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Infection Control Matters Podcast

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Podcast hosted by Brett Mitchell & Phil Russo (AU) and Martin Kiernan (UK). Unsponsored, uninfluenced, unfunded (and some would say unhinged). Available on all hosting sites & website with podcasts grouped by topic - www.infectioncontrolmatters.com

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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...

28.01.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Unseen Reservoirs, Unseen Risks: Integrating Wastewater Surveillance with Patient-Level Insights into C. auris Spread | Infection Control Matters In this episode, Martin talks to Dr Jon Otter, Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London, UK. We examine two complementary pieces of work that provide fur...

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...

10.12.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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: β€œIPC and the pursuit of behaviour change” ipcpartners.org/blog/ipc-and...

09.12.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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 r...

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-...

12.11.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

11.11.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

29.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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!

29.10.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cutting CDC and IPC funding in the US - Implications and what can we do? | Infection Control Matters In this podcast, Brett and Phil have a chat with Professor David Weber on the sidelines of the ICPIC conference in Geneva.Β We chat about the funding cuts for the WHO and the US CDC, including the disb...

@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

04.10.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

25.08.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ASHE careersβ€”Dr. David J. Weber | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | Cambridge Core ASHE careersβ€”Dr. David J. Weber - Volume 5 Issue 1

Careers in ASHE, now featuring Dr. Weber!
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08.08.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/

07.08.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

24.07.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed! #IDSky

26.06.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/

26.06.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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…

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

infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/04/30/c...

02.05.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/

01.05.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Candidozyma auris from the lab to the front line: A discussion with UKHSA experts Podcast Episode Β· Infection Control Matters Β· 04/30/2025 Β· 46m

Great πŸŽ™οΈ @icmatters.bsky.social on C auris πŸ„

Dr. Mirfenderesky- β€œMy 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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30.04.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If only we knew! All we did was click generate πŸ˜‚

18.04.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

16.04.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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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

10.03.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today felt like a good day to wear my β€œOral Care For All” badge πŸ˜‡πŸ¦·πŸͺ₯

#IDSky

05.03.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

05.03.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

@andrewstewardson.bsky.social and I are diving into the best IPC papers of the past year for #ESCMID Global 2025β€”and we want your top picks! πŸ¦ πŸ“œ
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! ⬇️"

04.03.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

08.02.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

05.02.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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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

22.01.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Engaging Junior Doctors in IPC In this episode recorded at the 2024 Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) Conference in Melbourne, Brett and Phil talk to Dr Sarah Browning (ID Physician at Hunter New E…

Our latest podcast. Engaging Junior Doctors in IPC.
We chat with Dr Sarah Browning and junior doctors about a program being run in Hunter New England (NSW) #IDsky #infectioncontrol

infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/01/08/e...

08.01.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Great new study by folks at MD Anderson showing use case for genomic surveillance #IDSky

03.01.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

19.12.2024 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was a great discussion on the nuances and challenges of conducting this type of researchπŸ€©πŸ€“

I thought the discussion about how the results of the impact of the intervention had to be toned down was very interesting. I would love to use this strategy for our nursing home patients!
#IDSky #IPSky

07.12.2024 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0