Ben Dickson

Paediatric doctor & researcher - infectious diseases & global health

[Phoebe Williams @phoebwill]

Are the traditional 'early' and 'late' onset neonatal sepsis definitions outdated? Our meta-analysis suggests its time to reconsider the empirical regimens used to treat these syndromes, in the context of rapidly changing sepsis epidemiology and AMR 👶🧫🌍https://t.co/wiaDjwPU2H

[Michael Marks @dr_michaelmarks]

David Mabey officially retires @LSHTM today after a 40+ year career dedicated to improving health & wellbeing globally. It has been a huge privilege for myself & colleagues to have worked with him. Sadness but also pride at the immense impact David has had worldwide. Thank you.

[Febrile @febrilepodcast]

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[Field Epidemiology in Action @fieldepi_action]

Thrilled to welcome the 1st cohort of graduates from Vanuatu & Timor-Leste to the #FETP family!

[Ben Dickson @bfrdickson]

@dr_michaelmarks @LSHTM @SarahVMarks Big congrats!!

[Ben Dickson @bfrdickson]

@brendonneuen @nhmrc @georgeinstitute @NthSydHealth @north_fndn Congrats Brendo! Very well deserved!

[David Paterson @davidantibiotic]

What a great trial! https://t.co/gXjUOOVHSW

[Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance @gavi]

New data suggests that several antibiotics recommended to treat serious childhood bacterial infections are now less than 50% effective in areas of southeast Asia and the Pacific. Learn more: https://t.co/kt0jzrDBbM

[Paul Turner @PaulTurnerMicro]

Great work from @phoebwill and colleagues on the high rates of AMR in paediatric infections

Highlights limited treatment options and generally poor quality of surveillance data

Coverage gaps in empiric antibiotic regimens used to treat serious bac... https://t.co/tjttFwnQVC

[Phoebe Williams @phoebwill]

Huge thanks to @abcnews and @frankelly08 @RadioNational for highlighting the concerning findings of our study revealing high rates of AMR in children in our neighbouring Southeast Asian region https://t.co/qNigyr5XHM @PaulTurnerMicro @gardp_amr @snelling_tom @rcduguid @bfrdickson

[Phoebe Williams @phoebwill]

Great to see this important threat to human health & the burden of morbidity/ mortality it causes in kids receiving the attention it deserves- thanks coauthors& @smh @Sydney_ID @gardp_amr @PaulTurnerMicro @YueYw1 @snelling_tom @rcduguid ⁦@bfrdickson⁩ https://t.co/4N4Ou6BH81

[MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia]

Exciting seminar today at the MRCG with @DrDanielNgamije, new @WHO Global Malaria Director, discussing the current #Malaria situation and vaccine updates globally. He shared insights on progress, challenges, and renewed hope for eradicating this deadly disease 🦟🛑

[ACORN @ACORN_AMR]

ACORN is expanding!

The Philippine General Hospital in Manila will soon come online as a semi-independent member of the network, focussing on neonatal and paediatric infections.

Great to meet the team for training this week!

@Wellcome_AMR @MORUBKK

[Phoebe Williams @phoebwill]

Dr Gayana Gunaratna doing an excellent job presenting our NeoSEAP data from Sri Lanka @ECCMID - rising burden of neonatal Acinetobacter spp. infections, correlations between antibiotic consumption and carbapenem resistance in neonates #ECCMID2023 🌍

[Phoebe Williams @phoebwill]

Huge thank you to ISAC for this incredibly generous award to enable us to better understand the burden of pneumococcus in Sri Lanka, & optimise the management of respiratory infections in children.We are so looking forward to working with CSTH to launch this study 🇱🇰 👧 🧒 🩻 🧫

[Phoebe Williams @phoebwill]

Busy but productive few days on the neonatal wards in Danang with the incredible team at WCH and PCTU for the #NeoSEAP project. World-leading locally-led kangaroo care programs making a big difference in reducing risk of #neonatalsepsis and protecting against #AMR 🇻🇳👶🧫🦠

[Michael Marks @dr_michaelmarks]

Phenomenal @DNDi https://t.co/fNIMYhRajs Acoziborole is effective single dose Rx for West African Trypanosomiasis. Definition of game changing

[Phoebe Williams @phoebwill]

Over half a million babies die every year from sepsis. It was such a privilege to work with so many child health experts to advocate for a strategy that can ensure every baby in the world who needs efficacious antibiotics can receive them 🦠 🧫 👶 🌍 💉 @gardp_amr #IDTwitter #AMR

[Patricia Graves @epivec]

Innovative work by @bfrdickson #jessemasson #myanmar vbdc @helenmayfield @Jan_FRL on antigen and antibody studies from two #filariasis surveys in #Myanmar @jcu @AITropHealthMed @CPHMVS_JCU @JCUMedDent

[Ben Dickson @bfrdickson]

Our paper using Bayesian Networks to analyse Lymphatic Filariasis serology from Myanmar has just been published in @TropicalmedMDPI. It suggests benefit in adding antibody testing to post-MDA surveillance. https://t.co/Ld0GGeIE2S