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Transplant infectious diseases (ID) has emerged as a distinct area of clinical expertise within the specialty of ID. While formal curricular recommendations for both adult and pediatric TID have been published, there is substantial heterogeneity in how they are operationalized. In this review, we describe a practical framework and tools for building and implementing a TID curriculum and provide concrete guidance for translating high-level recommendations about content and experience into...
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The number of transplant infectious disease (TID) fellowship programs has expanded rapidly in the past 5 years, with the creation of many new programs and the expansion of training tracks and dedicated years as the demand for TID physicians grows drastically. This editorial focuses on major factors and complexities that programs should consider in TID fellowship creation, as well as highlighting examples of formative experiences, programmatic structure, and fellow resources that trainees can...
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The field of transplant infectious diseases is rapidly evolving, presenting a challenge for clinical practice and trainee education. Here we describe the construction of transplantid.net, a free online library, crowdsourced and continuously updated for the dual purpose of point-of-care evidence-based management and teaching.
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This review of transplant infectious diseases training summarizes growth through the decades, the current landscape of recommend training elements, suggested areas for continued development and expansion in training as well as novel methodologies to reach a modern trainee audience.
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Abstract Background Evaluating organ suitability for transplantation based on infection risk is a core competency in transplant infectious disease (TID). It is unclear if trainees have opportunities to practice during training. We created a simulation curriculum to develop and evaluate this skill among infectious disease (ID) trainees. Methods We created six simulation questions about organ...
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Background Infectious diseases (ID) specialists with experience in managing infections in transplant recipients and other immunocompromised hosts are increasingly needed as these fields expand. Methods To evaluate experiences and identify trainee-described needs in transplant infectious diseases (TID) training, the American Society of Transplantation, Infectious Diseases Community of Practice (AST IDCOP) surveyed ID fellows across the United States and TID fellows in the United States and...
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Transplant infectious diseases is a rapidly emerging subspecialty within pediatric infectious diseases reflecting the increasing volumes and complexity of this patient population. Incorporating transplant infectious diseases into the transplant process would provide an opportunity to improve clinical outcome and advocacy as well as expand research. The relationship between transplant physicians and infectious diseases (ID) specialists is one of partnership, collaboration, and mutual...
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This curriculum serves to provide comprehensive guidelines for training fellows in transplant ID.These guidelines will no doubt need to be modi¢ed for the unique environment of each transplant center. Moreover, as the ¢eld changes and new paradigms in transplantation emerge, updates will be required as well.