Past events:

First Annual IDIG Mixer March 1, 2006
Coffman Union Campus Club
Thank you to all attendees for making the night a success!

2006 IDIG Winter Seminar Series

Monday, February 6 12:15-1:00pm
Bird Flu! What you need to know.
The threat of Avian Influenza
Harry Hull, MD
State Epidemiologist & Director, Infectious Diseases Control Division, MN Dept. of Health

Monday, February 27 12:15-1:00pm
A history of human-animal disease transmission
Susan Jones, PhD, DVM
Associate Professor, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

Tuesday, March 6 12:15-1:00pm
Responding to epidemics: the role of health providers
Greg Filice, M.D.
Chief, Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center

2005 IDIG Winter Seminar Series

January 24, 2005
Hey, I thought infectious diseases weren't a problem anymore! Infectious Disease in Minnesota
Harry Hull, MD
State Epidemiologist & Director, Infectious Diseases Control Division, MN Dept. of Health

February 7, 2005
Infectious Disease and Human Rights
Phillip Peterson, MD
Director, University of Minnesota Division of Infectious Diseases & International Medicine

February 10, 2005
Flesh Eater! Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome with/without Necrotizing Fasciitis
Patrick Schlievert, PhD

February 15, 2005
Infections in Patients with Defective Host Defenses
Greg Filice, MD
Chief, Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Monday, February 28
Immigrant and Refugee Health in Minnesota
Patricia Walker, MD, DTM&H
Medical Director, Center for International Health, Regions Hospital