Hannah Pymont @hmicropymont.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Great piece of work from my colleagues in UHBW and NBT NHS trusts- does time from patient to lab affect blood culture yield? Probably not unless you are one of the streptococci named below. However, still best not to leave them sitting around.... 000
Hannah Pymont @hmicropymont.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Happy Biomedical Science Day 2025 🧪🧫🔬🧬! There is a huge amount that goes on behind the scenes by the laboratory teams to diagnose and treat infections in my specialty of Microbiology. Definitely #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare. 010
Reposted by Hannah PymontAmy Coward @amycoward.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Great talk on blood culture volumes from fellow HSST @amyreadmicro.bsky.social at the BIA Spring meeting #BIASpring2025 022
Hannah Pymont @hmicropymont.bsky.social · 21/05/2025My last day today as HSST Professional Affairs Secretary for @biainfection.bsky.social. It's been an amazing experience and I'm pleased to announce @amyreadmicro.bsky.social will be taking over and will do an amazing job! 031
Reposted by Hannah PymontThe Lancet Infectious Diseases @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · 07/02/2025New editorial: Should science be political? We stand with scientists affected by Trump's attacks on science and global health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comShould science be political?At this point in time, with US President Trump's administration attacking institutions such as the US CDC, NIH, USAID, WHO, and their people and functions, whether science should be political seems li... 01810
Reposted by Hannah PymontBritish Infection Association @biainfection.bsky.social · 05/02/2025The recent events in the US pose a significant threat to the diagnosis, treatment and control of infectious diseases #IDSky www.britishinfection.org/insights/bri...britishinfection.orgBritish Infection Association position statement on recent changes in US policy and the impact on infectious diseases: | British Infection Association (BIA)BIA are concerned that recent changes to public health policy and funding in the US will adversely impact the global management and control of infectious disease with low- and middle-income countries ... 185
Reposted by Hannah PymontPhilippa Matthews @pippa-matt.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Next on the list: #PubMed An easy target to remove access to evidence, data, expert opinion, analysis, methodology. Unthinkable… but also now highly likely. 😱 These are dangerous times. #MedSky #ScienceMatters #IDSky #NIH 2105
Hannah Pymont @hmicropymont.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Don't forget to join this tonight to see the amazing work of Pharmacist and ANP/ACP colleagues in infection services and to get some ideas for their roles in your own departments! 012
Reposted by Hannah PymontBritish Infection Association @biainfection.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Are you interested in how pharmacists and advance nursing and clinical practitioners are used in infection services that are already established? Join the free webinar on 14th January👉 shorturl.at/qKqc6 #Infectionservices #pharmacists#advancenursing #clinicalpractitioners 011
Hannah Pymont @hmicropymont.bsky.social · 27/11/2024This always happens just after I've pressed final submit in a panic, but hopefully useful to anyone still in panic abstract writing mode today 😁. 000
Hannah Pymont @hmicropymont.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Great to facilitate one of the Part 1 #FRCPath tables today at #FISHIS2024 for the @hisinfection.bsky.social Hope everyone found it useful and I got a few good tips for my Part 2 as well. Good luck with the exam everyone 🍀whenever you are taking it. 171
Hannah Pymont @hmicropymont.bsky.social · 21/11/2024In Liverpool for #FISHIS2024. Deciding on today's sessions after exploring Albert Docks last night. Great sessions yesterday on polymicrobial infections and becoming a change agent in IPC. 010