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James Henry Cross

@jhenryc

Assistant Professor @NEST360org at @LSHTM. Neonatal Care/Clinical Microbiology/Data Scientist. Views my own.

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๐Ÿ“ˆRead our NEST360 Neonatal Inpatient Dataset development paper: 60 variables, >450,000 records from 65 hospitals in 4 African countries.๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ‘ถ Aiming to boost neonatal care quality, bridge equity gaps & inform healthcare decisions. Read: rdcu.be/drxRO #Newborn

๐Ÿ“ˆRead our <a href="/NEST360org/">NEST360</a> Neonatal Inpatient Dataset development paper: 60 variables, &gt;450,000 records from 65 hospitals in 4 African countries.๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Aiming to boost neonatal care quality, bridge equity gaps &amp; inform healthcare decisions. 

Read: rdcu.be/drxRO 
#Newborn
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๐ŸŒNeoNet meeting was a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues dedicated to improving neonatal sepsis outcomes. Major takeaway: urgent need to strengthen laboratory capacity across Africa, crucial for enhancing care and surveillance! #NeoNet #Neonatal NEST360

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Exciting times at #ASLM2023!๐Ÿ”ฌ๐ŸŒ Fantastic to build new connections and see friends! Our NEST360 poster spotlights the need for new actionable strategies to improve neonatal blood culture, lab leadership, capacity, and financial aspects of neonatal care. #Newborn ASLM

Exciting times at #ASLM2023!๐Ÿ”ฌ๐ŸŒ Fantastic to build new connections and see
friends! Our <a href="/NEST360org/">NEST360</a> poster spotlights the need for new actionable strategies to improve neonatal blood culture, lab leadership, capacity, and financial aspects of neonatal care. #Newborn <a href="/ASLM_News/">ASLM</a>
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Looking to build your skills in #Epidemiology and #MedicalStatistics? ๐Ÿ“ˆ Join the 3-week short course at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and gain practical skills in study design, analysis, and interpretation! Choose to attend in person or online. Register Now! #OnlineLearning #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth

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๐Ÿšจ Exciting opportunity to shape newborn global health standards! World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for expert feedback on the target product profile for tests tackling neonatal sepsis. All insights would be invaluable! Submit comments by July 14th #GlobalHealth #NeonatalCare #NeonatalSepsis

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๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿฉธ๐ŸงซStrengthening Clinical Laboratories: Addressing Routine Diagnostics for Neonatal Sepsis and AMR in High-Burden Settingsโ€”my recent spotlight for LSHTM AMR Centre Newsletter. Read more: bit.ly/3zdcj6m #AMR #NeonatalHealth #Diagnostics #NeonatalSepsis

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Happy to share that I have been promoted to Assistant Professor at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine! Grateful and excited to continue contributing to impactful research and education in global health. Thanks to all for support, in particular - Eric Ohuma Prof Joy Lawn NEST360 #NewbornHealth #GlobalHealth

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Join us on 10th Sept for the *Babies and Bugs* webinar, where Iโ€™ll be presenting research on detecting neonatal hospital outbreaks in 5 countries with @NEST360! ๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒ We'll also cover AMR threats and solutions for newborn care. ๐Ÿ•’ 1pm BST | 2pm CEST ๐Ÿ’ป Live on Zoom #Newborn

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๐ŸšจJOIN US TODAY for our online webinar! ๐Ÿ”Ž โ€œBabies and bugs: innovations to address neonatal sepsis and AMRโ€ with live French translation. ๐Ÿ“† 10th September ๐Ÿ•1pm BST, 3pm EAT, 8am EST Learn more-buff.ly/3X4L8De Newborn Toolkit newsletter-buff.ly/47gLBXv

๐ŸšจJOIN US TODAY for our online webinar!  

๐Ÿ”Ž โ€œBabies and bugs: innovations to address neonatal sepsis and AMRโ€ with live French translation. 
๐Ÿ“† 10th September  
๐Ÿ•1pm BST, 3pm EAT, 8am EST 

Learn more-buff.ly/3X4L8De 
Newborn Toolkit newsletter-buff.ly/47gLBXv
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Our new BMJ Global Health paper highlights the urgent need for affordable, accurate diagnostics to tackle neonatal sepsis in LMICs. Early detection can save lives, reduce antibiotic overuse, and help fight AMR. Read: gh.bmj.com/content/9/9/e0โ€ฆ #GlobalHealth #NeonatalSepsis #AMR"

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Great to be at the LSHTM AMR Centre #AMRDataSymposium today. Critical issue is the alarming lack of AMR data from the most vulnerableโ€” admitted small and sick newborns in high-burden settings. Closing this gap is essential to tackling #AMR, #outbreaks & improving #neonatal mortality

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๐Ÿšจ Excited to be presenting at the #WorldAMR webinar hosted by @SACEMA_CoE tomorrow (22 Nov) ๐ŸŒ Topic: Detecting Hospital-Acquired Outbreaks Across 5 Countries with NEST360 - Culture Gap & Scope for Innovations ๐Ÿงซ ๐Ÿ•‘ Time: 12:00 GMT ๐Ÿ‘‡ Join Below #NeonatalHealth #AMRinAfrica

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Only 1% of clinical laboratories in 14 sub-Saharan African countries can conduct bacteriological testing - key to fighting AMR ๐Ÿงซ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ”ฌ A recent Lancet Microbe study highlights urgent gaps in laboratory capacity and offers actionable solutions. Read ๐Ÿ‘‡ #AMR #GlobalHealth

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Great blog post from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine James Henry Cross spotlights #FlemingFund Regional Grant #MAAP, led by ASLM, the recently published study The Lancet Microbe on a 'critical assessment of #AMR detection capabilities ... while offering actionable recommendations' for #Africa. #AMRSurveillance

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๐Ÿ“ข Calling all biomedical, public health & medical professionals/PhD students! Boost your epidemiology & stats skills with our introductory London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine short course. Gain hands-on experience & insights from experts. Apply now! ๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ‘‡ #Epidemiology #Statistics #PublicHealth

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๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงซ Sepsis remains one of the most urgent, yet under-recognised, global health challenges. In this opinion piece for the LSHTM AMR Centre, I set out 5 key facts and 5 actions that could save lives and strengthen health systems worldwide. #Sepsis #AMR #GlobalHealth