Reflections on day 2 of ESCMID Global 2024
In this episode, Phil, Brett and Martin dicuss more sessions from ESCMID Global (Barcelona, 2024). We talk about sessions on cleaning the occupied bed space, SSI prevention and the difficulty of desig...
9 Mai 202422min
Discussing the new WHO infectious respiratory particles paper at ECCMID (With Prof Cath Noakes)
In this episode, Brett, Martin and Phil mull over the newly published WHO discussion document on respiratory particles and Martin catches up with Prof Cath Noakes from the School of Engineering in Lee...
2 Mai 202421min
ECCMID 2024 - The year in infection control
In this podcast, Brett and Martin reflect on the "Infection Control Papers of the Year" presented at ECCMID (AKA ESCMID Global) 2024. Here are a selection of some of the papers mentioned: Decolonizat...
29 Apr 202413min
Reflections on the first morning at ECCMID 2024
In our first episode from ECCMID Global 2024, Martin and Brett reflect on the session on design of the healthcare environment sessions from Profs Hilary Humphries and Cath Noakes and a flash poster se...
27 Apr 202412min
Visualising infection transmission using genomics
In this podcast, we chat with Dr Brian Forde about HAIviz. HAIviz an interactive dashboard for visualising and integrating healthcare-associated genomic epidemiological data. HAIviz displays and links...
3 Apr 202427min
Investigating a unique CPE strain outbreak - a possible new place to look?
In this episode, Martin Kiernan talks to Mitch Clarke, Clinical Lead and Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Nottingham University Hospitals in the UK. We discuss an outbreak with a...
20 Mar 202421min
C. difficile in England is on the rise, but why? A sign of a system on the edge and could a new variant push it over?
In this episode, Martin Talks to Dr Mark Wilcox OBE, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Leeds, Head of Microbiology Research & Development at Leeds University Hospitals NHS Trust and Natio...
7 Mar 202426min
What do C. difficile and HAP have in common - toilet plume??
In this episode, after an interesting discovery when searching Youtube, Brett and Martin mull over whether toilet plume is a risk factor for hospital-acquired pneumonia and C. difficile infections. Th...
21 Feb 202414min
