Safe Healthcare For All

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is a professional society that improves public health by establishing infection-prevention measures and supporting antibiotic stewardship among healthcare providers. Learn more … 

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SHEA Spring

SHEA Spring is the premier conference for professionals in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, and antimicrobial stewardship. Offering expert-led sessions, hands-on workshops, and cutting-edge training courses designed to drive innovation and improve patient outcomes.

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Penicillin Allergy Management

An interactive course, where learners will gain experience in penicillin allergy history taking, risk assessment using validated instruments, penicillin allergy testing, and delabeling.

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IDWeek

IDWeek is the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the HIV Medicine Association, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.

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SHEA Congratulates Dr. Susan Monarez on her Confirmation as CDC Director 

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) congratulates Dr. Susan Monarez on her Senate confirmation as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and…

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SHEA Submits Comments on CMS FY 2026 IPPS and LTCH PPS Proposed Rule, Emphasizing Equity, Data Modernization, and Infection Prevention

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Fiscal Year…

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SHEA Affirms Trust in ACIP and Supports Science-Based Vaccine Policy

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA) appreciates HHS’s focus on restoring public trust in vaccines and applaud any and all efforts to increase vaccine uptake…

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
19h

Join SHEA's Town Hall on August 12th at 4pm ET! We will be joined by Emily Sickbert-Bennett, System Executive Director of Infection Prevention at UNC Health, to discuss hand hygiene and infection prevention fundamentals.

Register here: http://bit.ly/4l6yQEf

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idweekmtg IDWeek @idweekmtg ·
25 Jul

Spotlight your research on the global stage and submit a late-breaking abstract to #IDWeek2025! Late-breaker abstracts are highly competitive, and only abstracts containing novel, cutting-edge information will be considered.

Apply by Aug. 5: https://idweek.org/call-for-abstracts/

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idweekmtg IDWeek @idweekmtg ·
28 Jul

Med students and residents: Join us for the #IDBugCrawl at #IDWeek2025! This FREE program is a one stop shop to learn about the field of ID, with opportunities to meet with ID specialists who are shaping the future.

Register today for IDWeek 2025: https://idweek.org/registration

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
25 Jul

✈️ Can’t attend in person? IDWeek offers a virtual registration option!

Register by August 2nd to take advantage of the advanced registration discount

👉 Don’t miss out: https://bit.ly/4o2zSUx

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
25 Jul

🧬 New episode of The ICHE Podcast!

Experts from @UCLAHealth join the podcast to explore the clinical utility, benefits, and pitfalls of the evolving role of plasma cell-free DNA metagenomic next-generation sequencing in infectious disease diagnosis.

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
24 Jul

Join us for the first session of SHEA's ‘Leveraging Patient Safety Culture & Clinical Team Engagement to Reduce HAIs’ series. We will identify the linkage between patient safety culture and clinical outcomes.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3TLnqKY

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
21 Jul

Join us for our upcoming webinar where we will review evidence for replacing disposable with reusable gowns from a sustainability perspective and describe the experience of a healthcare system in making the switch.

Register: https://bit.ly/44SoVfr

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
17 Jul

Join us on Thursday, July 24th at 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET for Converse & Convene: Management of IPC in Behavioral Health.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4m56s6p

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
2 Jul

Join us on July 9th at 4PM ET for a panel tackling surgical site infections in healthcare settings!

Register here: https://bit.ly/4lrogbi

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
1 Jul

Please join us on July 8th for ASPR’s panel of expert speakers to discuss how the Portable Biocontainment Unit can be used to help to limit the spread of high-consequence infectious diseases and save lives.

Register here: http://bit.ly/4eyeGRV

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
27 Jun

Reducing flu vaccines by eliminating thimerosal-containing ones may lower vaccination rates and increase hospitalizations and deaths. SHEA urges ACIP to rely on evidence when making decisions about safe, effective vaccines to help restore public trust.

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
27 Jun

ICHE and ASHE are partnering on a joint special collection focused on the role of artificial intelligence in infection prevention, hospital epidemiology, and antimicrobial stewardship.

🔗 Submit your paper here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology/announcements/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-special-joint-collection-the-role-of-artificial-intelligence-in-infection-prevention-antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
26 Jun

The SHEA Spring Planning Committee has officially wrapped up the programming for SHEA Spring 2026! We’re excited to bring an insightful and impactful conference to Chicago this April. Stay tuned for more details!

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shea_epi SHEA @shea_epi ·
18 Jun

We're so proud of ICHE for another solid year! ICHE received an Impact Factor of 2.9 and over 1 million downloads 🎉

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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
ICHE JOURNAL
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
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Published monthly by Cambridge University Press, ICHE publishes original, peer-reviewed scientific articles for professionals in epidemiology or infection prevention and control programs in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

ASHE JOURNAL
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (ASHE) is a fully Gold Open Access journal that publishes original research that contributes to the fields of antimicrobial stewardship and the prevention of healthcare-associated infections.

SHEA Spring Conference

SHEA Spring will include topics on healthcare epidemiology, antibiotic stewardship, long-term care, research methods, clinical microbiology, patient safety and quality, implementation science, and COVID-19. It also provides a wide range of opportunities for networking with peers and experts in the field.

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IDWeek 2025

Oct. 19-22, 2025 | Atlanta, GA

IDWeek is the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the HIV Medicine Association, the…

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SHEA/PIDS Virtual Workshop: Challenging Topics in Pediatric Healthcare Epidemiology

Nov. 13-14, 2025

Join experts in pediatric healthcare epidemiology in this exciting, interactive virtual workshop co-hosted by SHEA and PIDS. Over two half-day sessions, we will review the…

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