Hand drying - a lot of hot air?
In this episode, Brett Mitchell and Martin Kiernan discuss methods of drying hands after hand hygiene has been performed, with a focus on hand dryers versus paper towel. Personal details about Martin'...
23 Helmi 202224min
WHO Global Outreach Alert and Response Network (GOARN) with Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman
The WHO Global Outreach Alert and Response Network (GOARN) is the topic for this podcast. We talk with Dr Peta-Anne Zimmerman about the network, what is does and how to get involved. Dr Peta-Anne Zim...
16 Helmi 202220min
Mouth Care Matters - Oral hygiene & healthcare associated infection
In this episode we return to another ICM favourite topic, healthcare-associated pneumonia that is not device-associated. Martin Kiernan talks to Dr Mark Garvey, Director of Infection Prevention and He...
8 Helmi 202231min
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - uses and considerations with Adjunct A/Professor Greg Whiteley
In this podcast, Brett talks to Adjunct A/Professor Greg Whiteley about adenosine triphosphate (ATP). We chat about its use in healthcare as a way to evaluate environmental cleanliness. Greg is an A...
2 Helmi 202225min
Airborne Transmission - would air filtration reduce a range of infections and why is there reluctance to recognise it? With Matt Butler, Christine Peters and Evonne Curran
In this, the first episode of 2022, Martin Kiernan talks to Dr Matt Butler, Consultant Geriatrician (Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK), Dr Christine Peters, Consultant Microbiologist (NHS Greater ...
26 Tammi 202239min
The 2021 Christmas Special!
In this largely unedited Christmas special podcast, Martin, Phil and Brett reflect on podcasts undertaken in 2021 and the year that was. This podcast is a little longer as we "chinwag" about a range o...
15 Joulu 202155min
25 years of Contact Precautions, but benefit or harm and what is the evidence? With Prof Jennie Wilson
In this week’s episode, Martin Kiernan talks to Professor Jennie Wilson of the Richard Wells Research Centre at the University of West London and current Infection Prevention Society President. We dis...
8 Joulu 202127min
Ventilation and pathogen transmission with Simon Witts
In this podcast, Phil and Brett talk to Simon Witts on a wide ranging topics related to ventilation and also touch on air scrubbers (purifiers). Simon is Director of Engineering at VA Science, with ex...
1 Joulu 202131min
