The SHEA Podcast
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Episodes
- Transforming Diagnostic Stewardship Through Clinician–Lab Collaboration
Dr. Dan Morgan hosts Dr. Jessica Zering and Dr. Robin Patel on The SHEA Podcast to explore how clinician-lab partnerships can advance diagnostic stewardship, focusing on collaborations beyond traditional hospital structures.
- SHEA Spring 2026 Recap
Drs. Ibukun Kalu and Matt Ziegler reflect on the SHEA Spring 2026 conference, themed “Defending Science, Protecting Patients.” They discuss new features like interactive sessions and AI workshops, highlight memorable moments, and preview t…
- The Power of the SHEA Spring Mentorship Program
Rishi Patel interviews Drs. Stephanie Stroever and Elizabeth Monsees about their transformative mentorship experience through the SHEA program. They discuss how their partnership, formed two years ago, evolved into a meaningful and mutuall…
- Antibiotic Stewardship & Infection Prevention: What Nursing Homes Need to Know
Dr. Suzanne Bradley and Dr. Morgan Katz join host Kristy Weinshel on The SHEA Podcast to discuss antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention in nursing homes. They cover SHEA’s micro-learning program, the role of frontline staff, and s…
- Transitions of Care from Hospital to Post-Acute Care
This episode of the SHEA Podcast addresses the complexities of antibiotic management during patient transitions from hospital to post-acute care. Experts discuss practical barriers and solutions for improving communication and coordination…
- Culture Keepers: Why Nurses are Key to Antibiotic Stewardship Success
Nurses are the backbone of patient care, but their role in antibiotic and diagnostic stewardship is still underrecognized. In this episode of The SHEA Podcast, host Dr. Marisa Holubar is joined by Dr. Eileen Carter and Dr. David Ha to expl…
- A Conversation with SHEA 2026 President Dr. Lisa Maragakis
On this episode of the SHEA Podcast, Executive Director Kristy Weinshel welcomes Dr. Lisa Maragakis, SHEA’s 2026 president. Dr. Maragakis shares her journey in infection prevention, her path to leadership within SHEA, and her vision for th…
- SHEA Year in Review with Dr. David Weber
As SHEA closes out the year, Executive Director Kristy Weinshel sits down with SHEA President Dr. David Weber to reflect on his term and the state of infection prevention. Dr. Weber shares accomplishments, challenges, insights on policy an…
- The Promise and Pitfalls of Procalcitonin (PCT) in Antimicrobial Stewardship
In this episode of the SHEA Podcast, host Dr. Jonathan Ryder moderates a lively pro/con debate on one of the most discussed biomarkers in infectious diseases: procalcitonin. Joining the conversation are two experts with distinct perspectiv…
- The Intersection of STIs and Antimicrobial Stewardship
In this episode of The SHEA Podcast, host Dr. Jonathan Ryder (University of Nebraska Medical Center) speaks with Dr. Aditi Ramakrishnan (Washington University in St. Louis) about how antimicrobial stewardship programs can play a vital role…
- Infection Prevention and Control in Burn Units
In this episode, Dr. Madhuri Sopirala, Medical Director and Chief of Infection Prevention at Parkland Health and Chair of SHEA’s Infection Prevention and Control Burn Unit Special Interest Group, moderates a timely conversation on the uniq…
- Stewardship of Metagenomic Sequencing
In this episode of The SHEA Podcast, Dr. Katie Chiotos (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) and Dr. Trevor Van Schooneveld (University of Nebraska Medical Center) discuss the stewardship of metagenomic sequencing (mNGS) in infectious dise…
- Ronald McDonald House: Measles Case Study
This episode of The SHEA Podcast was created with the SHEA Pediatric Epidemiologists and Antibiotic Stewards (PEAS) group specifically for Ronald McDonald House, but the principals would apply to any resident care facility. As of June 2025…
- ACIP and What Comes Next
SHEA President Dr. David Weber talks with Dr. Preeti Mehrotra and Dr. Marci Drees about their experiences as SHEA liaisons to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). They discuss reviewing vaccine data, lessons from COVID,…
- Current Influences on Antimicrobial Cost
Host Dr. Jonathan Ryder speaks with Dr. Jamie Wagner and Dr. Sheetal Kandiah about the macro- and micro-influences driving antimicrobial costs. They explore how the ACA, pharmacy benefit managers, formulary restrictions, and socioeconomic…
- Exploration of outpatient stewardship practices and strategies for effective implementation
In this episode of the SHEA Podcast, host Dr. Jonathan Ryder, Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, speaks with Dr. Milner Staub, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Div…
- Navigating Challenges in Healthcare Epidemiology
This episode of the SHEA Podcast, presented by the SHEA Community Healthcare Epidemiologists and Stewards (CHES) group, explores career paths and professional growth in healthcare epidemiology and infection. Moderator Dr. Katie Passaretti…
- AI in Antimicrobial Stewardship
In this episode of the SHEA Podcast, moderator Dr. Sheetal Kandiah, Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Emory University Hospital, explores the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in antimicrobial stewardship with Dr. Ric…
- How Antimicrobial Stewardship Can Impact Sustainability
In this episode of The SHEA Podcast, host Dr. Leila Hojat is joined by Dr. Pretti Jaggi and Dr. Emily Spivak to explore the growing intersection of antimicrobial stewardship and sustainability in healthcare. The discussion highlights how s…
- A Conversation with SHEA 2025 President David J. Weber
In this episode of The SHEA Podcast, Past President Dr. Tom Talbot sits down with SHEA’s 2025 President, Dr. David J. Weber, to discuss his inspiring journey in the field of infection prevention and control. Together, they discuss Dr. Webe…
- Prevention Collaboratives: Hospitals and Health Departments Working Together, Part One
In this episode of The SHEA Podcast, Dr. Maroya Walters moderates an engaging discussion on the Colorado Antimicrobial Stewardship Endeavor (CASE), a collaborative between the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Childr…
- SHEA Journal Club Spotlight: Key Studies on Antibiotic Therapy & Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
In this episode of The SHEA Podcast, SHEA Journal Club Chair and moderator Hannah Imlay is joined by guests Jennifer Cihlar and David Cluck to discuss two of the most impactful articles reviewed by the journal club this year. The first art…
- The SHEA Podcast | SHEA & ASM on The Ramifications of Testing – Why Dx Stewardship is Critical
This episode of The SHEA Podcast is joint collaboration with The American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Today’s moderator, Dr. Francesca Lee, interviews Dr. Laura Filkins from ASM and Dr. Dan Morgan from SHEA. Listen as our guests discus…
- Follow-Up Blood Cultures: When Should We Do It?
This is Ep. 2 of SHEA's two-part series, Impact of Blood Culture Practices on Antibiotic Stewardship & HAI Surveillance & Management. This episode focuses on the controversy surrounding follow-up blood cultures after initial bacteremia epi…
- Healthcare Onset Bacteremia
This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's two-part series, Impact of Blood Culture Practices on Antibiotic Stewardship & HAI Surveillance & Management. Speakers discuss effective preventive measures for reducing healthcare-onset bacteremia rates. Speakers:…
- The SHEA Podcast | Existing Public Health Infrastructure for HAI/AR
On today’s episode of The SHEA Podcast, Dr. Jorge Salinas is joined by Joseph Perz and Melissa Cumming for a conversation on the existing public health infrastructure for addressing healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resist…
- Preventing Transmission at the Port-of-Entry: Risk Reduction Practices in the ED
This is the final episode of SHEA's three-part series, Developments in Transmission-based Precautions. This discussion focuses on the common workflows in the ED and the limitations associated with infection prevention practices when compar…
- The SHEA Podcast | Taking Action: Identify & Address Disparities in Your IP Program
Today’s episode of the The SHEA Podcast features a discussion between Dr. Amie John and Dr. Caitlin McGrath. Tune as and listen to their discussion on Dr. McGrath’s work on novel strategies to ensure equity in HAI prevention and the use of…
- Infection Prevention for Patients with CP-CRE & Other Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Rods
This is Ep. 2 of the Developments in Transmission-Based Precautions Series. The speakers will elucidate carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and classifications utilized for multi-drug resistant gram-negative rods,…
- Preventing Respiratory Virus Infections in Patients with Neutropenia & Those Undergoing HSCT
This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's three-part series, Developments in Transmission-based Precautions. This episode focuses on preventing respiratory virus infections in patients with neutropenia or those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplanta…
- Antibiotic Treatment at End of Life: When Is It Appropriate & How Do We Discuss It?
This is Ep. 2 of SHEA's two-part series, Infection Prevention & Antibiotic Stewardship at End of Life. This episode explores the role of antibiotic treatment in the end-of-life setting with a focus on balancing the role in maintaining comf…
- Infection Prevention at End of Life: Should Our Approach Be Different?
This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's two-part series, Infection Prevention & Antibiotic Stewardship at End of Life. This episode focuses on the risks and benefits of IP policies in the acute care setting - such as isolation requirements and visitor res…
- The SHEA Podcast | Vancomycin & Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: Two Perspectives
Today’s episode of The SHEA Podcast discusses vancomycin and how antimicrobial stewardship programs should address its use. Our moderator is Mackenzie Keintz and our guests are Rebekah Moehring and Kimberly Claeys, two experts on the topic…
- Using Culture to Sustain Desirable Infection Prevention Behaviors
In this final episode of SHEA's podcast series, Social & Cultural Aspects of Infection Control & Antibiotic Stewardship, speakers discuss some of the barriers that contribute to the decreased adherence to infection prevention guidelines an…
- Antibiotic Prescribing & Stewardship in Hospitals (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of the discussion on the social and cultural aspects of antibiotic prescribing and stewardship in hospitals. This episode focuses on the interventions that can be implemented based on the culture at your institution or withi…
- Antibiotic Prescribing & Stewardship in Hospitals (Part 1)
This is Ep. 1, Part 1 of SHEA's podcast series, Social & Cultural Aspects of Infection Control & Antibiotic Stewardship. This episode focuses on the key drivers of suboptimal prescribing and how they may differ within various specialties w…
- The SHEA Podcast | A Conversation with SHEA’s Incoming President: Tom Talbot
In this episode of The SHEA Podcast, outgoing SHEA President Deborah Yokoe welcomes incoming SHEA President Tom Talbot. Get to know Dr. Talbot and learn more about his career in healthcare epidemiology and his goals as the 2024 SHEA Presid…
- Post-operative Care
This is Ep. 3 of SHEA's three-part series, Updates from the SHEA SSI Compendium. This episode focuses on the major recommendations included in the SHEA SSI Compendium that address the post-operative period. Speakers will discuss the recomm…
- Peri-operative Care
This is Ep. 2 of SHEA's three-part series, Updates from the SHEA SSI Compendium. This episode focuses on a few of the core infection control interventions that take place during the perioperative process that are found in the SHEA SSI Comp…
- Pre-operative Recommendations for Patients with Beta-Lactam Allergy Labels
This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's three-part series, Updates from the SHEA SSI Compendium. This episode focuses on Pre-operative Recommendations for Patients with Beta-Lactam Allergy Labels. Speakers will discuss the pre-operative interventions sugg…
- To Mask or Not to Mask as Part of Standard Precautions?
Overview: Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowed institutions to relax in-facility masking strategies. With the end of the public health emergency on the horizon, is it time to further adjust masking guidance…
- Leadership & Career Pathways for Antimicrobial Stewards
Overview: This is Ep. 4 of SHEA's four-part series on Leadership & Management which focuses on the different career opportunities for individuals interested in antimicrobial stewardship. In addition, experts will discuss how to advocate fo…
- Career Transitions & Advancement for the Senior-Level Epidemiologist
Overview: This is Ep. 3 of SHEA's four-part series on Leadership & Management which focuses on the next possible career steps for a senior-level epidemiologist. Experts will cover some of the various paths that a career at this level can t…
- Leadership & Management Skills for the Mid-Career Healthcare Epidemiologist
Overview: This is Ep. 2 of SHEA's four-part series on Leadership & Management which focuses on leadership and management skills needed to successfully lead and manage a team as a mid-career healthcare epidemiologist. Experts address how on…
- Life After Fellowship: How to Find & Negotiate for a Job in Healthcare Epidemiology
Overview: This is Ep. 1 of SHEA's four-part series on Leadership & Management which focuses on common issues and questions that arise when individuals are looking for their first job in healthcare epidemiology(including in public health).…
- Pediatric Respiratory Viral Surge
In this episode of the Rapid Response Podcast, Dr. Krystina Woods talks with Dr. Larry Kociolek of Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago about Pediatric Respiratory Viral Surge and trends they have seen; what it looks like now compared to a…
- Changing Landscape of Environmental Disinfection
Overview: In this episode of the series, Dr. Krystina Woods talks with Dr. Dr. Curtis Donskey of Case Western Reserve University and Dr. William A. Rutala of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine about environmental cleaning,…
- Monkeypox Update
Overview: In this episode of the podcast, we discuss Monkeypox through the eyes of the Commission or the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), Dr. Allison Arwady. Our moderator, Dr. Krystina Woods asks questions around behavior chang…
- The Automatization of Hand Hygiene Monitoring and its Discontents
Overview: In this episode of the series, Dr. Krystina Woods talks with Dr. Michelle Doll of Virginia Commonwealth University and Dr. Jerome Leis of University of Toronto aroundhand hygiene monitoring, monitoring adherence, hand hygiene ele…
- Back to School in 2022
Overview: In this episode of the podcast, we bring back Dr. Westyn Branch-Elliman of Harvard Medical School to have a conversation around children going back to school in 2022. Our moderator, Dr. Chris Crnich, asks her questions around tes…