Infection Prevention and Control – Page 2 – Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention (SHIP)

Research nurses: critical members of clinical research study teams: The experience of the ECONI (Evaluation of Cost of Nosocomial Infection) study.

September 1, 2020January 11, 2023SHIPGCUResearchLeave a comment

This week’s piece is by Sally Stewart, Research Project Manager ECONI study and SHIP team member/PhD student. The Evaluation of Cost of Nosocomial Infection (ECONI) investigated the cost and impact of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) or Nosocomial Infection (NI) to patients, the health service and the wider community. To meet this aim, the team developed…

The SHIP team shine a light on strategies for improving antimicrobial stewardship in farming

August 11, 2020April 28, 2021SHIPGCUNew publication / ResearchLeave a comment

By Lucyna Gozdzielewska 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…

Between scrubs and words: a reflective journey

August 4, 2020January 11, 2023SHIPGCUResearchers' storiesLeave a comment

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…

So you don’t speak their language? Don’t let that stop you!

July 14, 2020January 11, 2023SHIPGCUResearchers' storiesLeave a comment

In this week’s blog one of the SHIP Team’s PhD students, Annelysse Jorgenson reflects on her experience working with and interviewing participants internationally in a different language to hers, as part of her PhD study.

More research is needed into the economic impact of surgical site infection prevention

June 16, 2020March 16, 2021SHIPGCUNew publication / Research / Surgical Site InfectionLeave a comment

In a recently accepted paper by the SHIP team, PhD student Agi McFarland, Professor Jacqui Reilly, Professor Helen Mason and Dr Sarkis Manoukian highlight a need for more robust evidence base in relation to surgical site infection (SSI) prevention. SSIs present a significant burden to healthcare and patients in terms of excess length of stay,…

For the Love of Infectious Diseases: Starting a PhD with the SHIP Research Group!

June 9, 2020March 16, 2021SHIPGCUResearchers' storiesLeave a comment

In this week’s blog Alicia Ware, one of our PhD students who recently joined the SHIP team, shares with us her research interests and experience so far since starting her PhD. Alicia’s supervisors are Dr Ryan Kean, Dr John Butcher and Professor Lesley Price. Enjoy!

GCU Student Teaching Awards: Congratulations Professor Lesley Price!

June 2, 2020October 23, 2020SHIPGCUAward / Research / Researchers' storiesLeave a comment

Every year Glasgow Caledonian University Students’ Association runs its annual Teaching Awards campaign to recognise outstanding university staff and to celebrate their hard work in providing the best learning experience and support to GCU students. This year’s winners have been announced in 10 categories at the virtual ceremony on the 28th May 2020. We are…

SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands- the SHIP team celebrates World Hand Hygiene Day 2020

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020SHIPGCU5th of May / hand hygiene / public engagementLeave a comment

Tuesday 5th May 2020- World Hand Hygiene Day, is the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) annual global call to action for health workers. This year’s message is “SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands. Nurses and Midwives, clean care is in your hands” and there has never been a better time to promote this message and to celebrate…