Associate Professor
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Dr. Julia Szymczak is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine, where she Co-Directs the Utah Quality Advancement Laboratory. Dr. Szymczak is a medical sociologist with expertise in the social and cultural determinants of decision-making and behavior in healthcare organizations. She is an internationally recognized expert on the sociobehavioral dynamics that shape antimicrobial use and stewardship across clinical contexts in human and veterinary medicine. Her research on antimicrobials and stewardship has been funded by AHRQ, CDC, and PCORI and her peer-reviewed scholarship has appeared in high impact clinical and social science journals. She is an Associate Editor at BMJ Quality & Safety and a Voting Member on the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. Dr. Szymczak completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in sociology, summa cum laude, from Brandeis University.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
104 - Implementation Science for IC and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Friday, October 13, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM US ET