Training Courses

The Training Courses will utilize a “flipped classroom” approach that will allow you to attend other Full Conference Sessions and engage with colleagues and faculty outside of the Training Courses. What this means to you is that you will need to invest time in advance of the meeting—a couple of hours—to review the pre-program on-demand videos that will prepare you to engage at the live sessions.

Note:  The information in the pre-program on-demand sessions will not be provided via didactic lecture during the in-person training course; therefore, your completion of these pre-program on-demand sessions will be an important part of your success at the training courses—providing you an introduction and overview to the key concepts of the content that will form the foundation of our discussion and interaction together.

Here is the list of the Pre-work videos that should be watched before arriving in Chicago:

Healthcare Epidemiology Training Course

  • Overview of resources available for those new to Healthcare Epidemiology – 30 minutes

SHEA Antibiotic Stewardship Training Course

  • Pitching Antimicrobial Stewardship to the C-Suite – 30 minutes
  • Micro 101 for the Antimicrobial Steward – 30 minutes
  • Metrics 101: What to Measure and How to Measure It – 30 minutes
  • How to Design Stewardship Interventions and Publish Your Results – 30 minutes

The training courses will run concurrently with the entire SHEA Spring 2026 Program, specifically April 7-10. Pre-work will be available in March 2026. An email will be sent to registrants on March 24.

To view speakers and objectives for these pre-work sessions, as well as the rest of the program, please visit the Online Program.

Please note: you are only able to receive one (1) certificate of completion for one training course. You cannot complete both.

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Healthcare Epidemiology Training Course*

Eligible for CME, MOC & CNE Credits

Chair: Joseph Lutgring, MD
Vice Chair: Michelle Doll, MD, MPH

This certificate course builds on the success of previous SHEA training courses and offers an excellent opportunity for Fellows and Infection Preventionists to take a deep dive into this specialty.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: 

  • Review the process of surveillance for healthcare-associated infections and how to apply surveillance techniques and methods within your healthcare team.
  • Define modes of transmission and approaches to prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, as well as other emerging infections in the healthcare setting.
  • Determine the roles that the environment, cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization play in the cycle of transmission of infections to patients.
  • Assess how infection prevention activities align with the disciplines of Healthcare Quality and Safety.
  • Apply and define outbreak investigation techniques and evidence-based infection prevention strategies.
  • Evaluate the unique approaches to infection prevention among special populations.
  • Determine the role of leadership and clinical education in infection prevention efforts.
  • Analyze the role of the healthcare epidemiologist in occupational health, epidemiology research, the microbiology laboratory and diagnostic stewardship, regulatory, and emergency preparedness.

*As a Training Course attendee, you will receive an emailed ‘Certificate of Attendance’ in addition to your Credit Certificate.

SHEA Antibiotic Stewardship Training Course*

Eligible for CME, CNE & CPE Credit

Chair: Meghan Jeffres, PharmD
Vice-Chair: Hayden Schwenk, MD

We are excited to offer this three-day course at the SHEA Spring Conference. The course is designed for pediatric and adult infectious diseases physicians, healthcare epidemiologists, microbiologists, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers who are involved with creating, implementing, or improving an antibiotic stewardship program for their healthcare institution. Participants from organizations of all sizes will find the content relevant, applicable, and tailored to diverse practice settings.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: 

  • Incorporate effective strategies for partnering with key stakeholders and others to champion stewardship.
  • Develop and implement effective antimicrobial stewardship program strategies within a variety of healthcare settings, including low-resource settings.
  • Track and report both process and outcome measures to quantify the impact of stewardship programs.
  • Network with and learn from antimicrobial stewardship colleagues from other institutions.

*As a Training Course attendee, you will receive an emailed ‘Certificate of Attendance’ in addition to your Credit Certificate.

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