Category: Research

New publication highlights influences on nurse prescribers’ antibiotic prescribing practice

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been declared one of the greatest threats to global health. Resistance occurs when a microbe mutates or acquires genetic information from another microbe, making it resistant to antibiotics. There are many contributing factors, one being antibiotic use in humans, therefore, improving antibiotic prescribing is crucial. Most available research on antimicrobial prescribing…

High flyers in recruitment: Scottish SIREN sites power ahead with record numbers of participants joining the study.

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By Annelysse Jorgenson and Sally Stewart Last week was a huge week for SIREN participant recruitment in Scotland, with a number of the participating NHS health boards reaching new heights. As recruitment is coming to an end on the 31st March, all the SIREN sites have been making extra efforts to grow their recruitment before…

GCU researchers lead Scotland’s participation in the largest study into immunity to COVID-19

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By Lynne Haahr Members of the SHIP research group are excited to be working on COVID-19 research by partnering with Public Health Scotland to carry out the SIREN (Sarscov2 Immunity & REinfection EvaluatioN) study in Scotland. GCU is working with NHS hospitals in Scotland to recruit patient facing healthcare workers to have regular COVID-19-tests and…

Using multimodal strategies to improve hand hygiene compliance in a hospital in Cameroon: a personal experience

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Our first blog of 2021 is by Nkwan Jacob Gobte, of Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services.  Jacob is the Research Coordinator of a hand hygiene study being led by the SHIP team in Cameroon. Since the 18th century, hand hygiene has been widely accepted as the main strategy to prevent infections in healthcare facilities. Hand…

Assessing the current evidence for the effectiveness of interventions in improving the review of antibiotic therapy

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In a recently published systematic review by SHIP team PhD Student, Ayodeji Matuluko, interventions to improve the review of antibiotic therapy in acute care hospitals have been found to have positive clinical impact in the short to medium term, although there is insufficient evidence of their sustainability in the long-term. The timely review of antibiotic…

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

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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

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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…

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

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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,…

GCU Student Teaching Awards: Congratulations Professor Lesley Price!

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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…

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