Clean Talk - The State of Infection Control w/ Brad Whitchurch - Clean Talk | Ep 6 | Do Masks Actually Work? Understanding Transmission Science w/ Dr. Chad Roy

Clean Talk | Ep 6 | Do Masks Actually Work? Understanding Transmission Science w/ Dr. Chad Roy

10/27/21 • 52 min

Clean Talk - The State of Infection Control w/ Brad Whitchurch

To understand if measures like masks and vaccination are going to protect us from COVID and other infectious diseases, we need to understand the basics of transmission science, but that's not what is being discussed in most media.
That's why we're bringing Dr. Chad Roy, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Director of Infectious Disease Aerobiology at the Tulane Medical Center.
His expertise in this area has made him a hot commodity in news outlets like the Wall Street Journal, and in this episode, he joined Brad on Clean Talk and explained:
- The transmission science fundamentals: how microorganisms are affecting our everyday life
- The science of masks and vaccination: how they work and what do we need to know
- The innovative disruption coming into infection control: ion technology
Don't miss the chance to pick the brain of one of the foremost experts in the most talked about topic in the world today.

Previous Episode

Clean Talk | Ep 5 | Finally Finding a Hero For Infection Control w/ Christina Gallo

Infection control has long needed a solution, and now there is urgency for it, but without a true champion for it, we risk repeating the same pattern.
That's why we brought Christine Gallo on the show to help us figure out what that change agent needs to look like.
Christine has been solving for infection control for over 15 years, but when her husband passed due to hospital-acquired infections within some of the best medical institutions in our country, her clarity around this issue reached new levels.
In this episode, Christine talked with Brad about:
- what she learned about infection control while sleeping on a hospital cot for 6 weeks
- how the need for proper funding is still a long way from being solved for
- creative solutions to funding infection control issues
- how infection control has become an economic driver in other industries outside healthcare
This is a highly actionable conversation to arm you with the tools and skills you'll need to really make the difference you've been wanting to make.

Next Episode

Clean Talk | Ep 7 | Christian Davis and the Unkillable Fungus!

If you haven't heard by now, there is a fungus causing hospital-acquired infections at an alarming rate. It's candida aura, and there are no known drugs to combat it.
That's where Christian Davis can help.
He'll join Clean Talk host, Brad Whitchurch, to talk about:
- what the statistics are saying about candida aura
- the solutions available to combat it
- how roles are changing to combat scenarios like this
- much more!
Christian is a former BizTech CIO of the Year and has been developing and implementing the tech needed to battle HAI for ten years as the Senior Vice President Product Development and Technology for Seal Shield.
Come and pick his brain about the future of this battle!