Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention

02/17/2023

Looking for a new podcast? Try The ICHE Podcast and give Episode 34 a listen -- DiRTE Lab Director Bobby Warren chats about diagnostic stewardship.

‎Science · 2023

08/13/2021

Interested in hearing from our team about COVID-19 vaccines? Our DASON Medical Director and Clinical Pharmacist chat about some really interesting vaccine statistics and walk us through the science behind some of the concerns we’ve heard from people who are experiencing vaccine hesitancy. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to give it a listen, enjoy!

08/03/2021

Proud to be Dukies 💙

We're proud to once again be named North Carolina's #1 hospital in the U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2021-2022. Our hospital has also been nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties. This recognition is especially meaningful in light of the many challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To our patients and community: thank you for trusting us with your healthcare. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve you.

We also extend our appreciation to our team members. The dedication and care they provide to our patients, their loved ones and each other every day are the reasons behind this achievement.

06/17/2021

The DASON-DICON Blood Culture Contamination Summit is under way! DASON Medical Director, Dr. Shaefer Spires is getting us started this morning by laying the groundwork for why is important to everyone in the hospital.

04/06/2021

As we enter the spring months, it's important to remember the differences between COVID-19 symptoms and those of seasonal allergies. If you're unsure of your symptoms, please contact your primary care provider for further personalized guidance.

02/18/2021

Do you have questions about the safety of the ingredients in the COVID-19 vaccine? Dr. Cameron Wolfe, from Duke Health Division of Infectious Diseases, walks through the vaccine ingredients and their safety.

Dr. Cameron Wolfe, Duke Health infectious disease specialist, walks through the ingredients in the COVID-19 vaccine and explains why they are safe. Safe, tes...

02/04/2021

Got questions about COVID vaccine side effects? Duke Health infectious disease expert Dr. Cameron Wolfe explains why you can be confident that the vaccine is safe and effective.

Dr. Cameron Wolfe, Duke Health infectious disease specialist, explains why the COVID-19 vaccine should not cause long-term effects. Safe, tested and effectiv...

01/06/2021

Does your hospital infection prevention team need help with HAI surveillance? Many hospital IPs are finding that they are drowning in the COVID pandemic response, and that their normal infection control duties are falling behind. The DICON IP team has been helping our member hospitals with remote surveillance duties for the last 10 months and would like to open up their services to other hospitals in need. DICON has engaged more than 70 hospitals and surgery centers over the past 22 years. Our staff consists of experienced consultants who are all board-certified in infection prevention and control with experience in surveillance of HAIs, management of infection prevention programs, and implementation of prevention strategies aimed at reducing HAIs. DICON has now transformed this expertise and experience into the DICON Remote Surveillance Program.
https://dicon.medicine.duke.edu/dicon-remote-surveillance-program

12/16/2020

Yesterday was an amazing day at Duke University Hospital. Faye Williams, who came out of retirement in July to help with the pandemic as a patient care coordinator, was the first to receive Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at DUH.

“It’s an honor to get the injection,” said Williams, “and even more so, it’s an honor to be the first to get it.”

A flurry of activity surrounded Faye Williams as she signed form after form. Dressed in her Duke blue scrubs and wearing her lucky pearls, she sat patiently as she and those around her prepared to make history in a Searle Center conference room at Duke.

10/21/2020

If you're interested in checking out the free Chasing the Sun COVID-19 sessions of IDWeek, head over to their page and check out the live streams. Infectious Diseases Society of America is also hosting the same live streams. See you there!

09/09/2020

Interested in racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) test positivity in NC? The Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON) team has been working with Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Global Health Institute - DGHI, and Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke, along with UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health to take a look at data collected from March-June 2020 at Duke Health. The open access article is available for free:

AbstractBackground. Emerging evidence suggests that Black and Hispanic communities in the United States are disproportionately affected by coronavirus disease

08/31/2020

This week, the Duke Health Clinical Labs team celebrated an amazing milestone -- 100,000 COVID-19 tests processed! We are so incredibly proud of our colleagues and we wouldn't have made it this far into our battle to without them. Thank you to each of the team members! 💙