The ICHE Podcast The ICHE Podcast

On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by Alison L. Nelson, DO, Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH, Tania N. Bubb, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC, and Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH. Today's episode addresses the timely topic of sustaining and growing the IPC workforce. Listen as our esteemed panelists discuss what we know about current and/or predicted IPC workforce shortages, challenges to maintaining and growing the IPC workforce, and strategies for achieving a more sustainable workforce. Additionally, Drs. Nelson and Wright discuss two articles from the May issue of ICHE that address this topic, “Revitalizing the infection prevention workforce with a fellowship program for underrepresented groups,” and “National survey of infectious disease fellowship program directors: A call for subspecialized training in infection prevention and control and healthcare epidemiology.” 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 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.