Westyn Branch-Elliman

ORCID

Publication Activity (10 Years)

Years Active: 2015-2024
Publications (10 Years): 51

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Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Open forum infectious diseases

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System

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Affiliation History

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System - Jan 31 2016

United States

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Hospital Epidemiologist :: Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

Publications

Vincent P Hsu, Steven A Pergam, Erica S Shenoy, David B Banach, Lynne Jones Batshon, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Ghinwa Dumyati, Sarah Haessler, Robin L P Jump, Anurag N Malani, Trini A Mathew, Rekha K Murthy, David J Weber
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: emerging infectious threats. Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, David B Banach, Lynne J Batshon, Ghinwa K Dumyati, Sarah Haessler, Vincent P Hsu, Robin L P Jump, Anurag N Malani, Trini A Mathew, Rekha K Murthy, Mirta Maravilla Rosas, Erica S Shenoy, David Jay Weber
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: pandemic data collection, maintenance, and release. Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)
Vincent P Hsu, Sarah Haessler, David B Banach, Lynne Jones Batshon, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Ghinwa K Dumyati, Robin L P Jump, Anurag N Malani, Trini A Mathew, Rekha K Murthy, Mirta Maravilla Rosas, Erica S Shenoy, David Jay Weber
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview. Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)
Bradley J Langford, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Priya Nori, Alexandre R Marra, Gonzalo Bearman
Confronting the Disruption of the Infectious Diseases Workforce by Artificial Intelligence: What This Means for Us and What We Can Do About It. Open forum infectious diseases 11 (3) (2024)
Bradley J Langford, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Priya Nori, Alexandre R Marra, Gonzalo Bearman
Confronting the Disruption of the Infectious Diseases Workforce by Artificial Intelligence: What This Means for Us and What We Can Do About It. Open forum infectious diseases 11 (3) (2024)
Nathanael R Fillmore, Jennifer La, Julie Tsu-Yu Wu, June K Corrigan, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Paul Monach, Mary T Brophy, Nhan V Do, Nikhil C Munshi
Even after SARS-CoV-2 Booster There is Increased COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection in Patients with Plasma Cell Disorders. Blood advances (2023)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Lloyd D Fisher, Shira I Doron
The next 'pandemic playbook' needs to prioritize the needs of children-and a clear roadmap for opening schools. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Alexander J Sundermann, Jenna Wiens, Erica S Shenoy
The future of automated infection detection: Innovation to transform practice (Part III/III). Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Hawra Al Lawati, Marlena H Shin, Rebecca P Lamkin, Tyler Thompson, Isabella Epshtein, Hillary J Mull, Dipandita Basnet Thapa, Dimitri Drekonja, Maria C Rodriguez-Barradas, Teena Huan Xu, Howard Gold, A Rani Elwy, Judith M Strymish, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Engaging patients in antimicrobial stewardship: co-designed educational tool to improve periprocedural care through de-implementation of guideline-discordant antimicrobial use. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Zeynep Ertem, Richard E Nelson, Elissa M Schechter-Perkins, Amera Al-Amery, Xilin Zhang, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Condition-Dependent and Dynamic Impacts of Indoor Masking Policies for COVID-19 Mitigation: A Nationwide, Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Lloyd D Fisher, Shira I Doron
The next 'pandemic playbook' needs to prioritize the needs of children-and a clear roadmap for opening schools. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Lloyd D Fisher, Shira I Doron
The next 'pandemic playbook' needs to prioritize the needs of children-and a clear roadmap for opening schools. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Erica S Shenoy, Shira Doron, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Universal Masking in Health Care Settings. Annals of internal medicine 176 (12) (2023)
Shira Doron, Paul A Monach, Catherine M Brown, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Improving COVID-19 Disease Severity Surveillance Measures: Statewide Implementation Experience. Annals of internal medicine (2023)
Sara Young, Hillary J Mull, Samuel W Golenbock, Kelly L Stolzmann, Marlena H Shin, Rebecca P Lamkin, Katherine D Linsenmeyer, Isabella Epshtein, Emily Kalver, Judith M Strymish, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Factors associated with uptake of guideline-recommended cardiovascular implantable electronic device management: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Julie Tsu-Yu Wu, Erica S Shenoy, Evan P Carey, Gil Alterovitz, Michael J Kim, Westyn Branch-Elliman
ChatGPT: Increasing accessibility for natural language processing in healthcare quality measurement. Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)
Erica S Shenoy, Hilary M Babcock, Karen B Brust, Michael S Calderwood, Shira Doron, Anurag N Malani, Sharon B Wright, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Universal Masking in Health Care Settings: A Pandemic Strategy Whose Time Has Come and Gone, For Now. Annals of internal medicine (2023)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Alexander J Sundermann, Jenna Wiens, Erica S Shenoy
Leveraging electronic data to expand infection detection beyond traditional settings and definitions (Part II/III). Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Erica S Shenoy, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Automating surveillance for healthcare-associated infections: Rationale and current realities (Part I/III). Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Alexander J Sundermann, Jenna Wiens, Erica S Shenoy
Leveraging electronic data to expand infection detection beyond traditional settings and definitions (Part II/III). Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Alexander J Sundermann, Jenna Wiens, Erica S Shenoy
The future of automated infection detection: Innovation to transform practice (Part III/III). Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Erica S Shenoy, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Automating surveillance for healthcare-associated infections: Rationale and current realities (Part I/III). Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Mikhail C S S Higgins, Alex Seren, Marva V Foster, Daniel J Sturgeon, Nina Bart, Kierstin Hederstedt, Alex Friefeld, Rebecca P Lamkin, Brian A Sullivan, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Hillary J Mull
Arteriovenous Graft Failure in the Veterans Health Administration: Outcome Disparities Associated with Race. Radiology (2023)
Caitlin A Trottier, Jennifer La, Lucy Li, Nathanael R Fillmore, Paul A Monach, Shira I Doron, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Longitudinal trends in 30-day mortality attributable to SARS-CoV-2 among vaccinated and unvaccinated US veteran patients. Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)
Erica S Shenoy, Shira Doron, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Universal Masking in Health Care Settings. Annals of internal medicine 176 (12) (2023)
Shira I Doron, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Pandemic scientific data sharing recommendations: examining and re-imagining pre-print servers after the end of the world-wide emergency. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 3 (1) (2023)
Jennifer La, Julie Tsu-Yu Wu, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Brittany L Huhmann, Summer S Han, Mary Brophy, Nhan V Do, Albert Y Lin, Nathanael R Fillmore, Nikhil C Munshi
Increased COVID-19 breakthrough infection risk in patients with plasma cell disorders. Blood 140 (7) (2022)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Ryan Ferguson, Gheorghe Doros, Patricia Woods, Sarah Leatherman, Judith Strymish, Rupak Datta, Rekha Goswami, Matthew D Jankowich, Nishant R Shah, Thomas H Taylor, Sarah T Page, Sara J Schiller, Colleen Shannon, Cynthia Hau, Maura Flynn, Erika Holmberg, Karen Visnaw, Rupali Dhond, Mary Brophy, Paul A Monach
Subcutaneous sarilumab for the treatment of hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID19 disease: A pragmatic, embedded randomized clinical trial. PloS one 17 (2) (2022)
Lloyd Fisher, Richard E Nelson, Zeynep Ertem, Elissa M Schechter-Perkins, Emily Oster, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Lack of Association between Pandemic School Mode Policy and Pediatric Body Mass Index Percentile over Time. Childhood obesity (Print) (2022)
Nathanael R Fillmore, Raphael E Szalat, Jennifer La, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Paul A Monach, Vinh Nguyen, Mehmet K Samur, Mary T Brophy, Nhan V Do, Nikhil C Munshi
Recent common human coronavirus infection protects against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: A Veterans Affairs cohort study. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (46) (2022)
Jennifer La, Nathanael R Fillmore, Nhan V Do, Mary Brophy, Paul A Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Factors associated with the speed and scope of diffusion of COVID-19 therapeutics in a nationwide healthcare setting: a mixed-methods investigation. Health research policy and systems 20 (1) (2022)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Polly H van den Berg, Sara W Dong, Andrew K Kapoor, Elisabeth A Merchant, Elissa M Schechter-Perkins
A pilot model of a public-private partnership for implementation of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnostic testing program to facilitate a safe school reopening. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 2 (1) (2022)
Emily Oster, Elissa M Schechter-Perkins, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Reply to Klein and Harris. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 75 (1) (2022)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Rebecca Lamkin, Marlena Shin, Hillary J Mull, Isabella Epshtein, Samuel Golenbock, Marin L Schweizer, Kathryn Colborn, Jessica Rove, Judith M Strymish, Dimitri Drekonja, Maria C Rodriguez-Barradas, Teena Huan Xu, A Rani Elwy
Promoting de-implementation of inappropriate antimicrobial use in cardiac device procedures by expanding audit and feedback: protocol for hybrid III type effectiveness/implementation quasi-experimental study. Implementation science : IS 17 (1) (2022)
June K Corrigan, Jennifer La, Nathanael R Fillmore, Nhan V Do, Mary Brophy, Shira Doron, Paul A Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization metrics that do not account for disease severity underestimate protection provided by severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination and boosting: A retrospective cohort study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
Jennifer La, Nathanael R Fillmore, Nhan V Do, Mary Brophy, Paul A Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Factors associated with the speed and scope of diffusion of COVID-19 therapeutics in a nationwide healthcare setting: a mixed-methods investigation. Health research policy and systems 20 (1) (2022)
Jennifer La, Nathanael R Fillmore, Nhan V Do, Mary Brophy, Paul A Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Factors associated with the speed and scope of diffusion of COVID-19 therapeutics in a nationwide healthcare setting: a mixed-methods investigation. Health research policy and systems 20 (1) (2022)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, A Rani Elwy, Rebecca L Lamkin, Marlena Shin, Ryann L Engle, Kathryn Colborn, Jessica Rove, Jacquelyn Pendergast, Kierstin Hederstedt, Mary Hawn, Hillary J Mull
Assessing the sustainability of compliance with surgical site infection prophylaxis after discontinuation of mandatory active reporting: study protocol. Implementation science communications 3 (1) (2022)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Rebecca S Jack, Elissa M Schechter-Perkins, Polly van den Berg, Isabella Epshtein, Emily Oster, Richard Nelson
Reply to Author. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Polly H van den Berg, Elissa M Schechter-Perkins, Rebecca S Jack, Isabella Epshtein, Richard Nelson, Emily Oster, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 73 (10) (2021)
Paul A Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Reconsidering 'minimal risk' to expand the repertoire of trials with waiver of informed consent for research. BMJ open 11 (9) (2021)
Zeynep Ertem, Elissa Schechter-Perkins, Emily Oster, Polly van den Berg, Isabella Epshtein, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Fernando Wilson, Elli Perenchevich, Warren Pettey, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Richard Nelson
The Impact of School Opening Model on SARS-CoV-2 Community Incidence and Mortality: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Research square (2021)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Elissa M Schechter-Perkins, Rebecca S Jack, Polly van den Berg, Isabella Epshtein, Richard Nelson, Emily Oster
Reply to Authors. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 73 (6) (2021)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Daniel Sturgeon, Adolf W Karchmer, Hillary J Mull
Association Between Diabetic Foot Infection Wound Culture Positivity and 1-Year Admission for Invasive Infection: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Open forum infectious diseases 8 (7) (2021)
Elissa M Schechter-Perkins, Polly H van den Berg, Westyn Branch-Elliman
The Science Behind Safe School Re-opening: Leveraging the Pillars of Infection Control to Support Safe Elementary and Secondary Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Open forum infectious diseases 9 (3) (2021)
Archana Asundi, Jack Resnik, Peter A Benedict, Marlena Shin, A Rani Elwy, Westyn Branch-Elliman
How Are Emerging Data Translated Into Clinical Practice? A Mixed Methods Investigation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Institutional Treatment Protocols. Open forum infectious diseases 8 (4) (2021)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, A Rani Elwy, Paul Monach
Bringing New Meaning to the Term "Adaptive Trial": Challenges of Conducting Clinical Research During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Implications for Implementation Science. Open forum infectious diseases 7 (11) (2020)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Roger V Araujo-Castillo, Graham M Snyder, Bernadette F Sullivan, Carolyn D Alonso, Sharon B Wright
Identification of a norovirus outbreak on a hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit and development and implementation of a novel infection prevention algorithm for controlling transmission. Infection control and hospital epidemiology 41 (4) (2020)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Marin Schweizer
Real-world challenges in infection prevention: Differential implementation between stable and unstable patients may influence clinical effectiveness of interventions. Infection control and hospital epidemiology 40 (6) (2019)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, David S Yassa, Sharon B Wright
Oseltamivir prophylaxis for the prevention of influenza in healthy healthcare workers: Tolerability and compliance challenges. Infection control and hospital epidemiology 40 (11) (2019)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Steven D Pizer, Elise A Dasinger, Howard S Gold, Hassen Abdulkerim, Amy K Rosen, Martin P Charns, Mary T Hawn, Kamal M F Itani, Hillary J Mull
Facility type and surgical specialty are associated with suboptimal surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis practice patterns: a multi-center, retrospective cohort study. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 8 (2019)
Westyn Branch-Elliman, Sharon B Wright, Michael D Howell
Determining the Ideal Strategy for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Prevention. Cost-Benefit Analysis. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 192 (1) (2015)

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