Category: surveillance
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Reducing Harm at the Front Line: Oral Care driving down C. difficile and Line Care – the Power of Better Data
In this episode, Martin spoke to the authors of two compelling posters showcased at the 2025 Infection Prevention Society Conference in Brighton, each discussing practical, data-driven approaches to reducing avoidable harm. Download the posters and have a listen to two authors with a passion for their projects. First, Catherine Lemsalu, a Dental Nurse from the…
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Infection Control Matters Live from the 2026 IPS Brighton Conference
In this episode, Martin Kiernan hosts a panel discussion at the 2026 Infection Prevention Society Conference in Brighton, United Kingdom. The Panel comprised: Topics we discuss include:
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Posters from the Hong Kong Infection Control Nurses Association conference
In this episode, Brett reviews a few posters from the Hong Kong Infection Control Nurses Association conference. Topics include fit testing, bloodstream infection surveillance and environmental cleaning. Posters can be viewed and downloaded here: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4nxpxpq3vbs2t8rf/Posters_HKICNA9xjgf.pdf
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Automated national HCAI surveillance – possible or pipedream?
In this episode, Brett, Phil and Martin discuss a recent paper from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) that examined the timeliness of data points that could be used for a centrally implemented, automated HCAI surveillance system in England, as a potential alternative to the24 current locally-implemented system. The aim was to examine the potential…
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Candidozyma auris from the lab to the front line: A discussion with UKHSA experts
In this episode Martin talks to Dr Andy Borman, (Acting Head and Consultant Clinical Scientist, UKHSA National UK Mycology Reference Lab. also Hon Professor of Medical Mycology, MRC CMM, University of Exeter), Dr Colin Brown (Deputy Director of Emerging and Epidemic Infections at UK Health Security Agency; Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology…
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Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue but you’ll have to trash the scope!
In this episode, Martin talks to Cansu Cimen, a researcher at University Hospitals Groningen in the Netherlands, about a recent paper that documents an outbreak and in particular the critical role of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in tracking and controlling the transmission of MDROs via contaminated duodenoscopes. Focusing on an outbreak linked to ESBL-producing Citrobacter freundii…
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Using AI in Infection Prevention: Opportunities and Dangers
In this episode, Martin Kiernan catches up with Dr Gonzalo Bearman, Professor of Internal Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA. We talk about the opportunities and dangers of using large language models like ChatGPT in the infecton prevention space. A link to a recent open access paper on this topic is here Langford BJ,…
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More posters from ESCMID Global 2024, inc C. diff, UV-C, wastewater surveillance, LA-MRSA
This week we have a second batch of posters that we liked at ESCMID Global and will be talking about: A pdf of the posters can be downloaded below
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Reflections on Day 3 at ESCMID Global 2024
It was day 3 at ESCMID Global 2024 and Phil, Brett and Martin mull over the day in this episode. Amongst the items we discuss are: Subsequent to the podcast recording the ECDC PPS results have been published and can be found here:
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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 the outbreak timeline, building map, phylogenetic tree, patient bed movements, and transmission network on a single interactive dashboard. You can view and use the tool for free at…
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