Jessica Pelletier

ID4U - Infectious Disease Podcasts for Users of the CMES program

Health EN ↓ 28 episodes

Techies Without Borders (TWB) is a non-profit organization that aims to deliver high-quality CME to low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) where there are significant cost and internet access barriers for clinicians to stay up-to-date. Our program is currently established in 19 countries, serving 13,000 doctors who care for more than 20+ million patients. Our primary content delivery method is via the Continuing Medical Education Solutions (CMES) and CMES-Pi, a small computer at each site that automatically downloads content from our cloud-based server each month. The content includes podcast...

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Jessica Pelletier

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ID4U Episode 3 Tuberculosis Part 2 03.06.2024 24:31

In Part 2, Dr. Jess Pelletier speaks with Dr. Moses Kitakule about tuberculosis (TB) complications, including pulmonary and extrapulmonary emergencies and serious side effects of anti-TB medications. Take-Home Points: There are a number of life-threatening pulmonary emergencies that can occur in active or latent TB patients due to structural lung changes, and we need to be ready to manage them Ext...

ID4U Episode 2 Typhoid Fever 14.05.2024 15:47

In this episode, Dr. Jess Pelletier speaks with Dr. Emmanuel Effa about typhoid fever. Take-Home Points: Typhoid fever is endemic in settings with water and sanitation issues In other places, it is more commonly imported from overseas when people visit endemic areas Typically, infected people present with varying degrees of fever, fatigue, headaches, abdominal pains and constipation/diarrhea. It c...

ID4U Episode 1 Tuberculosis Part 1 18.04.2024 14:21

In Part 1, Dr. Jess Pelletier speaks with Dr. Moses Kitakule about tuberculosis: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis. Take-Home Points: TB is a pathogen impacting only humans which infects about ⅓ of the globe Most cases of TB are latent and asymptomatic, but TB can reactivate at any time, particularly if a host becomes immunocompromised or highly exposed to TB Patients with active pulmon...