Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention (SHIP)
Stemming the tide of infection through applied infection prevention research at Glasgow Caledonian University
The Medical Research Foundation’s national PhD training programme in AMR is in its 3rd year. This programme was set up to train the future generation of researchers to address the global health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The programme funds a core cohort of PhD students studying AMR in universities across the UK. In addition,…
In a recently published SHIP team paper—co-authored with colleagues from Health Protection Scotland and the University of Strathclyde—the findings of a scoping review of approaches for improving antimicrobial stewardship in livestock farmers and veterinarians are reported. This is an important topic, because microorganisms’ ability to defeat antimicrobials, known as antimicrobial resistance, is an increasing threat…
This week’s blog is by Laura Fregonese, a second year PhD student within the SHIP team. Laura describes her piece as “a personal reflection of a nurse, with over two decades of perioperative practice, who ventured into uncharted territory and transferred her clinical skills into building a compass from which to navigate the complex landscape…
