Infection Prevention Team Staffing levels - Less (staff) is more (infections)?
In this week's episode, Brett Mitchell and Martin Kiernan use a recent paper published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology to start a discussion about an relationship between IPC Team staff...
9 Mar 202226min
Could a virtual Infection Prevention Service provide support in middle and low income countries? With Prof Gonzalo Bearman
In this episode, Martin Kiernan talks to Professor Gonzalo Bearman, Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiologist/Medical Director of VCU Healthcare and the Richard P. Wenzel Prof...
1 Mar 202218min
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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Jan 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 Des 202155min
