Brett Mitchell

Sydney

Professor. Editor-in-Chief. Nursing. Infection Prevention. Patient Safety. Darkinjung. Central Coast Health District. Monash|Newcastle|Avondale Unis. RT≠Endorse

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Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third - and save money

1 week ago | nursingreview.com.au | Brett Mitchell |Allen C Cheng

Home | Clinical Practice | Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third – and save money in Clinical Practice, Top Stories Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn’t have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Please login below to view content or subscribe now. Username or Email: Password: Remember Me...
Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third - and save money

1 week ago | dailybulletin.com.au | Brett Mitchell

Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn’t have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia. These can have a big impact for patients, often increasing their time in hospital, requiring additional treatment and causing discomfort. Unfortunately, some people who sustain an infection in hospital don’t recover.
Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third — and save money

2 weeks ago | downtoearth.org.in | Brett Mitchell |Allen C Cheng

Cleaning services and products have often been subject to cuts when hospitals have needed to save money. Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn’t have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia. These can have a big impact for patients, often increasing their time in hospital, requiring additional treatment and causing discomfort.
Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third - and save money

2 weeks ago | theconversation.com | Brett Mitchell |Allen T. Cheng

Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn’t have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia. These can have a big impact for patients, often increasing their time in hospital, requiring additional treatment and causing discomfort. Unfortunately, some people who sustain an infection in hospital don’t recover.
Sudanese Canadians decry delays in bringing their family members to safety

Jan 19, 2025 | kamumedya.com | Brett Mitchell

Canada·NewSudan is plagued by cascading tragedies: an ongoing internal military conflict, a growing risk of famine and an epidemic of sexual assault. Canada has welcomed just a fraction of refugees from the country compared to other conflicts, and some Sudanese Canadians feel they face discrimination from the government.
In-room air purification to prevent respiratory infection in aged care - Does it help?

Dec 3, 2024 | infectioncontrolmatters.com | Brett Mitchell

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 respiratory tract infections. The rationale and pragmatics of undertaking such a trial are explored, as well as interpretation of the findings.
Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue but you’ll have to trash the scope!

Nov 7, 2024 | infectioncontrolmatters.com | Brett Mitchell

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 next-generation sequencing (NGS) in tracking and controlling the transmission of MDROs via contaminated duodenoscopes.
Reducing glove use in the ambulance service

Oct 22, 2024 | infectioncontrolmatters.com | Brett Mitchell

Reducing glove use in the ambulance serviceIn this episode recorded live at the IPS Conference in Birmingham UK in September 2024, Martin talks to Claire Fitzsimons, Senior Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner at the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust. We discuss a poster that she presented at the conference that looked as ways of reducing glove use in the ambulance service through a range of improvement methodologies. The poster can be viewed below
Can sensors and AI improve cleaning and patient safety?

Oct 8, 2024 | infectioncontrolmatters.com | Brett Mitchell

In this episode, recorded at the 2024 Infection Prevention Society Conference in Birmingham (UK) Brett and Martin talk to Conor McGinn, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Trinity College Dublin and CEO of Akara AI, a robotics company spin-off from Trinity.
Infection Control Matters podcast - subscribe and find a podcast

Sep 18, 2024 | linkedin.com | Brett Mitchell

Congratulations to Professor Ramon Z. Shaban who has received funding from the Australian Government's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for research into improving infection prevention and control (IPC) in aged care homes. Professor Shaban has been awarded $745K for his project aimed at establishing standards for the governance, program elements and practice of infection prevention and control in residential aged care in Australia.

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RT @jennysim_1: @JAMANetworkOpen @bsmakhadar @1healthau Great to see this study published. While the headline results of this RCT did not…

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RT @JAMANetworkOpen: RCT: Air purifiers with high-efficiency particulate air-14 filters placed in residents’ rooms do not reduce the incide…

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RT @emrsa15: New podcast today. I talk to Claire Fitzsimons from Northern Ireland about a poster on reducing glove use in an ambulance serv…

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Articles

Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third - and save money

Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third - and save money

Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third — and save money

Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third - and save money

Sudanese Canadians decry delays in bringing their family members to safety

In-room air purification to prevent respiratory infection in aged care - Does it help?

Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue but you’ll have to trash the scope!

Reducing glove use in the ambulance service

Can sensors and AI improve cleaning and patient safety?

Infection Control Matters podcast - subscribe and find a podcast

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