Dr. Rupp to speak this month on preparing for future outbreaks
UNMC’s Mark Rupp, MD, past president of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), will deliver the 2020 SHEA Lectureship on preparing for future outbreaks.
Dr. Rupp’s virtual presentation titled, “When This is Over, and We are Back to Normal . . . It Won’t be Normal,” will be given Friday, Oct. 23 at 9 a.m. ET during IDWeek 2020. ,” will be given Friday, Oct. 23 at 9 a.m. ET during IDWeek 2020.
Dr. Rupp, chief of the UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases, will discuss 12 lessons learned so far from the SARS CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic including the societal inequities that have resulted in excess suffering and death in minority populations, the COVID-19 infodemic and the dangers of the rush to publication. He also will discuss the pros and cons of social media, the need for better personal protective equipment and the politicization of public health. He’ll share practical advice for professionals involved with infection prevention and infectious diseases, and how society can be better prepared for the next pandemic.
“This is a singular honor for me, and I am very pleased and humbled to have been selected,” Dr. Rupp said. “The award has been given out since 1992 to one person per year in the field of infection prevention and previous award winners are persons whom I admire and have tried to emulate, but with whom I never thought I would join ranks.”
IDWeek offers sessions in a breadth of scientific areas, including pediatrics, HIV, multi-drug resistant organisms, tropical medicine, virology, immunology, diagnostic microbiology, antimicrobial stewardship, infection control and prevention, outbreak surveillance and much more.
Dr. Hewlett elected president of Musculoskeletal Infection Society
Angela Hewlett, MD, associate professor of infectious diseases and director of the UNMC Orthopedic Infectious Diseases Service, was elected president of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) at the MSIS Annual Scientific meeting in August.
The MSIS is a multidisciplinary professional organization dedicated to advancement of knowledge in the field of musculoskeletal infections. MSIS members include orthopaedic surgeons, infectious diseases specialists, research scientists and others with an interest in the clinical management of patients with complicated bone and joint infections as well as basic and clinical research. The annual scientific meeting includes multiple interactive symposia and abstract presentations, presented by internationally recognized experts in the field. Dr. Hewlett has served on the MSIS Executive Board since 2018.