This is Ep. 2 of the Developments in Transmission-Based Precautions Series. The speakers will elucidate carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and classifications utilized for multi-drug resistant gram-negative rods, along with their epidemiology. They will address challenges associated with identifying these organisms, recommended precautions for patients colonized or infected, and effective communication regarding their presence, including enhancements to screening methods.

Speakers:

Charlesnika T. Evans, PhD, MPH

Christopher Pfeiffer, MD, MHS

Moderator:

Chad Nix, MSc, CIC

This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's three-part series, Developments in Transmission-based Precautions. This episode focuses on preventing respiratory virus infections in patients with neutropenia or those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We’ll explore characteristics of the patient population or local epidemiological trends that might warrant additional precautions and our speakers will provide a synopsis of the recommendations or data used to substantiate such measures.

Speakers:

Mini Kamboj, MD

Lynne Strasfeld, MD

Moderator:

Chad Nix, MSc, CIC

This is Ep. 2 of SHEA's two-part series, Infection Prevention & Antibiotic Stewardship at End of Life. This episode explores the role of antibiotic treatment in the end-of-life setting with a focus on balancing the role in maintaining comfort and relieving symptoms with the concern for adverse effects, excessive or futile use, and contribution to the development of antibiotic resistance.

Speakers:

Jon P. Furuno, PhD

Susan L. Mitchell, MD, MPH

Moderator:

Haley Pritchard, MD, MS

This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's two-part series, Infection Prevention & Antibiotic Stewardship at End of Life. This episode focuses on the risks and benefits of IP policies in the acute care setting - such as isolation requirements and visitor restrictions - and how they might (or might not) be adapted at end-of-life.

Speakers:

Rupak Datta, MD, MPH, PhD

Melissa Wachterman, MD, MSc, MPH

Moderator:

Lindsey Gottlieb, MD

Today’s episode of The SHEA Podcast discusses vancomycin and how antimicrobial stewardship programs should address its use. Our moderator is Mackenzie Keintz and our guests are Rebekah Moehring and Kimberly Claeys, two experts on the topic that represent the physician and pharmacy perspective of ASP programs. Listen as they discuss why vancomycin is a target for antimicrobial stewardship programs, strategies to target vancomycin use and safety, available alternatives, how to work with over prescribers, and lessons learned from our guests experiences targeting vancomycin use at their institution.

In this final episode of SHEA's podcast series, Social & Cultural Aspects of Infection Control & Antibiotic Stewardship, speakers discuss some of the barriers that contribute to the decreased adherence to infection prevention guidelines and the implications they have with regard to patient safety, in addition to potential behavioral strategies that can be implemented to drive appropriate infection prevention practices.

Speakers:

Jennifer Hanrahan, DO

Daniel Walker, PhD, MPH

Moderator:

Catherine Derber, MD, FACP, FIDSA

This is Part 2 of the discussion on the social and cultural aspects of antibiotic prescribing and stewardship in hospitals. This episode focuses on the interventions that can be implemented based on the culture at your institution or within parts of your institution. Speakers will discuss communication strategies that can be most successful when talking with prescribers as a part of prospective audit and feedback based on the culture of the unit, hospital, or specialty at your institution and the perceived social and behavioral drivers of their suboptimal prescribing.

Speakers:

Esmita Charani, PhD, MsC, MPharm, MRPSGB

David Schwartz, MD

Brad Spellberg, MD

Moderator:

Hana R. Winders, PharmD, BCIDP

This is Ep. 1, Part 1 of SHEA's podcast series, Social & Cultural Aspects of Infection Control & Antibiotic Stewardship. This episode focuses on the key drivers of suboptimal prescribing and how they may differ within various specialties within hospitals. In addition, speakers will discuss how to determine what behavioral domains are influencing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing which is important for determining which interventions can be useful to implement.

Speakers:

Esmita Charani, PhD, MsC, MPharm, MRPSGB

David Schwartz, MD

Brad Spellberg, MD

Moderator:

Hana R. Winders, PharmD, BCIDP

In this episode of The SHEA Podcast, outgoing SHEA President Deborah Yokoe welcomes incoming SHEA President Tom Talbot. Get to know Dr. Talbot and learn more about his career in healthcare epidemiology and his goals as the 2024 SHEA President.

This is Ep. 3 of SHEA's three-part series, Updates from the SHEA SSI Compendium. This episode focuses on the major recommendations included in the SHEA SSI Compendium that address the post-operative period. Speakers will discuss the recommendations regarding blood glucose control, discontinuing perioperative antibiotics after incisional closure, and providing feedback.

Speakers:

Michael Calderwood, MD, MPH

Patchen Dellinger, MD

Joshua Schaffzin, MD, PhD

Moderator:

Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD, MSc