CLABSI Prevention Efforts Result in Up To 200,000 Infections Prevented in Intensive Care Units Nationwide
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as 200,000 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) have been prevented among patients in intensive care units (ICUs) since 1990. The study,... Read More
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SHEA/APIC Coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Leaders regarding FY 2014 funding for NHSN and Prevention Epicenters Program
Abstract: SHEA and APIC, along with two dozen partner organizations, sent correspondence to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on May 6 requesting their support of $31.5 million for the CDC’s NHSN and the Prevention Epicenters... Read More
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SHEA Announces EPI Project Winner
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) announced today the winner of the second annual EPI Project Competition. This young investigator award was presented to Clare Rock, MD, an Infectious Diseases fellow at the University of Maryl... Read More
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SHEA-APIC Joint Testimony submitted to Senate Labor HHS Appropriations Subcommittee on Health
Abstract: Testimony of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health on Fiscal Year 2014 Appropri... Read More
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Stephen G. Weber, MD, MPH
Dr. Stephen G. Weber is the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Clinical Effectiveness at the University of Chicago Medicine. He is an Associate Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health. Read More
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SHEA Announces New Executive Director
On April 18, 2013, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) announced the appointment of Eve Humphreys as Executive Director. Under SHEA’s Board of Trustees’ direction, Humphreys will provide guidance, leadership and management of th... Read More
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SHEA Supports IDSA’s LPAD Proposal
Abstract: SHEA has joined with IDSA supporting inclusion of its proposed new antibacterial approval pathway within the FDA Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization legislation. In an April sent to the House Energy and Commerce Committe... Read More
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Copper Surfaces Reduce the Rate of Healthcare-Acquired Infections in the ICU
Placement of copper objects in intensive care unit (ICU) hospital rooms reduced the number of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) in patients by more than half. Read More
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Dedicated Cleaning Staff Shown to Reduce C. difficile Contamination in Hospital Rooms
With rates and deaths associated with Clostridium difficile ( C. difficile ) at historically high levels, many hospitals have taken extra steps to reduce these infections. New research finds that a dedicated daily cleaning crew who adequately clean a... Read More
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Decontamination of Unused Medical Supplies Reduces Healthcare Costs
In rooms of patients with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), the outside of the packages containing sterile items can become contaminated. Unused medical supplies are often thrown away to prevent the items from becoming pathways for transmission ... Read More
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