SHEA Podcasts

This episode of The SHEA Podcast is joint collaboration with The American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Today’s moderator, Dr. Francesca Lee, interviews Dr. Laura Filkins from ASM and Dr. Dan Morgan from SHEA. Listen as our guests discuss how the overuse or misuse of diagnostic tests impacts patient care and the potential ramifications in a healthcare setting, as well as common

This is Ep. 2 of SHEA's two-part series, Impact of Blood Culture Practices on Antibiotic Stewardship & HAI Surveillance & Management. This episode focuses on the controversy surrounding follow-up blood cultures after initial bacteremia episodes. The frequency of obtaining blood cultures and their role in scenarios like leukocytosis and fevers will be explored. Speakers: Joshua Thad

This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's two-part series, Impact of Blood Culture Practices on Antibiotic Stewardship & HAI Surveillance & Management. Speakers discuss effective preventive measures for reducing healthcare-onset bacteremia rates. Speakers: Mark Rupp, MD Anna Sick-Samuels, MD, MPH Moderator: Patricia Pichilingue-Reto, MD, FAAP, AAHIVS

On today’s episode of The SHEA Podcast, Dr. Jorge Salinas is joined by Joseph Perz and Melissa Cumming for a conversation on the existing public health infrastructure for addressing healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance. Listen as they discuss public health’s role in healthcare, specific to communicable diseases, as well as how public health programs int

This is the final episode of SHEA's three-part series, Developments in Transmission-based Precautions. This discussion focuses on the common workflows in the ED and the limitations associated with infection prevention practices when compared to other settings. Speakers will address opportunities to improve infection prevention identified during the pandemic, as well as screening of

Today’s episode of the The SHEA Podcast features a discussion between Dr. Amie John and Dr. Caitlin McGrath. Tune as and listen to their discussion on Dr. McGrath’s work on novel strategies to ensure equity in HAI prevention and the use of existing HAI surveillance systems to identify and mitigate inequities. They discuss where to start, how to get buy in from stakeholders, key

This is Ep. 2 of the Developments in Transmission-Based Precautions Series. The speakers will elucidate carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and classifications utilized for multi-drug resistant gram-negative rods, along with their epidemiology. They will address challenges associated with identifying these organisms, recommended precautions for patients co

This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's three-part series, Developments in Transmission-based Precautions. This episode focuses on preventing respiratory virus infections in patients with neutropenia or those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We’ll explore characteristics of the patient population or local epidemiological trends that might warrant additional precautions and our

This is Ep. 2 of SHEA's two-part series, Infection Prevention & Antibiotic Stewardship at End of Life. This episode explores the role of antibiotic treatment in the end-of-life setting with a focus on balancing the role in maintaining comfort and relieving symptoms with the concern for adverse effects, excessive or futile use, and contribution to the development of antibiotic resis

This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's two-part series, Infection Prevention & Antibiotic Stewardship at End of Life. This episode focuses on the risks and benefits of IP policies in the acute care setting - such as isolation requirements and visitor restrictions - and how they might (or might not) be adapted at end-of-life. Speakers: Rupak Datta, MD, MPH, PhD Melissa Wachterman, MD, MSc, MPH Mod