Survey of Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention Practitioners on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Experiences

Survey questions included demographics, awareness of (and participation in) unconscious bias and microaggression training at their institutions, antibiotic prescribing bias observations, and perceptions of how race, ethnicity, and other characteristics have influenced participants’ antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention recommendations. This survey showed demographic characteristics of professionals working in infectious diseases and their perceptions of how certain aspects of their identity have influenced their recommendations. Differences between racial groups were observed in how frequently respondents witnessed inequities in antimicrobial prescribing, and many respondents felt their recommendations had not been accepted due to their identity. A limitation of this analysis is that few Black individuals completed the survey, which makes comparisons by race difficult; however, the respondents were consistent with SHEA membership demographics.

Evans C, Kirtz E, Murthy R, Cedars-Sinai, Marcelin J, Wiley Z. Survey of Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention Practitioners on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Experiences. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. 2024;4(S1):s76-s76. doi:10.1017/ash.2024.206