This conference is designed for physicians, infection preventionists, healthcare epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, microbiologists, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals interested in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, surveillance, research methods, patient safety, environmental issues and quality improvement.
The deadline to claim credit is October 7, 2026. Attendees must attend each selected session in its entirety to receive CME/CNE/CPE/MOC credit. Partial credit is not available. To claim CPE in-person session credit the deadline is May 7, 2026.
In support of improving patient care, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 58.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. The SHEA Spring sessions are designated for 55.25 credit hours and the premeeting workshop is an additional 3.0.
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America designates this other activity (live course and internet enduring material activity) for a maximum 58.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. The SHEA Spring sessions are designated for 55.25 credit hours and each premeeting workshop is an additional 3.0. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. All CME-accredited sessions are also available for attendees to earn the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points.
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 58.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
A total of 58.25 ANCC contact hours will be available. The SHEA Spring sessions are designated for 55.25 credit hours and the premeeting workshop is an additional 3.0.
CPE Accreditation Statement for Pharmacists
The continuing education activity for pharmacists has been developed by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. ACPE Universal Activity Number is TBD for live knowledge-based sessions and TBD for on demand knowledge-based sessions. This conference is acceptable for a maximum of 38.25 live CPE contact hours , and a maximum of 38.25 on-demand CPE contact hours in states that recognize ACPE providers. CPE will be available for the SHEA Antibiotic Stewardship Training Course and select few Full Conference Sessions. The registration fee covers the cost of CE credits. CE Statements of Completion will be issued by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA) at the conclusion of the conference. Participants must complete an evaluation for each session they attended to receive pharmacy CE credit. The deadline for completing the evaluations for the live CE sessions is May 7, 2026. SHEA will upload all SHEA Spring CPE credits to NABP CPE Monitor accounts within 30 days of completion for live CE sessions, and within 60 days of completion for on-demand sessions through October 7, 2026.
Post-Conference Session Recordings
Session Recordings of the program will be complimentary for all attendees. Recordings will be available on-demand directly following the conference. Recordings will not be available for purchase. If you wish for access to the recordings, you must register for the conference. Credit for recordings will be available to watch until October 7, 2026.
SHEA’s overall goal for SHEA Spring 2026 is for participants to gain valuable knowledge about the latest research and science in healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship, practical skills and strategies to implement this knowledge, and ongoing connections with other professionals in the field of healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, and antibiotic stewardship. At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA), in accordance with Joint Accreditation requirements and ACCME’s new Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an accredited educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients). The ACCME defines financial relationships as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company.
Faculty are required to either disclose financial relationships (name of ineligible company and nature of relationship) and include a statement that all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated or indicate that there are no relevant financial relationships. Disclosure to learners must not include ineligible companies’ corporate or product logos, trade names, or product group messages.
SHEA is responsible for ensuring that all CE-accredited activities are fair and balanced, and any clinical content presented supports safe, effective patient care. SHEA must also ensure all decisions related to the planning, faculty selection, delivery, and evaluation of accredited education are free from commercial bias and made without any influence or involvement from the owners and employees of an ineligible company.
It is the policy of SHEA, in accordance with Joint Accreditation requirements and ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, that all faculty/speakers/moderators financial disclosures are mitigated prior to planning the educational content.
SHEA faculty/speakers/moderators are required to agree to the following methods of mitigating relevant conflicts of interest(s) prior to the beginning of planning the educational content.