#15 Something is in the Air - Airborne Transmission: The Basics and not so Basic

<p>There is a reason we like to open windows or get outside for some "fresh air." Air quality and ventilation are a big deal when we try to stop the spread of viruses that can travel in the air. It can be daunting and scary, but fear not, because Dr. Hilary Babcock and Kate Gase, infection preventionist, break down the science of airborne and droplet disease transmission. In this episode, they inform us on the factors that determine how infectious a virus or bacteria may be given various environmental factors. They emphasize the importance of following what science tells us about preventing the spread of diseases.</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Hosted by:</strong></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Silvia Quevedo</span></p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> About our Guest(s):</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Hilary Babcock, MD, MPH</strong></p> <p>Dr. Hilary Babcock is a Professor of Medicine in the Infectious Diseases division at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis and Medical Director of the Infection Prevention and Epidemiology Consortium and Occupational Infection Prevention for BJC HealthCare, a multi-hospital system in St Louis. She is also an associate hospital epidemiologist at Barnes Jewish Hospital.</p> <p>She is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). She is the immediate past-President of SHEA. She has been a member of HICPAC (CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee) since 2013 and is currently co-chair of the committee. She is a CDC funded investigator studying healthcare-associated infections and respira