Valerie Vaughn

Impact of an Educational Leaflet About Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infection on Antibiotic Preferences Among US Adults ≥65 Years: An Online Randomized Controlled Survey Experiment AbstractBackground. Adults aged ≥65 years are at high risk of harm from antibiotic misuse due to misdiagnosis of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) as urinary

📢 New in OFID!

Many adults ≥65yrs have harmless bacteria in their urine (ASB) often misdiagnosed as a UTI ⏩ harmful antibiotic use.

We found US adults ≥65 given an educational leaflet were more comfortable avoiding antibiotics for ASB & less likely to mistake ASB for UTI! 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ofid...

Communicable E41: Diagnostic stewardship In the last ten years, 'diagnostic stewardship' has emerged as a core...

🎙️ Just published: Communicable E41: Diagnostic s...

Hosted by Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social & Annie Joseph @anniejoseph.bsky.social

w/ invited guests Daniel Morgan (USA) & Valerie Vaughn @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social

Listen on #Communicable:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #meded

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 1 Dec!
Annie Joseph & Angela Huttner host Dan Morgan (USA) & Valerie Vaughn (USA) to discuss diagnostic stewardship - what it means and why we should do it.

#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky #meded

Our work just published in @ashejournal.bsky.social on our new DOOR endpoint for adult CAP -- we found patients and their doctors ranked outcomes differently
doi.org/10.1017/ash....

📢 #IDWeek2025 feature by @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social: HMS data supported validation of 2 eCQMs for hospitalized patients with uncomplicated CAP

These measures:
✅ Target abx duration & empiric selection
✅ Reliable, valid, Battelle-endorsed
✅ Under review for CMS MUC list
#ABXStewardship

Exciting new project by @pcori.bsky.social
--follow as we create a growing community of people interested in helping those with substance use disorder experience better care transitions!

Did you know that 1 in 4 people with opioid use disorder experienced a medical hospitalization within the past year?

These are often missed chances to connect people to care.

CONNECT is committed to a person-centered and effective way to improve linkage to treatment after a hospital or ER visit.

How Medicaid cuts could lead to loss of coverage for millions | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard Chan School's Benjamin Sommers and Adrianna McIntyre share their reactions to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and discuss potential consequences for Medicaid recipients and the U.S. health ca...

Big changes are coming to Medicaid and could reshape access

hsph.harvard.edu/news/how-med...

💡How might these changes impact people in care transitions or communities we all work with?

📣We’d love to hear your thoughts!

#CONNECTProject #CommunityVoices

It’s official. 3 days is the new 5! New #ATS guidelines

If you're attending @sheaepi.bsky.social 2025, don't miss the oral presentations by Dr. @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social on April 28th in Orlando, FL.🌴

Proud to see @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social presenting the 2024 Best of Research & Innovations Awards at #SHMConverge25! Excited to celebrate the top work shaping hospital medicine. ⚕️

Don’t miss @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social from #HMS at 2:45 PM today in Mandalay Bay K at #SHMConverge25!

She’ll highlight the UQuAL Scholars program—training hospitalists to lead & publish impactful QI work. 🧠📈

#QualityImprovement #HospitalMedicine 💡🏥

🎰 Kicking off the 1st of 7 HMS posters at #SHMConverge25!

📝 Feasibility & Sustainability of #AntibioticStewardship Interventions
@valerievaughnmd.bsky.social

🔑 Key insights:
- Audit & feedback = most feasible
- Consider hospital size for best intervention fit

#HMS

Joined today to promote our paper! Proud to be a part of this team. @athorpe8.bsky.social @angiefagerlin.bsky.social @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social

Characteristics and Antibiotic Preferences by Frequency of Antibiotic Use This survey study compares demographic characteristics, beliefs, and antibiotic preferences of US adults who frequently use antibiotics with those who have not used antibiotics over the past year.

Super excited to share key findings from our study in JAMA NO!

Freq abx users (≥3 in 12mo) more likely to report:
-wanting abx for an URI 💊
-Needing help w/health-related materials 📖
-Medical maximizing (prefer to act vs watch/wait) 🚀
-Disbelief in science 🚫🔬

💻: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Interesting implications for tailoring messaging and education to patients with frequent abx exposure.

Thanks to my amazing collaborators Rachael Lee, @angiefagerlin.bsky.social, @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social, and Julie Szymczak!

#AMS #AMR
@uofuphs.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social @jama.com

🏥 AHRQ is the only federal agency dedicated to health services research. There's a risk to it now. With bipartisan support from 194 leading organizations, let's urge Congress to demand any reforms are transparent and strategic. Contact your reps today! #HealthForAll ow.ly/aPUe50VjnQe

Julia E. Szymczak, PhD, Receives $12 million PCORI Broad Pragmatic Trial Award Julia E.

Congrats to Julie Szymczak and co-investigators for her PCORI work to look at antibiotic prescribing strategies for little ones with pneumonia! medicine.utah.edu/internal-med...

Doodle Cerberus #MerryChristmas

Every time I do this it makes me so productive. I’m just too competitive not to make my fingers bleed from all that excessive typing. @uofugim.bsky.social

Join this!!! It’s great for anyone interested in hospital medicine research—whether you’re a dabbler or a career investigator we want YOU!!!

Dog with hat and text about SHM Research SIG

🎉🎉🎉 Super excited to announce the brand-new Society of Hospital Medicine Research Special Interest Group!!!!
Join TODAY: www.hospitalmedicine.org/membership/s...

#HospitalMedicine #Research #Changetheworld

Got our tree and cross country skied all at the same time! #christmas #utah

🚨 2 Open ID Fellowship Spots at the University of Utah! 🚨
🏥 State-of-the-art hospital
🌄 Live the good life in stunning Salt Lake City
👥 Train with amazing people who truly care
📩 Apply: Adele.Hamilton@hsc.utah.edu & Adrienne.Carey@hsc.utah.edu
🔁 Please amplify
#InfectiousDiseases #IDsky

Impact of alcohol use disorder on inpatient hospitalizations: A comparison of outcomes between urban and rural Veterans Affairs hospitals Background Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality that disproportionately affects rural residents and Veterans. Objective To evaluate the burden of AUD in admissi...

🚨1 in 3 patients admitted to a VA with #AlcoholUseDisorder die in 5 yrs, with disproportionally high admissions in rural areas.

Study by #Hospitalist Dr James Willey reinforces need for urgent action to address AUD in the veteran population.

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Annual Meeting | MAD-ID.org MAD-ID offers an Annual Meeting where pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers will be given the opportunity to participate in this three-and-a-half-day educational program…

🎉 Save the Date! 📅 The 27th Annual MAD-ID Meeting is happening May 28-31, 2025, in sunny Orlando, FL! 🌴✨ Join us for an opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate with experts in infectious diseases. Stay tuned for more details! 🌟 #MADID2025 #IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky

Thanksgiving Utah style!

First run to work in snow of the season. Harder? Yes! So worth it for the serenity and beauty of being the first tracks after the deer. #MedicineElevated #Utah @universityofutah.bsky.social @uofugim.bsky.social

Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections | NEJM Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non...

🆕 Just published in NEJM!

The BALANCE trial definitively establishes 7-day treatments as the standard of care for uncomplicated BSIs, with more than 3,600 randomized patients.

Fantastic work! @drtoddlee.bsky.social
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #AMSsky #IDSky #ShorterIsBetter

The Making Of A New American Epidemic | NOEMA Unchecked development is encroaching into parched desert landscapes and kicking up more than just a little dust — it’s raising the risk of a mysterious new infection.

Prof. Katharine Walter writes about a new epidemic brewing in the Southwest: Valley Fever, caused by a fungus thriving in hotter, drier climates & disturbed soils. As urbanization spreads & climate change accelerates, the disease is infecting more people, raising urgent health & economic concerns.