SHEA Spring is the premier conference for professionals in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, and antimicrobial stewardship. Offering expert-led sessions, hands-on workshops, and cutting-edge training courses designed to drive innovation and improve patient outcomes.
The SHEA Spring Conference occurs annually in different locations around the US. The interprofessional educational program includes topics on healthcare epidemiology, antibiotic stewardship, implementation science, research methods, clinical microbiology, patient safety and quality.
SHEA members are the cornerstone of how we achieve our vision of providing safe healthcare for all. Membership in SHEA connects you to a network of healthcare professionals in the fields of healthcare epidemiology, antibiotic stewardship, infection control and prevention, and infectious diseases who are passionate about promoting the prevention of healthcare-associated infections and ...
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is concerned about the absence of confirmed, permanent leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
SHEA Expert Guidance Documents, Expert Consensus Statements, Guidelines, and White Papers are developed by panels of experts who review the available evidence, and apply their clinical experience and expertise to make practical recommendations. The process for development of the first three types of documents is described in the Handbook for SHEA-Sponsored Expert Guidance, Consensus, and ...
SHEA Spring 2026 Apr. 7 - Apr. 10, 2026 The 2026 Spring Conference, to be held in Chicago, Illinois will include topics on healthcare epidemiology, antibiotic stewardship, long-term care, research methods, clinical microbiology, patient safety and quality, and implementation science.
Publications SHEA seeks to inform its members, the medical community, policy leaders, and the general public about up-to-date research in infection control and hospital/healthcare epidemiology by publishing high-quality journals and textbooks.