The ICHE Podcast

In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, we bring together Dr. Loreen Herwaldt (University of Iowa) and Dr. Jessica Seidelman (Duke University) to explore the latest research and strategies aimed at reducing the burden of surgical site infections (SSIs). SSIs remain a significant cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality, contributing to prolonged hospital stays, increased healthcare costs, and serious complications for patients. The conversation begins with a broad discussion of the current landscape of SSI prevention and the continuing challenges that hospitals and infection prevention teams face. Both guests then share findings from their recent studies, explaining the key questions they set out to answer, the methods they used, and the implications of their results. They also reflect on important limitations and lessons learned along the way. Listeners will gain valuable insights into the real-world complexity of SSI prevention, from institutional barriers to the nuances of implementing evidence-based practices. The episode concludes with each guest offering a practical, actionable takeaway for infection preventionists—something you can do now to improve surgical safety in your facility.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief David Calfee is joined by Drs. Catherine Passaretti and Michael Klompas for a timely discussion on healthcare-acquired respiratory viral infections (HA-RVIs). Together, they explore how frequently these infections occur, the primary sources of transmission—including infected healthcare personnel (HCP)—and the infection prevention strategies aimed at minimizing risk. Dr. Passaretti walks listeners through her recently published letter proposing updates to current HCP return-to-work guidelines following COVID-19 infection. She explains the rationale behind the proposal, citing key concerns with existing guidance. Dr. Klompas then discusses two papers: one by Stone et al., which investigates the impact of current return-to-work policies, and another by Klompas himself, which reflects on the broader implications and outlines additional strategies to reduce HCP-to-patient transmission risk. The episode concludes with actionable insights from each participant, offering practical steps that healthcare facilities can implement today to enhance respiratory virus prevention and reevaluate HCP return-to-work protocols based on evolving evidence and epidemiology. This conversation offers valuable guidance for healthcare leaders, infection preventionists, and policy makers navigating a post-COVID landscape.

In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, we explore the critical issue of blood culture contamination and the role of initial specimen diversion devices (ISDDs) in reducing false-positive results. Host Dr. David Calfee is joined by a distinguished panel of experts including: Dr. Maria Navas, Dr. Mark Rupp, Dr. Lucy Tompkins, and Dr. Francine Touzard Romo. The discussion begins with an overview of blood culture contamination—what it is, how it happens, and why it matters for patient care. Our experts examine the prevalence of contamination and its consequences, including unnecessary antibiotic use, prolonged hospital stays, and increased healthcare costs. The conversation then shifts studies recently published in ICHE on ISDDs—what they are, how they function, and whether they are an effective solution. Drs. Tompkins, Touzard Romo, and Navas share insights from their recent studies, followed by a discussion on the challenges of adherence in clinical settings. Dr. Rupp presents additional data to round out the discussion. At the conclusion of today's episode, each expert offers a practical tip for healthcare professionals considering ISDD implementation in their institutions.

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, we dive into research priorities in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial stewardship (AS) with experts Robin Jump, Jennie Kwon, Daniel Livorsi, Lona Mody, and Eli Perencevich. The discussion explores the importance of publishing research agendas to stimulate focused research, guide researchers in prioritizing critical topics, and inform funding decisions. By addressing these goals, the panel aims to align research efforts with pressing clinical challenges, foster innovation, and bridge gaps between research and implementation. The guests also discuss the structured methodologies used to draft these research agendas, detailing how key priorities were identified and refined to address the most urgent needs in the field. The panel reviews three recently published agendas in ICHE: A Call to Action: The SHEA Research Agenda to Combat Healthcare-Associated Infections, Research Agenda for Transmission Prevention within the Veterans Health Administration, 2024–2028, and Research Agenda for Antibiotic Stewardship within the Veterans Health Administration, 2024–2028. Key topics include addressing antimicrobial resistance, improving diagnostic tools, and tackling HAIs in vulnerable populations. The conversation further examines the applicability of findings from VA-specific agendas to non-VA healthcare settings, concluding that many insights are broadly relevant. Listeners will gain a clearer understanding of the research landscape and actionable ways to contribute to advancements in patient safety and healthcare quality. For further details, explore the full articles discussed in this episode at Cambridge.org/ICHE.

In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, guests discuss the prevention and management of infections in obstetrical populations, with a focus on Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infections. Hosted by ICHE Editor-in-Chief, Dr. David Calfee, the episode features Dr. John Conly, Dr. Shandra R. Day, and Dr. Kiran M. Perkins. The discussion begins with an overview of GAS infections in healthcare settings, particularly in the peripartum period, highlighting the unique challenges associated with these infections. The guests explore strategies for healthcare-associated GAS infection prevention, including practical approaches and solutions to overcome implementation barriers. Each expert shares insights from their recent research, addressing questions their studies aimed to answer, the methods they used, key findings, important limitations, and the broader implications of their work for infection prevention. Together, they emphasize the importance of understanding risks specific to labor and delivery units and the critical need for evidence-based practices to mitigate these risks. The episode concludes with actionable advice from each guest, providing concrete steps facilities can take to assess and reduce the risk of GAS infections in obstetrical settings. Following the episode, be sure to visit cambridge.org/iche to access the research featured in this episode.

In this episode of the ICHE podcast, we explore the theme of respiratory culturing appropriateness in pediatric patients, emphasizing diagnostic stewardship's role in optimizing patient outcomes. Host David Calfee, MD, MS and guest experts, Kathleen Chiotos, MD, MSCE and Edward Lyon, DO, MA, share insights on how stewardship practices can refine respiratory testing in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), where evidence suggests these tests are often overused without clinical benefit. They examine challenges in implementing stewardship, including barriers like resistance to change and logistical issues, and discuss practical strategies to overcome these obstacles. The conversation highlights two recent studies published in ICHE: Dr. Lyon's work on repeat tracheal aspirate cultures in PICUs, which analyzes their frequency, resistance patterns, and impact on antimicrobial use, and Dr. Chiotos's study on a tracheal aspirate culture stewardship intervention, examining its effect in a tertiary PICU. Both authors discuss their studies' methodologies, findings, limitations, and implications for future practice. To wrap up, each expert offers actionable recommendations for healthcare professionals interested in improving respiratory culturing practices at their institutions, providing practical steps to enhance safety and care efficiency. Full versions of the articles discussed in this episode are available in the September issue of ICHE.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, we explore the use of mathematical modeling to understand the impact of different infection prevention strategies in healthcare settings. Our expert panel, featuring Daniel K. Sewell, Rachel B. Slayton, and Samuel Cincotta, delves into how modeling studies can inform healthcare decision-making by evaluating the effectiveness of various prevention approaches. The discussion covers the basic principles of modeling, commonly used methods, and the key limitations healthcare professionals need to consider when interpreting these studies. Additionally, we examine the CDC's Modeling Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Network (MInD-Healthcare) to understand the role of this initiative in improving infection prevention strategies. Key topics include understanding what mathematical modeling is, how to read and interpret modeling studies, the basic methods and terminology used, and the limitations of modeling. Our panelists also walk through individual research studies, addressing research questions, methods, findings, and limitations. Tune in for practical insights into how mathematical modeling is shaping the future of infection prevention in healthcare settings.

In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, we delve into the topic of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), focusing on healthcare-associated infections and transmission. Our expert panel of authors from recently published ICHE papers includes Anthony Harris, MD, MPH, Elise Martin, MD, MS, and Philip M. Polgreen, MD, MPH. Listen as they discuss the prevalence of these infections, the risks they pose, and the strategies that can be employed to reduce transmission in both healthcare settings and households. At the conclusion of today's episode, each participant offers a practical, actionable recommendation for listeners.

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by Sebastian Arenas, MPH, CIC, Ian Hennessee, PhD, MPH, and Leigh Smith, MD, MAS. Today's episode discusses three papers from the June issue of ICHE on the topic of Candida auris. We begin the podcast with a general discussion on Candida auris including why this particular Candida species of such great concern, what we know about transmission and risk factors for colonization and/or infection, and what interventions can be used to reduce risk of transmission and/or infection. Each of our guests describe their research study and offer insights on the findings, limitations, and implications of their research. 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 is joined by Alison L. Nelson, DO, Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH, Tania N. Bubb, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC, and Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH. Today's episode addresses the timely topic of sustaining and growing the IPC workforce. Listen as our esteemed panelists discuss what we know about current and/or predicted IPC workforce shortages, challenges to maintaining and growing the IPC workforce, and strategies for achieving a more sustainable workforce. Additionally, Drs. Nelson and Wright discuss two articles from the May issue of ICHE that address this topic, “Revitalizing the infection prevention workforce with a fellowship program for underrepresented groups,” and “National survey of infectious disease fellowship program directors: A call for subspecialized training in infection prevention and control and healthcare epidemiology.” 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 is joined by Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP, Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD, FACP, FIDSA, and Caitlin McGrath, MD, MS. Today's episode explores DEI in infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship as our guests discuss their recent articles in ICHE and highlight ICHE's dedicated section on DEI. Listen as our guests discuss various health equity concepts and associated terminology, how they apply to HAI risk and AMR risk, important areas of focus for future research, and what we can do today to help mitigate current disparities and inequities. 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 is joined by guests Danielle Rankin, PhD, Bobby Warren, MPS, and Becky Smith, MD. Today's episode in on several papers in the March issue of ICHE that discuss role of sink and drain contamination in pathogen transmission. Listen as our guests discuss how common this type of contamination is, how it occurs, and the effects it can have on patient colonization and infection. Our guests discuss what to think about when evaluating our sinks and drains as well as interventions proven to reduce the risk of transmission related to contaminated sinks/drains. 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 is joined by an esteemed panel to talk about whole genome sequencing in infection prevention and control programs. Guests on today's episode are Andie Lee, MBBS, Sebastiaan Van Hal, PhD, Graham Snyder, MD, MS, Alexander J. Sundermann, DrPH, CIC, and Waleed Javaid, MD. Listen as they discuss whole genome sequencing and molecular typing, resources needs for whole genome sequencing, other molecular/genetic typing methods, how whole genome sequencing can be used in infection prevention and surveillance, current knowledge gaps, and key considerations to keep in mind when thinking about how and when to bring whole genome sequencing into an IP&C program. 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 is joined by guests Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, Kalvin Yu, MD, Raymund Dantes, MD, MPH, Adrian Schmid, MD, and David Classen, MD, MS. Today's topic is the future of HAI surveillance. Listen as our guests discuss why surveillance is important, current surveillance strategies, and what's next in HAI surveillance methodology. Drs. Yu and Dantes discuss their recently published study addressing CDI as an example of potential feasibility and benefits of dQMs. Dr. Schmid also discusses his recently published paper addressing a potential use of AI for HAI surveillance. 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 is joined by guests Dipesh Solanky, Anurag Malani, and Kiran Perkins. Today's topic is bronchoscopy-associated outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks. Listen as our guests discuss their studies that recently published in ICHE and how listeners can identify these events if/when they occur as well as key prevention strategies to reduce the risk of bronchoscope-related outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks. After listening, be sure to visit cambridge.org/iche to read the full articles featured in today's episode.

Just in time for World AMR Awareness Week, today's episode of The ICHE Podcast will discuss an important topic: Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship in Dentistry. Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by guests Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS, FCCP, Michael J. Durkin, MD, MPH, and Craig Miller, DMD, MS. Listen as our guests discuss antibiotic use in dentistry and well as the authors' studies on study of changes in antibiotic prescribing over time and antibiotic stewardship in dentistry. 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 is joined by guests Didier Pittet, MD, MS, CBE, Alexandra Peters, PhD, and Philip C. Carling, MD. Today's topic, hospital cleaning and disinfection, is especially relevant as we celebrate Clean Hospitals Day on October 20th! Listen as our guests discuss the importance of cleaning and disinfection in hospitals as well as strategies that have been helpful in efforts to improve hospital cleaning. 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 an important topic in infection prevention that is often easier said than done: patient bathing. Guests on this episode are Susan Huang, MD, MPH, Raveena D. Singh, MA, Michael Lin, MD, MPH, and Joshua K. Schaffzin, MD, PhD. Listen as they discuss the role of bathing and chlorhexidine bathing in infection prevention. Authors will each discuss their respective studies as well strategies to improve compliance with bathing protocols. 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, “Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.” Guests on this episode are Sonali Advani, MBBS, MPH, Jennifer Meddings, MD, MSc., Payal Patel, MD, MPH, and Ann Marie Pettis, RN, BSN, CIC. Listen as they discuss changes in the updated document, key essential practices and additional practices, practices that should not routinely be used, as well as 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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

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.

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. Colleen Kraft discusses her article, “Serosurvey on healthcare personnel caring for patients with Ebola virus disease and Lassa virus in the United States,” from the April 2020 issue of ICHE (Volume 41, Issue 4). 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, Milner Staub and Chris Evans discuss their article, “Analysis of a high-prescribing state's 2016 outpatient antibiotic prescriptions: Implications for outpatient antimicrobial stewardship interventions,” from the February 2020 issue of ICHE (Volume 41, Issue 2). Listen and learn more about the research they 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 https://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, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Bradley Langford (1:21), John Mills (8:46), and Kristen Marshall (18:58). They discuss three articles from the December 2019 issue of ICHE (Volume 40, Issue 12). Listen and learn more about the research they conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Bradley Langford and Larissa Matukas (1:27); Courtney M. Pagels, Thomas J. Dilworth, Lynne Fehrenbacher, and Charles F. Brummitt (12:29); and Stefan Kuster (24:15). They discuss three articles from the December 2019 issue of ICHE (Volume 40, Issue 12). Listen and learn more about the research they conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Kelly Cawcutt (1:25), Christina Thornton (15:09), and Kalvin Yu & Cliff McDonald (24:55). They discuss three articles from the November 2019 issue of ICHE (Volume 40, Issue 11). Listen and learn more about the research they conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Kali VanLangen, Lisa Dumkow, Katie Axford, and Andrew Jameson about their study, “Evaluation of a multifaceted approach to antimicrobial stewardship education methods for medical residents.” Listeners should note that this article is available for Journal CME. Go to https://learningce.shea-online.org/ and browse the Course Catalog for Journal CME 2019 to quickly and easily earn your credits. All Journal CME is free for SHEA members. Then, Paula Strassle discusses her article, “Incidence and risk factors of non–device-associated urinary tract infections in an acute-care hospital.” And lastly, Richard Martinello and James Arbogast discuss their article, “Nursing preference for alcohol-based hand rub volume.” Listen and learn more about the research they conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Jenine Leal about her article, “Attributable costs and length of stay of hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile: A population-based matched cohort study in Alberta, Canada.” Then we hear from, Debby Ben-David, one of the authors of the article, “The association between implementation of second-tier prevention practices and CLABSI incidence: A national survey.” Listen and learn more about the research they conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Misha Devchand and Jason Tribiano, authors of the article, “Outcomes of an electronic medical record (EMR)–driven intensive care unit (ICU)-antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) ward round: Assessing the “Five Moments of Antimicrobial Prescribing”. Then we hear from, Xiaoyan Song, one of the authors of the article, “Impact of decolonization on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in a neonatal intensive care unit”. Listeners should note that Dr. Song's article is available for Journal CME. Go to https://learningce.shea-online.org/ and browse the Course Catalog for Journal CME 2019 to quickly and easily earn your credits. All Journal CME is free for SHEA members.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Jennifer Goldman and Brian Lee (1:15), Jesse Jacob and Jesse Couk (10:25), and Mohamad G. Fakih, (18:52). They discuss three articles from the September 2019 issue of ICHE (Volume 39, Issue 9). Listen and learn more about the research they conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Alainna Jamal (1:13), David Calfee (8:51), and Dimitri Drekonja (19:15). They discuss three articles from the September 2019 issue of ICHE (Volume 39, Issue 9). Listen and learn more about the research they conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Jessina McGregor, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Jackson Musuuza, and Kyle Rizzo They discuss four articles from the August 2019 issue of ICHE (Volume 39, Issue 8). Listen and learn more about the research they conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered.

In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Brenda Coleman, Scott Fridkin, April Dyer, and Rebecca Moehring. They discuss three articles from the August 2019 issue of ICHE (Volume 39, Issue 8). Listen and learn more about the research they conducted, why it's important to ICHE readers, and what future research questions they'd like to see answered.