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Communicable

CMI Communications
Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Resistance
Public Health
Clinical Trials
Clinical Microbiology
Bacterial Vaginosis
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Academic Publishing
Gender Roles In Medicine
Measles
World Health Organization
Dengue
Career Development
Substandard Medicines
Falsified Medicines
Microbiology
Women's Health
Epidemiology
Peer Review
Tuberculosis

Communicable takes on hot topics in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. Hosted by the editors of CMI Communications, the open-access journal of ESCMID, the European Society of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

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This is a short message to Communicable listeners to inform them that the next episode will be released on Friday, 8 May, as it is a collaboration episode with Breakpoints, the podcast of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. It will cover ... more

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Communicable is launching a new series on everything related to pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). Kicking off this series are hosts Thomas Tängdén, Erin McCreary and Angela Huttner, and invited guests Amy Legg and Rekha Pai Mangalore. ... more

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This is the first episode of the 'Quarterly catchup' series, in which CMI Communications editors discuss important and useful articles that have come out in the last 3 months to understand their results and potential clinical impact. In this inaugura... more

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In this episode of Communicable, hosts Angela Huttner and Marc Bonten invite two members of the ESCMID Emerging Infections Subcommittee, Martin Grobusch (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Pikka Jokelainen (Copenhagen, Denmark), to discuss infectious diseas... more

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Recent Guests

Amy Legg
Assistant Director of Pharmacy and a Consultant Pharmacist in Infectious Diseases and Research
Mansi School of Health Research, Australia
Episode: Communicable E51: We will make you love PK/PD, part 1
Rekha Pai Mangalore
ID physician; translational researcher focusing on model-informed precision dosing
Alfred Hospital / Monash University
Episode: Communicable E51: We will make you love PK/PD, part 1
Martin Grobusch
Leading specialist in infectious diseases, tropical medicine and travel medicine
University of Amsterdam (Professor and Head of Tropical and Travel Medicine)
Episode: Communicable E49: Outbreaks & how to handle them
Pikka Jokelainen
Veterinarian, public health expert in zoonoses and One Health
Statens Serum Institute; University of Helsinki
Episode: Communicable E49: Outbreaks & how to handle them
Esmita Charani
Associate professor researching intersectional AMR and gender issues
University of Cape Town; CAMOnet South Africa hub
Episode: Communicable E48: International Women's Day - are infections & AMR really different in women?
Annette Westgeest
Infectious diseases fellow specializing in Staphylococcus aureus and sex differences in infections
Leiden University Medical Center
Episode: Communicable E48: International Women's Day - are infections & AMR really different in women?
Benedikt Huttner
Unit head of Research Access Stewardship and AMU Surveillance at the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
Episode: Communicable E47: Drawing the line - the writing, reach, and limits of guidelines
Pranita Tamma
Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: Communicable E47: Drawing the line - the writing, reach, and limits of guidelines
Emily McDonald
Associate professor of medicine and associate editor at McGill University Health Center
McGill University Health Center
Episode: Communicable E46: Steroids for pneumocystis pneumonia

Hosts

Angela Huttner
Editor-in-Chief of CMI Communications; infectious disease physician; host, with extensive involvement in infectious diseases and microbiology communications.
Navaneeth Narayanan
Infectious disease pharmacist and host; contributes clinical and pharmacologic perspectives on trials and stewardship.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 21 ratings
  • Wonderful podcast

    This is a very good podcasts, hosts and guests are very talented and skilled in their fields. I learned so many things, thank you

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    Francea year ago

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Communicable E51: We will make you love PK/PD, part 1
Q: Amy, how would you explain clearance, volume of distribution, and half-life in simple terms and clinical context?
Volume of distribution estimates how widely a drug distributes in the body and helps decide loading doses; clearance reflects the rate of drug removal and informs maintenance dosing; half-life combines these factors and informs how often to dose; together they shape initial dosing, ongoing dosing, and speed to pharmacodynamic targets.
Communicable E51: We will make you love PK/PD, part 1
Q: Rekha, when you say PK and PD, what are the minimum concepts a clinician should picture?
PK is the movement of the drug through the body (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination) and PD is the drug's effect on the pathogen and host; the relationship is captured by PK/PD indices like time above MIC, AUC/MIC, and Cmax/MIC, which guide dosing considerations and target attainment.
Communicable E46: Steroids for pneumocystis pneumonia
Q: If you could go back in time and change things in your trial design, would you?
I would change the primary endpoints, possibly to day 90 mortality, to better reflect long-term outcomes.
Communicable E46: Steroids for pneumocystis pneumonia
Q: How did you bring this large group of collaborators together?
We involved 27 hospitals in France and maintained collaboration throughout the study, even during the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Communicable E46: Steroids for pneumocystis pneumonia
Q: Virginie, could you please share some information about your journey with us?
I'm a pulmonologist by training, particularly interested in pulmonary conditions encountered in intensive care settings, especially in immunocompromised patients.

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Listeners can expect evidence-forward discussions on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology, with roundtable analyses of the latest trials, guidelines, and diagnostic stewardship. Episodes span outbreak response, antimicrobial resistance, One Health, gender and AMR, and the evolving role of steroids and therapies in critical infections, often featuring clinicians, researchers, and policy-minded guests who translate complex findings into clinical practice and health-system implications. A notable strength is the consistent pairing of editors with subject-matter experts to unpack methodological nuances, trial designs, and implementation challenges, making complex literature accessible for clinicians, researchers, and decision-makers. T... more

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2. Rekha Pai Mangalore
3. Martin Grobusch
4. Pikka Jokelainen
5. Esmita Charani
6. Annette Westgeest
7. Benedikt Huttner
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