On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.” Guests on this episode are Anthony Harris, MD, MPH, Susan Huang, MD, MPH, Aaron Milstone, MD, MHS, Julia Moody, Kyle J. Popovich, MD, MS. Listen as they discuss changes in the updated document, key essential practices and additional practices, and implementation strategies, and recommended process and outcome measures. After listening, be sure to visit cambridge.org/iche to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.” Guests on this episode are Anthony Harris, MD, MPH, Susan Huang, MD, MPH, Aaron Milstone, MD, MHS, Julia Moody, Kyle J. Popovich, MD, MS. Listen as they discuss changes in the updated document, key essential practices and additional practices, and implementation strategies, and recommended process and outcome measures. After listening, be sure to visit <a href="http://cambridge.org/iche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cambridge.org/iche</a> to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

Episode 39, Volume 44, Issue 7

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses two recent articles from ICHE that use describe the use of two different metrics to assess antimicrobial consumption and the impact of antimicrobial stewardship activities on antimicrobial use and other key outcomes.  Guests on this episode are Rebekah Moehring, MD, MPH, Michael Yarrington, MD, Michihiko Goto, MD, MSCI, FACP, and Hiroyuki Suzuki, MD, MSCI. Listen as they discuss the importance of measuring antibiotic use and the impact of antimicrobial stewardship activities as well as strategies for measurement and goals for the future. After listening, be sure to visit cambridge.org/iche to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses two recent articles from ICHE that use describe the use of two different metrics to assess antimicrobial consumption and the impact of antimicrobial stewardship activities on antimicrobial use and other key outcomes. Guests on this episode are Rebekah Moehring, MD, MPH, Michael Yarrington, MD, Michihiko Goto, MD, MSCI, FACP, and Hiroyuki Suzuki, MD, MSCI. Listen as they discuss the importance of measuring antibiotic use and the impact of antimicrobial stewardship activities as well as strategies for measurement and goals for the future. After listening, be sure to visit <a href="http://cambridge.org/iche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cambridge.org/iche</a> to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

Episode 38, Volume 44, Issue 6

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.” Guests on this episode are Michael S. Calderwood, MD, MPH, Deverick J. Anderson, MD, MPH, Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH, and Marin Schweizer, PhD. Listen as they discuss changes in the updated document, key essential practices and additional practices, and tips for implementation. After listening, be sure to visit cambridge.org/iche to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.” Guests on this episode are Michael S. Calderwood, MD, MPH, Deverick J. Anderson, MD, MPH, Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH, and Marin Schweizer, PhD. Listen as they discuss changes in the updated document, key essential practices and additional practices, and tips for implementation. After listening, be sure to visit <a href="http://cambridge.org/iche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cambridge.org/iche</a> to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

Episode 37, Volume 44, Issue 5

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.” Guests on this episode are Ruth Carrico, PhD, DNP, APRN, CIC, Larry K. Kociolek, MD MSCI, and Dale Gerding, MD. Listen as they discuss changes in the updated document, key essential practices and additional practices, and tips for implementation.  After listening, be sure to visit cambridge.org/iche to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.” Guests on this episode are Ruth Carrico, PhD, DNP, APRN, CIC, Larry K. Kociolek, MD MSCI, and Dale Gerding, MD. Listen as they discuss changes in the updated document, key essential practices and additional practices, and tips for implementation. After listening, be sure to visit <a href="http://cambridge.org/iche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cambridge.org/iche</a> to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

Episode 36, Volume 44, Issue 4

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update.” Guests on this episode are Katherine Ellingson, PhD, Janet Glowicz, PhD, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, and Emily Landon, MD. Listen as they discuss changes in the updated document, key essential practices, recommendations for monitoring hand hygiene, and tips for started in this improvement work in hand hygiene.  After listening, be sure to visit cambridge./org/iche to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

Episode 35, Volume 44, Issue 3

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS speaks with Daniel J. Morgan, MD, MS, Katia Halabi, MD, Kathleen Chiotos MD, MSCE, and Bobby Warren, MPS. Today’s episode focuses on several articles from the February issue of ICHE on diagnostic stewardship. The panelists begin by discussing the first in a series by the SHEA Diagnostic Stewardship Task Force on principles of diagnostic stewardship.  Then, our panelists discuss three original research articles in this month’s issue of ICHE and how the authors’ findings can help your findings may be helpful and relevant to others engaging in diagnostic stewardship work. After listening, be sure to visit cambridge./org/iche to read the full articles featured in today’s episode.

Episode 34, Volume 44, Issue 2

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS speaks with Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH, Jennifer Cihlar, DO, Jerome Leis, MD, MSc, and Emil Lesho, DO.  Today’s guests discuss several articles in the January issue of ICHE that address asymptomatic testing for SARS COV-2.  The panelists discuss their original research, considerations initiating or dismantling an asymptomatic testing program, and a recently published SHEA Board of Trustees Commentary on the topic of asymptomatic screening. After listening, be sure to visit cambridge./org/iche to read the full articles discussed in today’s episode.

Episode 33, Volume 44, Issue 1

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS speaks with Charlesnika Evans, PhD, MPH, Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH, Rekha Murthy, MD, and Costi Sifri, MD . Today’s guests discuss recently published ICHE articles related to vaccination of healthcare personnel against SARS COV-2 and influenza.  They address why HCP vaccination against respiratory viruses is important, barriers to achieving high rates of HCP vaccination, and strategies to improve HCP acceptance of vaccination.  After listening, be sure to visit cambridge./org/iche to read the full articles discussed in today’s episode.

Episode 32, Volume 43, Issue 12

It’s Antimicrobial Awareness Week! To kick off the week, Editor-in-Chief, David P. Calfee, MD, MS is joined by several authors of a SHEA White Paper, “SHEA statement on antibiotic stewardship in hospitals during public health emergencies.”  Today’s guests include Tamar Barlam, MD, MSc, Mayar Al Mohajer, MD, MBA, Alan Gross, PharmD, Graeme Forrest, MBBS. Learn more about key findings and recommendations from this paper and hear our guests discuss how listeners can take these findings and prepare our hospitals and our ASPs for a future public health crisis.

Episode 31, Volume 43, Issue 11

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS speaks with Kalvin Yu, MD, Raymund Dantes, MD, MPH, Gregory Schrank, MD, MPH, and Surbhi Leekha, MBBS, MPH.  Today’s guests are authors of two articles from the October issue of ICHE that discuss hospital onset bacteremia and fungemia, HOB as a quality measure, and addition of HOB measure to NHSN.  After listening, be sure to check out the October issue of ICHE for the full articles discussed in today’s episode.

Episode 30, Volume 43, Issue 10

Welcome to the ICHE Podcast! Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) is the flagship journal for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). In each episode of The ICHE Podcast, we speak with the authors of articles that have recently been published in ICHE. Join us as we discuss the latest research and hottest topics in infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and healthcare epidemiology.

In today's episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS, interviews Aurora Pop-Vicas, MD, MPH,	Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD, and• Joel Mumma, PhD.  They discuss two articles from the September issue of ICHE that both studied HCW’s mental models of infection prevention-related tasks and activities.

Episode 29, Volume 43, Issue 9

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Editor-in-Chief David Calfee interviews authors of three papers featured in the August issue of the journal on the topic of COVID-19 in long-term care settings.  Specifically, they discuss some of the systemic factors that have contributed to disparities in COVID-19 outcomes and burden in long-term care settings.  Guests on today’s episode include Helena Temkin-Greener, Wenhan Guo, Ghinwa Dumyati, and Shelley Magill.

28. Episode 28, Volume 43, Issue 8

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS, interviews members of the infection control unit, the biothreats program, and the infection disease division at Massachusetts General Hospital who were involved in the diagnosis and management of the first US recognized case of monkeypox of the current outbreak.  They discuss the current global outbreak in relation to infection prevention and control in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Guests include Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD, Nesli Basgoz, MD, Kimon Zachary, MD, Eileen F. Searle, PhD, RN, CCRN, Meredith Fahy, MPH, RN, CIC.

Episode 27, Volume 43, Issue 7

This episode of the ICHE Podcast discusses the latest update to the Compendium, Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. ICHE Editor-in-Chief David P. Calfee, MD, MS interviews Michael Klompas, MD, Gregory P. Priebe, MD, and Eric C. Eichenwald, MD. The discuss updates to the document including changes to the essential and additional practices as well as implementation strategies. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update is available in the June issue of ICHE and can be found here: www.cambridge.org/iche.

This episode of the ICHE Podcast discusses the latest update to the Compendium, Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. ICHE Editor-in-Chief David P. Calfee, MD, MS interviews Michael Klompas, MD, Gregory P. Priebe, MD, and Eric C. Eichenwald, MD. The discuss updates to the document including changes to the essential and additional practices as well as implementation strategies. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update is available in the June issue of ICHE and can be found here: <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/iche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cambridge.org/iche</a>.

Episode 26, Volume, 43, Issue 6

This episode of the ICHE Podcast discusses the Compendium and the newly released update to the Compendium, Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Update.  ICHE Editor-in-Chief David P. Calfee, MD, MS interviews Debbie Yokoe, MD, MPH, Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH and Len Mermel, DO, ScM.  First, they discuss the history of the Compendium, and review overall changes to the 2022 updates. Then, Dr. Len Mermel shares updates to the CLABSI document including changes to the essential and additional practices as well as implementation strategies.  Strategies to Prevent CLABSI in Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Update is available in the May issue of ICHE and can be found here: www.cambridge.org/iche.

This episode of the ICHE Podcast discusses the Compendium and the newly released update to the Compendium, Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Update. ICHE Editor-in-Chief David P. Calfee, MD, MS interviews Debbie Yokoe, MD, MPH, Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH and Len Mermel, DO, ScM. First, they discuss the history of the Compendium, and review overall changes to the 2022 updates. Then, Dr. Len Mermel shares updates to the CLABSI document including changes to the essential and additional practices as well as implementation strategies. Strategies to Prevent CLABSI in Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Update is available in the May issue of ICHE and can be found here: <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/iche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cambridge.org/iche</a>.

Episode 25, Volume 43, Issue 5

This episode of the ICHE Podcast features two segments.  In the first segment, David P. Calfee, interviews Diego Schaps and Deverick J. Anderson about two articles they published in the April issue on medical transport-associated infections. In the second segment, Dr. Calfee interviews Amanda Ullman and Tricia Kleidon to discuss their analysis of 42,562 hospitalized medical patients to determine whether antimicrobial and antithrombogenic PICC materials prevent catheter complications.  The full April issue of ICHE is available here: https://www.cambridge.org/iche.

This episode of the ICHE Podcast features two segments. In the first segment, David P. Calfee, interviews Diego Schaps and Deverick J. Anderson about two articles they published in the April issue on medical transport-associated infections. In the second segment, Dr. Calfee interviews Amanda Ullman and Tricia Kleidon to discuss their analysis of 42,562 hospitalized medical patients to determine whether antimicrobial and antithrombogenic PICC materials prevent catheter complications. The full April issue of ICHE is available here: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/iche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cambridge.org/iche</a>.

Episode 24, Volume, 43, Issue 4

In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David P. Calfee, MD, MS, interviews Michael Klompas, MD and Dian Baker, PhD on their work on the topic of nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia.  Drs. Calfee, Klompas, and Baker discuss two papers from the March issue of ICHE, as well as several recent publications. Article list below. Baker DL, Giuliano KK. Prevention practices for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN). ICHE 2022;43(3): Klompas M, Baker DL. Finding the balance between overtreatment versus undertreatment for hospital-acquired pneumonia. ICHE 2022;43(3):Munro SC, Baker DL, Giuliano KK, … Klompas M. Nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. A call to action: recommendations from the National Organization to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (NOHAP) among nonventilated patients. ICHE 2021;42(8-August): 991-996Lacerna CC, et al. A successful program preventing nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in a large hospital system. ICHE 2020;41:547-552.

In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David P. Calfee, MD, MS, interviews Michael Klompas, MD and Dian Baker, PhD on their work on the topic of nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. Drs. Calfee, Klompas, and Baker discuss two papers from the March issue of ICHE, as well as several recent publications. Article list below. Baker DL, Giuliano KK. Prevention practices for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN). ICHE 2022;43(3): Klompas M, Baker DL. Finding the balance between overtreatment versus undertreatment for hospital-acquired pneumonia. ICHE 2022;43(3): Munro SC, Baker DL, Giuliano KK, … Klompas M. Nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. A call to action: recommendations from the National Organization to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (NOHAP) among nonventilated patients. ICHE 2021;42(8-August): 991-996 Lacerna CC, et al. A successful program preventing nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in a large hospital system. ICHE 2020;41:547-552.

Episode 23, Volume 43, Issue 3

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, David Calfee interviews Dan Livorsi and Julie Szymczak on their white paper, "Leveraging implementation science to advance antibiotic stewardship practice and research," featured in the February 2022 issue of ICHE.White paper available here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/leveraging-implementation-science-to-advance-antibiotic-stewardship-practice-and-research/755938646D2BA89405922D85A59EAA32

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, David Calfee interviews Dan Livorsi and Julie Szymczak on their white paper, "Leveraging implementation science to advance antibiotic stewardship practice and research," featured in the February 2022 issue of ICHE. White paper available here: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/leveraging-implementation-science-to-advance-antibiotic-stewardship-practice-and-research/755938646D2BA89405922D85A59EAA32" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/leveraging-implementation-science-to-advance-antibiotic-stewardship-practice-and-research/755938646D2BA89405922D85A59EAA32</a>

Episode 22, Volume 43, Issue 2

The ICHE Podcast is back! In this episode, Editor-in-Chief David P. Calfee, MD, MS discusses the rise in HAIs since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Guests on this episode are Maggie Dudeck, MPH, David Kuhar, MD, David Henderson, MD, Tara Palmore, MD, Mohamad Fakih, MD, Julie Szymczak, PhD, and Lona Mody, MD.  Be sure to read the full January issue available at https://www.cambridge.org/iche.

The ICHE Podcast is back! In this episode, Editor-in-Chief David P. Calfee, MD, MS discusses the rise in HAIs since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Guests on this episode are Maggie Dudeck, MPH, David Kuhar, MD, David Henderson, MD, Tara Palmore, MD, Mohamad Fakih, MD, Julie Szymczak, PhD, and Lona Mody, MD. Be sure to read the full January issue available at <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/iche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cambridge.org/iche</a>.

Episode 21, Volume 43, Issue 1

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast Dr. Jennie Kwon and Carey-Ann Burnham discuss their article, “Assessment of antibiotic-resistant organism transmission among rooms of hospitalized patients, healthcare personnel, and the hospital environment utilizing surrogate markers and selective bacterial cultures,” from the May 2020 issue of ICHE (Volume 41, Issue 5). Listen and learn more about the research her team conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered. Note that this article is available for Journal CME. Go to learningce.shea-online.org/ and browse the Course Catalog for Journal CME 2020 to quickly and easily earn your credits. All Journal CME is free for SHEA members.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast Dr. Jennie Kwon and Carey-Ann Burnham discuss their article, “Assessment of antibiotic-resistant organism transmission among rooms of hospitalized patients, healthcare personnel, and the hospital environment utilizing surrogate markers and selective bacterial cultures,” from the May 2020 issue of ICHE (Volume 41, Issue 5). Listen and learn more about the research her team conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered. Note that this article is available for Journal CME. Go to <a href="http://learningce.shea-online.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">learningce.shea-online.org/</a> and browse the Course Catalog for Journal CME 2020 to quickly and easily earn your credits. All Journal CME is free for SHEA members.

Episode 20, Volume 41, Issue 5

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