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20. IPC in Action March 2025
16:09||Ep. 20After a long (and self-professed!) hiatus, Jen Farmer and Fran Butson are back with the March edition of the IPC in Action Podcast! We welcome special guests Dr Suraya Foster and Dr Matt Mirkin, both F1 doctors working in the Trust, who tell us about their IV-Oral Antibiotic Switch Therapy (IVOST) audit: Switch Smart. They conducted the audit in the Trust with amazing results and have since presented at the National Foundation Doctors conference! They are hoping to present and have registered to present this work at the 2025 National Patient Safety Conference. Have a listen to find out more about the audit and to find out what their next steps are…
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19. IPC in Action Oct 2024
30:10||Ep. 19Fran is joined by Geraldine and Shincy to discuss how to 'Win this Winter'18. IPC in Action Sept 2024
14:35||Ep. 18In the September edition of the podcast, Jen is joined by Endocrine Specialist Pharmacist Nabeela Umar to discuss sampling, including how to take urine samples correctly and what to request.For more information, or to join Nabeela on her UTI bundle work, please contact nabeela.umar2@nhs.net17. IPC in Action Aug 2024
22:03||Ep. 17In the August 2024 edition of the podcast, Fran is joined by Sophie and Harriet Buley-Snell to discuss mouth care and how it impacts our patients.16. IPC in Action July 2024
13:46||Ep. 16In the July 2024 podcast, Fran is joined by Maja and Sophie to discuss the ever-important topic of being Bare Below the Elbows (BBE). They discuss its importance in the role of all healthcare staff and how it can impact our patients and ourselves. If you have any questions, comments or ideas, please email the Acute Infection Prevention and Control team on ghn-tr.acuteicn@nhs.net15. IPC in Action April 2024
26:58||Ep. 15In the April 2024 edition of the podcast, Jen talks to colleagues from across the One Gloucestershire system about the campaign to reduce glove usage: Gloves don't protect you, clean hands do14. IPC in Action Feb/March 2024
22:42||Ep. 14In the February/ March 2024 edition of IPC in Action, Jen and Fran talk through the A-Z of Isolation