Papers from @sundermannaj.bsky.social and the hand hygiene papers. Do we just measure incompetence?

This morning was a shocker. Ad stayed on screen for minutes and the livestreams didn;t work for the first 45 min. Hopefully teething problems

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

Looking forward to podcast creation at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 after a great train journey from Amsterdam yesterday. Podcasts will be available on Apple, Spotify etc as well as the website www.infectioncontrolmatters.com We love doing poster chats with presenters! #IDSky

Looking forward to #ESCMIDGlobal where will present some findings from the HAPPEN trial. A multicentre RCT aimed at reducing NV-HAP through oral care. And @icmatters.bsky.social will be there as well, so stay tuned for podcasts.
@emrsa15.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social happenstudy.com

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

Hospital or crime scene? New episode and we talk about how a forensic scientist became interested in assessing cleanliness in hospitals. Available on Apple, Spotify etc and our website. infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/ #IDSky Paper is here www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/action/showP...

Really enjoyed my conversation with @emrsa15.bsky.social on C. auris and wastewater surveillance on the Infection Control Matters pod: infectioncontrolmatters.podbean.com/e/c-auris/?t...

IPC and the pursuit of behaviour change For Journal Club this week (in partnership with IPS), I’ll be reviewing [this ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35495101/)article, a scoping review of using behaviour change theory for IPC. You can re...

I’ve written a blog post in preparation for Journal Club tomorrow: “IPC and the pursuit of behaviour change” ipcpartners.org/blog/ipc-and...

The latest episode features more poster discussions from the Infection Prevention Society conference in the UK, including an oral care QI initiative that reduced C. difficile to zero on a neuromedical ward. Listen on Apple Podcasts (plus Spotify etc) or here www.podbean.com/ew/pb-u6tq5-...

A quick refresher: Infection Control Matters - a podcast on practical, evidence-based IPC conversations with experts from across healthcare, focusing on challenges that matter for day-to-day IPC practice and leadership

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
#IDSky #IPC #InfectionControl

Plenty of potential podcast material for the IPC professional should we attend!

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!

@1healthau.bsky.social and @plr-aus.bsky.social chat to @sheaepi.bsky.social President Dr David Weber about funding cuts for WHO and US CDC, including disbandment of HICPAC - and what this means for IPC. infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/ Available on all podcast platforms, including Apple, Spotify

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

We want to thank those interested in IPC who have contributed to us hitting over 125,000 podcast downloads. Your support has been much appreciated and greatly exceeded our modest ambitions #IDSky #IPCSky www.infectioncontrolmatters.com Also Apple podcasts, Spotify etc etc

ASHE careers—Dr. David J. Weber | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | Cambridge Core ASHE careers—Dr. David J. Weber - Volume 5 Issue 1

Careers in ASHE, now featuring Dr. Weber!
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Infection Control Matters A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection

New episode this week and @emrsa15.bsky.social talks to Gonzalo Bearman and @priyanori.bsky.social from @ashejournal.bsky.social about their recently edited collection of stories from leaders in ID and Public Health. Available on Apple podcasts, Spotify etc #IDSky infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/

What’s new in Surgical Site Infection Prevention? Update from EUCIC In this episode, Martin Kiernan talks to Dr Gabriel Birgand, Clinical Co-ordinator of EUCIC (European Committee on Infection Control) which is part of ESCMID Global (European Society for Clinical M…

New podcast episode and this time @emrsa15.bsky.social talks to Gabriel Birgand of @eucic.bsky.social about their excellent recent slide set on the latest studies on SSI prevention. What's new? Listen here infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/07/24/w... and on apple podcasts, Spotify etc #IDSky

Indeed! #IDSky

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

Toilets - the plume of doom? @1healthau.bsky.social and @emrsa15.bsky.social have a chat in the pub about a paper on air disinfection in toilets (with a few digressions). Latest podcasts here infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/

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

New episode live on Apple Podcasts, Spotify etc and this time it's a look at Candidozyma auris from the lab to the front line with @ukhsa.bsky.social experts. Also on the website infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/

Candidozyma auris from the lab to the front line: A discussion with UKHSA experts Podcast Episode · Infection Control Matters · 04/30/2025 · 46m

Great 🎙️ @icmatters.bsky.social on C auris 🍄

Dr. Mirfenderesky- “My advice to organizations is to be aggressive, take the organism seriously”

Otherwise:
⬆️burden in the environment
⬆️exposures
⬆️difficulties w patient placement
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DETECT IT QUICKLY
ACT QUICKLY

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If only we knew! All we did was click generate 😂

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

In this latest episode, we used NotebookLM to generate a 2-person discussion on the recent CLEEN cost-effectiveness paper (jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...). Are the AI bots better at it that humans? infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/ also on apple podcasts, spotify, audible etc #IDSky

Topics Our podcasts are grouped by different topics. Click on the topic that is of interest. Contact and transmission based precautions (& PPE) Education Human factors, workforce and profession Urinar…

We've updated our Apple podcasts feed and now all 153 episodes are available, not just most recent 99. Our website also has search and "collections" functions to make it easier to find recordings of interest. Caution: May cause drowsiness, do not listen whilst driving or operating heavy machinery

Today felt like a good day to wear my “Oral Care For All” badge 😇🦷🪥

#IDSky

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

@andrewstewardson.bsky.social and I are diving into the best IPC papers of the past year for #ESCMID Global 2025—and we want your top picks! 🦠📜
What’s the one paper that made you rethink infection prevention and control? Drop your faves and let’s build the ultimate IPC reading list! ⬇️"

Thanks for sharing this discussion. We usually only hear about the ‘wins’, learning from your experiences around recruitment is really helpful.

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

Probably the saddest episode we've put out as @1healthau.bsky.social @plr-aus.bsky.social and Kate Browne discuss the failure to get the Intermittent self-catheterisation study over the line. The disappointment is palpable. infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/ #IDSky

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

In this week's podcast, @1healthau.bsky.social and @plr-aus.bsky.social take a walk round the posters at the ACIPC Conference in Melbourne and pick out a few of their favourites for a discussion. Listen on Spotify, Apple, via the website infectioncontrolmatters.com/latest/ Posters on the website too