January 3, 2025
Dr. Weber currently serves as the Charles Addison and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Professor of Epidemiology, Associate Chief Medical Officer, UNC Medical Center, and Medical Director, Department of Infection Prevention, UNC Medical Center.
November 20, 2024
The UNC Special Pathogens Response Center (SPARC) at UNC Hospitals is a regional and national resource for safely caring for patients with a special pathogen. Get an inside look on how healthcare professionals prepare and train during an exercise at the UNC Medical Center.
July 11, 2023
Springer recently released "Chronic Illness Care, Principles and Practice," edited by UNC Family Medicine's Timothy P. Daaleman, DO, MPH, and Margaret R. Helton, MD. Faculty members in the Department of Family Medicine, faculty across the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, and other national and international experts wrote the textbook.
November 1, 2022
David Weber, MD, MPH, was elected as the incoming vice president of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) during the group’s meeting held in conjunction with Infectious Diseases Week, an international conference, in Washington, D.C., in October.
October 27, 2022
UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and critical care experts William Fischer, MD, and David Wohl, MD, in collaboration with UNC Hospitals colleagues, will lead a Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
June 16, 2022
An independent expert advisory committee recommended 21-0 that the FDA grant emergency use authorization for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, made by Novavax. Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, discusses the Novavax data, its effectiveness, and how it's different from the other three COVID-19 vaccines.
June 14, 2022
CASP created the awards in 2022 to recognize colleagues’ efforts to champion stewardship in their settings.
March 21, 2022
Super Steward Awards recognize colleagues’ meaningful contributions to support the appropriate and effective use of antimicrobials at UNC Medical Center.
November 29, 2021
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), Center for Health Equity Research at UNC-Chapel Hill (UNC-CHER), and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) today announced plans to deliver their You & Me COVID-Free testing project in Merced County, Calif., in partnership with United Way.
November 18, 2021
Patients sometimes receive treatment that is longer than needed for common infections. Evidence-based best practices can help reduce unnecessary antimicrobial exposure and reduce potential patient risk.
November 18, 2021
A quality improvement effort led by CASP’s Bill Wilson, PharmD, was recognized by UNC Medical Center Improvement Council’s Quality and Safety Awards with an honorable mention for their work to prevent surgical site infections in the Children’s Hospital Operating Room.
November 9, 2021
UNC Rex Cardiologist Christopher Kelly, MS, MD, RPVI, CBCCT, takes his children to get vaccinated at UNC Family Medicine at Panther Creek in Cary.