The ASHE Podcast Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

In today’s episode of The ASHE Podcast ASHE Editors Brad Langford and Alex Marra interview Lemuel Benedict Non to discuss his article, “All aboard the ChatGPT steamroller: Top 10 ways to make artificial intelligence work for healthcare professionals.” They discuss potential integration of AI tools like ChatGPT in healthcare settings, focusing on their role in enhancing patient care and antimicrobial stewardship practices. Ethical dilemmas surrounding AI in healthcare are examined, with discussions on ensuring safe and ethical usage in clinical decision-making, alongside considerations for patient data privacy and algorithm biases. Additionally, they explore how ChatGPT could revolutionize patient communication, its impact on medical education, its role in research and data analysis, and strategies to prepare the healthcare workforce for AI integration.

Today on the ASHE Podcast we recognize National Donor Day! Hosts Gonzalo Bearman and Priya Nori are joined by guests Rachel Bartash, Miranda So, Helen Tsai and Neeraja Swaminathan to talk about their two ASHE articles on antimicrobial stewardship challenges in transplant infectious diseases and practical strategies to address them. Listen as our guests discuss unique considerations for stewardship in this population, strategies for teaching transplant services to be good stewards, gaps and challenges in transplant ID, and more. After listening, be sure to go to Cambridge.org/ashe to read their full manuscript and learn more.

On today’s episode of The ASHE Podcast Gonzalo Bearman and Priya Nori are joined by guests Arjun Srinivasan, Nathan Shively, and Yi Guo to talk about their articles that present the pro, con, and path forward for the CDC NHSN antibiotic use and resistance module. Today’s episode is especially timely as we start the new year, which marks the start of mandatory reporting of antibiotic use and resistance data into NHSN. Listen as Drs. Shively, Guo, and Srinivasan discuss their articles as well as what kind of data the NHSN AUR module unlocks for hospitals, stewardship programs, and the healthcare consumer. Our panelists share their experience with hospital readiness to meet the reporting deadline and their perspectives on next frontier of antibiotic use and resistance data reporting. After listening, be sure to go to Cambridge.org/ashe to read their full manuscript and learn more.

On today’s episode of The ASHE Podcast Gonzalo Bearman and Priya Nori are joined by guests Alison G. Freifeld and Ali S. Khan to talk about their article, "The climate crisis and healthcare: What do infection prevention and stewardship professionals need to know?"
Our guests discuss what the infectious diseases workforce should know about how the climate crisis might impact their everyday work. They discuss healthcare’s big carbon footprint and what can be done about it and also discuss how the One Health approach can be applied to addressing the climate crisis. After listening, be sure to go to Cambridge.org/ashe to read their full manuscript and learn more.

On today’s episode of The ASHE Podcast Gonzalo Bearman and Priya Nori are joined by guest host Elizabeth Monsees. Elizabeth, Priya, and Gonzalo interview Meagan Zolla, Carol Schramm, Eileen Carter, and David Banach about their highly downloaded ASHE article, “Perceived usefulness of a mnemonic to improve nurses’ evaluation of reported penicillin allergies.” Our guests share more about their mnemonic, STORY, and its perceived usefulness to improve penicillin allergy evaluation. Listen and learn more about the background for this study, the unique role of nurse colleagues in penicillin allergy evaluation, suggestions for implementation, and more. After listening, be sure to go to Cambridge.org/ashe to read their full manuscript and learn more.

Join hosts Gonzalo Bearman and Priya Nori as the interview today's esteemed guest, Lilian Abbo. They will be discussing Dr. Abbo's recent Careers article in ASHE. Listen to learn more about Dr. Abbo's professional path and the personal drivers of her success as well as the mentorship relationships throughout her career. After listening, be sure to go to Cambridge.org/ashe to read their full manuscripts and learn more.