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HHS External Communications Pause Prevents Critical Updates on Current Public Health Threats
Feb 03, 2025

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is concerned that two weeks have passed since the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced…

Can pharmacist-driven vancomycin dosing be beneficial in outpatient antibiotic treatment programs?
Jan 23, 2025

Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT Bottom line: Pharmacist-led AUC monitoring can occur in OPAT safely and may be…

Azole-Resistant Candida tropicalis is putting down roots

Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bottom line:  Fluconazole resistant C. tropicalis clade 4 causing Candidemia has been linked to the same…

CAP in the Outpatient Setting: Why Broader is not Better

Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Bottom line: The comparative efficacy of different oral antibiotic regimens for community acquired pneumonia (CAP)…

Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes – A Novel Approach to a Hand Hygiene Campaign

Reviewed by Barry Rittmann, MD, MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University Hand hygiene compliance is a constant struggle in healthcare settings, requiring extensive buy in among team…

Evaluating the “Bugs” with Expanded Use of AI in Infectious Diseases Patient Care

Reviewed by: David Cluck, PharmD; East Tennessee State University Bottom Line: Prediction models that stratify patients with sepsis and risk of resistant gram-negative bacilli (GNB)…

November/December 2024

Evaluating the “Bugs” with Expanded Use of AI in Infectious Diseases Patient Care Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes – A Novel Approach to a Hand Hygiene…

Global Public Health Collaboration Benefits Americans, SHEA Urges Continued Support of the World Health Organization 
Jan 21, 2025

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) would like to emphasize the importance of global partnerships in addressing health threats that impact all of…

Patient, Caregiver, and Visitor Guides for Preventing Infections in the Hospital
Jan 06, 2025
Dr. David Weber Named Incoming President of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Jan 02, 2025

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is pleased to announce that David J. Weber, MD, MPH, a distinguished leader in infection prevention and…

Preparing for The Worst: Healthcare Can Check Readiness for Bird Flu Spread
Dec 05, 2024

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 Spring 2025
Nov 26, 2024

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…

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