title: Intramural and extramural communication.
abstract: Effective communication with hospital administrators, with medical staff, with the media, and with peers in healthcare epidemiology is a vital skill for hospital epidemiologists. This article will describe a number of practical ways to improve such communication based on the author's experience, on interviews with senior SHEA members, and on relevant articles from the literature.
authors.affiliation: Columbia Trident Regional Health System, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lettau
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008402:Mass Media; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D011641:Public Relations; D011643:Publishing; D014481:United States