Rodric Francis

HISCON is back! Save the date and join us in London on 23-24 June 2026 for the leading in-person conference for #IPC professionals. Let us know what you want to be covered in the programme - suggest session topics by 25 September 👉ow.ly/9ziH50WYaPY

🧫 Happy World Antibiotic Awareness Week 🧫 Nikala (our wonderful Pre Analytical Improvement Nurse) and co have been very busy educating antibiotic stewardship and training about microbiology. Spreading awareness…and treats! Did you see them?! #WAAW2024 #WAAW24 #Microbiology

Is simulation the best way to ensure preparedness for healthcare workers? @JerryJincy and Brendan Lawlor @HSELive present the efficacy of simulation based training to combat high consequence #infectiousdiseases (HCIDs). #HISCON

BREAKING NEWS! Our short documentary, The Art of Recovery, is in the FINAL of the Smiley Charity Film Awards! We're trying to keep our cool but WE'RE TOO excited!You got us to the final, now vote for us to WIN! smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/the-art-…

Friday marked the return of the Nottingham Microbiology Educational Society 🦠🧫 A huge thank you to NMES for the “Contagium Conundrum”👏🏻 A fantastic evening of Microbiology based problem solving, quizzing, & laughs all round. Who knew our consultants are such good actors 🤷🏻‍♀️😉

Over the next week we will be launching not one but TWO BRAND NEW events! ⭐HIS Annual Conference #HISCON - 24-25 Jun 💧Water safety in healthcare - 20-22 Apr Keep your eyes peeled for launch 👀 or sign up to the mailing lists: ⭐ow.ly/lxi750QwgH5 💧ow.ly/o6cp50QwgH4

@TeamNUH Pathology Open Day with @NUH_Micro When you can't take people into the lab, you bring the lab to them! In VR! @trentsimulation @NUHPMED

HIS president @RidgwayEJ and Digital Learning Manager Ruth launching our new e-learning platform and the first course to launch on the new platform will be the redeveloped HIS/UKHSA Foundation Course in IPC. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3MKtAHQ #FIS2023

Watch our short documentary here: youtu.be/OfAWozAlHf8 With huge thanks to the tremendously talented @RodricVF for his wonderful support. #headway #recovery #theartofrecovery #braininjury #localcharity #nottingham #nottinghamshire #nottinghamnews

Another successful SIMMS day with the first group completing new scenarios of situations we encounter on Nightingale. Great verbal feedback from the group identifying the day as valuable for take away learning points that can be implemented in practice! 🩸 💉 🫁

Awesome f2f catch up with @HIS_infection for a trainee session led by @TimCJBoswell and Dr Shanom Ali. Theatre ventilation diagrams finally make more sense (could have done with this pre Part 2!) and also got to play with some environmental sampling kit!

Limited places available: Learn how to solve problems in the #HealthcareEnvironment from the experts & network with fellow HIS Trainees! Join @TimCJBoswell & Shanom Ali at this FREE interactive London trainee training & networking event – find out more 👉 bit.ly/3H5iDxS

Joys of remotely prescribing Sando K! Great work @ePMA_NUH @nervecentrehq @nottmhospitals !

Had an amazing time with @trentsimulation. What a confidence booster taking part in simulations. Looking forward to working with both the sim team and @RodricVF to create new scenarios for @NightingaleNUH. New passion sparked!

🌟 Another successful session at the Trent Simulation day with the Infectious Diseases Team - Learning techniques and practicing how to deal with challenging situations faced on the ward! Fantastic feedback from the team - Thanks very much to @trentsimulation and @RodricVF! 🌟

@Matt_Bodell @MelvinWar2004 Just seen this 🙈. They could have tried some aerosolised ambisome! Might be a bit difficult to administer IV when someone's trying to bite your head off.

HIS Trainee days are open to all IPC practitioners - you don't have to be a specialty trainee to attend. The programme on 8 Feb will cover IPC in: bones/joints, burns, cystic fibrosis, neurosurgery, HCID and renal units & IPC in immunocompromised patients bit.ly/3CpXMDi

Diphtheria: a recurring clinical & IPC challenge Webinar: 19 December @ 17:00 GMT Chairs: @LazarusRajeka & @surabhi_taori Panel: @jimmcmanusph @DrPJLillie @NormFry2013 Daan Notermans & Rebecca Cordery Register 👉 bit.ly/3j9RTTV @biainfection @esgphm

Next up is the Mindful category of the #TeamNUHAwards The nominees are: 🔹 Tabitha Rae, staff nurse in Radiology 🔹Ami Bugg, Quality Risk and Safety Midwife 🔹The Infectious Diseases Team @MedstromUK

Interesting session on human challenge models at #FIS22