Community Infection Prevention and Control Week was amazing at St Oswald's Hospice. IPC information boards made by staff working together to educate staff, patients and visitors about IPC in the Hospice.
@TeasdaleCheryl @ianjoyRN @lisa_guthrie3@StephEdusei@joanna_lumb
Lots of excellent speakers & fabulous interactive learning opportunities at our spooktacular IPC study day. Thanks to all who attended. We look forward to seeing you put your new knowledge & skills in to practice in your clinical areas.
Lots of excellent speakers & fabulous interactive learning opportunities at our spooktacular IPC study day. Thanks to all who attended. We look forward to seeing you put your new knowledge & skills in to practice in your clinical areas.
The holidays are a time for connection—but they’re also when antimicrobial-resistant germs can travel across borders with us.
Wash hands, practice safe food habits, and travel responsibly to help stop the spread of #AMR this season. 🌍✈The holidays are a time for connection—but they’re also when antimicrobial-resistant germs can travel across borders with us.
Wash hands, practice safe food habits, and travel responsibly to help stop the spread of #AMR this season. 🌍✈The holidays are a time for connection—but they’re also when antimicrobial-resistant germs can travel across borders with us.
Wash hands, practice safe food habits, and travel responsibly to help stop the spread of #AMR this season. 🌍✈The holidays are a time for connection—but they’re also when antimicrobial-resistant germs can travel across borders with us.
Wash hands, practice safe food habits, and travel responsibly to help stop the spread of #AMR this season. 🌍✈️
#Norovirus cases are rising!
Norovirus, or the 'winter vomiting bug', is spreading.
Here is what you can do to stop and avoid the spread this winter.
Do not
❌Go to work, school, or visit hospitals.
❌Prepare food for others.
Find out more: https://t.co/AT3SU2ekUz
Come along and say hello to the IPCN and Continence Teams for C.difficile Awareness / No Cather No CAUTI Week . Here are Sarah, Esther and Rebecca by the Medicinema, RVI.
Great turn out for our IPC Study Day -Game of Germs. Fantastic speakers and lots of interactive games. Thank you to our sponsors who provided catering- GamaHealthcare, Schulke,ScJohnson and Tristel. @ianjoyRN
@lisa_guthrie3@CherylTeas48980@ParejaCebrian@GillianClinell
#Measles spreads quickly and can be serious – but how infectious is it? Dr Colin Campbell, Consultant Epidemiologist, explains how measles ranks compared to other diseases and why #vaccination is so important.
Find out more: https://t.co/JSk9MpaNYZ
An excellent IT opportunity for a Technical lead working in collaboration with the IPC team to support ongoing adoption, maintenance and development of the ICNet application suite. Link👇 https://t.co/9uuy58w7F5
This week is antibiotic awareness week ! Look out for our IPC NursesMicrobiology & Pharmacy teams who will be doing education walk rounds on Wednesday & Thursday or come and visit ours stands at the Freeman & RVI all week for information and quizzes
Fascinating study by Claire Bailey from HSE looking at spread of respiratory droplets from coughing. 4m when using elbow to cover mouth, 1.5m with nothing infront of mouth...😳
#IP2023Conf
We are looking forward to our second keynote speaker, Prof Shaheen Mehtar’s presentation ‘’Closing the IPC Divide between high and low income settings through education’’ at 9:00-9:35am in Hall 1A today. Don’t miss out! #IP2023Conf
@mariekeemonts@Gilllishman65@CherylTeasdale The Team have reflected on discussions with clinical staff and explored colour psychology- it was felt that a return to the Specialist Nurse uniform would take us in a positive direction
Bob Dylan once sang The Times They Are A- Changin’- well so has the colour of the IPCN Team uniform. Here is Rebecca and Esther wearing our lovely new blue uniforms.
@Gilllishman65@CherylTeasdale