Donation

What a terrible couple of weeks. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, not to mention a huge earthquake in Mexico, pummeled North America. If possible, one of the things that we can do in these situations is donate to recovery efforts. Here are a couple suggestions for places where you can donate:

UNICEF has sent teams to Chiapas and Oaxaca and has expanded their fundraising efforts to cover those affected by the hurricanes and earthquakes. Donate please

The five living past Presidents have started the One America Appeal, which initially responded to Harvey but has been expanded to assist with Florida's recovery. Donate please

Finally - and we have been hesitant to even mention this -  many SHEA members have completed races to raise funds for antimicrobial stewardship scholarships through the SHEA Education & Research Foundation's "Race Against Resistance." Runners have included fellow bloggers Tom and Scott. Not to be outdone, the University of Iowa has put together a team 5k run on September 30th.  We hope you can contribute to this important educational and prevention effort. Donate please

Thank you

Join The Race Against Resistance

This is a guest post from Judy Guzman-Cottrill. Dr. Guzman-Cottrill is a Professor of Pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University and also an infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology consultant for the Oregon Health Authority’s HAI Program, where she serves as the Medical Director for Ebola and Emerging Pathogen Preparedness. 

Last week Judy and I attended a SHEA Foundation Board Meeting where, during strategic planning discussions, this important fundraising event was discussed. I hope you can run, ride or contribute! - EP

It’s time to dust off those running shoes and road bikes! Last year, the SHEA Education & Research Foundation (ERF) organized its first Race Against Resistance Fundraiser, and it was a great success. Runners raised over $23,500 for new SHEA ERF Scholarships, and these scholarships are currently open for applications, with a May 5th deadline.

Given the great success in establishing these new scholarships, we are now planning the 2017 Race Against Resistance! We would like to expand the volunteers to both runners and cyclists. Participants choose a local non-charity race between SHEA Spring 2017 and IDWeek 2017.  Funds raised will continue to support SHEA ERF-sponsored education opportunities in the field of antibiotic stewardship. The top fundraisers (and affiliated hospital) will be recognized at the SHEA Business Meeting as a part of IDWeek 2017. The race must be pre-approved by SHEA organizers, and all participants must finalize their race selection by March 30, 2017 to be listed on a competition webpage for fundraising purposes. Please contact Kristy Weinshel at kweinshel@shea-online.org to become a 2017 fundraiser, or if you’d like more details.

Are you wondering who raised the $23,500 last year? Here are last year’s racers and how much they were able to fundraise for SHEA ERF scholarships!