Infection Control Matters Podcast
@icmatters.bsky.social
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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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
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-...
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...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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-...
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
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#IDSky #IPC #InfectionControl
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#IDSky #IPC #InfectionControl
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November 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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
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#IDSky #IPC #InfectionControl
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!
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
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October 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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!
@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
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. We chat about the funding cuts for the WHO and the US CDC, including the disb...
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October 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
@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
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
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
www.infectioncontrolmatters.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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
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Careers in ASHE, now featuring Dr. Weber!
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ASHE careers—Dr. David J. Weber | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
ASHE careers—Dr. David J. Weber - Volume 5 Issue 1
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August 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Careers in ASHE, now featuring Dr. Weber!
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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/
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
infectioncontrolmatters.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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/
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
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…
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July 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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
Indeed! #IDSky
One of my most enjoyable episodes making. Hope other enjoy #infection #infectioncontrol #infectionprevention #idsky
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/
June 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Indeed! #IDSky
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/
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
infectioncontrolmatters.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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/
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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
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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…
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May 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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
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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/
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
infectioncontrolmatters.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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/
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Great 🎙️ @icmatters.bsky.social on C auris 🍄
Dr. Mirfenderesky- “My advice to organizations is to be aggressive, take the organism seriously”
Otherwise:
⬆️burden in the environment
⬆️exposures
⬆️difficulties w patient placement
⬆️💰💰💰
DETECT IT QUICKLY
ACT QUICKLY
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Dr. Mirfenderesky- “My advice to organizations is to be aggressive, take the organism seriously”
Otherwise:
⬆️burden in the environment
⬆️exposures
⬆️difficulties w patient placement
⬆️💰💰💰
DETECT IT QUICKLY
ACT QUICKLY
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Candidozyma auris from the lab to the front line: A discussion with UKHSA experts
Podcast Episode · Infection Control Matters · 04/30/2025 · 46m
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April 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Great 🎙️ @icmatters.bsky.social on C auris 🍄
Dr. Mirfenderesky- “My advice to organizations is to be aggressive, take the organism seriously”
Otherwise:
⬆️burden in the environment
⬆️exposures
⬆️difficulties w patient placement
⬆️💰💰💰
DETECT IT QUICKLY
ACT QUICKLY
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Dr. Mirfenderesky- “My advice to organizations is to be aggressive, take the organism seriously”
Otherwise:
⬆️burden in the environment
⬆️exposures
⬆️difficulties w patient placement
⬆️💰💰💰
DETECT IT QUICKLY
ACT QUICKLY
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
infectioncontrolmatters.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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
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
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…
infectioncontrolmatters.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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
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March 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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
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…
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March 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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
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@andrewstewardson.bsky.social and I are diving into the best IPC papers of the past year for #ESCMID Global 2025—and we want your top picks! 🦠📜
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! ⬇️"
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! ⬇️"
Infection prevention colleagues:
@kalisvar.bsky.social and I are presenting the ‘year in infection control’ at #ESCMIDGlobal next month. We’d love to hear this community’s picks.
What were the most innovative papers in this field in the last year? What papers changed your practice?
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@kalisvar.bsky.social and I are presenting the ‘year in infection control’ at #ESCMIDGlobal next month. We’d love to hear this community’s picks.
What were the most innovative papers in this field in the last year? What papers changed your practice?
#IDSky
March 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
@andrewstewardson.bsky.social and I are diving into the best IPC papers of the past year for #ESCMID Global 2025—and we want your top picks! 🦠📜
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! ⬇️"
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! ⬇️"
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Thanks for sharing this discussion. We usually only hear about the ‘wins’, learning from your experiences around recruitment is really helpful.
February 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thanks for sharing this discussion. We usually only hear about the ‘wins’, learning from your experiences around recruitment is really helpful.
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
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
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February 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
infectioncontrolmatters.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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
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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
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We chat with Dr Sarah Browning and junior doctors about a program being run in Hunter New England (NSW) #IDsky #infectioncontrol
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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…
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January 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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...
We chat with Dr Sarah Browning and junior doctors about a program being run in Hunter New England (NSW) #IDsky #infectioncontrol
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Great new study by folks at MD Anderson showing use case for genomic surveillance #IDSky
🆕 New from Wu et al
Authors used rapid, long-read, prospective WGS on various pathogens to identify transmission events over 6-months
242 isolates from 216 Pts ▶️ 5 clusters with 21 (8.7%) isolates ▶️ 15/21 (70%) w/ links #IDSky
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Authors used rapid, long-read, prospective WGS on various pathogens to identify transmission events over 6-months
242 isolates from 216 Pts ▶️ 5 clusters with 21 (8.7%) isolates ▶️ 15/21 (70%) w/ links #IDSky
@willshropshire.bsky.social
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January 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Great new study by folks at MD Anderson showing use case for genomic surveillance #IDSky
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
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…
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December 19, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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
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This was a great discussion on the nuances and challenges of conducting this type of research🤩🤓
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
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
In-room air purification to prevent respiratory infection in aged care - does it help?
Latest podcast on Infection Control Matters out now.
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#IDsky #IPsky #infectioncontrol
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Latest podcast on Infection Control Matters out now.
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#IDsky #IPsky #infectioncontrol
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In-room air purification to prevent respiratory infection in aged care - Does it help? | Infection Control Matters
In this episode of ICMs we talk to the authors of a world first multi-centre double blind cross-over randomised control trial, which explored the effect of in-room air purification on acute respirator...
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December 7, 2024 at 1:40 PM