What Conferences and Education Does SHEA Host?

SHEA (the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) runs two major conferences and a set of online learning offerings. The two events are SHEA Spring, its own annual conference for healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, and antimicrobial stewardship, and IDWeek, the joint annual meeting it co-hosts with three other infectious diseases societies. For self-paced learning, SHEA offers eLearning courses such as an interactive program on penicillin allergy management.

Conferences

SHEA Spring

SHEA Spring is described as the premier conference for professionals in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, and antimicrobial stewardship. Its format includes:

• Expert-led sessions
• Hands-on workshops
• Training courses designed to drive innovation and improve patient outcomes

This is the event to choose if your focus is specifically healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, or antimicrobial stewardship and you want workshops and training rather than a broad infectious diseases program.

IDWeek

IDWeek is the joint annual meeting of four organizations:

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
• HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA)
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)

Because it is a multi-society meeting, IDWeek covers a wider range of infectious diseases topics than SHEA Spring alone. Choose it if you want the breadth of several societies' programming in one meeting.

eLearning and Courses

SHEA's eLearning offerings include an interactive course on Penicillin Allergy Management. According to SHEA, learners in this course gain experience in:

• Penicillin allergy history taking
• Risk assessment using validated instruments
• Penicillin allergy testing
• Delabeling

The interactive format means learners work through these steps rather than only reading about them — useful if you need practical familiarity with the delabeling process.

Other Education and Training Resources

Beyond events and courses, SHEA's site lists an Education & Training section and a SHEA LearningCE area, along with guidance materials such as the Guidance Compendium and Pocket Guidelines. These sit alongside the conferences as part of its overall education offering.

How to Choose

For current dates, registration details, and course availability, check the individual event or eLearning pages on shea-online.org, since these change by cycle.