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Martin Kiernan
@emrsa15.bsky.social
Retired IPCN, still have the bug, research active. ‘Infection control matters’ podcaster. Www.infectioncontrolmatters.com
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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!
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
infectioncontrolmatters.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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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

infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/04/30/c...
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
It was an experiment. Normal service will be resumed!
An AI episode on @icmatters.bsky.social pod. An interesting experiment! But I prefer hearing @emrsa15.bsky.social 's wisdom and thoughts, as a trusted expert in the field.

#IDsky
#IPCsky
#clinmicro
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
April 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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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

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#idsky #pneumonia #infectioncontrol @emrsa15.bsky.social
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 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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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…
infectioncontrolmatters.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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New pre-print from folks @ Copenhagen University Hospital:

🔬 28-month WGS surveillance
🦠 7,760 patient infections
📊 27.1% genetically related, 69% w/ epi link
💰 €1.25M net savings/year if acted upon/prevented!

#IDSky more great evidence for WGS for IP&C

📄: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Very sad about this. This work needs to be done
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
infectioncontrolmatters.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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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
How does pretty much the same clone end up in NICU globally? Fascinating #IPSky
December 7, 2024 at 7:11 AM
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@icmatters.bsky.social , myself or @emrsa15.bsky.social to find out when the last podcast of Infection Control Matters drops.
A big thanks for the 100,000+ listens from over 120 countries!
We will try and keep up the standard (didn’t say what standard 😀) #idsky
December 3, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Moi Lin Ling from Singapore giving the Lowbury Lecture #FISHIS24 stressing the big differences between an Influencer and a change agent. Invest in building relationships and learn to use the data that you have #IPSky
November 20, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Not the journey to #FIS/HIS I was hoping for!
November 20, 2024 at 8:18 AM
How far would you go to confirm the source of an outbreak confirmed by NGS? Permanent destruction of an ERCP scope that was negative on all normal sampling? infectioncontrolmatters.com/2024/11/08/cou… You'd better be right!
https://infectioncontrolmatters.com/2024/11/08/cou…
November 9, 2024 at 8:33 AM