#12 Let's Talk About How To Reduce the Overuse of Antibiotics When Patients Are Discharged
Tune in to hear our hosts Nicki Shorr and Jessie Swain talk with Dr. Valerie Vaughn about partnering to reduce overuse of antibiotics when patients are discharged. With special guest: Valerie Vaughn, ...
7 Juli 202236min
#11 Let's Talk About How Management Practices and Strategic Communication Strategies Can Be Tools To Prevent Infection
Tune in to hear our hosts Nicki Shorr and Jessie Swain talk with Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS about how executive leadership attention and strategic communication strategies can help support evidenc...
2 Juni 202246min
#10 Working Together To Contain a CRAB Outbreak in a COVID-19 ICU
Tune in to hear our hosts Nicki Shorr and Jessie Swain talk with infection preventionists Rachel Guran and Kelsi Canavan along with Dr. Paula Eckardt about containing a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobac...
5 Maj 202225min
#9 What Can We Learn From Two AJIC Studies About Encouraging Flu Vaccination for Home Healthcare Personnel and Fogging To Reduce C. difficile?
Listen as our hosts speak with researcher Jingjing Shang about increasing flu vaccination of home healthcare personnel using policies, easy access to vaccine, and incentives. Also, tune in to hear fro...
7 Apr 202241min
#8 Let's Talk About the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Associated Infections: Getting Back to Basics
Listen as our hosts speak with Infection Preventionist Lisa Sturm about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-onset bloodstream infections (HOBSI) in one large health system. What can we lea...
3 Mars 202224min
#7 Using Technology for More Efficient Data Collection and Considering Improved Patient Care in Isolation
Listen as we speak with our guests about how technology can impact the daily work of infection preventionists, specifically using the electronic medical record (EMR) to better predict possible outbrea...
3 Feb 202236min
#6 A Look at COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Who Do People Trust To Give Them Vaccine Advice and How Can We Use This Information Now and in the Future?
Listen as our hosts talk with Dr. Gina Piscitello of Rush University Medical Center about a study she and her colleagues conducted entitled "COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Health Care Workers, Commu...
6 Jan 202227min
#5 Working Together for Healthcare Worker Safety: The Gown-Glove Connection
Listen as our hosts talk with Dr. Selcen Kilinc-Balci, an author of a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study that illustrates the importance of looking closely at how gown...
2 Dec 202119min
