More than a message: Death by a 1,000 “Chats” Abstract. Secure electronic messaging within the electronic health record (EHR), such as Epic Chat, has transformed communication in hospitals by enabling

Check out our article and guidance on Epic chat messages in CID. Anyone doing frontline clinical work understands the substantial downsides of constant, on-demand, text communication in the EHR. So great to write this with ID fellows. doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

🚨 IDSA has released the first guidelines for the management and treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs)!

The new guidelines simplify the prior definitions of uncomplicated UTIs and cUTIs, & address treatment for cUTIs.

View guidelines: bit.ly/4lUjN1a

The new @idsainfo.bsky.social cUTI guidelines are now out!

www.idsociety.org/practice-gui...

#IDSky

Some new reading material…

We’ve had a great team from start to finish

TAILΦR Milestone! Dosed our first patient with
@bwtrautner.bsky.social in an academic-led clinical trial (NCT06559618). The phages were discovered, manufactured, tested, FDA approved and now administered in one location by one team, an end-to-end miracle we hope will counter the AMR crisis. Dream!

Shorter may be better, but how (and how much better)? A study in OFID examined the impact of antibiotic duration on gut microbiome composition and antimicrobial resistance.

I've often wondered about this question--does a shorter duration of antibiotics spare the microbiome, or are any antibiotics bad for the microbiome
www.idsociety.org/science-spea...

Urinary catheters-to change or not to change during a CAUTI? Please fill in this 2-minute survey to assess global variations in this practice.
forms.office.com/e/MRCMwUb2UK

Same here!

After 30 wonderful years at Baylor College of Medicine, I will be starting as Co-Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University on July 1. So, you can meet me in St. Louis!

internalmedicine.wustl.edu/leadership-a...

We encourage qualified #UTIGA members to review these guidelines!

Statement on Removal of Vaccine Promotion and ACIP Meeting Postponement

Infectious Disease Society of America issues a statement on the political interference with the CDC vaccine information and the advisory committee on immunisation www.idsociety.org/news--public...

Thank you for sharing the news!!!

Check them out-IDSA complicated UTI guidelines up for public comment!

Check it out- @idsainfo.bsky.social Complicated UTI draft guidelines are up for public comment!

www.idsociety.org/practice-gui...

Priorities — Due Today - Journal of General Internal Medicine Journal of General Internal Medicine -

Great poem about a physician’s work day from my friend Joselyn Fisher (Chief of General Medicine) at Baylor College of Medicine

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

OK, now I have to read the full article so I can understand the title!

How do we log a donation?

You got that right! My husband is a major ND fan so all is well at our house tonight.

And picture of bacteria-my favorite (tiny) animals!

Where Are They Now? Q&A with Dr. Taryn Eubank By: Cara Slaton, PharmD, BCIDPTaryn Eubank, PharmD, BCIDPDr. Taryn Eubank is an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. She received her PharmD from Harding University…

#ICYMI 🌟 Check out Dr. Cara Slaton's interview 🎤 with Dr. Taryn Eubank on reduced vancomycin susceptibility in C. difficile 🦠 and its impact on clinical outcomes! First presented at #MADID2023 #IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky

@jamesgurney.bsky.social yes please add me to the phage starter pack

Recognizing @grigoryan.bsky.social

The UTI friends are soon to be TNTC!

I recognized these people!

Great cookies!

Great news! Thanks for getting us together

Excited to see my colleage recognized for her stewardship efforts www.ahrq.gov/funding/gran...

Life is better with friendship bracelets

Loved the snow-looked like a snow globe but real