Dr. Michael Pulia leads the Emergency Care for Infectious Diseases (EC-ID) research program, which endeavors to improve infectious disease diagnosis, infection control, and antimicrobial stewardship in the emergency department (ED) and downstream care settings.
The ED increasingly functions as the de facto center of the health care system, and antibiotics prescribed in the ED have significant downstream effects in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The ED has also been identified as a clinical environment with high rates of inappropriate antibiotic use, reflecting the urgency of this work.
Dr. Pulia applies human factors and systems engineering principles to develop effective infection control and antibiotic stewardship interventions for respiratory, urinary and skin infections, and COVID-19. Explore some of our current active projects »
EC-ID Research Program
EC-ID Research Team
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Antibiotics still overprescribed for COVID-19 and viral respiratory infections in U.S. hospitals, study finds
Published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, the study authors stress that judicious prescribing remains essential as antibiotic resistance grows...
Research advances: Reducing risk to public health and patient safety by improving antibiotic prescribing practices in cellulitis
Dr. Michael Pulia is working to advance research focused on developing diagnostic tools that may significantly improve antibiotic prescribing practices for infectious...
Michael Pulia awarded $2.4 million grant to study impact of COVID-19 on antibiotic prescribing and bacterial resistance
Dr. Michael Pulia will lead a major $2.4M federal research grant aiming to measure the impact of COVID-19 on overall and condition specific antibiotic prescribing and bacterial resistance patterns in acute care settings...
Michael Pulia named National Academy of Medicine Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence
Michael Pulia, MD, PhD, has been named a 2022 NAM Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence. He is the inaugural scholar with a focus on advancing diagnostic excellence and equity for older adults...
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