If you’ve been around a while, you may recognize a few of these lessons (and remember when you learned them the hard way).
Episode 18 of The Host Response.
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🎙️ Episode 18 of The Host Response is out.
What 10 years in ID taught me:
• Antibiotics can hurt people
• Not every note needs to be a masterpiece
• You need a work buddy
• Vancomycin remains…vancomycin
Reflections for new ID docs (and reminders for the rest of us)
🎧 Listen now.
#idsky #meded
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New episode of The Host Response: 🎙️ Everyone's Favourite ID Consults
Not all of the best ID consults come with fireworks.
Some are quieter, complex, and deeply meaningful.
From recurrent UTIs to follow-ups after treatment, these moments truly matter.
#IDky #MedEd #InternalMedicine
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No new material from FirstCallID today.
Think of it as “CONSOLIDATION WEEK.” 📚
Catch up, rewatch, pretend you were here from the start (all acceptable choices).
🌐 firstcallid.ca
🎥 www.youtube.com/@FirstcallID
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#idsky #meded #imresidents #internalmedicine
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🎙️ The Host Response — Episode 16: The Bundle 2.0
Dr. Brooke Fraser returns for a review of what’s been catching our ID brains lately: teaching tools, papers that may shift practice, ideas from outside medicine, and pearls that show up in work.
For those in ID (or ID-adjacent) enjoy!
#idsky #meded
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If you find repeated posts of this tweet annoying, imagine having repeated UTI's!
Hard to cure completely, but an ID assessment can go a long way in reducing episodes and shaping future evaluation and treatment.
Here’s a short video outlining an ID assessment in recurrent UTI.
#idsky #meded #uti
4 months ago
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Just released 🎥
FirstCallID: Approach to Recurrent UTI.
A very common problem that still refuses to be simple.
#idsky #meded #uti
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🎙️ The Host Response - Don’t Be Rash
A walkthrough of dermatologic presentations with implications for infectious diseases, systemic illness, and acute care decision-making.
Focused, clinically oriented, and applicable to everyday ID practice.
#InfectiousDiseases #meded #idsky #idderm
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New teaching video from FCID: Approach to CNS infections (meningitis, encephalitis, abscess).
This session focuses on framing the history, contextual clues, and early evaluation. Also the importance of considering non-infectious mimics when the pieces do not fit.
#meded #idsky #CNSinfections
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A paper doesn’t have to be widely read/cited to matter.
If you wrote it with a trainee, at least you know that one person learned something.
🎧 The Host Response: Publication for the Non-Publicationist
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On being quietly pleased with small academic wins.
On learning to say no.
On the psychic who told my mother that I’d be published.
It’s a reflection on writing, and on protecting your bandwidth.
🎧 The Host Response: Publication for the Non-Publicationist
#idsky #meded #academicmedicine
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On being quietly pleased with small academic wins.
On learning to say no.
On the psychic who told my mother that I’d be published.
It’s a reflection on writing, and on protecting your bandwidth.
🎧 The Host Response: Publication for the Non-Publicationist
#idsky #meded #academicmedicine
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When the diagnosis is unclear, structure is your ally.
This video walks through a practical, evidence-informed way to approach FUO, grounded in real consult experience.
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New FCID teaching video - How to do an Infectious Diseases Consultation: Fever of Unknown Origin.
The consult that humbles everyone, eventually.
A structured approach to FUO...and when to stray off the path and “go for the money.”
youtu.be/afKxBzwz-d4
#idsky #meded #fuo
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Finally, someone’s given a name to the performative act of expounding wisdom just recently learned… VDRAK!
Now you can spot it when you see it, chuckle when it appears, and (hopefully) catch it in yourself before falling into the same trap.
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🎙️ New Episode of The Host Response:
“The Vulgar Display of Recently Acquired Knowledge”
We’ve all seen it: the colleague who drops a shiny new fact like it’s ancient wisdom.
Let’s talk about performative expertise and why it stings (and seduces) us all.
#idsky #TheHostResponse #FirstCallID #MedEd
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