Nicole Kusnik
@nkusnikmd.bsky.social
ID Fellow @ UNMC | MD | MSc Translational Medical Research | 🦠👩🏼⚕️🇨🇦
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@nkusnikmd.bsky.social presenting our blood culture shortage experience during an oral abstract session appropriately titled “A Bloody Mess!” @idweek.bsky.social #IDWeek2025 @unmc-id.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
@nkusnikmd.bsky.social presenting our blood culture shortage experience during an oral abstract session appropriately titled “A Bloody Mess!” @idweek.bsky.social #IDWeek2025 @unmc-id.bsky.social
Ready for round 2!
Is it your first time at IDWeek? Whether you’re a med student, an early-career professional, new to the field of ID or just new to IDWeek, we’re so glad you’re here!
Learn more and meet other first-time attendees at the First Timers Welcome Reception on Sunday, Oct. 19: https://bit.ly/4pRaZMk
Learn more and meet other first-time attendees at the First Timers Welcome Reception on Sunday, Oct. 19: https://bit.ly/4pRaZMk
October 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ready for round 2!
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Our ID division is well represented at #IDWeek2025, come find us at a talk or a poster!
@idweek.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSky
blog.unmc.edu/infectious-d...
@idweek.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSky
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UNMC Infectious Diseases Shines at IDWeek 2025 - Division of Infectious Diseases
Atlanta, GA | October 19–22, 2025The infectious diseases community is gathering once again for IDWeek 2025, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Division of Infectious Diseases is prou...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Our ID division is well represented at #IDWeek2025, come find us at a talk or a poster!
@idweek.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSky
blog.unmc.edu/infectious-d...
@idweek.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSky
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Recap of the NIDS Annual Meeting posted at our blog. Congrats to our ID fellows Dr. Albrecht and @nkusnikmd.bsky.social for winning top abstract awards!
blog.unmc.edu/infectious-d...
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🧬 Science, Safari, and Synergy: Highlights from the 2025 NIDS Annual Meeting - Division of Infectious Diseases
The Nebraska Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) hosted its annual meeting on Friday, August 15th, at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, bringing together infectious diseases professionals fro...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Recap of the NIDS Annual Meeting posted at our blog. Congrats to our ID fellows Dr. Albrecht and @nkusnikmd.bsky.social for winning top abstract awards!
blog.unmc.edu/infectious-d...
blog.unmc.edu/infectious-d...
So proud of my M4 mentee, Natalie Sturd, who was one of only two trainees selected to give an oral presentation at the Nebraska ID Society Conference today! She presented a case of KS-IRIS and highlighted the importance of honoring our patients through the learning process. #NIDS #IDSky
August 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Update on North American tick-borne diseases and how to diagnose them
Kyle Rodino, Eli Theel, Bobby Pritt
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Kyle Rodino, Eli Theel, Bobby Pritt
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
July 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Update on North American tick-borne diseases and how to diagnose them
Kyle Rodino, Eli Theel, Bobby Pritt
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Kyle Rodino, Eli Theel, Bobby Pritt
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
See anyone familiar?👀 October can’t come fast enough!
Med students and residents: Join us for the #IDBugCrawl at #IDWeek2025! This FREE program is a one stop shop to learn about the field of ID, with opportunities to meet directly with ID specialists who are shaping the future.
Register today for IDWeek 2025: idweek.org/registration
Register today for IDWeek 2025: idweek.org/registration
July 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
See anyone familiar?👀 October can’t come fast enough!
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Super proud of @unmc-id.bsky.social ID fellow @nicolehuntermd.bsky.social for authoring this comprehensive review on the latest in blood culture contamination efforts! #IDSky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New Solutions to Decrease Blood Culture Contamination - Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases
Purpose of the Review Blood cultures (BCx) are crucial for diagnosing bacteremia, but BCx contamination (BCC) can lead to false positives that prolong hospitalization and promote antibiotic use. The p...
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July 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Super proud of @unmc-id.bsky.social ID fellow @nicolehuntermd.bsky.social for authoring this comprehensive review on the latest in blood culture contamination efforts! #IDSky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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as the kids say … first #IDSky post, kinda nervous 🫣 but excited to share our clinic’s early utilization of doxy PEP data 📈📊
Utilization of Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis at a Midwestern United States HIV/PrEP Clinic
✅ Just Accepted
⭐ Editor's Choice
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
⭐ Editor's Choice
#IDSky
Utilization of Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis at a Midwestern United States HIV/PrEP Clinic
Appropriate, protocol-adherent, doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP) prescribing occurred for 70% of prescriptions from our clinic. Most of the non-adherent prescribing was due to missed sexually transmitted infection screenings (89%). As utilization of doxy PEP continues to increase, it is necessary to ensure appropriate follow-up and monitoring.
buff.ly
February 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
as the kids say … first #IDSky post, kinda nervous 🫣 but excited to share our clinic’s early utilization of doxy PEP data 📈📊
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🌍 New Global Guideline for #Candida Infections 🌍
Team led by @rosannesprute.bsky.social and myself @unicologne.bsky.social: 100+ experts, 35 countries, all UN regions release evidence-based recommendations
@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #FungalInfections #Healthcare
Team led by @rosannesprute.bsky.social and myself @unicologne.bsky.social: 100+ experts, 35 countries, all UN regions release evidence-based recommendations
@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #FungalInfections #Healthcare
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM
Candida species are the predominant cause of fungal infections in patients treated
in hospital, contributing substantially to morbidity and mortality. Candidaemia and
other forms of invasive candidias...
www.thelancet.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🌍 New Global Guideline for #Candida Infections 🌍
Team led by @rosannesprute.bsky.social and myself @unicologne.bsky.social: 100+ experts, 35 countries, all UN regions release evidence-based recommendations
@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #FungalInfections #Healthcare
Team led by @rosannesprute.bsky.social and myself @unicologne.bsky.social: 100+ experts, 35 countries, all UN regions release evidence-based recommendations
@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #FungalInfections #Healthcare
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INSIDE-OUT: Introduction of Speakers at IDWeek Events - Observing for Unconscious bias over Time
White moderators more frequently used non-professional introductions (no title at first intro). Younger and women speakers more likely to be introduced without title
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White moderators more frequently used non-professional introductions (no title at first intro). Younger and women speakers more likely to be introduced without title
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January 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
INSIDE-OUT: Introduction of Speakers at IDWeek Events - Observing for Unconscious bias over Time
White moderators more frequently used non-professional introductions (no title at first intro). Younger and women speakers more likely to be introduced without title
academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...
White moderators more frequently used non-professional introductions (no title at first intro). Younger and women speakers more likely to be introduced without title
academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...
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🔥🔥 NEW 🔥🔥
Year In Review: Top Infectious Diseases Articles From 2024
Our new post, a great collaboration with my friend
🌟 @idstewardship.bsky.social
1️⃣6️⃣⚡️🆔 RCTs
7️⃣Syst Reviews/Meta
3️⃣🌏Guidelines ✨️Wiki_Guidelines
#idsky #EMIMCC #medsky #utisky
EnJoy
Share plz!
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Year In Review: Top Infectious Diseases Articles From 2024
Our new post, a great collaboration with my friend
🌟 @idstewardship.bsky.social
1️⃣6️⃣⚡️🆔 RCTs
7️⃣Syst Reviews/Meta
3️⃣🌏Guidelines ✨️Wiki_Guidelines
#idsky #EMIMCC #medsky #utisky
EnJoy
Share plz!
www.idstewardship.com/year-review-...
Year In Review: Top Infectious Diseases Articles From 2024
In this article a selection of notable peer-reviewed publications from 2024 are provided. Article Selection by: Bassam Ghanem, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS Article Construction by: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D....
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December 11, 2024 at 11:47 PM
🔥🔥 NEW 🔥🔥
Year In Review: Top Infectious Diseases Articles From 2024
Our new post, a great collaboration with my friend
🌟 @idstewardship.bsky.social
1️⃣6️⃣⚡️🆔 RCTs
7️⃣Syst Reviews/Meta
3️⃣🌏Guidelines ✨️Wiki_Guidelines
#idsky #EMIMCC #medsky #utisky
EnJoy
Share plz!
www.idstewardship.com/year-review-...
Year In Review: Top Infectious Diseases Articles From 2024
Our new post, a great collaboration with my friend
🌟 @idstewardship.bsky.social
1️⃣6️⃣⚡️🆔 RCTs
7️⃣Syst Reviews/Meta
3️⃣🌏Guidelines ✨️Wiki_Guidelines
#idsky #EMIMCC #medsky #utisky
EnJoy
Share plz!
www.idstewardship.com/year-review-...
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Send a relevant paper or abstract (or two), but don't sweat it if they:
- don't respond
- don't comment about it on rounds the next day
- never thank you.
Fellows on the consult service appreciate the teaching, but are too busy to do much more than decompress after rounds.
- don't respond
- don't comment about it on rounds the next day
- never thank you.
Fellows on the consult service appreciate the teaching, but are too busy to do much more than decompress after rounds.
What is the correct # of articles for attending to send ID fellow after rounds? #IDSky
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kTRqfJ/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Many articles on relevant topics
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kTRqfJ/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">1-2 articles on relevant topics
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kTRqfJ/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Give fellow topics; up to fellow to find articles
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kTRqfJ/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Other (pls comment below)
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kTRqfJ/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Many articles on relevant topics
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kTRqfJ/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">1-2 articles on relevant topics
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kTRqfJ/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Give fellow topics; up to fellow to find articles
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/kTRqfJ/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Other (pls comment below)
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December 4, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Send a relevant paper or abstract (or two), but don't sweat it if they:
- don't respond
- don't comment about it on rounds the next day
- never thank you.
Fellows on the consult service appreciate the teaching, but are too busy to do much more than decompress after rounds.
- don't respond
- don't comment about it on rounds the next day
- never thank you.
Fellows on the consult service appreciate the teaching, but are too busy to do much more than decompress after rounds.
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Inaugural article in a new section in @cidjournal.bsky.social called
“Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases”
led by IDMedEd superstars Daniel Minter and Varun Phadke designed to teach clinical reasoning
Rewriting the Script
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #IDSky
“Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases”
led by IDMedEd superstars Daniel Minter and Varun Phadke designed to teach clinical reasoning
Rewriting the Script
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #IDSky
Rewriting the Script
Natasha Spottiswoode, MD DPhil, Daniel J Minter, MD, Rachel Friedman-Moraco, MD; Rewriting the Script, Clinical Infectious Diseases, , ciae589, https://doi
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November 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Inaugural article in a new section in @cidjournal.bsky.social called
“Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases”
led by IDMedEd superstars Daniel Minter and Varun Phadke designed to teach clinical reasoning
Rewriting the Script
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #IDSky
“Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases”
led by IDMedEd superstars Daniel Minter and Varun Phadke designed to teach clinical reasoning
Rewriting the Script
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #IDSky
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Fabulous ROADMAP just put out by @idsainfo.bsky.social for trainees considering a career in ID. #IDSky #HIVSky share widely!!!
www.idsociety.org/globalassets...
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November 22, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Fabulous ROADMAP just put out by @idsainfo.bsky.social for trainees considering a career in ID. #IDSky #HIVSky share widely!!!
www.idsociety.org/globalassets...
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www.idsociety.org/globalassets...
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Hi #IDSky, it’s me! First year fellow at UNMC ID. Let’s see how this goes!
New Fellow Friday: Welcome, Dr. Nicole Hunter! - Division of Infectious Diseases
We are excited to welcome Dr. Nicole Hunter to our Infectious Diseases Fellowship program! Dr. Hunter joins us following the completion of residency in Rochester, New York. Read on to get to know Nico...
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November 16, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Hi #IDSky, it’s me! First year fellow at UNMC ID. Let’s see how this goes!