Author: Kelly Cawcutt
Exciting News: Meet Our Incoming Infectious Diseases Fellows for 2026-2027!
We are thrilled to announce that the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program at UNMC has successfully filled all positions for the 2026-2027 academic year! Please join us in welcoming our three outstanding fellows who will begin their training in July 2026. These talented physicians bring diverse experiences and a shared passion for infectious diseases. We look […]
Dec 9, 2025
Clean Hands, Safe Patients: A National Hand Hygiene Week Message
The first week of December is a time for us to recognize National Hand Hygiene Week. Reflecting on hand hygiene reminds us of the deceptively simple yet profoundly powerful message: clean hands save lives. In healthcare, we face increasingly complex challenges—multidrug-resistant organisms, more invasive procedures, increasing patients with impaired immune systems, all within a fast-paced […]
Dec 4, 2025
Happy 7th Birthday to our UNMC ID Blog!
We just turned 7! As this month comes to a close, I want to share a brief look-back and a lot of gratitude to all those who have made this blog possible. February 14, 2017 was our first UNMC ID blog post. It is amazing how much time has passed since then, and we are […]
Feb 29, 2024
2023 Reflections From ID Chief – Dr. Rupp
As we enter the holiday season and approach the coming new year, it is appropriate to reflect on 2023 –what a year! Unfortunately, 2023 started with the tragic death of Dr. Diana Florescu, a cherished ID faculty member. Prior to her death, Diana was recognized as the 2022 UNMC Scientist Laureate. To preserve her memory […]
Dec 31, 2023
Publication Alert : “Moment vs Movement: Mission-Based Tweeting for Physician Advocacy”
Drs. Kelly Cawcutt & Jasmine Marcelin have served as Co-Directors for Digital Innovation & Social Media Strategy for UNMC ID for several years, and continue to strive to advance communication, amplification, advocacy and education from the Infectious Diseases Division at UNMC, and in the field of Infectious Diseases, as a whole. With that, they […]
Oct 12, 2021
UNMC ID @IDWeek2021 – Where To Find Us
It is that time of year again, the fresh transition into fall, and for the Infectious Diseases world, the growing excitement for IDWeek. This year, UNMC ID will again be active at throughout the conference. Where can you find us? First, follow us on Twitter @UNMC_ID throughout the conference! Second, we have faculty who will […]
Sep 28, 2021
Hot Topics in Healthcare – HAIs and Infection Prevention Post-Pandemic
Post written by Dr. Kelly Cawcutt & originally posted at https://www.cloroxpro.com/blog/hot-topics-in-healthcare-hais-infection-prevention-post-pandemic/ The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to healthcare throughout the world. Fraught with high volumes of patients and paucity of resources and testing, combined with personal protective equipment (PPE) and staffing shortages the past year has taught the healthcare community lasting lessons in resilience. The […]
Sep 13, 2021
Publication Alert: De-Isolation of COVID19 Patients
Content by Dr. Clayton Mowrer, 2021 UNMC ID graduate. Early in the pandemic, it became clear that patients with COVID-19 can demonstrate prolonged detection of viral RNA (as along as weeks to months), which can lead to prolonged hospitalizations, especially for those patients with more severe disease. One of the difficulties often encountered in managing these patients was in determining how long […]
Jul 20, 2021
Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Anum Abbas
Welcoming Dr. Anum Abbas, one of our newer faculty to join our division in this past year
Jul 15, 2021
Biopreparedness Training in ID Fellowship
Content provided by Drs. Hewlett, Ridder and Mowrer. Beginning in 2019, the UNMC ID Fellows have participated in Biopreparedness Training during their 2nd year of fellowship. The ID Fellows learn about emerging infectious diseases and biopreparedness through didactic teaching sessions with internationally-recognized experts in the field, and also participate in specialized PPE training in the Davis […]
Jul 12, 2021
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