Department of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, UK and Motol University Hospital

Basic information
Management and staff
For patients
Ambulance
Inpatient department
Vaccination Center and Travel Medicine Center
-- Vaccination for covid-19
-- Price list
Center for the treatment of infections in drug addicts
Center for the treatment of viral hepatitis
Infectious diseases and infectious medicine
History of the clinic
Teaching
Science and clinical research
Contact

Motto: The goal of our workplace is to connect applied clinical research, innovative teaching together with the provision of quality health care based on the use of the most modern knowledge of medical science and well-coordinated teamwork of satisfied employees.

The Department of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine 2. LF UK and FN Motol provides comprehensive treatment and preventive care in infectious medicine and travel medicine from the age of 15. The professional focus of the workplace and the care provided is based on a modern concept of the field and is inspired by the position of infectious medicine abroad with an emphasis on ambulatory care and consultation services for other clinics and departments within the FN Motol. The clinic provides acute and specialized outpatient care in the entire range of infectious medicine (except for HIV infection) and has bed capacity for the hospitalization of adult patients whose health condition requires it.

Among the most common diagnoses that we consult and treat at our clinic are febrile and inflammatory conditions, diarrheal diseases, respiratory and urinary tract infections, exanthema infections (infections that manifest as rashes), neuroinfections, liver infections, and skin and soft tissue infections. The clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of febrile conditions of unclear etiology, imported tropical infections, opportunistic infections in immunodeficient patients, infections associated with the provision of health care and infections in risk groups of patients (seniors, patients with serious chronic diseases, etc.).

The clinic is set up Vaccination center, also providing vaccination against covid-19, and Travel medicine center. The Travel Medicine Center provides comprehensive pre-departure counseling as well as diagnosis and treatment of health problems for travelers after returning from a risk area. It is completely unique among Prague hospitals Center for the Treatment of Infections in Intravenous Drug Users, which provides outpatient and inpatient care for drug-addicted patients. It provides psychiatric and psychological care to hospitalized patients, helps arrange treatment for motivated patients, provides substitution treatment during hospitalization and provides internal examinations before starting substitution treatment with methadone. Care for patients with chronic hepatitis B or C is provided in Center for the treatment of viral hepatitis.

The clinic participates in teaching students of bachelor's and master's study programs at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the UK and serves as a teaching workplace of the Institute for Postgraduate Education in Healthcare. The clinic's scientific and research activities are based on cooperation with related laboratory and clinical disciplines at the Motol National Research Institute. Main research topics include antibiotic therapy and prescription, travel medicine, infections in high-risk patient groups and epidemiology of infectious diseases.

Management and staff

Head of the clinic:
MD Milan Trojánek, Ph.D.
tel.: 22443 6900/6901

Deputy head for health activities:
MD Martin Tulach
tel .: 22443 6903

Deputy Principal for Teaching:
MD Aneta Nyčová

Deputy Head for Science and Clinical Research:
MD Vyacheslav Grebenyuk

Head of inpatient department:
MD Grigory Mesezhnikov
tel.: 22443 6948/6928/6929

Chief Consular Doctor:
MD Marek Štefan, MBA
tel .: 22443 6911

Secondary doctors (acute and specialist ambulances):
MD Jan Kubik
MD Vyacheslav Grebenyuk
MD Veronika Yegorova

Secondary doctors (inpatient department):
MD Lukáš Kohout
MD Aneta Nyčová
MD Barbora Pišová
MD Teresa Ernestová
MD Sarah Schwott
MD Kateřina Kupská

Head nurse:
M.Sc. Milena Chybová
tel .: 22443 6905

Station nurse:
Hana Black
tel .: 22443 6907

Vaccination Center:
Bc. Denisa Ličáková
tel .: 22443 2330
mobile: 775 939 710

Secretariat:
Bc. Martin Mecerod
tel.: 22443 6900/6901
mobile: 720 932 246

Jarmila Marešová
tel .: 22443 6910

For patients

Ambulance
Inpatient department
Travel medicine center
Vaccination for COVID-19
Center for the treatment of infections in drug addicts
Center for the treatment of viral hepatitis
Electronic reservation system

Acute and emergency ambulance (continuous operation):

The ambulance treats patients with acute and newly arising health problems who are sent from the Emergency Department or with a recommendation from a general practitioner or other attending physician. These patients are examined without an appointment. The operation of the ambulance is continuous, but from 15:30 p.m. to 7:45 a.m. and on non-working days, patients are examined and admitted for hospitalization by a doctor serving in the inpatient department, therefore the emergency service is intended only for urgent conditions, the treatment of which cannot be delayed.

Contact the emergency clinic: 22443 6930 (7:00-19:00), 22443 7777 (contact the doctor on duty from 19:00 - 7:00)

If a general practitioner sends a patient for hospitalization, we recommend that, due to limited bed capacity, you first contact the department's doctor (22443 7777), or send the patient via the Adult Emergency Department. In the case of non-urgent conditions (e.g. consultation of results of serological tests, protracted or long-term difficulties, etc.), we recommend an appointment to a specialized consultation (see below).

Specialized ambulances:

The clinic provides specialized outpatient care in the entire range of infectious medicine (except HIV). Among other things, the clinic provides care to patients with Lyme borreliosis, chlamydial infections, fatigue syndrome, viral hepatitis, herpes infections, zoonoses, nodular syndrome, febrile or inflammatory conditions of unclear etiology or parasitic infections. Part of the clinic is the Vaccination Center or the Travel Medicine Center, which provides pre-departure counseling as well as diagnosis and treatment of health problems for patients after returning from the tropics. Patients can make an appointment for an examination at phone no. 22443 6930.

Inpatient department

The clinic's bed department has a total of 23 beds. The department is built in a box system with double rooms and one single room. Each room is equipped with its own bathroom, TV and telephone, which the patient can use to communicate with the nurse, but also with his relatives and friends, if they call the nurses' office (22443 6928/6929).

Hospital stay

When admitted to the hospital, please bring with you:

Health insurance card and identity card
Recommendations for hospitalization (if you have one), reports and results from previous examinations
Medicines that you take regularly (in original packaging) or at least a list of them
Basic toiletries, bathrobe, pyjamas, slippers with non-slip soles
Mobile phone and charger

If it is an acute admission, it is advisable to bring the necessary things to the patient in the shortest possible time after agreement with the medical staff. Please do not bring large amounts of money, valuables (expensive jewelry, watches...), weapons to the hospital. We recommend storing valuables, jewellery, large sums of money and important documents in the institutional safe.

Part of the administrative procedures for admission to hospitalization is the signing of consent to hospitalization and subsequent diagnostic and treatment procedures. Don't be afraid to ask anything that is unclear to you and that you are worried about. The treating doctors will be happy to explain everything. During hospitalization, please inform the treating doctor or nurse about all your problems and what is troubling you. Try to give the medical professionals all the necessary information, as this will facilitate and speed up the treatment and shorten the time of hospitalization in the hospital.

In the case of hospitalization, it is necessary to comply with the internal regulations of the department and the hospital, which the doctors and nurses of the clinic will introduce you to.

Rules for visits to the inpatient ward

Visits to the inpatient ward are permitted daily from 14:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m., but it is necessary to respect the regime established by the nursing staff. In exceptional cases, visits may be permitted outside of the specified visiting hours after consultation with the clinic staff. We recommend that a maximum of 2 people stay in the room with one patient during the visit. Children under 15 and pregnant women are not allowed access to wards and patient rooms. The attending physician is authorized to prohibit visits to selected rooms for epidemiological reasons. Visits must respect the instructions of healthcare workers, including the use of recommended personal protective equipment (coats, mouthpieces, gloves), washing and hand disinfection.

Rules for communicating information about health status

Information is communicated only to persons listed in the medical records who know the password for communication. Information is provided by the attending physician on working days from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on phone number 22443 6928/6929. On the weekend, you can request up-to-date information about your health status from the doctor's office between 15:00 p.m. and 16:00 p.m. An exception to the above-mentioned rule is the situation when the patient is admitted for hospitalization on duty (15:30-7:45), after which information on the current state of health can be requested in the morning hours of the following day.

Vaccination Center and Travel Medicine Center

Vaccination center FN Motol

The Vaccination Center of FN Motol offers its clients high-quality advice in the area commercial vaccination. We are able to provide all available vaccinations that are appropriate in domestic conditions (e.g. vaccination against influenza, tick-borne meningoencephalitis, hepatitis A/B, meningococcal and pneumococcal infections, chicken pox, measles, rubella, mumps, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, shingles herpes or infections caused by human papillomaviruses...).

Our center also provides vaccination against covid-19 and vaccination of risk groups of patients, for whom vaccination is indicated for health reasons (e.g. older patients, patients with weakened immunity, after spleen removal...) and is possibly also covered by public health insurance.

Center of Travel Medicine of the FN Motol

The Travel Medicine Center of the FN Motol provides not only comprehensive and high-quality pre-departure counseling, vaccinations, but also provides diagnosis and treatment of health problems in patients after returning from the tropics or risk areas. Pre-departure counseling includes an assessment of health status, assessment of possible health risks, compilation of a vaccination plan, provision of antimalarial chemoprophylaxis, provision of information on the most common potential risks and possibilities for their prevention or therapy. The services provided as part of pre-departure counseling are not covered by public health insurance and are governed by the currently valid price list, which is published on the clinic's website.

When acute health problems after returning from the tropics or other risk areas the patient can search for acute and emergency ambulance of our clinic (e.g. in case of febrile conditions), in case of longer-term difficulties may order for examination at the phone number below. Treatment in case of health problems after returning from the tropics is fully covered by public health insurance.

We provide our commercial services for favorable prices, while clients with us does not apply charge for the consultation itself or the application of the vaccine. All Students they have in our center 10% discount for the services provided. You can find the current price offer in the attached price list. Payment is only possible by credit card.

Why use the services of the Vaccination Center and the Travel Medicine Center of FN Motol?

We offer not only the vaccination itself, but comprehensive and high-quality consulting services
You can easily order through the electronic reservation system
We offer short ordering periods
We have appointments for ordering not only in the morning, but also in the afternoon and early evening
For travel advice, we base ourselves only on high-quality and verified international recommendations, we use the resources of the American Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the German Center for Travel Medicine (CRM)
When recommending individual vaccinations, we also carefully consider cost effectiveness for the client
We have favorable vaccine prices and offer a 10% discount for students and contract partners
If you get vaccinated with us, you do not pay a fee for the consultation or for the application of the vaccine
You can also communicate with our doctors in English
For risk groups of patients or older people, we can supplement vaccinations paid for by public health insurance
Antimalarials, repellants and other necessities for a travel first aid kit can be conveniently purchased directly at the FN Motol premises
We take care of our clients at any time, even in case of health problems after returning from the tropics or risk areas

Where to find us:

The Vaccination Center (including covid-19 vaccinations) and the Travel Medicine Center will be located in Building G on the lower ground floor from February 1, 2023 (connecting corridor between the children's and adult parts).

Electronic reservation system: https://objednavky.fnmotol.cz

Electronic reservation system covid-19: https://registrace.mzcr.cz/

Contact phone: 224 43 2336

Contact phone: 224 43 6930 (7:00 a.m. - 15:30 p.m. - weekdays)

Vaccination covid-19

In our vaccination center, we use the Comirnaty vaccine (manufactured by Pfizer/Biontech). We vaccinate adults and children from the age of five in the basic scheme and also apply booster doses.

More information about vaccination against covid-19 and possibility of registration (order) for vaccination can be found on the website of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic: https://koronavirus.mzcr.cz/ockovani-proti-covid-19/.

The Vaccination Center of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the UK and Motol Medical Center offers vaccinations against covid-19 even without an appointment, prior appointments are preferred. We also vaccinate self-payers in all the mentioned age groups. Bring with you: insurance card, vaccination card (distance from the last vaccination), or legal representative's identity card.

Opening hours:
valid from 1 March 5

Where to find us:

The Vaccination Center and the Travel Medicine Center of the Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine Clinic of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the UK and the Motol General Hospital have been located since February 1 in building G on the lower ground floor (connecting corridor between the children's and adult parts of the hospital). From the Nemocnice Motol subway stop on line A, go through the atrium to the directorate building, to the end of the corridor and then up the stairs to the lower ground floor. Alternatively, by elevator one floor below, and from the elevator to the right.

Contact phone: 224 43 2336

Reservation system: https://registrace.mzcr.cz

The MZČR brochure with information on vaccination against covid-19 can be found here: We vaccinate ourselves for a life without fear.

Price list

Price list of the Travel Medicine Center and Vaccination Center FN Motol

Center for the Treatment of Infections in Intravenous Drug Users

We treat infectious diseases across the entire spectrum (except HIV infection), we examine or hospitalize patients with febrile conditions on an outpatient basis to establish a diagnosis, patients with infectious endocarditis (inflammation of the heart valves), spondylodiscitis or sacroiliitis (inflammation of the vertebrae, intervertebral discs or joints of the pelvic bones and spine) , liver inflammation (hepatitis) or skin and soft tissue infections. In cooperation with dermatovenerologists, we also provide care for patients with sexually transmitted infections. We treat and monitor patients with chronic viral hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) on an outpatient basis. Short-term detoxification is also possible for hospitalized patients. We do not provide an outpatient substitution program or detoxification itself. We provide free vaccinations against viral hepatitis type A and B to patients treated at our center. We cooperate with low-threshold facilities and a number of addiction and contact centers and communities.

Center for the treatment of viral hepatitis

We deal with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all types of viral hepatitis, both acute and chronic. We are among the guaranteed centers for the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis (Society of Infectious Medicine and Czech Hepatological Society ČLS JEP). We guarantee patients interdisciplinary treatment by a team of experienced doctors according to current medical knowledge.

Infectious diseases and infectious medicine

Infectious diseases have influenced the development of the entire human civilization, while they were still the most common cause of death at the end of the 19th century. In the course of the 20th century, mainly thanks to the improvement of hygienic conditions, the introduction of vaccination programs and the discovery of new treatment options, there was a dramatic decrease in the incidence and number of deaths from infectious diseases, thereby significantly reducing their societal impact in developed countries. However, the originally optimistic ideas about a solved problem with infectious diseases appear to be completely unrealistic from today's point of view. Thanks to significant demographic, ecological and climatic changes, in recent decades humanity has increasingly encountered epidemic occurrences of completely new or emerging diseases, such as e.g. covid-19, SARS, MERS, or hemorrhagic fevers (e.g. Ebola), which in in today's globalized world, they can pose a potential risk to the human population. In developed countries, epidemics of diseases that can be prevented by vaccination are reappearing, which is related, among other things, to the trend of refusing recommended and mandatory vaccination. Another significant problem is the growing resistance of microorganisms to available anti-infectives, which greatly limits our treatment options.

However, a fundamental change for the field of infectious medicine is represented by the increasing life expectancy and the increasing representation of patients with serious chronic diseases or immune disorders, because it is infections that represent significant and often serious complications for these patients. That is why professional circles are increasingly talking about the need to ensure easily accessible and high-quality ambulatory and consultative infectious disease care.

Infectious disease medicine is currently a modern and dynamically developing field that is dedicated to the rational diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of infectious diseases, while, contrary to the common notion, it is no longer true that infectious disease workplaces serve mainly to isolate people with transmissible infections. On the contrary, most of the disease cases that an infectious disease specialist encounters and deals with are not transmissible between people. The most common diagnoses that infectious disease specialists deal with include febrile and inflammatory conditions, respiratory and urinary tract infections, diarrheal diseases, liver infections, neuroinfections, skin and soft tissue infections, zoonoses (infections transmitted by animals) or healthcare-associated infections.

History of the clinic

The 30s
The building of the current clinic was built according to the project of the architect Rudolf Kvěch and was opened in February 1937 as the Masaryk Institute for the Treatment of Lupus of the Czech Regional Society against Tuberculosis. The building was attached to the Motol hospital on August 5, 1948.

The 50s
The department was founded in 1951 in the premises of SANOPSZ (Sanatorium of the District Insurance Company of Private Employees) in the later building of the State Sanatorium in Prague 5 (Na Cihlářce).
The increasing number of cases of infectious hepatitis led in 1953 to the relocation of the department to the current building in the Motol hospital. The priority was MUDr. Otakar Souček, a gastroenterologist, who originally worked at the internal clinic of the Motol hospital under the guidance of prof. MD Miloš Netousek, DrSc.

The 70s
In 1971, MD took over the management of the department. V. Hazuka - internist, gastroenterologist. The department performed endoscopic examinations and non-invasive and invasive liver examinations in the field of gastroenterology for Prague and the Central Bohemian region.

The 90s
Since 1992, the department was headed by MUDr. Jana Železna, at that time the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis with interferon was introduced. In 1998, the reconstruction of the ground floor of the pavilion was completed and a care program for drug-dependent patients with hepatitis began. In 1999, MUDr. Iron retired.

2000
In 2000, MUDr. Jiřina Hobstová CSc., who originally worked at the Bulovka University of Applied Sciences. Under the leadership of dr. Hobst's department continued to care for drug-addicted patients, but the program was expanded to cover all infectious diseases that occur in drug-addicted patients. The department participated in teaching students of the 3rd Faculty of Arts of the UK and the 1st Faculty of Arts of the UK.

2013
In 2013, as part of the reorganization, the status of the department was changed, and the Infectious Department of FN Motol became the 6th station of the Internal Clinic of the 2nd LFUK and FN Motol. MUDr was appointed head of the station. Jan Dvořák. The scope of work of the department has not changed, it has expanded towards the care of internally ill patients.

2016
MUDr left the position of head of the department. Jan Dvořák and he was replaced in the position by MUDr. Martin Tulach.

2022
On September 1.9.2022, 2, a new Department of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine was established at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the UK and the Motol Faculty of Medicine. The first head of the clinic was appointed MUDr. Milan Trojánek, Ph.D., who originally worked at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases of the XNUMXnd Faculty of Medicine of the UK and the Bulovka Medical University. The head of the clinic is MUDr. Martin Tulach.

Teaching

The workplace provides teaching in bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the Charles University. The clinic is also a training workplace of the Department of Infectious Medicine of the IPVZ.

Master's degree

general medicine

The workplace participates in the teaching of the subject Infectious Medicine together with the partner workplace at FN Bulovka. Teaching at the Clinic of Infectious Medicine and Travel Medicine of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of the UK and Motol Medical University takes place in a three-day block (Tuesday to Thursday) in the first week of the internship. The clinic is located on the premises of the Motol Medical Center in building No. 22. The main topics taught include febrile conditions (including fever of unclear origin), inflammatory indicators and their importance in the diagnosis of infections, infections associated with the provision of health care, infections in immunodeficient patients, viral hepatitis, HIV (epidemiology, pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis) and travel medicine. More detailed information about teaching and teaching materials can be found in SIS.

The clinic participates in interdisciplinary teaching in related subjects and organizes optional subjects focusing on the professional profile of the workplace. The department is also involved in providing internships for students in the tropics.

The clinic staff welcomes students' interest in individual internships within the subject K10 or any extracurricular activities.

Bachelor's degree

Nursing and Pediatric Nursing

The workplace provides teaching of the subject Nursing care in infectious medicinea Nursing care of children in infectious medicine in the 3rd year of study.

Doctoral studies

Clinic staff are trainers of students in the study program Preventive medicine and epidemiology (2. LF UK) a Mikrobiologie (LF in Pilsen, UK). The study topics correspond to the specialist focus of the clinic and are mainly about the issues of travel and tropical medicine, epidemiology of infectious diseases or antibiotic therapy and prescription.

Science and clinical research

The clinic's scientific and research activities are based on cooperation with related laboratory and clinical disciplines at the Motol National Research Institute. Main research topics include antibiotic therapy and prescription, travel medicine, infections in high-risk patient groups and epidemiology of infectious diseases.