ID physician @Emory via @UCLAIMChiefs & @BrownUniversity. Passionate re hospital epi/AMR/stewardship. Decatur food lover. Occasional swimmer. Proud wife & mom.

Joined April 2012
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What started as a fun (and maybe a bit scary) debate @SHEA_Epi 2023 with @dr_dmorgan is now published in @AnnalsofIM. We discuss implications and potential benefits of the new hospital onset bacteremia/fungemia (HOB) metric. Thanks @dr_dmorgan for your leadership! @CarlosdelRio7
21 May 2024
Thrilled to work with up and coming @JessH_A on piece discussing new HOB (hospital-onset bacteremia) metric & how it may eventually replace CLABSI and other metrics From pro-con debate @SHEA_Epi 2023 @vineet_chopra @hboucher3 @eliowa @CarlosdelRio7 acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/…
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"Why are these next-generation antibiotics not being used more often?" wrote Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD, of Emory Univ. School of Medicine, and Helen Boucher, MD, of @TuftsMedicine @TuftsMedSchool, in an accompanying editorial to a new study: medpagetoday.com/meetingcove… @hboucher3
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Three implementation podcasts from @SHEA_Epi on how to implement #SSI Prevention Guidelines (cambridge.org/core/journals/…): 1. Pre-Op recommendations (soundcloud.com/user-78831062…), 2. Peri-Op recommendations: soundcloud.com/user-78831062…, 3. Post-Op recommendations: soundcloud.com/user-78831062…
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Antibacterial Resistance, Research, and Funding in 2024 academic.oup.com/cid/article… Wrote this editorial for @CIDJournal to highlight the challenges faced in the antibiotic pipeline.
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Apply for Tinsley Harrison Scholars Program! Deadline Oct 6. ssciweb.org/tinsley-harrison…
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@hboucher3⁩ delivering the opening plenary at the 2023 ⁦@ASMicrobiology⁩ ⁦⁦@ESCMID⁩ Joint Conference on Drug Development to Meet the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance
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#IDtwitter - Our Final @SHEA_Epi Compendium of Strategies for Prevention of #CAUTIs is out now in @ICHEJournal Updated include: - Disrupting catheter lifecycle - Implementation strategies - Dx stewardship - Leveraging metrics - #CatheterHarm Read: doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.137
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11 Jul 2023
IDSA Immediate Past Treasurer Helen Boucher, MD, FIDSA (@hboucher3) is testifying during the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, “Superbugs: The Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance on Modern Medicine.” Watch live: help.senate.gov/hearings/sup… @GOPHELP @HELPCmteDems
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Important work by @JC_ToxMD on using nonstigmatizing language #wordsmatter
Use of nonstigmatizing language is associated with improved outcomes in hospitalized people who inject drugs - Pleased to share our most recent paper in ⁦@JHospMedicine⁩ on the impact of stigma in outcomes among PWIDs. ⁦@EmoryCFAR⁩ ⁦ shmpublications.onlinelibrar…
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1 May 2023
This should be considered by @CDCgov and @CMSGov when considering new metrics/ retiring metrics
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Thanks @Dr_Mike_Stevens!! It was fun to get to argue against @dr_dmorgan, although I think I got the better side ;). Thanks to @SHEA_Epi for a great #SHEA2023
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28 Apr 2023
The time to act is now. Ask your federal legislators to cosponsor the #PASTEURAct, a bill recently reintroduced by @SenatorBennet, @SenToddYoung, @RepDrewFerguson & @RepScottPeters which would spur antibiotic development and strengthen antibiotic stewardship: idsociety.quorum.us/campaign… #SmashSuperbugs @HIVMA
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Don't miss our talk on diagnostic #stewardship today at 11am PST in Columbia BCD at #SHEA2023! @ClaeysKcclaeys @DukeAdultID @SHEAepi
ICYMI: Incorporate #impsci models into diagnostic stewardship assessments in @ASHE_Journal 📰: doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.142 Learn more with @ClaeysKcclaeys and me at #SHEA2023 April 12, 11am PST @SHEA_Epi @HIGH_IRI_WUSTL @DukeAdultID
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Great kick off to #SHEA2023
"Imagine if you were hurtling toward that precipice [of #AntimicrobialResistance] faster than others around you" @DrJRMarcelin discussing health equity in stewardship and health epi at #SHEAspring2023 opening plenary
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My daughter just heard someone say that urine is sterile.
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28 Feb 2023
Principles of diagnostic stewardship: A practical guide is out 1st in a series from the @SHEA_Epi task force bit.ly/41wDRgC Endorsed by @IDSAInfo @APIC @SIDPharm @SocietyHospMed Diagnostic Stewardship is a exciting new concept, here are some highlights... 1/n

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23 Feb 2023
⭐NEW PODCAST SERIES🎧 Tune into the first episode of the Leadership & Management series! Our speakers discuss common issues & questions that arise when looking for your first job in #HealthcareEpi. @ClareRock1 @JessH_A on.soundcloud.com/HKmaL
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Mark your calendar for #SRM2024, Feb 22-24, 2024. Submit your manuscript to @AmJMedSci , IF 3.46, the official journal of @ssciweb, page fee waived for SSCI members
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