The ICHE Podcast

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.