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Reduction in Force and Funding Cuts at HHS Will Undermine Public Health and Patient Safety
Mar 27, 2025

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) recognizes that the ongoing consolidation and funding reductions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…

SHEA Encourages Rescheduling Postponed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Meeting
Feb 27, 2025

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) plays a crucial role in protecting childhood and adult health by developing vaccination recommendations based on scientific evidence.…

Make America Healthy Again Agenda at Risk with Reduction in Force Across Federal Health Agencies
Feb 18, 2025

Staffing reductions across U.S. federal health agencies—including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug…

SHEA Supports Key Federal Advisory Committees  
Feb 13, 2025

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) urges incoming Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to…

SHEA Advocates for Responsible NIH Funding Reforms
Feb 12, 2025

SHEA’s vision of safe healthcare for all is predicated on evidence-based practices discovered and reinforced through rigorous scientific research. Much of this research is performed…

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…

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