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Is it time to retire the term “diabetic foot infection?” In the latest episode of The Host Response, we make the case for “diabetes-related foot infection,” and reflect on why the language we inherit in medicine can be so difficult to change. #IDsky #MedEd #Diabetes

Thrilled to be presenting on the BugHub World Stage at #IDWeek2026. I'll be sharing the story of FirstCallID, how an idea from an IDWeek discussion became a web-based infectious diseases educational resource. Hope to see you there. 📅 Thursday, Oct 22 • 8:00 AM #IDsky #MedEd #FOAMed

A retiring physician doesn't just hand over charts. They hand over years of trust, history, and responsibility. 🎙️ New episode of The Host Response: Assuming Care from a Retiring Physician: Rebuilding Trust #IDsky #MedEd

🎙️ Confessions of a Swabber Superficial wound swabs are supposed to be useless. But are we taking that message too far? When purulent drainage is present, a swab may sometimes provide a useful clue (if you can resist treating the culture). 🎧 New episode of The Host Response #IDsky #meded

🎙️ Beyond STI Testing: Why the Sexual History Matters in Infectious Diseases If we’re going to test broadly anyway, why take a sexual history? Because it can guide prevention, uncover health concerns, and create a space for patients to talk openly. 🎧 New episode of The Host Response #IDsky #meded

New episode of The Host Response 🎙️ The Clinical Window of Opportunity Sometimes the hardest part of medicine isn’t knowing what to do. It’s recognizing when you need to do it now. When does waiting become more dangerous than acting? #MedEd #IDSky

Ahh yes, now here is the fancy link to Episode 34.

New episode of The Host Response - Not It! 🦠 “Not an infection.” 🧬 “Not autoimmune.” 🧫 “Not cancer.” Everyone has ruled something out. 🥔 The patient becomes a diagnostic hot potato. A look at diagnostic uncertainty and the limits of clinical certainty. #idsky #meded

New episode of The Host Response: Fever Is Not the Disease Fever isn't a diagnosis. It's a signal. A practical look at how this ID physician interprets one of medicine's oldest clinical clues. 🎧 Listen on Apple or Spotify #IDSky #MedEd

New episode of The Host Response - HIV: Reconstructed Memories of the Bad Old Days I wasn't really there for the early HIV epidemic. But many of my patients were. A reflection on what they've taught me, and why this history still matters. 🎧 FirstCallID.ca #IDSky #HIV #MedED

As the new academic year begins, a reminder that FirstCallID.ca is a great resource for anyone interested in Infectious Diseases or rotating through ID. Concise, practical, high-yield teaching videos on common clinical questions. Explore it. Learn from it. Share it. #IDsky #FOAMed #MedEd

New episode of "The Host Response": A reflection on reputation, clinical excellence, and why visibility isn't always the best measure of value in medicine. #IDsky #MedEd #AcademicMedicine

The Bundle 5.0 is live! Brooke Fraser returns (with some exciting news) as we discuss: 🎙️ Candidemia & ophtho screening 🎙️ Vanco tapers for C. difficile 📚 Febrile infographics & This Podcast Will Kill You 🧠 Diagnostic bias, drug fever, and why penG isn't "G" for gold standard #IDsky #MedEd #FOAMed

I appreciate the allure of using "translocation" to explain infections without another obvious mechanism, but can we at least say it like "translocation?" Listen here to the latest episode of The Host Response: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #IDsky #meded

🪄✨ New episode: The Mystique of Translocation Patient has an infection. Source unclear. Someone confidently says: "Translocation." But is it a mechanism... or a medical version of "then a miracle occurs"? We explore one of ID's' most beloved explanatory shortcuts. 🎙️ #IDsky #MedEd #FOAMed

New episode of The Host Response 🎙️ D/C summaries often contain phrases like: “repeat imaging” “drain to be R/A” and several new medications with no stop date. 🤞 Episode 28 explores what happens when no one is assigned ownership, but someone ends up holding the bag. 👜 #MedEd #IDsky #PrimaryCare

Also highlighted in the latest Bundle 4.0: "Towers of Silence," from 99percentinvisible. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/579-... A haunting story of Mumbai’s Towers of Silence, where the disappearance of vultures puts an ancient funerary tradition on the brink of collapse.

We covered a lot of material in Bundles 4.0 of The Host Response. Here is the link to the Gorgas Course "Case of the Week" - a great resource for those wanting to brush up on their tropical medicine knowledge. #idsky #tropmed

The Host Response: Bundles 4.0 is out 🎙️ Co-hosted by Dr. Brooke Fraser. Sepsis updates, cryptococcal treatment questions, case-based learning, seasons that don’t behave… and a few things we’re still figuring out. 🧠 Listen on Spotify or Apple. #idsky #meded

Were you caught up in all of the ECCMID excitement to catch the latest episode of The Host Response? We’ve got you. This week, “Liars Who Lie.” Half-truths, selective storytelling, and the challenge of detecting overconfident inaccuracy. 🎧 Listen now: #idsky #meded #goodshow

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. #idsky #meded

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 #idsky #meded

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 #IDsky

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

🎧 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:

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

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

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

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

🎙️ 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

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.)

🎧 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

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

🎙️ 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

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.

🎙️ 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

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

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

🎙️ 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

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

Just released 🎥 FirstCallID: Approach to Recurrent UTI. A very common problem that still refuses to be simple. #idsky #meded #uti

🎙️ 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

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

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 #idsky #meded

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

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

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.

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

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. #vulgardisplayofrecentlyacquiredknowledge