COVID-19 Contributions

Michi Goto contributions:

• 'Not in a position to take the lead': Medical experts wary on Iowa playing summer sports during pandemic (Des Moines Register, 6/5/20)
• New normals: self-isolation, social distancing (Cedar Rapids Gazette, 3/16/20)

Eli Perencevich contributions:

• Does your college’s COVID-19 dashboard make the grade? (University Business, January 14, 2021)

• Parental choice? Or a loss of local control? Iowa lawmakers to weigh requirement for in-person classes (Des Moines Register, January 11, 2021)

• Iowa hospitals will see ‘New York City-style collapse’ says epidemiologist (Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, updated December 30, 3030)

• Corbin: Reynolds' COVID-19 approach a dereliction of duty (Globe Gazette, updated December 30, 2020)

• Face shields can't replace masks to fully protect ourselves as experts say (MENAFN, December 25, 2020)

• New study identifies greatest risk factors of mortality from COVID-19 (Science Daily, December 22, 2020)

• Unblind me, please. I still don't know if I got a placebo in my COVID-19 vaccine trial. (Milwaukee Journal Setinel, December 18, 2020)

• Gathering for December Holidays? Follow This Checklist. (Elemental, December 16, 2020)

• Q&A: Two Iowa nurses share challenges, experiences of working during COVID-19 pandemic (The Little Village, December 10, 2020)

• Gov. Kim Reynolds encourages parents, schools to push in-person learning in schools (CBS2, December 10, 2020)

• Covid vaccine offers exhausted health-care workers hope—but not immediate relief—as ICUs fill across U.S. (CNBC, December 9, 2020)

• Covid is killing more than 2,000 people a day in the U.S. as infections and hospitalizations hit records (CNBC, December 5, 2020)

• Epidemiologist Eli Perencavich [sic]: An Update on COVID-19 in Iowa-The Exchange (KWIT, December 3, 2020)

• We've Been Headed Here Since Ronald Reagan Made His First Joke About 'The Government' (Esquire, December 3, 2020)

• Iowa Is What Happens When Government Does Nothing (The Atlantic, December 3, 2020)

• Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help (PBS News Hour, December 2, 2020)

• COVID-19 Deaths Rise in All 3 Siouxland States, Mask Mandates and More (KWIT, December 2, 2020)

• COVID-related nursing shortages hit hospitals nationwide (CIDRAP, Univ. of Minnesota, November 30, 2020)

• One third of America ignored COVID-19 by gathering for Thanksgiving — and it's easy to see why (Business Insider, November 27, 2020)

• Virus Surge, Once in the Nation’s Middle, Gains Steam All Around (The New York Times, Nobember 25, 2020)

• Doctors and health officials in US coronavirus hotspots tell the same story: We're being villainized and ignored while trying to save lives (Business Insider, November 21, 2020)

• Iowa’s Covid Wave and the Limits of Personal Responsibility (Wired, November 20, 2020)

• What Dr. Fauci's doing for Thanksgiving (Mashable, November 20, 2020)

• One map from the White House coronavirus task force shows just how bad the US outbreak is right now (Business Insider, November 19, 2020)

• COVID-19 cases collapse system (New Jersey Today, November 19, 2020)

• Hospitals Can’t Go On Like This (The Atlantic, November 17, 2020)

• Covid-19 Is Resurging, and This Time It’s Everywhere (Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2020)

• Iowa Governor Issues Partial Mask Requirement And Gathering Restrictions With Exceptions (Iowa Public Radio, November 16, 2020)

• With cases rising, University of Iowa officials warn Iowa hospitals will soon be overwhelmed (The Daily Iowa, November 15, 2020)

• ‘No One Is Listening to Us’ (The Atlantic, November 13, 2020)

• Experts fear Iowa healthcare system’s ‘collapse’ as one-day cases surpass 5,000 for the first time (Litle Village, November 13, 2020)

• COVID-19 vaccines likely to have mild but painful side effects, scientists say (Becker's Hospital Review, November 12, 2020)

• Post-election, Coronavirus cases explode in U.S. (WSBTV, November 5, 2020)

• Escalation Continues: 605 Covid Patients In Iowa Hospitals Overnight Wednesday (KIWA Radio, Obtober 29, 2020)

• 'We Need To Get Our Act Together': Public Health Experts Warn Of Increasing COVID-19 Hospitalizations As Winter Approaches (Iowa Public Radio, October 28, 2020)

• Want to Keep Campuses Safe from COVID-19? Protect the Eyes (Ed Tech, September 9, 2020)

• Iowa has the highest coronavirus rate in the country, what do we do next? (The Gazette)

• 7 million face shields and counting (Harvard Gazette, August 17, 2020)

• ‘Iowa’s Katrina’: Help is slow to come for storm-battered state, local officials and residents say (Washington Post, August 17, 2020)
• ‘Horrifying’ data glitch skews key Iowa coronavirus metrics (AP News, August 17, 2020
• Iowa Sets Requirements For Schools To Seek Approval For Virtual Learning (IPR, July 30, 2020)
• These face shields could be a better alternative for protecting against Coronavirus, if wearing a face mask makes you feel claustrophobic (Glamour UK, 7/17/20)
• Iowa Universities Prepare to Return to Campus  (IPR, 7/16/20)
• Zoom Forum on A Safe Return to School with UI Physician Dr. Eli Perencevich  (KWIT, 7/15/20)
• University of Iowa Doctor Talks about Going Back To School During The Pandemic (KIMT3, 7/9/20)
• Some prefer face shields to cloth masks. Experts are split on effectiveness (NBC News, 7/8/20)
• Face Shields are more comfortable Is it effective in preventing transmission? (Yahoo News, 7/8/20)
• Qatar Airways is requiring passengers to wear face shields. This is what health experts had to say (Washington Post, 7/7/20)
• Some doctors think face shields protect against the coronavirus as well as masks (Philadelphia Insider, 6/25/20)
• Kickstart: Shields may be the preferred PPE this fall (Plastics News, 6/24/20)
• Are Face Shields Even Better Than Face Masks at Preventing Coronavirus Infection? (Self, 6/3/20)
• Are face shields more effective than face masks? (Metro UK, 5/27/20)
• American Airlines Tells Flight Attendants They Are Categorically Note Allowed to Wear Face Shields (Paddle Your Own Kanoo, 5/26/20)
• You’re Getting Used to Masks. Will you Wear a Face Shield? (New York Times, 5/24/20)
• Meet the rogue analyst fact-checking Iowa’s pandemic math (The Gazette, 5/23/20)
• Dr. Perencevich joined Iowa Public Radio to discuss the Governor’s loosening of restrictions (he joins Ben Kieffer at the 54 second mark). (5/15/20)
• University of Iowa experts urge community use of face shields (The Gazette, 5/13/20)
• Their States Are in Crisis. They’re Declaring Victory Anyway (The Atlantic, 5/8/20)
• Arizona halts partnership with experts predicting coronavirus cases would continue to mount (The Washington Post, 5/6/20)
• UI epidemiologist: Iowa is reopening too soon and risking COVID-19 spread (Bellevue Herald, 5/2/20)
• Universal Face Shields for COVID-19: The New and Improved Mask? (MedPage Today, 5/1/20)
• Should Face Shields Replace Face Masks to Ward Off Coronavirus? (US News, 4/30/20)
• Researchers warned Iowa governor not to relax virus limits (Clinton Herald, 4/28/20)
• Dr. Perencevich was part of team which submitted a twelve-page report to the Iowa Department of Public Health with recommendations on Iowa’s proposed COVID-19 strategy. This report, and Eli’s comments, were highlighted in a recent piece run by the Des Moines Register . (4/28/20)
• FDA Warns Against COVID-19 Treatment with Drugs Touted by Trump (US News, 4/24/20)
• The US’ Health Depends on How It Cares for Health Care Workers (Wired, 3/13/20)
• Some experts skeptical that warm weather will slow COVID-19 outbreak (AccuWeather, 3/11/20)
• Should Schools Close for COVID-19? (Slate, 3/10/20)
• South Korea, Britain Aggressively Test for Coronavirus (VOA, 3/2/20)

Other News

An Abundance of Caution: Hand Hygiene vs. Fire Safety in Hospitals (The Incidental Economist, 2/12/19)
 - Rohan Rastogi

Staphylococcus aureus Care Processes Associated With Reduced Mortality (Infectious Disease Advisor, 9/20/17)
- Michihiko Goto, Marin Schweizer

Three Ways to Lower Mortality Associated with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia (NEJM Journal Watch, 9/19/17)
- Michihiko Goto, Marin Schweizer

Evidence-based care reduces mortality from S. aureus bacteremia (Healio, 9/06/17)
- Michihiko Goto, Marin Schweizer

Antimicrobial scrubs do not protect ICU nurses from contamination (Newsworks, 9/09/17)
- Eli Perencevich

Dare to Make Hospitals Safer (University of Iowa, 1/2016)
- Eli Perencevich

Exploring Patient Engagement in HAI-Prevention Programs (Contagion Live, 3/30/17)
- Heather Reisinger

5 Ways a Post-Antibiotic Era Could Change Medicine (Mental Floss, 10/19/16)
- Eli Perencevich

Fighting a Hospital Superbug Reveals an Unexpected Benefit (Germination, National Geographic, 7/13/16)
- Eli Perencevich, Michihiko Goto 

Infection Detection (Medicine Iowa, Spring 2016)
- Eli Perencevich 

UI Studies Ways to Keep Dangerous Bacteria from Spreading Through Hospitals (Radio Iowa, 10/06/15)
- Eli Perencevich

UI Receives $2.2 million and is Named Prevention Epicenter by CDC (Iowa Now, 10/05/15)
- Eli Perencevich, Marin Schweizer

It’s Time for Doctors to Hang Up the White Coats for Good (The Conversation, 9/17/15)
- Eli Perencevich

Simple Interventions Can Reduce Surgical Site Infections (Iowa Now 6/2/15)
- Marin Schweizer, Eli Perencevich

For V.A. Hospitals (and Patients), a Major Health Victory (The New York Times, 1/30/15)
- Eli Perencevich

Infections Increase Death Risk by 35 Percent for ICU Patients, Study Finds (HealthCanal, 1/7/15)
- Eli Perencevich

Obama Airs Concerns About Ebola Quarantine Policies (ScienceBlog, 10/29/14)
- Eli Perencevich

Better Protective Equipment Needed to Prevent Ebola Infection (Pharmacy Times, 10/29/14)
- Eli Perencevich

Ebola Virus Disease and the Need for New Personal Protective Equipment (JAMA, 10/28/14)
- Eli Perencevich

Ebola And Scuba Diving Share a Common Safety Protocol: Buddy System (Forbes, 10/22/14)
- Eli Perencevich

U.S. Ebola Cases May Exceed Two Dozen by November, Researchers Say (Bloomberg News, 10/16/14)
- Eli Perencevich

Who's in Charge of Ebola at Hospitals? 'Screaming That We're Not Prepared' (Bloomberg News, 10/13/14)
- Eli Perencevich

Hospitals' High Antibiotic Use May Boost Germs' Resistance: Study (HealthDay, US News and World Report, 10/4/14)
- Eli Perencevich

Severe respiratory illness confirmed in Iowa: Clusters of EV-D68 reported in about a dozen states (The Cedar Rapids Gazette, 9/9/14)
- Eli Perencevich

Study Finds Drop in Kids' Hospital-Related Infections (HealthDay, US News and World Report, 9/8/14)
- Eli Perencevich

Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Report on Surveillance (WHO) (Audio-Iowa Public Radio "River to River", May 2, 2014)
-Eli Perencevich

Contesting Contact Precautions (ACP Hospitalist, April 2014)
-Eli Perencevich

Presence of drug-resistant bacteria found far higher near big hog lots (Des Moines Register, 1/29/14)
-Margaret Carrel

MRSA Risk in Veterans and Proximity to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (Wired, 1/22/14)
-Margaret Carrel

Understanding HAI Burden, Demonstrating ROI Essential to Making a Business Case (Infection Control Today, 11/13/13)
-Eli Perencevich

Bundled Intervention to Decrease Surgical Site Infections  (Video - British Medical Journal, 6/24/13)
-Marin Schweizer

Benefits of Universal Gloving on Hospital-Acquired Infections in Acute Care Pediatric Units (Wired, 4/28/13)
-Eli Perencevich

Required gloves by hospital doctors results in lower rates of hospital acquired infections (Daily RX, 4/21/13)
-Eli Perencevich

Hospitals Fight To Stop Superbugs' Spread (Audio - NPR, 9/18/12)
- Eli Perencevich