Shea-online.org

SHEA – The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

WebSHEA Spring will include topics on healthcare epidemiology, antibiotic stewardship, long-term care, research methods, clinical microbiology, patient safety and quality, implementation science, and COVID-19. It also provides a wide range of opportunities for networking with peers and experts in the field. Visit SHEA Spring.

Actived: 4 days ago

URL: https://shea-online.org/

Hand Hygiene is Focus of Updated Advice to Prevent Healthcare

WebStrategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections through Hand Hygiene: 2022 Update, one in a series of expert guidance documents known collectively as the Compendium, was published today in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. “Hand hygiene is a basic function of healthcare safety,” said lead author …

Category:  Health Go Health

Guidelines – SHEA

WebClinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults. SHEA Continues to Emphasize the Importance of Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory …

Category:  Health Go Health

LearningCE @ SHEA

WebAn online training program developed for Infectious Disease students, trainees and other physicians and healthcare practitioners. This course meets the requirements for infectious disease fellows looking for coursework in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention as outlined by the American Board for Internal Medicine (ABIM).

Category:  Medicine,  Course Go Health

New Guidance: Bridging the Gap Between What We Know and …

WebFive 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, including the culture and communications style of teams, hospital policies, resources available, leadership support and staff buy-in.

Category:  Medical Go Health

Prevention CHKC: Course in HAI Knowledge and Control

WebPrevention CHKC is designed to train frontline healthcare personnel, defined as those “responsible for direct patient care” in best practices to prevent and control HAIs and pathogens that can spread in the healthcare setting. Training should educate and help frontline personnel successfully execute best practices in topics that may include …

Category:  Health Go Health

Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated …

WebThe Compendium: 2022 Updates document provides acute-care hospitals with up-to-date, practical expert guidance to assist in prioritizing and implementing HAI prevention efforts.It is the product of a highly collaborative effort led by SHEA with IDSA, APIC, AHA, and The Joint Commission, with major contributions from representatives of organizations and …

Category:  Health Go Health

SHEA Spring 2023

WebStarts: Apr 11, 2023 16:15 (PT) Ends: Apr 14, 2023 17:45 (PT) On behalf of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), we invite you to attend the SHEA Spring 2023 Conference: Science Guiding Prevention on April 12-14, 2023 in Seattle, Washington! The SHEA 2023 Program Committee combines decades of experience and expertise from

Category:  Health Go Health

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Publishes …

WebApril 16, 2020. Arlington, VA — In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is offering a new online course, free of charge, to healthcare providers on infection control practices in healthcare settings, including personal protective equipment (PPE), hand hygiene and pneumonia.

Category:  Course Go Health

SHEA Emphasizes Importance of Healthcare Infection Control …

WebThe 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 evidence-based, inclusive, transparent recommendations as part of HAI prevention guideline development.

Category:  Health Go Health

Animals in Healthcare Facilities – SHEA

WebThis SHEA expert guidance provides general guidance to the medical community regarding the management of animals in healthcare based on analysis of the medical literature regarding risks and evidence for animal-to-human transmission of pathogens in the healthcare setting, along with the potential benefits of animal-assisted …

Category:  Medical Go Health

Management of healthcare personnel living with hepatitis B, …

WebThis SHEA white paper updates the 2010 SHEA guideline, following advances in interventions that reduce risk for occupational exposures and injuries, antiretroviral therapy that can now fully suppress HIV, and evidence of very low risk for transmission from HCP to patients (only 5 occurrences worldwide since 2010).

Category:  Health Go Health

New Guidance for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream

WebApril 19, 2022. New expert guidance from five medical organizations highlights practice recommendations for the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) at a time when hospitals urgently need to strengthen infection prevention programs. The CLABSI prevention guide is the first to be published from a series of …

Category:  Medical Go Health

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology – SHEA

WebAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (ASHE) is SHEA’s fully Gold Open Access peer-reviewed journal. ASHE publishes original research that contributes to the fields of antimicrobial stewardship and the prevention of healthcare-associated infections, as well as other areas of quality improvement affecting health systems, with the ultimate …

Category:  Health Go Health

SHEA Updates Guidance for Healthcare Workers with HIV, Hepatitis

WebOctober 14, 2020. In light of the low rate of transmission and advances in treatments for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America today released updated guidance for healthcare personnel living with these bloodborne pathogens based on the latest available science. The SHEA White Paper

Category:  Health Go Health

End of the PHE: Summary of Federal Resources for the Transition

WebTo assist you with the transition away from the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), SHEA has distilled many of the most important pieces of information into a high-level of summary of what you will need to know. The information organized in the table below was taken from a number of federal guidance documents, memos, and web sites that

Category:  Health Go Health

Education & Training – SHEA

WebEducation & Training. The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is committed to offering its members and other healthcare professionals the opportunity to participate in valuable educational activities that address identified practice gaps, optimize patient care, and facilitate advances in healthcare epidemiology, infection

Category:  Health Go Health