Mary Lou Manning presented “The CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship and Sepsis Programs: What Nurses Need to Know and Do”  Retrieve at Sepsis Alliance Institute: Sepsis Alliance AMR Conference 2024.

Pamela de Cordova, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, and their team, present preliminary results from a Preventing Infections Through Appropriate Staffing (PITAS) Study at AcademyHealth Conference.

Su Kyung Kim presented “Now I Know mHealth intervention promoting HPV vaccine completion among young women attending federally supported clinics".

This year’s theme is “Improve Antibiotic Use, Improve Health Equity.” Findings from Health Equity and Antibiotic Prescribing in the United States: A Systematic Scoping Review showed clinician antibiotic prescribing behavior varied by patient and clinician characteristics, such as patient’s race and ethnicity, socioeconomic factors, and healthcare setting. These findings further emphasize the importance of integrating health equity into antibiotic stewardship policies, practices, and research.

Did you know? Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a germ that causes severe diarrhea, which can be life-threatening. C. diff can affect anyone and is usually associated with recent antibiotic use. CDC estimates that C. diff causes almost half a million infections in the United States each year. 

This poster was a sub-analysis project on technology access and PrEP awareness among women, conducted in collaboration with Dr. Teitelman. 

International Infection Prevention and Control (IIPC) Week is held during the third week of October each year to highlight the importance of preventing infections. The theme for IIPC Week 2023 is Celebrating the Fundamentals of Infection Prevention. IIPC Week aims to promote better infection prevention and control practices in health care and to recognize the efforts of all healthcare workers to reduce the risk of infection in health services.

Dr. Mary Lou Manning shares her expertise in “Fireside chat: Pharmacists and IPs for AMR Stewardship” at World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, convened at Pennsylvania Convention Center on September 7th, 2023.

In 2011, Sepsis Alliance declared September to be Sepsis Awareness Month, an annual opportunity for individuals, healthcare professionals, and organizations big and small to help save lives by raising awareness of the leading cause of deaths in U.S. hospitals – sepsis. Sepsis, which was often called “blood poisoning,” is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. At least 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis. At least 350,000 adults who develop sepsis die during their hospitalization or are discharged to hospice. Sepsis kills 350,000 adults each year in the United States. Tap these resources to learn more.

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century and are estimated to save 2–3 million lives each year. They have successfully eradicated smallpox and have greatly reduced the incidence of several major diseases such as polio and measles. National Immunization Awareness Month is an annual observation held in August to highlight the importance of routine vaccination for people of all ages. Tap these resources to explore the history of vaccination and have a look at current and future vaccines.