Caitlin Falconer

Sooo ... I’m here stimulating the coffee industry and a wild animal appears in the art. Anyone know what it is? #coffee #cafe #Australia

I have a prescription for a joke but I can't read the handwriting

The Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey is an annual survey of antimicrobial prescribing practices in Australian aged care homes and helps demonstrate compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards. Participate by registering at naps.org.au.

Was just talking coronavirus genomics, @CovidGenomicsUK and whether there's more than one strain of SARS-CoV-2 (hint: there isn't) on @BBCRadio4 @BBCr4today bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li… (scroll to 8:35am!).

Join me in stopping the spread of COVID-19! Download COVIDSafe, an app from the Australian Government. #COVID19 #coronavirusaustralia #stayhomesavelives covidsafe.gov.au

People listening to Trump's press conference be like

@AbdulrahmanAyf1 🔍🦠👴

@adm_stewart I had the same thought about the effect this might have in aged care too

It would be interesting to look at HAIs pre and post COVID-19. I don’t think I’ve ever seen HCWs wash their hands so frequently! #CollateralBenefit

Correct technique to wash your hands for proper disinfection. #CoronavirusOutbreakindia #CoronaVirusUpdate #COVID #CoronaVirusUpdate

With everything happening with #COVIDー19 I would like to encourage doing practices that boost your mental health & counter the stress associated during this time. Below will be a few tips that may help you! #MentalHealth #coronavirus #coronavirusaustralia

@PlasmidsMate And every single time the line of code finally does work. Every. Single. Time.

Every single time the line of code I wrote doesn't work. Every. 😐 Single.😐 Time. 😐😂 #PhDchat #science #AcademicChatter #Bioinformatics

HUGE NEWS: "10 years after vaccination was introduced, we detected no HPV16/18 infections in 16-18 yearolds (0% of n=584)" HPV 16/18 cause ~70% of cervical cancer That's an ~amazing~ result assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

Phenomenal new way to do science. it makes current publication system to look prehistoric! Please get a cup of tea or coffee & take some time to go over this report of the #nCoV2019 #coronavirus outbreak. nextstrain.org/narratives/nco… Fantastic work by @richardneher @trvrb @firefoxx66

Why are so many elderly people taking antibiotics? bit.ly/350sn70

Another reason why we need clinical #pharmacists embedded in #AgedCare facilities. Almost 10% residents receiving antimicrobials, 65% with no clear indication, 28% continued for > 6 months. #AntimicrobialStewardship #Geriatrics #SHPAGeri

"tracked.. ten MGE-bearing plasmids in all 2,173 genomes... transfer of plasmids between patients independent from bacterial transmission..2 instances of likely plasmid transfer across genera within individual patients" from @DariaVanTyne, @vscooper and colleagues

The 2018 Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (>400 ACHs, >20,000 residents) results suggest targets for quality improvement: assessment & diagnosis of infection, topical ABX use, prophylactic ABX use, broad-spectrum ABX use, & more #AAW19 - bit.ly/2NLc603

Bioinformatics runs away and hides.

It's Antibiotic Awareness Week next week! Take a look at new #AAW2019 fact-sheets/posters from @NCAS_Aus @Guidance_Group & our collaborators: beta-lactam allergies; antibiotic duration in hospitals & the community; & antibiotic use in aged care!: ncas-australia.org/education