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.

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Event

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.

eLearning

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.

Event

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.

News

SHEA Reaffirms Support for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Healthcare Personnel, Including Pregnant Staff

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) supports healthcare personnel (HCP), including pregnant HCP, to be free to choose to continue to get vaccinated…

Importance of Reinstating CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

Arlington, VA – CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) is a critical asset to the nation’s public health infrastructure. It provides evidence-based guidance…

Now Is the Time to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Programs in Healthcare Facilities

Arlington, VA —The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious…

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

Join us for our upcoming Town Hall on June 3rd at 4pm ET!

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

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

☕️ Join SHEA for the next International Coffee Talk – May 31 at 10 AM ET!
Topic: Strategic Leadership in Infection Control
Learn how global experts drive impact across resource settings.
Interactive discussion + audience Q&A
🔗 REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/3H8pKsg

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

🩺 Join SHEA's Converse & Convene on May 27 to discuss the challenges of measles isolation & exposure workups in healthcare settings. Engage in interactive breakout sessions with experts Dr. Irene Frantzis and Dr. Harjot K. Singh.

Register here: https://bit.ly/42X372y

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

Join us on May 22nd at 2:30pm EDT for our webinar covering antimicrobial and vaccine prophylaxis in patients with immunocompromises.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4j6UvuS

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

🎧 New #SHEAPodcast! @JonathanRyderMD & Dr. Milner Staub explore outpatient stewardship: penicillin allergy delabeling & reducing antibiotic overuse in bronchitis.

Listen now👇
iTunes: https://apple.co/4dlk9e7
SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/4jSGemJ
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4jXVv5W

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

🧒🦠 Join the SHEA/PIDS Virtual Workshop: Challenging Topics in Pediatric Healthcare Epidemiology! Topics include Transmission-Based Precautions, visitor restrictions & H5N1 preparedness.

📅 Sept 23–24, 2025
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4kn62aE

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

🚨 Ready to improve antibiotic prescribing at your institution? Our Penicillin Allergy Management course empowers providers with the tools and training they need to lead penicillin allergy assessment initiatives.

👉 Register today: https://bit.ly/3DGu684

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, an official journal of SHEA, is seeking a Pediatrics-focused Associate Editor. Send a brief statement of interest and a current CV to ashe.mangagingeditor@shea-online.org by May 15, 2025.

https://bit.ly/4mfztNB

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

Don't miss our Town Hall happening today at 4pm! Our panelists will be discussing prevention and preparedness for the next respiratory season. Register here https://bit.ly/3Z4HLOc or join us live on Facebook.

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

Multisociety Guidance for Sterilization and High-Level Disinfection

🔗https://bit.ly/3GQ5xXX

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

🚨 Registration for #IDWeek2025 is NOW OPEN for members of @IDSAInfo, @HIVMA, @PIDSociety, @SHEA_Epi and @SIDPharm!

Join us in person in Atlanta, GA, Oct. 19–22, or attend virtually from anywhere in the world.

Register today and save ➡️ http://idweek.org/registration

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IDWeek @idweekmtg ·

The Global and BugHub Stages are accepting applications! IDWeek is looking for presentations that touch on individual and collective experiences of working in ID. In-person attendance is required to present.

Presentation suggestions are due June 25: https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/login.asp?EventKey=RUPEDFMQ

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

Join us on Tuesday, May 13th, at 4:00 p.m. ET for an expert-led panel discussion, “Seeing Ahead: Prevention and Preparedness for the Next Respiratory Season.”

For more information and to register: https://bit.ly/3Z4HLOc

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, an official journal of SHEA, is seeking a Pediatrics-focused Associate Editor. Send a brief statement of interest and a current CV to ashe.mangagingeditor@shea-online.org by May 15, 2025.

https://shea-online.org/call-for-applications-ashe-associate-editor-pediatrics-focus/

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

SHEA strongly urges CDC through HHS to reinstate HICPAC to preserve a resilient, coordinated, and science-driven public health infrastructure.

Read our full statement: 🔗 https://shea-online.org/importance-of-reinstating-cdcs-healthcare-infection-control-practices-advisory-committee-hicpac/

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SHEA @shea_epi ·

Hands are the most common way that germs are spread in the hospital. Everyone in the hospital - healthcare personnel, patients and visitors should clean their hands often. #WHHD2025 #HandHygiene #PatientCare
🔗 https://www.guidelinecentral.com/shop/guide-to-being-a-safe-patient-or-caregiver/

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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

ICHE JOURNAL

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

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

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.

Visit SHEA Spring

Upcoming Events

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

Sept. 23 – Sept. 24, 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…

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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