{"id":4622,"date":"2023-10-02T16:19:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T20:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=4622"},"modified":"2023-10-06T15:56:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T19:56:24","slug":"david-j-weber","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/people\/david-j-weber\/","title":{"rendered":"David J. Weber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A major focus of research is in the science and prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). I have served at the Medical Director of the Department of Hospital Epidemiology (Infection Prevention) at the University of North Carolina Hospitals (UNCH) for &gt;35 years. Our Department now consists of 20 persons. I have served as an Associate Chief Medical Officer of UNC Hospitals for &gt;8 years and as the Medical Director of Occupational Health from 1983-2019. I am currently the Secretary of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Board. I am a member of the oversight committee for the UNC Carolina Data Warehouse (includes all data from the nine UNC hospitals currently using EPIC). I serve as the Medical Director of the NC State Program on Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE). I am deeply involved in HAI research. I serve as the UNC PI on the CDC supported Duke-UNC Epicenter grant. I Chair the NC Health Department TB Advisory Committee. I also have had a long standing interest in new and emerging infectious diseases, especially zoonotic diseases, biothreat agents, and those capable of causing epidemics and pandemics. I am specifically interested in preparedness and response for these diseases to mitigate the impact on healthcare facilities including infection prevention and occupational health preparedness. I am currently an advisor to the World Health Organization on COVID with a focus on environmental contamination and disinfection. I am on a working group advising the Lt. 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