The ICHE Podcast
Episodes
Episode 67: Reducing Infection Risk in Hemodialysis Patients
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, host Dr. David Calfee speaks with Jose Navarrete, MD. of Emory University School of Medicine and Marin Schweizer,...
Episode 66: Bacterial Contamination of Sink Drains in Healthcare Facilities
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, host Dr. David Calfee speaks with Bobby Warren of Duke University Medical Center and Ibrahim Ahmed El-Imam of the...
Episode 65: Understanding the Association Between Routine Oral Care and In-Hospital Mobility with Non-Ventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, host Dr. David Calfee explores non–ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP)—what it...
Episode 64: Multisociety Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Homes
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, host Dr. David Calfee speaks with the authors of the newly released Multisociety Guidance for Infection Preventio...
Episode 63: The Dynamic Interplay of Implementation and De-Implementation Science
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Dr. David Calfee speaks with Dr. Westyn Branch-Elliman, Dr. Rani Elwy, and Dr. Stephanie Stroever about their recent Infection Control & Hosp...
Episode 62: Infection Prevention Strategies in Long Term Care Facilities
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long-term care facilities face unique challenges in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and managing multidrug-resistant organisms (MDR...
Episode 61: Virtual Reality Applications in Infection Prevention and Control
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The ICHE Podcast explores the use of virtual reality (VR) in healthcare training, with a focus on infection prevention and control. Ex...
Episode 60: Plasma Cell-Free DNA and Metagenomic Sequencing in Infectious Disease Diagnosis
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, we take a deep dive into the evolving role of plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) metagenomic next-generation sequencing...
Episode 59: New Guidance on High-Level Disinfection and Sterilization
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, David Calfee joined by three experts who contributed to the development of the updated SHEA guidance on high-leve...
Episode 58: Reducing Surgical Site Infections: Insights from Recent Research
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, we bring together Dr. Loreen Herwaldt (University of Iowa) and Dr. Jessica Seidelman (Duke University) to explore...
Episode 57: Revisiting Return-to-Work Policies: Preventing Respiratory Virus Transmission in Healthcare
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief David Calfee is joined by Drs. Catherine Passaretti and Michael Klompas for a timely discussion o...
Episode 56: Initial Specimen Diversion Devices (ISDDs) for Preventing Blood Culture Contamination
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, we explore the critical issue of blood culture contamination and the role of initial specimen diversion devices (...
Episode 55: Research Needs in Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AS)
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, we dive into research priorities in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial stewardship (AS) wi...
Episode 54: Infection Prevention in Obstetrical Populations: Insights into Group A Streptococcal Infections
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, guests discuss the prevention and management of infections in obstetrical populations, with a focus on Group A St...
Episode 53: Respiratory Culturing Appropriateness in Pediatric Patients
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ICHE podcast, we explore the theme of respiratory culturing appropriateness in pediatric patients, emphasizing diagnostic stewa...
Episode 52: Modeling Infection Prevention: How Mathematical Models Guide Healthcare Strategies
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, we explore the use of mathematical modeling to understand the impact of different infection prevention strategies...
Episode 51: Understanding S. aureus and MRSA: Transmission, Risks, and Control Strategies
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, we delve into the topic of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRS...
Episode 50: Candida auris
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by Sebastian Arenas, MPH, CIC, Ian Hennessee, PhD, MPH, and Leigh...
Episode 49: Sustaining and Growing the IPC Workforce
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by Alison L. Nelson, DO, Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH, Tania N. Bubb...
Episode 48: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP, Jasmine R. Marc...
Episode 47: The role of sink and drain contamination in pathogen transmission
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by guests Danielle Rankin, PhD, Bobby Warren, MPS, and Becky Smit...
Episode 46: Whole Genome Sequencing & Infection Prevention and Control
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by an esteemed panel to talk about whole genome sequencing in inf...
Episode 45: The Future of HAI Surveillance
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by guests Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, Kalvin Yu, MD, Raymund Dante...
Episode 44, Volume 44, Issue 12
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by guests Dipesh Solanky, Anurag Malani, and Kiran Perkins. Today...
Episode 43, Volume 44, Issue 11
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for World AMR Awareness Week, today's episode of The ICHE Podcast will discuss an important topic: Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship in D...
Episode 42, Volume 44, Issue 10
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS is joined by guests Didier Pittet, MD, MS, CBE, Alexandra Peters, PhD, and ...
Episode 41, Volume 44, Issue 9
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses an important topic in infection prevention that is often easier s...
Episode 40, Volume 44, Issue 8
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “Strateg...
Episode 39, Volume 44, Issue 7
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/ID...
Episode 38, Volume 44, Issue 6
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses two recent articles from ICHE that use describe the use of two di...
Episode 37, Volume 44, Issue 5
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/ID...
Episode 36, Volume 44, Issue 4
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/ID...
Episode 35, Volume 44, Issue 3
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS discusses the most recently published section of The Compendium, “SHEA/ID...
Episode 34, Volume 44, Issue 2
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS speaks with Daniel J. Morgan, MD, MS, Katia Halabi, MD, Kathleen Chiotos MD...
Episode 33, Volume 44, Issue 1
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS speaks with Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH, Jennifer Cihlar, DO, Jerome Leis, MD...
Episode 32, Volume 43, Issue 12
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS speaks with Charlesnika Evans, PhD, MPH, Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH, Rekha Murt...
Episode 31, Volume 43, Issue 11
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Antimicrobial Awareness Week! To kick off the week, Editor-in-Chief, David P. Calfee, MD, MS is joined by several authors of a SHEA White Paper...
Episode 30, Volume 43, Issue 10
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS speaks with Kalvin Yu, MD, Raymund Dantes, MD, MPH, Gregory Schrank, MD, MP...
Episode 29, Volume 43, Issue 9
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS, interviews Aurora Pop-Vicas, MD, MPH, Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD, and•...
28. Episode 28, Volume 43, Issue 8
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Editor-in-Chief David Calfee interviews authors of three papers featured in the August issue of the journal ...
Episode 27, Volume 43, Issue 7
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Editor-in-Chief, David Calfee, MD, MS, interviews members of the infection control unit, the biothreats prog...
Episode 26, Volume, 43, Issue 6
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the ICHE Podcast discusses the latest update to the Compendium, Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-asso...
Episode 25, Volume 43, Issue 5
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the ICHE Podcast discusses the Compendium and the newly released update to the Compendium, Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associat...
Episode 24, Volume, 43, Issue 4
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the ICHE Podcast features two segments. In the first segment, David P. Calfee, interviews Diego Schaps and Deverick J. Anderson about...
Episode 23, Volume 43, Issue 3
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ICHE Podcast, Editor-in-Chief, David P. Calfee, MD, MS, interviews Michael Klompas, MD and Dian Baker, PhD on their work on the...
Episode 22, Volume 43, Issue 2
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, David Calfee interviews Dan Livorsi and Julie Szymczak on their white paper, "Leveraging implementation science t...
Episode 21, Volume 43, Issue 1
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The ICHE Podcast is back! In this episode, Editor-in-Chief David P. Calfee, MD, MS discusses the rise in HAIs since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Episode 20, Volume 41, Issue 5
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast Dr. Jennie Kwon and Carey-Ann Burnham discuss their article, “Assessment of antibiotic-resistant organism transm...
Episode 19, Volume 41, Issue 4
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast Dr. Colleen Kraft discusses her article, “Serosurvey on healthcare personnel caring for patients with Ebola viru...
Episode 18, Volume 41, Issue 2
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, Milner Staub and Chris Evans discuss their article, “Analysis of a high-prescribing state’s 2016 outpatient a...
Episode 17, Volume 40, Issue 12, Part 2
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Bradley Langford (1:21), John Mills (8:46), and Kristen Marsh...
Episode 16, Volume 40, Issue 12, Part 1
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Bradley Langford and Larissa Matukas (1:27); Courtney M. Page...
Episode 15, Volume 40, Issue 11, Part 2
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Kelly Cawcutt (1:25), Christina Thornton (15:09), and Kalvin ...
Episode 14, Volume 40, Issue 11, Part 1
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Kali VanLangen, Lisa Dumkow, Katie Axford, and Andrew Jameson...
Episode 13, Volume 40, Issue 10, Part 2
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Jenine Leal about her article, “Attributable costs and leng...
Episode 12, Volume 40, Issue 10, Part 1
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Misha Devchand and Jason Tribiano, authors of the article, “...
Episode 11, Volume 40, Issue 9, Part 2
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Jennifer Goldman and Brian Lee (1:15), Jesse Jacob and Jesse ...
Episode 10, Volume 40, Issue 9, Part 1
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Alainna Jamal (1:13), David Calfee (8:51), and Dimitri Drekon...
Episode 9, Volume 40, Issue 8, Part 2
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Jessina McGregor, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Jackson Musuuza, and...
Episode 8, Volume 40, Issue 8, Part 1
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Brenda Coleman, Scott Fridkin, April Dyer, and Rebecca Moehri...
Episode 0 The ICHE Podcast
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the ICHE Podcast! ICHE is the official journal for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. In each episode of The ICHE Podcast,...
Episode 7, Volume 40, Issue 7
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews John Boyce, Lindsay Visnovsky, Jeanmarie Mayer, Roger Stace, ...
Episode 6, Volume 40, Issue 6, Part 2
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Kiran Perkins, Doyle Ward, Richard Ellison, and Sarah Yi. The...
Episode 5, Volume 40, Issue 6, Part 1
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Jasmine Marcelin, Dan Caroff, Elise Fortin, Charles Frenette,...
Episode 4: Volume 40, Issue 5, Part 2
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray interviews Kimberly Blumenthal, Paige Wickner, and Erica Shenoy, Raymund ...
Episode 3: Volume 40, Issue 5, Part 1
18 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Julia Szymczak, Koh Okamoto, and Katherine Goodman, They disc...
Episode 2: Volume 40, Issue 4, Part 2
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Darren Pasay, BSc Pharm, Brett Mitchell, PhD, Janine Carrucan...
Episode 1: Volume 40, Issue 4, Part 1
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The ICHE Podcast, ICHE Managing Editor, Lindsay MacMurray, interviews Heather Hughes, MD, MPH, Jefferson Bohan, Pharm, Matthew Goet...