This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's three-part series, Updates from the SHEA SSI Compendium. This episode focuses on Pre-operative Recommendations for Patients with Beta-Lactam Allergy Labels. Speakers will discuss the pre-operative interventions suggested in the SHEA SSI Compendium of Strategies update, as well as the role of beta-lactam allergy assessment for patients undergoing surgery, as vancomycin use is no longer recommended for routine use. Speakers will also talk about how to educate both surgical and anesthesia providers and patients about the implications of beta-lactam allergy labels.

Speakers:

Kimberly Blumenthal, MD, MSc

Philip Lam, BScPhm, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Moderator:

Haley Pritchard, MD, MS

Overview: Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowed institutions to relax in-facility masking strategies. With the end of the public health emergency on the horizon, is it time to further adjust masking guidance in healthcare? This pro/con discussion will highlight the debate on whether to incorporate an updated standard for universal precautions in healthcare settings to permanently include universal masking in routine patient-care interactions or to refine a risk-based approach for patient care for masking.

Speakers:

Ibukun Kalu, MD

Erica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD

Moderator:

Deborah Yokoe, MD, MPH

Overview: This is Ep. 4 of SHEA's four-part series on Leadership & Management which focuses on the different career opportunities for individuals interested in antimicrobial stewardship. In addition, experts will discuss how to advocate for and advance stewardship positions at your institution and elaborate on leadership and management skills necessary for antimicrobial stewards.

Speakers:

Daniel Livorsi, MD

Erin McCreary, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Payal Patel, MD, MPH

Moderator:

Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD

Overview: This is Ep. 3 of SHEA's four-part series on Leadership & Management which focuses on the next possible career steps for a senior-level epidemiologist. Experts will cover some of the various paths that a career at this level can take including hospital-system level leadership, transition to C-suite leadership (or a combination role), formal and informal consulting roles, and the importance of serving as a mentor.

Speakers:

James Steinberg, MD

Stephen Weber, MD

Moderator:

Krystina Woods, MD

Overview: This is Ep. 2 of SHEA's four-part series on Leadership & Management which focuses on leadership and management skills needed to successfully lead and manage a team as a mid-career healthcare epidemiologist. Experts address how one can develop a leadership style, use effective means of communication with a team, and the importance of being mentored, even at this stage of one’s career.

Speakers:

Waleed Javaid, MD

Ciara Woods

Moderator:

Krystina Woods, MD

Overview: This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's four-part series on Leadership & Management which focuses on common issues and questions that arise when individuals are looking for their first job in healthcare epidemiology(including in public health). Experts will address themes including how to start the job search, what to look for in a job, contract negotiations, and recommended training courses.

Speakers:

Jennifer Hanrahan, DO

Sujan Reddy, MD

Clare Rock, MD, MS

Moderator:

Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD

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

Let us know what you think of our podcasts at https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback .

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)