Year in Infection Control - papers selected by Prof Andreas Voss at ICPIC 2021
In this final episode at ICPIC 2021 (Geneva), Martin Kiernan talks to Professor Andreas Voss from the Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc) and Canisus-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis in the Netherlan...
21 Sep 202122min
Time to clean: Calculating the staffing requirement with An Caluwaerts
In another special edition from ICPIC, Martin talks to An Caluwaerts, IPC Specialist from Kliniek Sint Jan, Brussels. This was a poster presentation that was selected as part of a poster walk and it i...
17 Sep 202116min
From whole genome sequencing to sinks with Dr Amy Mathers
In another episode from the 2021 ICPIC Conference, Martin Kiernan talks to Dr Amy Mathers, who moderated and spoke at a session on whole genome sequencing and also the issue of plasmid-mediated outbre...
16 Sep 202118min
Publish or we are all damned: The effect of COVID on journal publications with John McConnell of the Lancet
In this episode from the 2021 ICPIC Conference, Martin Kiernan talks to John McConnell, Editor-in-Chief of the Lancet Infectious Diseases about his keynote yesterday about the impact (and vice-versa) ...
16 Sep 202115min
Looking to ICPIC Conference 2021 with Prof Didier Pittet and Prof Stephan Harbarth
In this special episode, Martin Kiernan talks to the ICPIC 2021 Conference organisers, Profs Didier Pittet and Stephan Harbarth about the upcoming meeting to be held in Geneva. With over 400 delegates...
9 Sep 202115min
Cleaning up the air using air cleaners and purifiers with Jason Monty
In this episode Brett and Phil discuss improving the quality of air to reduce the risk of infection from airborne pathogens with Professor Jason Monty. We discuss air cleaner and purifiers, their role...
7 Sep 202123min
CAUTI - decades of little progress?
In this episode Brett Mitchell and Martin Kiernan chew the fat over the fact that, despite knowing that it makes up a great proportion of HCAIs globally, progress can be measured in a series of small ...
31 Aug 202129min
Mind your language! With Claire Kilpatrick and Martin Shovel
In this week's episode, Martin Kiernan talks to WHO Consultant Claire Kilpatrick and Martin Shovel, a writer, satirical cartoonist and communications coach who runs Creativityworks, an organisation th...
24 Aug 202129min
