A busy #ECCMID2024 for this outstanding scientist Aoife Kearney recent publications in #IPC practices showcased, two posters #CPE in drains and #wastewater and what it means for #patients , #laboratories #Healthcare IrishResearchCouncil RCSI Deirdre Hughes Beaumont Hospital IPC

Fantastic conference ESCMID #ECCMID2024 It was great to meet friends old and newer, and to present our study of an OXA-244 producing E. Coli ST648 outbreak in Ireland. Thx to all clinical micro labs and IPC teams involved and shout out to co-authors at the NCPERL and UHG.

Our Royal College of Physicians of Ireland microbiology SpRs and RCSI Clinical Microbiology colleagues are out in force today! Very well represented at #ECCMID2024 this year. Here's a selection of some of their posters highlighting the QI work and research that they've been involved with this year

Lots of amazing RCSI Clinical Microbiology and Beaumont Hospital IPC work being presented at #ESCMIDGlobal2024 final poster session! Aoife Kearney

Important and enjoyable part of #ECCMID2024 was meeting with our colleagues from CUHK Medicine. Thank you for a lovely evening! Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Deirdre Hughes Sinéad O'Donnell Aoife Kearney Hillary A Craddock Alfred Sze-Lok Cheng

Great eflash poster session #ECCMID2024 today. AMR in wastewater, in and beyond the 🏥 including the wonderful Hillary A Craddock on recent #CPE outbreak ESCMID Caoimhe Finn
Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Karen Burns mairead skally Deirdre Hughes

It was lovely that this study from my PhD w/Deirdre Hughes & Hilary Humphreys was included in Year in Infection Control by Prof Elisabeth Presterl today. The paper is linked below but we also chatted about it on the Infection Control Matters pod too: podbean.com/ew/pb-7siip-15…

A tour de force in the world of #IPC #ECCMID2024 Hilary Humphreys RCSI Keynote interview with Prof Margreet Vos Erasmus MC ESGNI Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Karen Burns Juliette Severin

Fantastic to see recent #CPE perceptions #IPC vs non-IPC paper Journal of Hospital Infection by Aoife Kearney highlighted at Year in Infection Control #ECCMID2024 Irish Society of Clinical Microbiologists Deirdre Hughes Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Karen Burns RCSI Research and Innovation sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Vaccination is the best form of protection against certain diseases. This European Immunisation Week, I want to highlight the HSE childhood immunisation programme, which provides safe and effective vaccines that help to protect babies and children. www2.hse.ie/babies-childre…

#ECCMID Spotlight on Hillary A Craddock. Enhanced screening of sanitary ware during a #CPE outbreak. 🙏🏽EFWISG. Innovations needed to tackle this and with Science Foundation Ireland #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU we will do our best @dfitzhughes PryceGroup Caoimhe Finn Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick

📢Clinical Microbiology Registrar for post July 2024 -December 2024. Great opportunity to join a dynamic team Beaumont Hospital doctor-beaumonthospital.icims.com/jobs/7975/regi…
Closing date: Thursday April 18th 5pm
Reposts welcome Irish Society of Clinical Microbiologists Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Sinéad O'Donnell Ciara O'Connor Karen Burns

Spotlight on Aoife Kearney. A busy #ECCMID2024 with posters from #PhD work. She sampled and studied #CPE from sinks, drains, hospital effluent. What can we learn from what lurks beneath...how can we best use the data? Deirdre Hughes IrishResearchCouncil Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick RCSI ESCMID European Committee on Infection Control @ESCMID

Highlighting Kaja this week. She will present #ECCMID2024 on #PDT #antimicrobials . Science Foundation Ireland funded RCSI PG Research with PryceGroup Deirdre Hughes Dr. Leila Tabrizi . Check out recent video showcasing the research youtube.com/watch?v=-oI5Yb…

CPE outbreak🦠and sources never cease to amaze me! Journal of Hospital Infection outbreak of CPE in 2 geographically distinct hospitals linked to contamination of a Central Food Processing area with contaminated floor scrubbers also spreading contamination. Read here 👇 journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-…

Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of an infection.

If you or someone you look after has an infection and is very unwell, or not getting better, don't be afraid to ask 'could it be sepsis?'

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#ECCMID2024 Spotlight on Dr Louise Kelly ICAT Programme #clinicianscientist Beaumont Hospital #microbiology Topics; lung fibrosis, #GroupAStrep bloodstream #infection Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Sinéad O'Donnell Irish Society of Clinical Microbiologists ILFA Ireland. Check out recent Journal of Neurosurgery letter here doi.org/10.3171/2023.9…

📢 PhD done and dusted by Aoife Kearney this week. Congratulations on this fantastic achievement. Enjoy the celebrations 👏👏

Happy #InternationalWomensDay2024 to our talented women #clinicians #scientists #teachers #administrators and led by the one and only Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick
caring for patients, supporting our students, pushing back the frontiers everyday with a positive, can-do attitude and also great craic!

Kicking off our #ECCMID spotlight IrishResearchCouncil Scholar RCSI PG Research #Surveillance Scientist
Beaumont Hospital has two posters on her #CDI #CDiff research. Check out recent Eurosurveillance paper or connect here linkedin.com/company/102122… Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Kathleen Bennett RCSI School of Population Health