Antimicrobial resistance: influencing government policy

10/18/22 • 33 min

In this episode Gemma talks with Ron Daniels, an NHS Consultant in Intensive Care, Executive Director and founder of the UK Sepsis Trust and board member of the Global Sepsis Alliance.

The conversation focuses on a recently-published white paper Ron co-authored as part of the Infection Management Coalition, which, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, makes 29 recommendations to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration in order to accelerate the creation of a system which is resilient and mature with regard to outbreak and pandemic preparedness; infection prevention; rapid recognition, diagnosis and treatment of time-critical viral and bacterial infections; and to, ultimately, deliver effective antimicrobial stewardship.

Gemma and Ron also discuss the impact of sepsis on global mortality, the economic impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the importance of communicating the dangers of AMR to the public.

Episode links

Infection Management Coalition White Paper
Launch of the Infection Management Coalition white paper
UK Sepsis Trust
Global Sepsis Alliance – and how to get involved in World Sepsis Day
Ron’s educational short video on ventilation

Twitter:

@SepsisUK | @jhieditor | @IPIP_open

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In this episode Gemma talks with Ron Daniels, an NHS Consultant in Intensive Care, Executive Director and founder of the UK Sepsis Trust and board member of the Global Sepsis Alliance.

Gemma and Ron also discuss the impact of sepsis on global mortality, the economic impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the importance of communicating the dangers of AMR to the public.

Episode links

Infection Management Coalition White Paper
Launch of the Infection Management Coalition white paper
UK Sepsis Trust
Global Sepsis Alliance – and how to get involved in World Sepsis Day
Ron’s educational short video on ventilation

Twitter:

@SepsisUK | @jhieditor | @IPIP_open

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Contact precautions and multidrug resistant microorganisms

Gemma Winzor talks with Gonzalo Bearman (Professor of Infectious Diseases at Virginia Commonwealth University, Editor in Chief of Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology) about his work on contact precautions for the control of endemic multidrug resistant organisms in healthcare settings. The conversation takes in the importance of horizontal and vertical IPC measures, adverse outcomes associated with isolation and contact precautions, cost-savings and customer satisfaction, and the research still to be done in the field.

Episode links

RP Wenzel & MB Edmond, Infection control: the case for horizontal rather than vertical interventional programs. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010;Volume 14 (S1), S3-S5
G Bearman et al. Impact of discontinuing contact precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: an interrupted time series analysis. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2018;Volume 39(6):676-682
Haessler et al. Stopping the routine use of contact precautions for management of MRSA and VRE at three academic medical centers: an interrupted time series analysis. American Journal of Infection Control 2020;Volume 48(12):1466-1473
Coia et al. Joint Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and Infection Prevention Society (IPS) guidelines for the prevention and control of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare facilities. Journal of Hospital Infection 2021;Volume 118:S1-S39
Godbout et al. Impact of discontinuation of contact precautions on central-line associated bloodstream infections in an academic children’s hospital. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2019;Volume 40(4):473-475
Gonzalo Bearman & Richard P. Wenzel Richmond-Times Dispatch column: New threats to controlling health care-associated infections
Podcast: MRSA Guidelines: new evidence against an old adversary
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Role of the Healthcare Scientist in IPC

Elaine Cloutman Green (Consultant Clinical Scientist and Infection Control Doctor at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust) discuss the role of the healthcare scientist in the IPC team.

Elaine also shares how she forged a successful healthcare career from a start in zoology, how to make people aware of the opportunities available for careers in science, and how to learn from our failure.

The importance of public outreach as part of our communication as IPC professionals is also discussed. Elaine shares stories from The Nosocomial Project, which was supported by a HIS Public Outreach grant to produce Nosocomial, a play, and now showcases other creative ways to communicate about infectious disease – including Klebsiella the Drag Queen.

Elaine has been the recipient of a Healthcare Infection Society Small Research Grant, a Mike Emmerson Early Career Award and a HIS Public Engagement Grant. You can find out more about available HIS grants here.

Episode links

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