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
Are you a health professional (doctor, nurse, allied health professional) providing care in Australia?
Researchers would like your views about the clinical practice guidelines you use.
The results will advocate for more up-to-date treatment guidelines
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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!
Great to see the CLEEN trial highlighted in the #IDWeek2025 session Influential Publications in Health Care Epidemiology! Strong work @1healthau.bsky.social 👏🏻
Presenting by @trtalbot.bsky.social
📄: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
What do we mean my aspectic technique? This review highlights the variation in definitions, principles, and application across evidence-based literature. It is informing a larger planned program of research. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #infectioncontrol #nursing @thejhi.bsky.social
Infection Prevention and Control is at a critical juncture.
Preventing infections saves lives.
So why are we underfunding it?
Read more below 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/infect...
#infectioncontrol #patientsafety #skyid #idsky #hospitals #infections #patients #consumers
Cutting CDC and IPC funding in the US – Implications and what can we do?
In our latest podcast we chat with Prof Weber about funding cuts for WHO & US CDC, including HICPAC – and what this means for IPC. #infectioncontrol #patientsafety
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Cutting CDC and IPC funding in the US – Implications and what can we do?
In our latest podcast we chat with Prof Weber about funding cuts for WHO & US CDC, including HICPAC – and what this means for IPC. #infectioncontrol #patientsafety
infectioncontrolmatters.podbean.com/e/the-state-...
📣 Environmental cleaning is complex but essential for preventing hospital-acquired infections #HAI
Mitchell @1healthau.bsky.social et al review & advise on hospital cleaning programmes: when properly designed, patients & hospitals benefit
#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
Hospital cleaning: considerations for designing and maintaining a successful environmental cleaning program
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295... #infectioncontrol #patientsafety #cleanhospitals #healthservices
One of my most enjoyable episodes making. Hope other enjoy #infection #infectioncontrol #infectionprevention #idsky
Government funding for healthcare infection prevention research
Bottom line: 0.2% of all government research funding in the past decade has gone to infection prevention research.
In era of #AMR prevention strategies & evidence are vital.
#IDsky #infectious
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The HAPPEN study is a multi-phase, multi-centre RCT investigating whether improved oral care can reduce hospital acquired pneumonia. 11,500+ participants to date. Trial finishing in August.
Find out more and subscribe for updates: www.happenstudy.com
#infectioncontrol #IDsky #patientsafety
Our latest publication from the HAPPEN study.
Experiences of providing oral care to hospitalised patients.
www.idhjournal.com.au/article/S246...
The HAPPEN study is a multi phase, multi centre RCT exploring whether improved oral care can reduce hospital acquired pneumonia.
www.happenstudy.com
A CLEEN study: cleaning and disinfection of shared equipment reduce infection and SAVES hospitals money. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #IDsky #infectioncontrol #patientsafety #nursing #cleaning
ACIPC is calling for IPC expertise to be embedded in the new Australian CDC.
It is essential for protecting consumers and healthcare workers and strengthening readiness for future infectious disease threats.
Read the statement: tinyurl.com/3nfsfsyd
#AustralianCDC #ACIPC
Improving the cleaning & disinfection of shared equipment reduces hospital-acquired infections and saves hospitals money. Paper out today in JAMA Network Open. #@escmid.bsky.social #ESCMIDGlobal #IDSky
CE paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Summary: The Conversation tinyurl.com/23mn8y7a
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
infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/03/05/n...
#idsky #pneumonia #infectioncontrol @emrsa15.bsky.social
If you are a registered nurse or EN in Aus or NZ, we would love your input into this survey around aseptic technique. Help shape what happens next. #nursing #nurse #nursingpractice #aseptictechnique #infectioncontrol
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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
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
Chlorhexidine or hydrophobic PICCs were not superior to standard polyurethane PICCs for the prevention of device failure due to infectious or noninfectious complications. Read the full PICNIC trial results: nej.md/3Pqk25M
#MedSky
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...
Hard work out which is most important. We are also thinking of a “dose response” type paper as we have the hours cleaned each day.
Good questions. We are working on cost effectiveness paper at present (under review). This will help inform decisions around other models of delivery. We showed that doing it well once day makes some difference. Most equipment had a low baseline of cleaning in the control, some worse than others.
It's that time of year again. Here are my top 10 ID papers of 2024
1. My opinion
2. Practice changing, paradigm-shifting or dogma challenging
3. Not COVID
4. Alphabetical order by first author
5. CoI for 4 and 5 (I am an author)
Summary slide here, details in thread
#IDSky #Top10IDpapers
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
Many thanks. Yes we are. We will be putting all that in the website in early 2025, maybe around when our cost effectiveness paper is published. www.cleenstudy.com You can subscribe on the website and we will notify when things are added.
It was “Rediair” (made by GAMA healthcare)
