HAPPEN trial educational resource now presented at #ESCMIDGlobal2026. Resources for patients and staff with information, instruction videos and ‘how to’ videos. HAPPtrial.com we are planning to revise and it is now publicly available to all. Study showed 60% reduction in pneumonia by oral hygiene

@1healthau.bsky.social presenting the results of the HAPPEN study showing significant reduction in pneumonia through oral hygiene at #ESCMIDGlobal2026. Study already picked up by New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2523...

Here’s a thread on the talk I gave at #ESCMIDGlobal 2026:
“Toilets: Flushing and Spread of Pathogens” — nicknamed “You can’t outrun the plume.” Using published studies, I covered the key components shown below. There’s a surprising amount of data, but still a lack of high-quality intervention trials

I do have a press pass (for the podcast) however the email I was sent says “Access to the main Exhibition Hall is therefore restricted to healthcare professionals (HCPs), able to prescribe such medicinal products, only.” So there is inconsistency

Hmmm. Non-prescribers not allowed into the exhibition hall at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 as there are drug companies in there. So that rules out many IPC nurses (like me), academics, researchers, clinical scientists, molecular scientists. Not even pass through the area to the posters where I’m presenting..

Infection Control Matters A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection

We love posters at conferences, it's where new ideas and practical ideas come from @1healthau.bsky.social was at ICPIC in Geneva and @emrsa15.bsky.social at the IPS conference in Brighton, UK. Listen to what we found infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/ #IDSky Ground-up assessment of IPC? - Genius!

The Sinkbug Survey: Antibiotics, AMR, Chemicals and Plumbing In this episode of Infection Control Matters, Martin Kiernan speaks with Dr. Nicole Stoesser about a large-scale, multi-centre study exploring the role of hospital sink infrastructure in antimicrob…

More discussion about the JHI study with @emrsa15.bsky.social in the Infection Control Matters podcast series infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/04/02/t...

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…

Had a wonderful chat with @emrsa15.bsky.social, Andy Borman, and Mariyam Mirfenderesky on the @icmatters.bsky.social podcast about C. auris control - could have chatted for hours about this difficult bug and the present and future challenges it presents

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It was an experiment. Normal service will be resumed!

New podcast on Infection Control Matters. nv-HAP surveillance too time-consuming? Semi-automated may be easier than you think. We chat with Dr Aline Wolfensberger

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nv-HAP surveillance too time-consuming? Semi-automated may be easier than you think In this episode, Phil and Martin talk to Dr Aline Wolfensberger, Senior Attending Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology at University Hospital Zurich and a Senior R…

nv-HAP surveillance too labour intensive? Maybe not. @plr-aus.bsky.social and @emrsa15.bsky.social discuss semi-automated systems with Aline Wolfensberger from Zurich in the latest podcast. Available on Apple, Spotify etc and our website infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/03/05/n... #IDSky #IPCSky

New pre-print from folks @ Copenhagen University Hospital:

🔬 28-month WGS surveillance
🦠 7,760 patient infections
📊 27.1% genetically related, 69% w/ epi link
💰 €1.25M net savings/year if acted upon/prevented!

#IDSky more great evidence for WGS for IP&C

📄: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Very sad about this. This work needs to be done

The 2024 End of Year Special In this episode, Brett, Phil and Martin reflect on the year. We chat about favourite podcasts, papers and conferences in our usual informal manner (well probably even more informal than normal). Pa…

Final podcast of the year and @1healthau.bsky.social @plr-aus.bsky.social and @emrsa15.bsky.social discuss favourite conferences, papers and podcasts. As usual it’s none too serious. infectioncontrolmatters.com/2024/12/19/t... find us on all podcast hosting sites. #IDSky #IPSky

How does pretty much the same clone end up in NICU globally? Fascinating #IPSky

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In-room air purification to prevent respiratory infection in aged care - does it help?

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Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue…but you may have to trash your scope. #idsky

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Moi Lin Ling from Singapore giving the Lowbury Lecture #FISHIS24 stressing the big differences between an Influencer and a change agent. Invest in building relationships and learn to use the data that you have #IPSky

Not the journey to #FIS/HIS I was hoping for!

How far would you go to confirm the source of an outbreak confirmed by NGS? Permanent destruction of an ERCP scope that was negative on all normal sampling? infectioncontrolmatters.com/2024/11/08/cou… You'd better be right!