More than 700 studies, including 250 international abstracts, highlighting worldwide progress in preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections and addressing antibiotic resistance were published today as…
The executive order signed last week that strips protections from our nation’s civil service workforce comes at a time when the critical role of career…
In light of the low rate of transmission and advances in treatments for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of…
While the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 continue to highlight needs for new and proven tools to combat the spread and effects of this novel coronavirus,…
All healthcare personnel should be immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (CDC/ACIP) as…
Neonatal intensive care units (NICU) should balance prevention of Staphylococcus aureus infections in critically ill infants with the need for skin-to-skin contact with parents and…
The SHEA Executive Committee submitted the following comment in response to a recent article, White House to Target Hospitals for Uneven Covid-19 Data Reporting (WSJ 9/2/20). The…
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) vehemently disagrees with the recent revision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of its…
SHEA members signed an opinion piece quoted and posted in The New York Times, raising serious concerns about new procedures for reporting COVID-19 patient data…
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has joined with other public health and medical societies urging the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health…
Healthcare epidemiologists report using unprecedented methods in response to the unique circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a new study…
Background Since COVID-19 distancing restrictions and business closures were implemented, early childhood immunization rates have dropped considerably due to fears of contracting the virus. During the week of…