SHEA Abstract Deadline - January 29, 2016

Good morning!


I'm sure that you all have plenty of time on your hands with Ebola and contact precautions all but eliminated! Nice that most of us infection prevention and control types finally have some valuable time on our hands to do science!

SHEA now accepts abstracts with original data and last year over 200 abstracts were presented in Orlando. (I think it was closer to 250, but I've lost my notes) Anyway, get into your data and start writing - you only have until January 29th!

See you in Atlanta in May!

SHEA 2012 and IDWeek 2012 - SAVE THE DATES

So there are now two new meetings to choose from if you're interested in infection prevention.  Dan and I are involved with the planning of both meetings, so as more information becomes available, I'm sure we will provide it to you, our dear readers and accidental web surfers looking for Snicker's pictures.

SHEA 2012: Advancing Healthcare Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Stewardship, April 13 - 16, 2012 in Jacksonville, FL

SHEA 2012 is not the same old SHEA.  The old scientific meeting with podium and poster presentations has merged with IDSA (see below).  This new spring meeting is newly designed for 2012 and offers both the traditional basic SHEA/CDC training course as well as a parallel advanced epidemiological methods track that focuses on designing, analyzing and presenting infection prevention research. The conference also includes meetings addressing antimicrobial stewardship.

More information when available will be posted on SHEA's website

Inaugural IDWeek 2012: October 17-21, 2012, in San Diego, CA
A Joint Meeting of IDSA, SHEA, HIVMA, and PIDS

IDWEEK 2012 is where to go if you want to see the latest science surrounding infection prevention.  The SHEA podium, symposium and abstract presentations are expected to run parallel to the traditional IDSA-infectious disease presentations so that attendees can choose what is best for them.

For more information visit http://www.idweek.org/

See you in Dallas: SHEA 2011

Safe travels to anybody heading to Dallas this week for SHEA 2011 (and everyone else too). We hope to see some of you there. If you're unable to make it to Dallas, SHEA is offering on-demand webcasts with audio AND video.  This is the last year (for the foreseeable future) for a stand-alone SHEA meeting, as the meeting will be combined with IDSA in the fall of 2012. Change is change.