SHEA collaborates with the coordinated U.S. public health system to provide expertise, insights, and support to advance evidence-based, practical infection prevention policies, resources, and guidance.…
Implementation science in hospital medicine is the study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of evidence-based practices and interventions into routine clinical care. It…
Outbreak preparedness and response involves coordinated planning and action to prevent, detect, and manage infectious disease threats and public health emergencies in healthcare settings. It…
Diagnostic stewardship is the coordinated effort to improve the use of laboratory testing to guide patient diagnosis and treatment, ensuring the right test is ordered,…
Antimicrobial stewardship is a field dedicated to preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics and other antimicrobials through their appropriate use, aiming to reduce antimicrobial resistance, improve…
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programs are essential, facility-wide initiatives that prevent healthcare-associated infections, outbreaks, and other infectious risks to patients, staff, and visitors. Led…
Washington, D.C. — The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) have announced a…
Our organizations, representing autistic individuals, their families, medical professionals and public health workers, are alarmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is promoting…
Decades of rigorous and scientifically sound research have proven that vaccines do not cause autism. CDC’s sudden decision to change language on its website reversing…
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is seeking applications for a Statistical Editor position for Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) to join…
Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center This retrospective cohort study looking at multicenter Vizient Clinical Data Base across the United States, found…
Reviewed by Caitlin Crews-Stowe, PhD, MPH, CPH, CPHQ, VA-BC, CIC This study looked to evaluate the efficacy of dalbavancin vs standard therapy in 200 patients…