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Make sure you register to join for #HCSEd23 in Birmingham on the 9th June. A 1 day meeting supporting Healthcare Scientists be better educators, focussed this year on equity & inclusion Ant 🦠🔬 @_Zoe_Andrews Dr Jo Horne Angela Douglas MBE Lisa Ayers courses.gosh.org/event/420804#i…

This International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we've put together this thread, to create awareness about micro-aggressions against the LGBTQIA+ community - which people don't realise are harmful #IDAHOBIT (1/7)

Interested in obtaining Clinical Scientist 👨‍🔬🥼 registration outside of the STP? The ACB hosted a Microbiology Clinical Scientist Equivalence Session back in March 2023. The recording is now available to view from the following link: youtu.be/Can0yPLuuBM

Join myself, Sian Josse and Shahaan Shafiq for the next Microbiology Trainee Clinical Case discussion club where we will be talking through a recent outbreak scenario. Audience participation required! See you June 13th 🔬🦠

What better way to finish a warm day of walking in Yorkshire 🍹. Looking forward to a full day of #UKMedLab23 on Monday 👨🏽‍🔬

♻️♻️Just one week to go until our Greener NHS Programme Webinar! There’s still time to sign up using the link below! ♻️♻️

We're Bronze LEAN Green Labs UK accredited!!! 🙌🏻🌱🌍 The team have worked so hard to reduce the environmental impact of our laboratory, but we're not stopping there! Silver medal, next! Pathology Lancashire Teaching Chorley & Royal Preston

✨Good luck to all STPs starting this week ✨ We look forward to meeting you all at the induction on 8/9/23! Visit our stall for a chat/more information. If you have any queries, send us a DM, ask current trainees in your trust, or speak with your TO, we’re all here to help✨

I can’t wait to meet the new STPs at the induction day this Friday, I’ll be at the Queen Mary University of London desk for the all Micro questions ☺️ #STP #Microbiology Don’t forget to go and see the North West HCSTN stand too, they are amazing 😉

En route to the National School of Healthcare Science STP induction day at the ICC Birmingham. Looking forward to chatting with new #STP Trainees in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology about the benefits of @TheACBNews membership.

And here we are, STP induction day 🎉🥳 National School of Healthcare Science Make sure to come and find us to talk about life as an STP, me and Sian Josse will be at the Queen Mary University of London stand and John will be with Rhys Tudge at the North West HCSTN. We are here to help, so ask us all the questions! #STP #Microbiology

We had a great day meeting all the new STPs on Friday at the STP induction. We’re excited to see the network grow over the next year. If you haven’t already, drop us an email to be added to the mailing list, and enquire about any committee roles you may be interested in!

The team are out in force at FIS Conference Microbiology Society ! Here’s a thread of the posters put together by our team, including STPs, HSSTs, medical microbiologists, pharmacists, & medical students! Chorley & Royal Preston Pathology Lancashire Teaching Medicine at UoM Gerry Skailes Sarah Morrison RN National School of Healthcare Science #FIS2023

Sian Josse Chorley & Royal Preston Ward24 Shahaan Shafiq analysed the data from our Microbiology Online E-Logging System (MOLES). This allows our colleagues to contact us for timely clinical infection advice. It allows us to respond within our KPIs & manage our busy workload appropriately.

STP years 1-3 representing at #FIS2023

Poster 172. Medical student Emilia Emily Kalis analysed trends in urine cultures sent by GPs over a 6-month period. Absent or poor clinical details were seen in >70%, & there was >5-fold difference in test numbers between practices.

Emily Kalis Poster 173. Medical student Joel audited antimicrobial stewardship and the management of sepsis in the ED. Patients were over-labelled with sepsis and treated with broad spectrum Abx.

Emily Kalis Poster 175. Medical student Jia & clinician Vilma audited the implementation of ARK (Abx Review Kit) designed to measure the likelihood of infection when prescribing Abx. This first audit showed some good results, but further improvement is required.

Emily Kalis Poster 187. Trainee clinical scientist Sian Sian Josse completed an audit on the quality of antimicrobial reviews. Overall, antibiotics were reviewed effectively, & a source of infection clearly documented at 72h. Where IV antibiotics were continued, it was often appropriate.

Emily Kalis Sian Josse Trainee Clinical Scientist Shahaan Shafiq audited the use of fluoroquinolones. Overall use of these Abx was within guidelines. However, further education is required on selection of more appropriate antibiotics in patients without penicillin allergy/non-anaphylactic allergy.