COVID-19 and HAIs

Published: Sept. 30, 2021, 7 p.m.

Overview: In this episode, Dr. Jessica Howard-Anderson of Emory University has a conversation with Dr. Mohamad Fakih and Lisa Sturm of Ascension around the CDC report about the impact of COVID on HAIs and Ascension's study on CLABSI and COVID, key reasons behind HAI increases, why certain HAIs may have increased more than others the past year, areas for improvement, and more. Interested in the eLearning opportunity, Prevention CHKC, referenced in this podcast? Please visit www.preventionchkc.org and use coupon code PODCAST at checkout for FREE access! Speakers: - Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA - Lisa Sturm, MPH, CIC, FAPIC - Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD, MSc (moderator) - Chris Crnich, MD, PhD (news update) Sources from the news update: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2114255 https://academic.oup.com/ije/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ije/dyab207/6375510 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2784480 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01908-5/fulltext What do you think of our podcasts? Do you have topic or speaker suggestions? Let us know at https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback