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We are excited to announce that six bartonellosis modules presented by Galaxy Diagnostics’ chief scientific officer, Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt are now available to healthcare providers. AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) CME credit is available for provides that complete each module. They are also open to the general public for viewing.
The modules are presented by Invisible International, a non-profit whose goal is to eliminate suffering and from invisible illnesses and marginalization through innovation and education. Their Montecalvo Platform for Tick-Borne Illness Education provides CME (continuing medical education)-accredited courses that cover a range of tick-borne disease topics.
The modules available cover the following topics:
Bartonelloses: History of a hidden pandemic (1.0 CME Credit)
- An overview of the history of Bartonella species infection, from the discovery of Carrion’s disease in South America through trench fever in WWI and the etiology of cat scratch disease in the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Bartonelloses: Vectors and other modes of transmission (1.0 CME Credit)
- An overview of key vectors and modes of transmission associated with bartonellosis, including tick transmission, perinatal transmission, and other modes that have been documented in research, like transfusion and needlesticks.
Bartonelloses reservoir hosts: Bats, cats, dogs, mice and men (1.0 CME Credit)
- An overview of Bartonella species infection, both pathogenic and species-adapted, in various hosts and reservoirs, including bats, cats, dogs, and people.
Bartonelloses and comparative infectious disease causation (1.0 CME Credit)
- This module introduces a new postulate of comparative infectious disease for elusive, slow-growing, zoonotic, vector-borne diseases. Describes comparative features of bartonellosis in dogs and people with particular attention to geographic and occupational risk factors.
Bartonella species, disease expression and host immunity (1.0 CME Credit)
- An overview of the major factors that influence disease expression resulting from Bartonella species infection, with particular attention to bacterial infection strategies and the histopathological progression of lesions observed in both immunocompetent and severely immunodeficient patients.
Diagnosis of Bartonella species infections (1.0 CME Credit)
- Describes the advantages and limitations of different diagnostic methodologies for confirmation of Bartonella species infection, as well as recent advances in sample enrichment for direct detection of this immune-evasive, slow-growing bacterial infection.