Synopsis
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)Leading through science
Episodes
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Role of Healthcare Epidemiology in Public Health
19/08/2021 Duration: 28minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. In addition, our moderator, Dr. David Banach, speaks with Roza Tammer, Infection Control Epidemiologist at Oregon Health Authority, about the ways healthcare epidemiologists in settings like university hospitals interact with their state public health epidemiologists. They discuss how they each work as epidemiologists in their roles, how they intersect with one another, what COVID has taught them, and ways to work together after the pandemic. Speakers: - Roza Tammer, MPH, CIC - David Banach, MD, MPH (moderator) - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2108891?query=featured_home https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2782982 Do you have feedback for our podcast? Topic or speaker ideas? Let us know at h
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Communicating with Minorities and Underrepresented Groups
12/08/2021 Duration: 41minOverview: Communicating with minorities and underrepresented groups is a challenge for healthcare workers and the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a lot of communication disparity. In the final episode of this podcast series, our moderator, Dr. Jennifer Hanrahan, talks with Marielee Santiago, Pastor Duncan Gerard, and Sheikh Nuru Mohammed about how healthcare workers can better communicate with minorities and underrepresented groups, barriers to communication, considerations to make, and more. Speakers: Marielee Santiago, MSW, LCSW, MPH Pastor Gerard Duncan Sheikh Nuru Mohammed Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (moderator) Music credit: www.bensound.com
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COVID-19 & Travel Safety
05/08/2021 Duration: 26minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator, Dr. Waleed Javaid, discusses COVID-19 and travel safety with Dr. Carlos Del Rio, who, on top of his roles at Emory University, currently serves as an infectious diseases advisor to both Delta Airlines and Royal Caribbean Cruises. They cover topics as travel safety, precautions and considerations, and what the future of travel might look like. Speakers: - Carlos Del Rio, MD - Waleed Javaid, MD (moderator) - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7031e2.htm?s_cid=mm7031e2_w https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2782531 Do you have feedback for our podcast? Topic or speaker ideas? Let us know at https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback
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Managing Misinformation in the Age of Social Media
29/07/2021 Duration: 38minOverview: In a world dominated by computers, cell phones, and social media, how do healthcare professionals utilize these tools to share important medical information and news? In the second episode of SHEA's Communication in the Age of Fake News podcast series, our moderator, Dr. Waleed Javaid, talks with social media expert Krista Neher and Dr. Jennifer Spicer about how and why to use social media platforms to spread scientific information, social media algorithms and how they contribute to the spread of information/misinformation, and how to use social media when responding to public messages. Speakers: Krista Neher, https://kristaneher.com Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH Waleed Javaid, MD (moderator) Music credit: www.bensound.com
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Statement on COVID Vaccine as a Condition of Employment
22/07/2021 Duration: 23minOverview: In this episode our moderator, Dr. David Weber, asks Dr. Marci Drees, Dr. Trini Mathew, and Dr. Sharon Wright questions surrounding the July 13th multi-society statement about COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. Questions focus on how the societies developed this statement, why it was important to create this statement now, legal & human resources considerations, and more. Note: there is no COVID-19 news update this week. We will resume this in our next episode. Speakers: - Marci Drees, MD, MS, DTMH, FACP, FSHEA - Trini Mathew, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA - Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH - David Weber, MD, MPH (moderator) Do you have feedback for our podcast? Topic or speaker ideas? Let us know at https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback
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Trust Me I'm a Scientist: Communicating in Uncertainty
15/07/2021 Duration: 25minOverview: Communicating with stakeholders is important during a public health crisis but evolving scientific knowledge can make it difficult to gain the trust of the public. In the first episode of SHEA's new Communication in the Age of Fake News podcast series, our moderator, Dr. Jennifer Hanrahan, talks with Eileen Korey about how to build and maintain trust with patients and the public, communicating critical scientific messages in a clear manner while acknowledging the unknowns and engendering and maintaining trust. Also included is a discussion of how HCPs can get involved in communications. Speakers: Eileen Korey, Communications Counsel and Consultant Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (moderator) Music credit: www.bensound.com
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Getting COVID Under Control And Keeping It That Way
08/07/2021 Duration: 29minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator, Dr. Kryssie Woods, talks with Dr. Marion Kainer of Western Health about Australia's effort to get and keep COVID-19 under control, even with the emerging delta variant. They discuss lessons learned from previous waves, how colleagues globally can work together, and what others can do to further eradicate the virus. Speakers: - Marion Kainer, MD, MPH, FRACP, FSHEA - Kryssie Woods, MD (moderator) - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7027e2.htm?s_cid=mm7027e2_w https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2107659?query=featured_home https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n1343 Do you have feedback for our podcast? Topic or speaker ideas? Let us know at https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback
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COVID-19: International Perspectives From India
24/06/2021 Duration: 38minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator, Dr. Cindy Prins, has a conversation with Dr. Sanjeev Singh about COVID-19 in India. They discuss challenges faced, lessons learned, best practices, and more. Speakers: - Sanjeev Singh, PhD, MPhil, DCH, MBBS - Cindy Prins, PhD, MPH, CIC, CPH (moderator) - Ishrat Kahmal-Ahmed, PhD, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/994839/Variants_of_Concern_VOC_Technical_Briefing_16.pdf https://www.apwa.net/library/government-affairs/NHSC_COVID-19_Pandemic_After_Action_Report_Final.pdf https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2104983#:~:text=Preliminary%20findings%20did%20not%20show,%2C%20pregnancy%2C%20and%20infant%20outcomes https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2781306 Do you have feedback for our podcast? Topic or speaker ideas? Let us
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COVID-19 in Children & the Pediatric Vaccine
10/06/2021 Duration: 36minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator, Dr. Josh Schaffzin sits down with Dr. Andi Shane to discuss COVID-19 in children & potential long-term implications, the pediatric vaccination & ideas on how to address hesitancy and ensure vaccine access for all children. Speakers: - Andi Shane, MD, MPH, MSc - Josh Schaffzin, MD, PhD, FAAP (moderator) - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-1341 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-1451 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104983?query=featured_coronavirus Do you have feedback for our podcast? Topic or speaker ideas? Let us know at https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback
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How COVID is Exposing Racial & Ethnic Healthcare Disparities
28/05/2021 Duration: 30minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator, Dr. David Banach, also has a powerful conversation with our speakers, Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable & Dr. Antonie Auguste, on how COVID is revealing the long-existing problem of racial and ethnic healthcare disparities in the US, challenges faced as a result, and how we can move forward. Speakers: - Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD - Antonie Auguste, MD, MPH - David Banach, MD, MPH (moderator) - Ishrat Kamal-Ahmed, PhD, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7021e3.htm?s_cid=mm7021e3_w https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2780376 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(21)00099-5/fulltext Do you have feedback for our podcast? Topic or speaker ideas? Let us know at https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback
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Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
13/05/2021 Duration: 18minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator and speaker also have a discussion around Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), who is impacted, biggest challenges around these patients, and how to address current knowledge gaps. Speakers: - Avindra Nath, MD - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (moderator) - Cindy Prins, PhD, MPH, CIC, CPH (news update) Sources from the news update: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2779852 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014067362100790X?via%3Dihub Please note this podcast series will now launch every other week (unless otherwise noted). 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
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Impact Of COVID-19 On Women In Healthcare
06/05/2021 Duration: 36minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator also has a powerful discussion with three brilliant women who work in healthcare epidemiology about the impact of COVID-19 on women in healthcare, what women can do to empower themselves and each other, and takeaways such as finding peer mentorship programs, highlighting COVID work on your CV, and getting involved inside and out of your institutional community. Speakers: - Hilary Babcock, MD, MPH - Annabelle De St Maurice, MD, MPH - Payal Patel, MD, MPH - Krystina Woods, MD (moderator) - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab338/6257082 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/whos-vaccinated-a-closer-look-at-healthcare-workers-covid19-vaccine-hesitancy-and-demographics/F5E1B76339FC81EF8C677F27FF61764A https://jamane
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SHEA Spring 2021 Recap
29/04/2021 Duration: 20minOverview: In this episode, our moderator has a conversation with the chair and vice-chair of the SHEA Conference Planning Committee about SHEA Spring 2021, including how COVID impacted planning and programming, highlights from the event (both COVID and non COVID sessions), key takeaways, and more. Speakers: - Tom Sandora, MD, MPH - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc - Waleed Javaid, MD (moderator) We will resume news updates in our next podcast, which will launch on May 6th. It's not too late to register and watch the SHEA Spring Sessions and Training courses! Go to https://sheaspring.org/attendees/registration/ and take advantage of what our speakers talked about during this episode! What do you think of our podcasts? Do you have topic or speaker suggestions? Let us know! https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback
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COVID-19 Impact On Antimicrobial Resistance
08/04/2021 Duration: 18minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our speaker also discusses how COVID-19 has impacted antimicrobial resistance and ways we can learn from it moving forward. Speakers: - David van Duin, MD, PhD - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (Moderator & news update) Sources from news update: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2103916?query=featured_coronavirus https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00084-5/fulltext https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html Please note we will not be launching a podcast the next two weeks due to SHEA Spring. We will resume on April 29th. Thank you. What do you think of our podcasts? Do you have topic or speaker suggestions? Let us know! https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback Join us virtually at SHEA S
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Recognizing Healthcare Epidemiologists & Promoting Infection Prevention: COVID - 19 & Beyond, 3/31
01/04/2021 Duration: 34minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator also has an insightful and impactful conversation about how to better recognize healthcare epidemiologists and promote infection prevention as we navigate through this pandemic and beyond. Speakers: - Julie Trivedi, MD - Krystina Woods, MD (moderator) - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-convened-global-study-of-origins-of-sars-cov-2-china-part https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/clinical-illness-with-viable-sarscov2-virus-presenting-72-days-after-infection-in-an-immunocompromised-patient/0BBE0BD27D41AED6523B73A473B70001 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7013e3.htm?s_cid=mm7013e3_w https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(21)00116-8 What do you think of our podcasts? Do you have topic or speaker suggestions? Let u
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COVID-19 Impact On Trainees & Students, 3/25/21
25/03/2021 Duration: 39minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator also has a discussion with Dr. Christopher Graber and Dr. Kerri Thom on the impact of COVID-19 on trainees and medical students, lessons learned, and best practices moving forward. Speakers: - Christopher Graber, MD, MPH - Kerri Thom, MD, MS - Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD, MSc (moderator) - Ishrat Kamal-Ahmed, PhD, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7013e1.htm?s_cid=mm7013e1_x https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7012e3.htm?s_cid=mm7012e3_w https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2102153 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2101927 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33750252/ What do you think of our podcasts? Do you have topic or speaker suggestions? Let us know! https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback Join us virtually at SHEA Spring 2021 from April 13-16. Register now at h
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COVID-19: Long-Term Care Post-Vaccination, 3/18/21
18/03/2021 Duration: 28minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Dr. Chris Crnich also has a discussion with our speaker on long-term care, with a specific focus on the current state with vaccination rollout and what LTC may look like in the future. Speakers: - Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MBBS - Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD (moderator) - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre/press-releases/2021/update-on-the-safety-of-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca.html https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n728 https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab229/6167855 What do you think of our podcasts? Do you have topic or speaker suggestions? Let us know! learningce.shea-online.org/content/she…st-feedback New Members can now receive 50% off 2021 SHEA Membership by using the Coupon Code: Welcome2021 until March 31st
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COVID-19: South Africa Perspective On COVID & Variants, 3/11/21
11/03/2021 Duration: 47minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Dr. Jennifer Hanrahan also has a discussion with our speaker on COVID-19 in South Africa, including an emphasis on the variants, how it's impacted South Africa, and what we can expect from it. Speakers: - Wolfgang Preiser - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (moderator) - Ishrat Kamal-Ahmed, MSC, PHD (news update) Sources from news update: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7010e4.htm?s_cid=mm7010e4_w https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7010e3.htm?s_cid=mm7010e3_w https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2776930 What do you think of our podcasts? Do you have topic or speaker suggestions? Let us know! https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback New Members can now receive 50% off 2021 SHEA Membership by using the Coupon Code: Welcome2021 until March 31st
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COVID-19: UK Perspective On Variants, 3/4/21
04/03/2021 Duration: 29minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator also has a discussion around the UK "Kent" variant, with Dr. Sharon Peacock, Director of the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium. In particular, they discuss transmissibility, clinical illness, deadliness, and how Americans should handle this variant. Speakers: - Sharon Peacock, CBE, FMedSci - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (moderator) - Rebekah Wrenn, PharmD, BCIDP Sources from news update: https://terrance.who.int/mediacentre/presser/WHO-AUDIO_Emergencies_Coronavirus_Press_Conference_01MAR2021.mp3 https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/covid-19-vaccines https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7009e4.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7009e3.htm?s_cid=mm7009e3_w https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2777060 https://www.euro.who.int/en/healt
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COVID-19: Isolation Precautions & Vaccination Considerations for Immunocompromised Patients, 2/25/21
25/02/2021 Duration: 22minOverview: This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator also has a discussion with Dr. Tara Palmore and Dr. David Henderson around isolation precautions and vaccination considerations for immunocompromised patients and healthcare personnel. Speakers: - Tara Palmore, MD - David Henderson, MD - Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD, MSc (moderator) - Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update) Sources from news update: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7009e2.htm?s_cid=mm7009e2_w https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-4036_article https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2776738 https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-treatment-and-management/#toc-8 What do you think of our podcasts? Do you have topic or speaker suggestions? Let us know! https://learningce.shea-online.org/content/shea-podcast-feedback New Members can now receive 50% off 2021 SHEA Membership by using the Coupon Code: We