Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs Essential for Preventing C. difficile in...
Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections. These infections, linked to...
View ArticleNew Guidance: Antibiotics Should be Halted Upon Closure of Incisions
Antibiotics administered before and during surgery should be discontinued immediately after a patient’s incision is closed, according to updated recommendations for preventing surgical site...
View ArticleUpdated Guidance Shows How Hospitals Should Protect Patients from Resistant...
A group of five medical organizations have released updated recommendations for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA, transmission and infection. MRSA causes...
View ArticleNew Guidance: Bridging the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do
Five medical societies have published a set of recommendations for operationalizing strategies for infection prevention in acute care settings that account for conditions within the facility,...
View ArticleAlternatives to Indwelling Urinary Catheters Help Patients Avoid Infections...
ARLINGTON, Va. (August 25, 2023) — Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated...
View ArticleICHE Associate Editor
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)isseeking applications for an Associate Editor position for Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) to join as part of the editorial...
View ArticleNew Recommendations to Improve Sepsis Outcomes
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and a coalition of medical professional societies released recommendations for modifying the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sepsis metrics to...
View ArticleSHEA Emphasizes Importance of Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory...
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) stands by its support for the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and its members work to enact comprehensive...
View ArticleImpact Safe Healthcare this Giving Tuesday!
This Giving Tuesday, the SHEA Foundation invites you to be a part of something truly transformative. The SHEA Foundation is dedicated to advancing the fields of healthcare epidemiology, infection...
View ArticleSHEA Continues to Emphasize the Importance of Healthcare Infection Control...
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) supports the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and its members as they work to enact comprehensive...
View ArticlePandemic Preparedness Policy Statements: A Step Towards Global Health Resilience
ARLINGTON, Virginia – The patchwork systems of global and domestic monitoring for the next infectious disease threat should be expanded, linked and better funded; and public and private health...
View ArticleSHEA Urges Investment Given Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance During COVID-19...
Following today’s release of the CDC’s fact sheet on antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) calls for full support of CDC...
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