In this episode of the Rapid Response Podcast, Dr. Krystina Woods talks with Dr. Larry Kociolek of Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago about Pediatric Respiratory Viral Surge and trends they have seen; what it looks like now compared to at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigation strategies and more.

Speaker: Larry Kociolek, MD, MSCI, FSHEA, FPIDS

Moderator: Krystina Woods, MD

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Overview:

In this episode of the series, Dr. Krystina Woods talks with Dr. Dr. Curtis Donskey of Case Western Reserve University and Dr. William A. Rutala of the University of North Carolina School of

Medicine about environmental cleaning, new technologies, ultraviolet light technologies, continuous room decontamination, critical research gaps and where we go from here.

Speakers:

Curtis Donskey, MD

William Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH

Krystina Woods, MD(moderator)

Overview: In this episode of the podcast, we discuss Monkeypox through the eyes of the

Commission or the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), Dr. Allison Arwady. Our moderator, Dr. Krystina Woods asks questions around behavior change, stigma, testing and limited supplies, policy implications from subcutaneous to intradermal injections, and funding.

Speakers:

Allison Arwady, MD, MPH

Krystina Woods, MD (Moderator)

Overview:

In this episode of the series, Dr. Krystina Woods talks with Dr. Michelle Doll of Virginia Commonwealth University and Dr. Jerome Leis of University of Toronto aroundhand hygiene monitoring, monitoring adherence, hand hygiene electronic monitoring and how it compares to traditional monitoring, and the future in this area.

Speakers:

Michelle Doll, MD, MPH

Jerome Leis, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Krystina Woods, MD(moderator)

Overview:

In this episode of the podcast, we bring back Dr. Westyn Branch-Elliman of Harvard Medical School to have a conversation around children going back to school in 2022. Our moderator, Dr. Chris Crnich, asks her questions around testing, how HCPs can help, and current/future research on the topic.

Speakers:

Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, MMSc

Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD (moderator)

Overview:

This podcast will explore the utility of whole genome sequencing (WGS) in the context of hospital epidemiology of infection prevention, including recent evidence showcasing success in identifying and/or determining the nidus of a cluster or outbreak. The speakers will explain how they have or are planning to use WGS and the interplay between those performing or studying WGS and clinicians/infection prevention staff. Advantages, challenges, limitations, and research gaps will be addressed as well as what the speakers envision for the future.

Speakers:

Deena R. Altman, MD, MS

Alexander Sundermann, DrPH, CIC, FAPIC

Chad Nix, MSc, CIC (moderator)

Overview:

In this episode of the Rapid Response Podcast, Dr. Raghav Tirupathi talks with Dr. Robert Wachter of the University of California, San Francisco about the current COVID landscape, how to interpret current case rates, mask mandates, isolation guidelines, second boosters, and more.

Speakers:

Robert Wachter, MD

Raghavendra Tirupathi, MD (moderator)

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Overview:

Duration of therapy is an important target of antimicrobial stewardship interventions that can be challenging to implement successfully. This podcast will briefly review the updated literature which seems to be coming more frequent recently and describe best practices when implementing shorter durations of therapy safely within the context of an antimicrobial stewardship program.

Speakers:

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS

Marisa Holubar, MD, MS

Rebekah Wrenn, PharmD, BCIDP (moderator)

Overview:

IV to PO conversion has immense potential to benefit patients by preventing unnecessary intravenous therapy associated with risks such as prolonged length of stay, line-associated infections, and excess cost and inconvenience. Although it is often listed as a low hanging fruit for antimicrobial stewardship, there are many nuances to cover. This podcast will discuss special cases, big successes, and gaps in our current understanding of IV to PO conversion.

Speakers:

Monica Mahoney, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Neil Ritchie, PhD, MBCHB, MRCP(UK)

Rebekah Wrenn, PharmD, BCIDP (moderator)

Overview:

IV to PO conversion has immense potential to benefit patients by preventing unnecessary intravenous therapy associated with risks such as prolonged length of stay, line-associated infections, and excess cost and inconvenience. Although it is often listed as a low hanging fruit for antimicrobial stewardship, there are many nuances to cover. This podcast will discuss special cases, big successes, and gaps in our current understanding of IV to PO conversion.

Speakers:

Meghan Jeffres, PharmD, BCIDP

Shivani Patel, PharmD, BCPS

Whitney Buckel, PharmD (moderator)