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 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigation strategies and more. 

Speaker: Larry Kociolek, MD, MSCI, FSHEA, FPIDS
Moderator: Krystina Woods, MD

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Pediatric Respiratory Viral Surge

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, new technologies, ultraviolet light technologies, continuous room decontamination, critical research gaps and where we go from here.  

Speakers:
Curtis Donskey, MD
William Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH
Krystina Woods, MD(moderator)

Changing Landscape of Environmental Disinfection

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 change, stigma, testing and limited supplies, policy implications from subcutaneous to intradermal injections, and funding.

Speakers:
Allison Arwady, MD, MPH
Krystina Woods, MD (Moderator)

Monkeypox Update

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 electronic monitoring and how it compares to traditional monitoring, and the future in this area. 

Speakers:
Michelle Doll, MD, MPH
Jerome Leis, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Krystina Woods, MD(moderator)

The Automatization of Hand Hygiene Monitoring and its Discontents

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 testing, how HCPs can help, and current/future research on the topic.

Speakers:
Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, MMSc
Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD (moderator)

Back to School in 2022

Overview:
This podcast will explore the utility of whole genome sequencing (WGS) in the context of hospital epidemiology of infection prevention, including recent evidence showcasing success in identifying and/or determining the nidus of a cluster or outbreak. The speakers will explain how they have or are planning to use WGS and the interplay between those performing or studying WGS and clinicians/infection prevention staff. Advantages, challenges, limitations, and research gaps will be addressed as well as what the speakers envision for the future.

Speakers:
Deena R. Altman, MD, MS
Alexander Sundermann, DrPH, CIC, FAPIC
Chad Nix, MSc, CIC (moderator)

The Utility of Whole Genome Sequencing: Academic and/or Clinically Pragmatic?

Overview:
In this episode of the Rapid Response Podcast, Dr. Raghav Tirupathi talks with Dr. Robert Wachter of the University of California, San Francisco about the current COVID landscape, how to interpret current case rates, mask mandates, isolation guidelines, second boosters, and more. 

Speakers:
Robert Wachter, MD
Raghavendra Tirupathi, MD (moderator)

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COVID Update: BA.4 & BA.5 Impacts and Beyond

Overview:
Duration of therapy is an important target of antimicrobial stewardship interventions that can be challenging to implement successfully. This podcast will briefly review the updated literature which seems to be coming more frequent recently and describe best practices when implementing shorter durations of therapy safely within the context of an antimicrobial stewardship program.

Speakers:
Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS
Marisa Holubar, MD, MS
Rebekah Wrenn, PharmD, BCIDP (moderator)

Shortening the Course:  What’s New with Duration of Therapy?

Overview: 
IV to PO conversion has immense potential to benefit patients by preventing unnecessary intravenous therapy associated with risks such as prolonged length of stay, line-associated infections, and excess cost and inconvenience. Although it is often listed as a low hanging fruit for antimicrobial stewardship, there are many nuances to cover. This podcast will discuss special cases, big successes, and gaps in our current understanding of IV to PO conversion.

Speakers:
Monica Mahoney, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Neil Ritchie, PhD, MBCHB, MRCP(UK)
Rebekah Wrenn, PharmD, BCIDP (moderator)

IV to PO from an Ambulatory Perspective: An Intervention Worth the Effort?

Overview: 
IV to PO conversion has immense potential to benefit patients by preventing unnecessary intravenous therapy associated with risks such as prolonged length of stay, line-associated infections, and excess cost and inconvenience. Although it is often listed as a low hanging fruit for antimicrobial stewardship, there are many nuances to cover. This podcast will discuss special cases, big successes, and gaps in our current understanding of IV to PO conversion.

Speakers:
Meghan Jeffres, PharmD, BCIDP
Shivani Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Whitney Buckel, PharmD (moderator)

IV to PO from an Inpatient Perspective: An Intervention Worth the Effort?

Overview:
In this episode, while not COVID specific, Dr. Chris Crnich has a conversation with Dr. Erica Shenoy of Massachusetts General Hospital around monkeypox. 

Speakers:
Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD
Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD (moderator)

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Monkeypox

Description:
In this podcast, we invited Dr. Igho Ofotokun, Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and PI for the NIH funded Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery initiative, to talk all thing related to long COVID, including PASC vs long COVID, hypotheses around long COVID causes, vaccination impact on long COVID, future research, and more.

Speakers:
Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSc
Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD (moderator)

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Long COVID

Overview:
In this episode, our moderator, Dr. Whitney Buckel, has a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Hanrahan, Chair of the SHEA Spring 2022 Planning Committee, and Dr. Jesse Jacob, Vice Chair of the SHEA Spring 2022 Planning Committee, around the conference, how COVID-19 influenced the planning and execution, session highlights, and more.

Speakers:
Whitney Buckel, PharmD, BCPS (moderator)
Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc
Jesse Jacob, MD, MSc

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SHEA Spring 2022 Recap

Overview:
Our moderator has a conversation with Dr. Erica Shenoy and Dr. Julie Trivedi on the influence of CDC Guidance on COVID-19 policies, with perspectives coming from physicians who work in what we call “blue” and “red” states.

Speakers:
Whitney Buckel, PharmD, BCPS (moderator)
Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD
Julie Trivedi, MD

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Influence of CDC Guidance on COVID-19 Policies

In this episode, our moderator has a conversation with Dr. Morgan Katz of Johns Hopkins Bayview/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine around all things long-term care. From the current COVID situation in these facilities, to biggest challenges and solutions, to resources and stewardship, learn more about what's going on with COVID and LTC and how you can implement them at your facilities.

Speakers: 
Morgan Katz, MD, MHS 
Ishrat Kamal-Ahmed, PhD, MSc (moderator)

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COVID-19 & Long-Term Care

Overview:
In our first episode of 2022, our moderator Dr. Chris Crnich sits down with Dr. Martin Hoenigl to discuss COVID-Associated Fungal Pneumonia. They discuss how this type of pneumonia came to the forefront during the pandemic, how healthcare plays a role, concerns, and more.

Speakers:
Chris Crnich, MD, PhD (moderator)
Martin Hoenigl, MD, FECMM

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COVID-Associated Fungal Pneumonia

Overview:
In our final episode of 2021, moderator Dr. Jennifer Hanrahan of University of Toledo has a discussion with Drs. Kirsten Schutte (Asante), Scott Stienecker (Parkview Health) and Jay Varkey (Emory University) about COVID-19 in 2021. This episode focuses on how this year compared to 2020, successes and challenges throughout the year, and guesses around COVID in 2022. 

As we conclude 2021, SHEA would like to thank every single healthcare professional who goes above and beyond every day during this challenging time. 

We’d also like to thank each of you, our listeners, for making this such a successful podcast series. 

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Speakers:
Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (moderator)
Kirsten Schutte, MD
R. Scott Stienecker, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA, CIC
Jay Varkey, MD

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COVID-19: Year in Review

Overview:
In this podcast, Dr. James Cutrell, Chair of the SHEA Journal Club, interviews both Dr. David Calfee, Editor-in-Chief of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) and Dr. Gonzalo Bearman, Editor-in-Chief of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology (ASHE). Learn more about Dr. Calfee and Dr. Bearman and their visions for SHEA Publications in 2022! 

Visit ICHE at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology and ASHE at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology/information/instructions-contributors.

Speakers:
James Cutrell, MD (moderator)
David Calfee, MD, MPH
Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH

Meet The Editors Podcast

Overview:
In this podcast, Dr. Christopher Crnich has an insightful conversation with Dr. Monica Mahoney and Dr. Jason Pogue around outpatient COVID-19 oral treatments and other therapeutics. They discuss monoclonal antibodies, including the current treatments and what is to potentially come, recently released Molnupiravir and Nirmatrelvir, and the impacts, challenges, and best practices around administering these to patients.

Speakers:
Christopher Crnich, MD, PhD (moderator)
Monica Mahoney, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, FCCP
Jason Pogue, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

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Outpatient COVID-19 Oral Treatments & Other Therapeutics

Overview:
In this episode, our moderator has a discussion with Dr. Rekha Murthy of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Dr. Josh Schaffzin of Cincinnati Children's Hospital and University of Cincinnati about implementing mandatory vaccine policies. Both speakers were involved in a SHEA working group around this topic and discuss how implementation is going, the challenges around it, solutions to move forward, and discuss it from  an adult and pediatric perspective.

Speakers:
Waleed Javaid, MD (moderator)
Rekha Murthy, MD
Josh Schaffzin, MD, PhD

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