DU Anti-infective therapeutics in the French West Indies and Guyana

Domain: UFR SMS
Mention : Medicine
Speciality: IDE
Nature : Diploma course
Output level : BAC+3
Location: CHC Cayenne
Website: www.univ-guyane.fr

Submission of pre-registration applications (eCandidat) : From 19 January to 6 February 2026
Selection of candidates : From 9 to 10 February 2026
Administrative registration and payment: From 11 February to 20 February 2026
Course starts :

  • Week 1: 23 to 27 February 2026
  • Week 2: 18 to 22 May 2026

End of course : 22 May 2026
Exam dates (session 1) : 26 June 2026
Exam dates (session 2) : 25 September 2026

Objectives

  1. Be familiar with the main families of anti-infectives, their main indications and undesirable side-effects
  2. Be familiar with the anti-infective treatment of the main infectious diseases, both tropical and non-tropical Be familiar with the risks of antibiotic misuse, particularly in terms of antibiotic resistance.

Target skills

  1. By the end of the course, learners should be aware of the importance of «prescribing the right antibiotic».
  2. They will need to have the relevant knowledge to be able to prescribe and monitor antibiotic therapy independently, while knowing when and where to seek specific advice.

Admission

Access to the DU

FI - Initial trainingTarget audience

  • Students enrolled in 3e medical studies
  • Students enrolled in 3e pharmaceutical studies cycle

Prerequisites

  • No
RE - Resumption of studiesTarget audience

  • Specialists and general practitioners outside hospital
  • Pharmacists
  • Other audiences

Prerequisites

  • hold a degree in Medicine or Pharmacy
  • If required :
    • Preliminary interview with the people in charge of education
    • Maintenance required for «other audiences» only»
CE - Continuing educationTarget audience

  • Specialists and general practitioners outside hospital
  • Pharmacists
  • Other audiences

Prerequisites

  • hold a degree in Medicine or Pharmacy
  • If required :
    • Preliminary interview with the people in charge of education
    • Maintenance required for «other audiences» only»

Other people who do not have the necessary prerequisites (e.g. representatives of the pharmaceutical industry) can apply for the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAP) (Decree no. 2013-756 of 19 August 2013).

Access to training without graduation
Applications from people from other groups who do not meet the conditions listed above (pre-requisites) will be considered after a preliminary interview with those in charge of the course.
These learners will not sit the final exam and will receive a training certificate.

Admission requirements
Admission is based on an application including a CV, qualifications and a covering letter explaining the applicant's career plans. A selection committee will decide on all applications, with equal numbers of medical and non-medical candidates. The number of places per academic year is set at 30.

Registration
Instructions concerning the application procedure are posted on the Université de Guyane website during the annual admissions campaign. Applications and administrative registration are made online.

Programme

EU1 : General principles of antibiotic therapy

  • 9:00-9:30: Introduction. Prof. Olivier Lesens
  • 9.30am-10am: The pharmacist's 1/2 hour: the main families of antibiotics and their useful spectrum. Dr Vincent Sainte-Rose
  • 10am-11.30am: The main stages in prescribing, with interactive clinical cases. Pr Olivier Lesens, Dr Alessia Melzani
  • 11.30am - 12.30pm: Interpretative reading of antibiograms based on clinical situations and new dosage names. Dr Vincent Sainterose, Dr Fouzia Sariak, Dr Karamba Sylla, Dr Alessia Melzani

EU 2: Zoonoses

  • 14:00-14:30: Management of Lyme disease. Dr Morgane BOURNE WATRIN
  • 2.30-3pm: Management of brucellosis. Dr Alessia MELZAN
  • 15:00-15:30: Management of Q fever. Pr Loïc EPELBOIN
  • 15:30-16:00: Management of bartonnelosis. Pr Loïc EPELBOIN
  • 16:00-16:30: Management of tularemia. Pr Loïc EPELBOIN
  • 16h30-17h: Management of leptospirosis. Dr Paul LE TURNIER

EU 3: Parasitosis

  • 9.00-9.30am: The pharmacist's 1/2 hour. Main anti-parasitics
  • 9:30-10:30: malaria treatment
  • 10.30am-11am: Miniconf: treatment of parasitic infections in immunocompromised patients
  • 11am-12pm: Interactive clinical cases, Parasitic digestive infections

EU 4: Cerebral infections

  • 9:00-9:30: The pharmacist's half-hour: anti-infectives for meningitis and meningoencephalitis. Dr Paul Le Turnier
  • 9.30am-11am: Meningitis, meningoencephalitis, interactive clinical cases. Dr Paul Le Turnier
  • 12:00-12:30, miniconf: cerebral abscesses, cerebral infections on equipment. Dr Paul Le Turnier
  • 11am-12pm, miniconf: antibiotic therapy in septic shock. Pr Atem Kallel

EU 5: Dermohypodermatitis

  • 14:00-15:00: Infectious dermohypodermatitis (interactive clinical cases). Dr Morgane Bourne
  • 15h00-15h30: miniconf: bites. Dr Morgane Bourne
  • 15:30-16:30: Specific features of skin infections in tropical areas (interactive clinical cases). Dr Morgane Bourne
  • 16h30-17h: miniconf: antibiotic therapy in pressure sores. Dr Morgane Bourne

EU 6: Antifungals

  • 9.00am - 9.30am: La 1/2h du pharmacien: principales antifongiques. Dr Frédégonde About
  • 9h30 - 10h00: miniconf: Fungemia. Dr Frédégonde About
  • 10h-11h30: Interactive clinical cases of fungal infection in ID and immunocompetent patients. Dr Frédégonde About
  • 11:30-12:00: miniconf: treatment of histoplasmosis. Dr Frédégonde About

EU 7: Urinary tract infections and STIs

  • 2.00 - 2.30 pm: 1/2 hour with the pharmacist: antibiotics for urinary tract infections (upper and lower) and STIs
  • 14:30-15:00: Miniconf: Recommendations for urinary tract infections
  • 15:00-16:00: Urinary tract infections. Interactive clinical cases
  • 16h00- 17h00: Treatment of STIs. Interactive clinical cases

EU 8: Antibiotics in the era of antibiotic resistance

  • 9.00 - 9.30 a.m.: 1/2 hour with the pharmacist: antibiotics for MRB infections
  • 9h30-10h: miniconf: carbapenemases
  • 10am-11.30am: Interactive clinical cases of BMR/BLSE infections
  • 11:30-12:00: miniconf: BMR recommendations

EU 9: HIV infection, antivirals

  • 2.00 - 2.30pm: The 1/2 hour with the pharmacist: the main antiretrovirals
  • 2.30pm-4pm: HIV clinical cases
  • 15:30 - 16:00: miniconf: antivirals (excluding anti-retrovirals)
  • 16:00-17:00: Viral infections in the immunocompromised (CMV, EBV, VZV)

EU 10: Digestive infections

  • 9.00-9.30: 1/2h from the pharmacist: main antibiotics for digestive tract infections
  • 9.30-10am: Miniconf: recommendations for C difficile infections
  • 10:00-10:30: Miniconf: secondary digestive tract infections
  • 10:30-12:00: Interactive clinical cases, Bacterial digestive tract infections

EU 11: Resistance mechanisms, pharmacodynamics, ESI of antibiotics

  • 2pm-3pm: Introduction to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
  • 3pm-4pm: Main mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
  • 4pm-5pm: Interactive clinical case studies, side effects of antibiotics and drug interactions

TU 12: Pulmonary infections (part 1)

  • 9:00-9:30: 1/2h from the pharmacist: antibiotics for respiratory infections. Dr Samuel Markowicz
  • 9:30-10am, miniconf: what to do in the event of a respiratory infection in a tropical zone. Dr Samuel Markowicz
  • 10h-10h30, miniconf: Respiratory infections recommendation. Dr Samuel Markowicz
  • 10:30-12:30: Respiratory infections (excluding tuberculosis). Interactive clinical cases. Dr Samuel Markowicz, Dr Julien Coussement

TU 13: Pulmonary infections (part 2)

  • 14:00-14:30: La 1/2h du pharmacien: anti-tuberculosis drugs. Dr Kinda SCHEPERS
  • 2.30pm-4pm: Tuberculosis. Interactive clinical cases. Dr Kinda SCHEPERS
  • 16h-17h, miniconf: actinomycosis, nocardiosis, atypical mycobacteria. Dr Kinda SCHEPERS, Dr Julien COUSSEMENT
  • 17h-17h30, miniconf: antibiotic therapy in VAP. Dr Jean-David POMMIER

EU 14: Bacteremia and endocarditis
9h-10h: catheter infection, interactive clinical cases. Dr Sandrine PEUGNY
10h-11h30: Endocarditis and bacteremia, interactive clinical cases. Dr Elodie Curlier
11h30-12h00: miniconf: Infection on pace-maker. Dr Sandrine PEUGNY , Dr Elodie Curlier

EU 15 : Osteoarticular infections

  • 14:00-14:30: La 1/2h du pharmacien: antibiotics in osteoarticular infections. Dr Tanguy DEQUIDT
  • 14:30-15:30: IOA on equipment, interactive clinical cases. Dr Guillaume BARONNET
  • 15:30-16:30: diabetic foot infection, interactive clinical cases. Dr Elodie CURLIER
  • 16h30-17h00: miniconf: treatment of spondylodiscitis. Dr Tanguy DEQUIDT

EU 16 : Hospital epidemiology

  • 9.00am - 9.30am: Risks associated with the incorrect use of antibiotics. Dr Maïder COPPRY
  • 9:30-10:30: Isolation strategies. Management of patients at risk of infection. Interactive clinical cases. Dr Maïder COPPRY
  • 10:30-12:00: How can antibiotic consumption be assessed? Institutional policy on the use of anti-infectives. Dr Maïder COPPRY

EU 17: Methods of administering antibiotics

  • 14:00-14:30: La 1/2h du pharmacien: antibiothérapie parentérale ambulatoire. Dr Tanguy DEQUIDT
  • 14:30-15:00: Continuous infusion of antibiotics. Dr Tanguy DEQUIDT
  • 15:00-16:30: Duration of antibiotic therapy (interactive clinical cases). Dr Samuel MARKOWICZ, Dr Julien COUSSEMENT
  • 16:30-17:00: miniconf: particularities of antibiotic therapy in intensive care. Dr Jean-David POMMIER

EU 18: Antibiotic therapy in general medicine

  • 9am-12.30pm: Interactive clinical cases
  • Urinary tract infections
  • ENT infections in adults and children. Dr Guillaume BARONNET
  • Lower respiratory infections in adults and children. Dr Guillaume BARONNET
  • Urethritis and cervicitis. Dr Guillaume BARONNET
  • HP infection in adults. Dr Marion WALLYN
  • Sigmoid Diverticulitis. Dr Marion WALLYN
  • Bacterial skin infections. Dr Elodie CURLIER

EU 19: 2pm-5pm

  • Interactive MCQ corrections delivered at the start of the week (revision)

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Sectors of activity

  • Hospital services
  • Humanitarian medicine/practice in isolated areas

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Management

Prof. Pierre COUPPIE
Dean

Prof. Mathieu NACHER
Vice-Dean

Ms Sandrine ADONIS
Administrative and Financial Manager

Guillaume ICHER
MCF Associate Professor - Tutoring Manager

Scholarship

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School coordinator
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Schooling Manager
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Apparitor
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