Reposted by Rod HulmeAntimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 27/01/2025ESKAPE is available here: eskape.mcmaster.caeskape.mcmaster.caThe ESKAPE Modelok 193
Reposted by Rod HulmeBJS Academy @bjsacademy.bsky.social · 19/01/2025⭐️SURGICAL CLINICAL TRIALS⬇️ buff.ly/492t2ar Our #RandomizedClinicalTrials section reviews content from the best surgical journals published in English worldwide. 🔖Bookmark and follow to stay up to date on the latest in #surgery-related #RCT findings #SurgSky #MedSkybuff.lyBJS AcademyBJS Academy publish the foremost journal for surgeons as well as offering surgeon education resources & courses. 173
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Brand new surgical post-operative care global guidelines from International Surgical Wounds Complications Advisory Panel (www.iswcap.org) with the latest clinical evidence assessed and included. Download here #surgical #ssi #post-op #wounds #prevention www.magonlinelibrary.com/pb-assets/JO...magonlinelibrary.com 000
Reposted by Rod HulmeFaculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Working with FPH members & partners, we aim to support the wellbeing of the public health workforce. As part of this work, we have introduced the FPH Wellbeing Champion role – applications are still open for Scotland! – and collected wellbeing resources. Learn more 👇 www.fph.org.uk/wellbeingfph.org.ukWellbeingIn line with the Faculty's Focus Areas for Action and in agreement with the FPH Board, the purpose of the Faculty’s Wellbeing work is to support the creation of a resilient, diverse, and inclusive pub... 074
Reposted by Rod HulmeJenny Riches @jennyriches.bsky.social · 24/11/2024We found a high burden of maternal death following CS in this low-resource setting, particularly related to infection. Multiple health systems factors contributed.There is urgent need to develop and trial interventions to improve the safety of CS in such settings #maternalhealthgh.bmj.comMaternal mortality following caesarean section in a low-resource setting: a National Malawian Surveillance StudyBackground Caesarean section (CS) is the most common major surgery conducted globally, with rates rising. CS also contributes to maternal morbidity and mortality, with increased risks in low-resource ... 033
Reposted by Rod HulmePilar Garcia-Vello @pilargvello.bsky.social · 27/12/2024750,000 #AMR deaths could be prevented each year in #LMIC with known interventions: -Higher #IPC standards -Universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services -Universal coverage of priority pediatric vaccines #SDG #OneHealth onehealthtrust.org/publications... 14012
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Packed out for the first full session at #greenersurgery conference in Birmingham led by Prof Aneel Bhangra, Virginia Ledda and Dmitri Nepogodiev. Clear demand to act now! #GreenSurg @globalsurgery.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social 110
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Clear interest in how to support behaviour change in surgery at the first session. Are the right roles involved? Asks Prof Dion Morton @globalsurgery.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social #greenersurgery 010
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Asst Prof Laura Kudrna challenging how to change behaviour in surgery in order to implement better outcomes @globalsurgery.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social #greenersurgery #surgery 010
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Fascinated to join the Greener Surgery conf to explore more ways to improve sustainability around surgery #greenersurgery @nihr.bsky.social @globalsurgery.bsky.social #surgery 000
Reposted by Rod HulmePhilip Howard @philiphowardamr.bsky.social · 05/12/2024 @bsacandjac.bsky.social #GAMSAS is a global #antimicrobialstewardship accreditation system AMS-accredit.com #infection2024 062
Reposted by Rod HulmeThe British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @bsacandjac.bsky.social · 05/12/2024After a brilliant first day, it's day two of the BSAC Winter Conference #Infection2024: Policy into Practice. For programme and details of joining us online see here: bsac.org.uk/infection2024/ 031
Reposted by Rod HulmeAntimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 04/12/2024This study found low AMR capacities in most of 103 countries despite favorable conditions like high HDI, with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) emerging as the key factor linked to stronger AMR capacities. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comAwareness and capacities of 103 countries to address antimicrobial resistance from 2017 to 2020 - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Awareness and capacities of 103 countries to address antimicrobial resistance from 2017 to 2020 052
Reposted by Rod HulmeAntimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Transparency, free press, public participation, and investment in general education and healthcare enable stronger global efforts against AMR, emphasizing shared responsibility and the need for collective action through awareness, innovation, and collaboration. 264
Reposted by Rod HulmeInternational Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Delighted to share this review article by ISAC Secretary General, Prof. Anuradha Chowdhary and Michail S. Lionaki on Candida auris Infections which has rapidly spread across more than 45 countries in six continents; since identified in 2009. www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/... #Candida #Caurisnejm.orgCandida auris Infections | NEJMC. auris, a serious public health threat that may have emerged because of climate change, persists on human skin and inanimate objects, frequently causing difficult-to-control outbreaks in health c... 011
Reposted by Rod HulmePhilip Howard @philiphowardamr.bsky.social · 04/12/2024#antifungalstewardship survey results shared showing some improvement since 2016 at #infection2024 @bsacandjac.bsky.social 032
Reposted by Rod HulmePhilip Howard @philiphowardamr.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Some great work being shared by #leedshospitals #pharmacy #infection team on technician led #IVOS switch and sharing #AMR at an Infection summit #infection2024 @bsacandjac.bsky.social @ukcpa.bsky.social 173
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 04/12/2024A superb session chaired by Gavin Barlow of 3 talks on fungal infections and stewardship at @bsacandjac.bsky.social #infection2024 from @drneilstone.bsky.social Rebecca Gorton and Laura Whitney. True leaders raising our game!! 👏 030
Reposted by Rod HulmeThe British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @bsacandjac.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Just hit 500 followers here on @bsky.app - thanks for the support on this lovely platform 🦋media.tenor.coma penguin wearing a headband and scarf holds a thank you signALT: a penguin wearing a headband and scarf holds a thank you sign 0111
Reposted by Rod HulmeGabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Noted the social links at the bottom of BSAC (@bsacandjac.bsky.social) newsletter A new 🦋 and no ✖️ #IDSky 54711
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Thanks to @drneilstone.bsky.social Huge resistance already happening. A leading cause of blood stream infections #infection2024 @bsacandjac.bsky.social 000
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Excellent but harrowing talk from @drneilstone.bsky.social about fungal infections and resistance at the @bsacandjac.bsky.social conference #infection2024 “We are in a mess” with options but there is hope. Already 3.5M annual global deaths from fungal infections. Time to act!! 083
Reposted by Rod HulmeAntimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 04/12/2024The WHO highlights AMR as a critical global threat and advocates for a multisectoral One Health approach. This includes strengthening surveillance, promoting infection prevention, and supporting national action plans to reduce AMR-related deaths by 2030 www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/tackling-the...innovationnewsnetwork.comTackling the global threat of antimicrobial resistanceThe World Health Organization details the issue of antimicrobial resistance and sets out the actions that need to be taken to reduce this. 096
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Andrew Seaton at @bsacandjac.bsky.social conference #infection2024 reflecting on more HCPs are able to prescribe Abx. “In Scotland, 14% of ABX are prescribed by Nurses. Nurses are better at prescribing than Doctors” 010
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Zubir Ahmed MP reinforcing the importance and determination of the UK Government to tackle AMR and preserve antibiotics. Complimenting @bsacandjac.bsky.social for their world leading advocacy for change in #AMR across the world 👏. #infection2024 045
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 04/12/2024@bsacandjac.bsky.social Lucky to be able to join the @bsacandjac.bsky.social conference #infection2024 today and hear updates from our leading experts on #infection and #AMR who dedicate themselves to protecting us all. Humbled. We all need to act, though. 010
Reposted by Rod HulmeThe British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @bsacandjac.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Good Morning! Today marks the beginning of the BSAC Winter Conference #Infection2024: Policy into Practice. The first session starts soon - for programme and details of joining us online see here: bsac.org.uk/infection2024/ 0155
Reposted by Rod HulmeThe Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change @lancetcountdown.bsky.social · 04/12/2024🧑🎓 Climate change education for public health professionals is key to securing health-promoting climate change action. 🔎 New finding: 7 in 10 public health education institutions are providing education in climate and health #LancetClimate24 0104
Reposted by Rod HulmeJVS - Cases, Innovations, and Techniques @jvascsurgcit.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Happy to be viewing BLUE SKYS! Follow us to stay up-to-date with the premier journal for #vascular surgery cases, innovations and techniques!media.tenor.comthe sun shines brightly through the clouds in the blue skyALT: the sun shines brightly through the clouds in the blue sky 051
Reposted by Rod HulmeVanessa Carter @vanessacarteramr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024When I was 25y, I was a victim of a car accident in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 I survived many injuries but the most complex were to my face which resulted in a multidrug-resistant infection Watch my patient story here c/o @stanforduniversity.bsky.social youtu.be/1KyYQfKHLkI?... #AMR #MRSAyoutu.beVanessa Carter: Antibiotic ResistanceYouTube video by Stanford Medicine X 3167
Reposted by Rod HulmeHealthcare Infection Society @hisinfection.bsky.social · 03/12/2024📢 ONE WEEK TO GO: IPC route to net zero conference 🌳FREE for all HIS and IPS members! Thank you to our IPC Route to #NetZero Conference sponsors TorkUK and MTP_Innovations Jointly organised with IPS_Infection, register now 👉ow.ly/B57X50TvmUQ 053
Reposted by Rod HulmeInternational Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @isacworld.bsky.social · 25/11/2024At the end of World AMR Awareness Week, we thank our Member Societies, colleagues & every organisation who hosted events to turn the spotlight on AMR To evidence ISAC &APUA's commitment to AMR we are sharing our recent activities ⬇ online.fliphtml5.com/simcg/jesa/ #antimicrobialresistance #WAAW2024 011
Reposted by Rod HulmeHealthcare Infection Society @hisinfection.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Today’s @theguardian.com features HIS chair Manjula Meda on “getting to know the carbapenem-resistant superbugs brewing in hospital wastewater”. Proud to be included in this #AMR&InfectiousDiseases campaign during @who.int #WAAW Read full article 👉 issuu.com/mediaplanetuk/… 0189
Reposted by Rod HulmeJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I love Ian Hislop but it’s worth noting that most of us would balk at the prospect of publicly admonishing a wrongdoer whose conduct you condemn in this way. I did it once to the UKIP/Reform/Brexit twerp Richard Tice but that took exactly zero guts. This is speaking truth to actual power… 1143069654
Reposted by Rod HulmeWHO @who.int · 19/11/2024What does #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) mean to you and me? 💊 AMR happens when dangerous bacteria become resistant to life-saving medicines, making treatment difficult or even impossible 💊 AMR means the medicines we rely on may stop working bit.ly/4fy6yAo 012144
Reposted by Rod HulmeThe British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy @bsacandjac.bsky.social · 22/11/2024"While at first glance, the data suggests antibiotic use further spiralling out of control, it also highlights an encouraging development: improved access to treatment in middle-income nations." BSAC's take on the dramatic global rise in antibiotic consumption since 2016. bsac.org.uk/global-rise-...bsac.org.ukGlobal Rise in Antibiotic Consumption: Balancing Improved Access with Responsible Stewardship - The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 051
Reposted by Rod HulmeDr. Hello Bonjour @hellobonjour.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I'm totally OK with being called woke. It just means that I'm showing off my green flags. Happy to follow others with green flags. #woke 795418738048
Reposted by Rod HulmeOnisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 21/11/2024It's suggested that scientists spread across platforms might make it difficult to access authoritative voices. Well, that's what good science journalism is for. Like wikipedia, social media should be the jumping-off point. Not the source of the final word. www.statnews.com/2024/11/21/b...statnews.comBluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter’s health and science community. Here's why#MedTwitter is migrating en masse from X to Bluesky, suddenly making it an essential hub for scientific discourse. Here's why. 0101
Reposted by Rod HulmeBradley Langford @brxad.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Antimicrobial Stewards: what are your plans for World AMR Awareness Week? Here are 10 ideas to make the most of #WAAW2024 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... 062
Rod Hulme @rodhulme1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Excellent use of stewardship principles and the multi-modal approach to fight AMR from all angles 👏 010
Reposted by Rod HulmeOnisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 18/11/2024 As it's World #AMR Awareness Week, you might be interested this recent review in The Lancet Microbe WHO global research priorities for antimicrobial resistance in human health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #WAAW #WAAW2024 #IDSky #MicroSky #OpenAccess #OA 25122
Reposted by Rod HulmeElise Holmes @ejholmes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024💊🧪World AMR Awareness Week is the perfect time to catch up on podcasts! Did you know CIDRAP has a podcast entirely devoted to AMR and sharing the perspectives of patients, clinicians, and researchers? Four seasons of Superbugs & You available anywhere you get your podcasts #IDSky #EpiSkycidrap.umn.eduSuperbugs & You 1247
Reposted by Rod HulmeTARGetAMR @target-amr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024The @ukri.org #TARGetAMR #Network is supporting #WHO: World #Antimicrobial #Resistance Awareness Week #WAAW2024 #AMR #Genomics #AMRAwareness #DrugResistance. Join us on our mission: targetamr.org.uk 01711
Reposted by Rod Hulmedianeashiru.bsky.social @dianeashiru.bsky.social · 14/11/2024PUBLISHED: The 2023-24 English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (#ESPAUR) report www.gov.uk/government/p... Register to find out more about the findings in the report at the webinar we are hosting on 20th November: antibioticguardian.com/Meetings/esp... 0149