In Partnership with directors from the following
Institutions
This Fellows’ Course in Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, and Antimicrobial Stewardship is made possible annually by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Many thanks to this year’s host institution, Children’s Hospital Colorado.
For information about how to attend this year’s session
Course Sponsors
We would be unable to stage this annual event without help from generous Sponsors. To learn more about sponsoring future events, Please proceed to our Sponsors page or contact us with further questions.
The Fellows Course gratefully acknowledges the following contributions from 2019:
Allergan Pharmaceuticals
Clorox Healthcare
PDI
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING GRANTORS OF the 2019 COURSE:
Educational Grants | Medline Industries, Inc.
Travel Grants | The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Thank you to our 2019 contributors; for more information about future ways to support the course in 2020 and beyond, read more about sponsorships or contact us.
Course Directors
Leonard Mermel | Brown University
Dr. Mermel is Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Medical Director, Dept. of Epidemiology & Infection Control, Rhode Island Hospital.
Aaron Milstone | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Dr. Milstone is Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include: Prevention of hospital-acquired infections; Epidemiology of multi-drug-resistant bacteria in hospitalized children; Diagnosis and transmission of respiratory viruses in hospitalized children; Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, and hospital epidemiology;
Chris Nyquist | Children’s Hospital Colorado
Dr. Nyquist's scientific interests include immunizations, antimicrobial utilization and resistance, and hospital epidemiology/infection control. She is involved in a wide range of teaching activities. In addition, Dr. Nyquist participates in many local, regional, and national committees related to Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Epidemiology.
David Pegues | University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Pegues’s current research interests include evaluating clinical decision support tools to improve the use of medical devices, microbiology testing and antimicrobial therapy for infection diagnosis and management; evaluating novel technologies and implementation strategies to reduce environmental microbial contamination and infection risk; and the epidemiology and prevention of infections in solid organ transplant recipients.
Trish Perl | University of Texas Southwestern
Dr. Perl is a veteran specialist in health care-associated infections, antimicrobial-resistant organisms, emerging pathogens, and infection prevention. She is Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern.
Kerri Thom | University of Maryland
Dr. Thom is an infectious disease physician and clinical investigator. She is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Public Health and Medicine. She was recently appointed as Assistant Dean for Student Research and Education and directs the Office of Student Research. She is also an Associate Hospital Epidemiologist for the University of Maryland Medical Center and a Physician Advisor for Quality at the University of Maryland Medical System.
