Invasive meningococcal disease: situation update and IPC implications (Insight Webinar) YouTube video by IPC Partners

Good to have the opportunity to pull together a webinar on invasive meningococcal disease today - learnt a lot! And still much to learn: youtu.be/D3nshvCqXSg

Invasive meningococcal disease: a primer for IPC, clinical, and laboratory teams As the outbreak of meningococcal disease continues in [Kent](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cases-of-invasive-meningococcal-disease-confirmed-in-kent), we thought it would be useful to publish a p...

Invasive meningococcal disease: a primer for IPC, clinical, and laboratory teams ipcpartners.org/blog/invasiv...

How to tackle water hygiene risks in hospitals (Insight Webinar) YouTube video by IPC Partners

Brilliant Insight Webinar today about water hygiene by Dr Jessica Martin - here's the recording ICYMI: youtu.be/Ck4U4y5EOOM

It is time to go “water lite” I visited one of my children’s primary schools recently to talk about Florence Nightingale. One of the things she understood (and something that modern healthcare seems to have largely forgotten) is t...

Enjoyed writing this blog summarising the findings of a literature review about "water-lite" (aka water-free or water-safe) care ipcpartners.org/blog/it-is-t... (I explain in the post why I favour "water-lite")!

CPE in healthcare and community settings (Webber Teleclass with Jon Otter) YouTube video by IPC Partners

Had the pleasure of leading a Webber Teleclass on CPE recently. Here's the recording: youtu.be/jQ_X_yEI_Iw

CLABSI: we can get to zero! (Journal Club) YouTube video by IPC Partners

Fantastic Journal Club yesterday with Yaseen Muhammad all about CLABSI reduction. Really helpful discussion, as always, too youtu.be/22H4FC2oOQ0?...

Genomic surveillance for IPC: principles and practicalities (Insight Webinar) YouTube video by IPC Partners

Really enjoyable discussion with @sundermannaj.bsky.social at the @ipcpartners.bsky.social Insight Webinar yesterday all about the principles and practicalities for IPC. Here's the recording: youtu.be/dE0MQkwo1EY

I've written a new blog post all about C. auris and biofilms - check it out! ipcpartners.org/blog/candido...

I’ve written a blog today on ‘Genomic surveillance for IPC: principles and practicalities’. Do you think routine WGS is ready for implementation to support IPC decision making?
ipcpartners.org/blog/genomic...

The hidden epidemic burnout among infection prevention practitioners (Journal Club) YouTube video by IPC Partners

Here’s the recording from yesterday’s Journal Club about burnout in infection preventionists: how to define it, spot it, and deal with it youtu.be/Y0I9R8CpAYk

The hidden epidemic burnout among infection prevention practitioners (Journal Club) YouTube video by IPC Partners

A pleasure to join Dr Sara Reese and Dr Brenna Doran for a Journal Club yesterday about burnout in infection preventionists. A really important discussion to demystify and destigmatise burnout! youtu.be/Y0I9R8CpAYk

Efforts to tackle contamination of sinks in hospitals are heating up Hospital sinks are increasingly recognised as hotspots for potentially troublesome microbial contamination in hospitals. A [recent study](https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(...

New blog post: “Efforts to tackle contamination of sinks in hospitals are heating up” ipcpartners.org/blog/efforts...

Delighted to announce the next instalment of our Insight Webinar series, led by @sundermannaj.bsky.social on “Genomic surveillance for IPC: principles and practicalities”, Weds 4th Feb, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/78683f... In partnership with @hisinfection.bsky.social and IPS

Really important to talk about this. Looking forward to the discussion next week.

The emerging threat from Candidozyma auris (previously Candida auris): infection prevention and control challenges I’ve written this blog about the emerging threat posed by *Candidozyma auris* in preparation for our first Insight Webinar, led by Dr Areej Al-Ali, on Wednesday this week. You can register for the web...

I’ve written blog providing a bit of background on the emerging threat from C. auris here: ipcpartners.org/blog/the-eme...

📢1 week to go!
🧫 Insight Webinar: Candidozyma auris in Kuwait
07 Jan 2026 | 15:00–16:00 GMT

Join Dr Areej Al-Ali, Dr Phil Norville and Dr Jon Otter for a look at the real IPC challenges of managing C. auris.

🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/fUlO50XH1RH
#CAuris

2025 highlights and reflections from IPC Partners As 2025 draws to a close, we want to say a big thank you to every subscriber who read, shared, commented on, and turned up for our sessions this year. Your curiosity and support have powered our work,...

2025 highlights & reflections from IPC Partners ipcpartners.org/blog/2025-hi...

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Join us for our first Insight Webinar of 2026: “Candidozyma auris: the infection control challenges in Kuwait” presented by Dr Areej Al-Ali and hosted in partnership with @hisinfection.bsky.social and IPS events.teams.microsoft.com/event/573dec...

Economic evaluation of enhanced cleaning and disinfection of shared medical equipment (Journal Club) YouTube video by IPC Partners

Really enjoyed Journal Club today about the economics and practicalities of disinfecting shared medical equipment. Loads of great audience questions! Recording here: youtu.be/xRUU8wC_zPA

Economic evaluation of enhanced cleaning and disinfection of shared medical equipment I’ve written this blog in preparation for Journal Club on Wednesday (register [here](https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/596e15d7-081f-4588-bf0a-35f9ca8d56ab@880e1cf6-0e66-4ce3-9534-eadf2d5ded15)...

Check out the blog that @jon-otter.bsky.social has written on the CLEEN study: ipcpartners.org/blog/economi...
And hope you can join us to discuss this at Journal Club on Wednesday: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/596e15...

I’ve written a blog post about the economic evaluation based on the CLEEN study (cleaning & disinfection of shared medical equipment) ipcpartners.org/blog/economi...

And you can join us for a Journal Club discussion on the same paper this Wednesday: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/596e15...

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...

HIS Early Career Award: Surface contamination, MRSA, CPE, and the future of IPC I was delighted to spend a day at the FIS International 2025 conference in Bournemouth this week to collect my HIS Early Career Award. I had a the honour of an award lecture – you can downloa…

I was overjoyed to receive the @hisinfection.bsky.social Early Career Award earlier in the week. Here’s a blog post to summarise the award lecture I gave down in Bournemouth: reflectionsipc.com/2025/12/05/h...

Detection of Candidozyma (formerly Candida) auris from ward wastewater during an outbreak using culture and molecular methods Candidozyma (Candida) auris is a multi-drug-resistant fungal pathogen associated with protracted, costly hospital outbreaks. Conventional patient-level screening is resource-intensive and may not be c...

#CAuris can be isolated from ward #wastewater during an outbreak, related to patient isolates - excited to share this work with thanks to our team @amiegriffin.bsky.social @lsymes2610.bsky.social @raewake.bsky.social @jon-otter.bsky.social

www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

HIS Early Career Award Lecture delivered by @jon-otter.bsky.social at #FIS25, where he presented his experience on surface decontamination, MRSA and CPE - through that he weaved in his own bespoke career journey, and also his future research priorities which include #WGS and #AI

Great to be spending some time by the sea in Bournemouth for #fis25

Dry surface biofilms explain extraordinary survival properties of Enterococcus We know that many vegetive bacteria can survive on dry surfaces for longer than you might think. For some Enterococcus species, this capability is nothing short of extraordinary. In one study, Ente…

Do dry surface biofilms explain extraordinary survival properties of Enterococcus? New blog post here: reflectionsipc.com/2025/12/02/d...

#AMR – another loser from conflict www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

Tackling CPE drain contamination a scoping review (Journal Club) YouTube video by IPC Partners

Really enjoyed today's Journal Club discussions led by
@philnorville.bsky.social on disinfection of drains contaminated with CPE. Here's the recording: youtu.be/egUFEDFS9xk