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.

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.

On-Demand

Advancing Health Equity through Antimicrobial Stewardship

An educational program designed for learners to develop skills in building multidisciplinary partnerships that aid in identifying and addressing health inequities as they relate to antimicrobial stewardship.

Resource

BD BACTEC Blood Culture Bottle Shortage

CDC/IDSA Clinician Call hosted in partnership with IDSA, SHEA, ASM and PIDS. Presenters provided an update on the blood culture media bottle shortage, and strategies will be discussed to prioritize the use of supply based on clinical need.

News

Preparing for The Worst: Healthcare Can Check Readiness for Bird Flu Spread

Healthcare facilities are encouraged to prepare now for a possible bird flu outbreak, adopting measures to protect patients, staff, and the public, according to a…

SHEA Urges Investment Given Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance During COVID-19 Pandemic

Following today’s release of the CDC’s fact sheet on antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) calls for…

Pandemic Preparedness Policy Statements: A Step Towards Global Health Resilience

ARLINGTON, Virginia – The patchwork systems of global and domestic monitoring for the next infectious disease threat should be expanded, linked and better funded; and…

Connect with SHEA

Social Media

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

🆕 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

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

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

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!

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

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

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! 💙 🦠 💊

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

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

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

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

A5: #NFID is proud to collaborate with @SIDPharm @CDC_AR @SHEA_Epi @accpinfdprnpartners and other partners to raise awareness and #FightAR #USAAW24

A5: SHEA has a position paper on Improving antimicrobial use through better diagnosis: The relationship between diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship which discusses the partnerships needed in hospitals to #FightAR. #usaaw24

Q5. How have you been successful in engaging with prescribers, senior leadership, and other partners to #FightAR within your institutions? #USAAW24

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.

Upcoming Events

SHEA Spring 2025

Apr. 27-30, 2025 | Championsgate, FL

The 2025 Spring Conference, to be held in person, in ChampionsGate, Florida will include topics on healthcare epidemiology, antibiotic stewardship, long-term care, research methods, clinical…

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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