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14 Dec

Coming Soon! Our new Penicillin Allergy Management online course is almost here! Learn how to assess, test, and safely de-label penicillin allergies to enhance patient outcomes.

Stay tuned to https://learningce.shea-online.org for more information

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12 Dec

The call for applications for SHEA Spring 2025 scholarships closes tomorrow. Visit https://bit.ly/SHEASpring_Scholarships for more information and to apply.

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12 Dec

🚨 SHEA launches a 10-year research plan to tackle HAIs!

🔬 Evidence-based practices
💡 Innovative strategies
👩‍⚕️ Improved patient outcomes

Learn how this plan aims to transform healthcare safety:

#HAI #InfectionControl #HealthcareEpi

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10 Dec

Join SHEA and @PIDSociety today at 1pm ET for our second session of the Virtual Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Hospital Epidemiology Webinar Series. This session will focus on Meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) disease outbreak.
Register: https://bit.ly/3BcvNcJ

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology @ichejournal ·

26 Nov

🆕 New from Ilges et al:

▶️ Authors describe a C. difficile 💩 diagnostic and antibiotic stewardship intervention from a syndromic panel

📄: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.180

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology @ichejournal ·

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New from @BethanyWattles, @pedsteward, @yanooshkaky

Antibiotic use in US children’s hospitals may differ by race and ethnicity. Additional research is needed to examine individual diagnoses, clinical outcomes, and drivers of variation.

https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.168

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology @ichejournal ·

25 Nov

New from Navas et al:

Do blood contamination reduction devices work? 🩸

➡️ Authors tested 2 ddiversion devices over 3 months
➡️Overall contamination goals were not achieved, although there was low device usage

📄: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.169

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ASHE Journal @ashe_journal ·

19 Nov

Hi friends--we've migrated over to Blue Sky with the rest of #IDsky from #IDtwitter, come find us (ASHEjournal) and our compatriots from @ICHEJournal!

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22 Nov

Antibiotics and antifungals used as pesticides in agriculture can lead to contamination of the environment (e.g., water and soil). This can speed up the development and spread of #AntimicrobialResistance. Learn more: http://bit.ly/3xyxT4U #USAAW24

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SHEA Spring 2025 scholarship applications are open! Apply before the deadline: Dec 13, 2024. https://sheaspring.org/attendees/scholarships/

SIDP @sidpharm ·

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Thank YOU for joining us today to celebrate #USAAW24!

We love to hear your insight & experiences to improve patient care, #FightAR, & educate others on the crucial role of Antimicrobial Stewardship! 💙 🦠 💊

CDC Antimicrobial Resistance @cdc_ar ·

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A6 (2/2) Read the INSPIRE Urinary Tract Infection Trial: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817975 #FightAR #USAAW24 #BeAntibioticsAware

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A6: An article in @ICHEJournal that’s gotten some buzz: BLADDER score: evaluating a tool to support urinary diagnostic & antibiotic stewardship in hospitalized adults #FightAR #usaaw24 #fightAR

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A6: SHEA ed on delabeling penicillin allergies is coming soon! In the meantime, check out: Documented penicillin allergy & beta-lactam antibiotic use in MA long-term care facilities: opp for penicillin allergy delabeling #FightAR #usaaw24

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A6: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (ASHE) is a fully Gold Open Access journal with lots of Stewardship content, check it out: #usaaw24

SIDP @sidpharm ·