The Draft Returns: Love/Hates in Infectious Diseases
From Let's Talk ID by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
April 18, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the love/hates in infectious diseases, focusing on tools and strategies in ID practice.
Host Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, and guest Rebeca Plank, MD, MPH, return for another Let’s Talk ID draft, this time, sharing infectious diseases “love/hates.” They discuss the tools, tests and clinical strategies that inspire both enthusiasm and hesitation in everyday ID practice, and what these mixed feelings reveal about how the field continues to evolve.
People in this episode
Host: Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA
Guest: Rebeca Plank, MD, MPH
Topics covered
- infectious diseases
- clinical strategies
- medical tools
- healthcare evolution
- ID practice
Keywords
- infectious diseases
- clinical strategies
- medical tools
- healthcare
- ID practice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Infectious Diseases Society of America
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