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Martin Kiernan

@emrsa15.bsky.social
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Retired IPCN, still have the bug, research active. ‘Infection control matters’ podcaster. Www.infectioncontrolmatters.com

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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the only place that I post information from our podcast. We left X a couple of years ago. If anyone thinks it will be useful to IPC teams please share. #IDSKY
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Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control @acipc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Brushing your teeth in hospital could reduce the chance of catching pneumonia theconversation.com/brushing-you...
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Brushing your teeth in hospital could reduce the chance of catching pneumonia
A toothbrush, some toothpaste and a few minutes of care can prevent a life‑threatening infection. That’s rare in modern medicine.
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ESCMID @escmid.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
💡 Further your professional growth with the EUCIC Certificate Programme specialising in infection prevention and control (IPC) & healthcare-associated infection (HAI) topics. ⏰Learn more & apply by 20 May! ow.ly/qIAb50YY6c8 EUCIC European Committee of Infection Control
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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
HAPPEN trial educational resource now presented at #ESCMIDGlobal2026. Resources for patients and staff with information, instruction videos and ‘how to’ videos. HAPPtrial.com we are planning to revise and it is now publicly available to all. Study showed 60% reduction in pneumonia by oral hygiene
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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
@1healthau.bsky.social presenting the results of the HAPPEN study showing significant reduction in pneumonia through oral hygiene at #ESCMIDGlobal2026. Study already picked up by New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2523...
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Kalisvar @kalisvar.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Here’s a thread on the talk I gave at #ESCMIDGlobal 2026: “Toilets: Flushing and Spread of Pathogens” — nicknamed “You can’t outrun the plume.” Using published studies, I covered the key components shown below. There’s a surprising amount of data, but still a lack of high-quality intervention trials
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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Hmmm. Non-prescribers not allowed into the exhibition hall at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 as there are drug companies in there. So that rules out many IPC nurses (like me), academics, researchers, clinical scientists, molecular scientists. Not even pass through the area to the posters where I’m presenting..
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Infection Control Matters Podcast @icmatters.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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!
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Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
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nstoesser.bsky.social @nstoesser.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
More discussion about the JHI study with @emrsa15.bsky.social in the Infection Control Matters podcast series infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/04/02/t...
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The Sinkbug Survey: Antibiotics, AMR, Chemicals and Plumbing
In this episode of Infection Control Matters, Martin Kiernan speaks with Dr. Nicole Stoesser about a large-scale, multi-centre study exploring the role of hospital sink infrastructure in antimicrob…
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Colin S Brown @colinbrown-id.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
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...
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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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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
It was an experiment. Normal service will be resumed!
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Prof Brett Mitchell @1healthau.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
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 infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/03/05/n... #idsky #pneumonia #infectioncontrol @emrsa15.bsky.social
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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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Infection Control Matters Podcast @icmatters.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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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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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Alex Sundermann, DrPH @sundermannaj.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
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...
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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Very sad about this. This work needs to be done
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Infection Control Matters Podcast @icmatters.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
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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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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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
How does pretty much the same clone end up in NICU globally? Fascinating #IPSky
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Prof Brett Mitchell @1healthau.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
You can follow @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
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Infection Control Matters Podcast @icmatters.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
In-room air purification to prevent respiratory infection in aged care - does it help? Latest podcast on Infection Control Matters out now. infectioncontrolmatters.podbean.com/e/placeholder/ #IDsky #IPsky #infectioncontrol @emrsa15.bsky.social @1healthau.bsky.social
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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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Prof Brett Mitchell @1healthau.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue…but you may have to trash your scope. #idsky infectioncontrolmatters.podbean.com/e/could-you-... #idsky @emrsa15.bsky.social
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Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue but you'll have to trash the scope! | Infection Control Matters
In this episode, Martin talks to Cansu Cimen, a researcher at University Hospitals Groningen in the Netherlands, about a recent paper that documents an outbreak and in particular the critical role of ...
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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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
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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Not the journey to #FIS/HIS I was hoping for!
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Martin Kiernan @emrsa15.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
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!
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