Submit your late-breaker abstract for #IDWeek2024! Late-breaker abstracts are highly competitive, and only abstracts containing novel, cutting-edge information will be considered. Deadline: Wed. Aug. 14 at 11:59pm ET. Submit: bit.ly/3Y202Mi

See you soon for our monthly Town Hall! Register here bit.ly/45CD5RH or join us live on Facebook!

Join SHEA, IDSA, CDC, ASM and PIDS tomorrow at 4p, ET for an update on the blood culture media bottle shortage and strategies to prioritize the use of supply based on clinical need. Register: bit.ly/3Wy8cLA

Louise Dembry, MD, MS, MBA, FIDSA, FSHEA, will present this year’s SHEA Lecture, “Musings on Growing the Next Generation of Healthcare Epidemiologists.” Watch Dr. Dembry present at #IDWeek2024. Register before rates increase by this Friday, July 26! bit.ly/3VYFa7i

Enhance your #QualityImprovement skills in healthcare! Join our virtual workshop on Sep 25, 2024, and learn practical applications for Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship. #InfectionControl #AntibioticStewardship Register: bit.ly/45BMGZ7

Take a peek at the 200+ sessions and symposia covering the latest in ID with the Interactive Program! Explore fun events, learn about speakers you don’t want to miss, dive into specific tracks & more! ⬇️ idweek2024.eventscribe.net

Attend the most thrilling premiere in LA this fall. Step behind the scenes where movie magic meets ID in Out-BREAK!: An Infectious Escape Room at #IDWeek2024. 🗝️🎬 More info coming soon! Register today before rates increase Sept. 14!: bit.ly/3VYFa7i

New podcast for your listening pleasure 🎧Join author Joseph Ladines-Lim in conversation with Gonzalo Bearman and Priya Nori MD, FSHEA, FIDSA to discuss antibiotic prescribing trends in US emergency departments (EDs) from 2016 to 2021: on.soundcloud.com/eqysTSx9BezgKb…

Close #IDWeek2024 with ID Super Saturday!🪩 From a special session with NIAID Director Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA, to a new closing party, there will be plenty of exciting events on Oct. 19 that you won't want to miss! Browse the Interactive Program and register:

Students and residents: Get ready to experience a career-changing week at #IDWeek2024! ✨ Join your ID community in Los Angeles this October 16-19. Register: bit.ly/3VYFa7i

New in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology from Kevin Spicer et al CDC ➡️From Jan 2016 to Dec 2023, CDC/DHQP responded to 26 consultations among 25 US health jurisdictions involving ophthalmologic procedures or settings 👀👁️ Many lapses in IP&C described 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

IDWeek’s Abstract Appreciation Program aims to cultivate interaction with #IDWeek2024 abstract presenters, particularly students, residents and fellows. Now recruiting distinguished faculty! Learn more and apply by Sept. 13: bit.ly/46YUN2F

Learn to engage multidisciplinary teams and measure progress in our Quality Improvement workshop on Sep 25, 2024. Register today! #Healthcare #QualityImprovement bit.ly/3zHhefX

The 'Race Against Resistance' starts today! Track your progress and stay motivated. Share your journey with us: #RaceAgainstResistance2024 charityfootprints.com/raceagainstres…

From Preeti Jaggi et al: Dispensing practices of amoxicillin suspension by community pharmacists: Prescribing conventions leads community pharmacists to dispense extra liquid amoxicillin. For those over 2, consider chewable amox! 💊 We can prevent environmental contamination.

Comparison of complication types in patients receiving vesicant intravenous antimicrobials or vasopressors via midlines and peripherally inserted central catheters bit.ly/47htq3K

Emily Sydnor Spivak 🇺🇦 et al: Unnecessary outpatient abx scripts contribute emissions equal to driving a gas-powered car around the Earth 194.3 times. Contributions to GHG emissions from unnecessary abx could help ASP efforts. 🌏bit.ly/3B0Is1M

Transmission of varicella zoster virus in the presence of masking: VZV long-range transmission in presence of masking confirmed using video surveillance. 😷bit.ly/3TiCQ9E

Don't miss our case-based webinar on Measles Response on Sept 10 at 1 PM ET! Join speakers from top children’s hospitals for a discussion on the latest in outbreak management & prevention. Register: bit.ly/3yXfe3q #Measles #HospitalEpidemiology #InfectionPrevention

More than 1.7 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with sepsis each year. Rapid recognition and treatment are crucial to their survival for those diagnosed with sepsis. Sepsis Alliance is asking you to take the TIME to save lives. Learn how at SepsisAwarenessMonth.org #SAM2024