Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Doctor 🦠 FPT-Part of team MEM, Interest in Digital Education, Cinematographer/DP 📹 Based in Nottingham Sri Lankan 🇱🇰
Joined April 2019
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Rodric Francis retweeted
HISCON is back! Save the date and join us in London on 23-24 June 2026 for the leading in-person conference for #IPC professionals.
Let us know what you want to be covered in the programme - suggest session topics by 25 September 👉ow.ly/9ziH50WYaPY
Rodric Francis retweeted
Is simulation the best way to ensure preparedness for healthcare workers? @JerryJincy and Brendan Lawlor @HSELive present the efficacy of simulation based training to combat high consequence #infectiousdiseases (HCIDs).
#HISCON
Rodric Francis retweeted
BREAKING NEWS!
Our short documentary, The Art of Recovery, is in the FINAL of the Smiley Charity Film Awards! We're trying to keep our cool but WE'RE TOO excited!You got us to the final, now vote for us to WIN!
smileycharityfilmawards.com/…
Rodric Francis retweeted
Friday marked the return of the Nottingham Microbiology Educational Society 🦠🧫
A huge thank you to NMES for the “Contagium Conundrum”👏🏻
A fantastic evening of Microbiology based problem solving, quizzing, & laughs all round. Who knew our consultants are such good actors 🤷🏻♀️😉
Rodric Francis retweeted
Over the next week we will be launching not one but TWO BRAND NEW events!
⭐HIS Annual Conference #HISCON - 24-25 Jun
💧Water safety in healthcare - 20-22 Apr
Keep your eyes peeled for launch 👀 or sign up to the mailing lists:
⭐ow.ly/lxi750QwgH5
💧ow.ly/o6cp50QwgH4
Rodric Francis retweeted
HIS president @RidgwayEJ and Digital Learning Manager Ruth launching our new e-learning platform and the first course to launch on the new platform will be the redeveloped HIS/UKHSA Foundation Course in IPC.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3MKtAHQ
#FIS2023
Rodric Francis retweeted
Watch our short documentary here: youtu.be/OfAWozAlHf8
With huge thanks to the tremendously talented @RodricVF for his wonderful support.
#headway #recovery #theartofrecovery #braininjury #localcharity #nottingham #nottinghamshire #nottinghamnews
Rodric Francis retweeted
Another successful SIMMS day with the first group completing new scenarios of situations we encounter on Nightingale. Great verbal feedback from the group identifying the day as valuable for take away learning points that can be implemented in practice! 🩸 💉 🫁
Rodric Francis retweeted
Limited places available: Learn how to solve problems in the #HealthcareEnvironment from the experts & network with fellow HIS Trainees!
Join @TimCJBoswell & Shanom Ali at this FREE interactive London trainee training & networking event – find out more 👉 bit.ly/3H5iDxS
Rodric Francis retweeted
Had an amazing time with @trentsimulation. What a confidence booster taking part in simulations. Looking forward to working with both the sim team and @RodricVF to create new scenarios for @NightingaleNUH. New passion sparked!
🌟 Another successful session at the Trent Simulation day with the Infectious Diseases Team - Learning techniques and practicing how to deal with challenging situations faced on the ward! Fantastic feedback from the team - Thanks very much to @trentsimulation and @RodricVF! 🌟
Rodric Francis retweeted
🌟 Another successful session at the Trent Simulation day with the Infectious Diseases Team - Learning techniques and practicing how to deal with challenging situations faced on the ward! Fantastic feedback from the team - Thanks very much to @trentsimulation and @RodricVF! 🌟 – at Nottingham, England
Rodric Francis retweeted
HIS Trainee days are open to all IPC practitioners - you don't have to be a specialty trainee to attend. The programme on 8 Feb will cover IPC in: bones/joints, burns, cystic fibrosis, neurosurgery, HCID and renal units & IPC in immunocompromised patients bit.ly/3CpXMDi
The next Trainee education day programme includes presentations from expert speakers on topics such as:
👉 IPC in a renal dialysis unit
👉 Infection prevention & control in a cystic fibrosis unit
View the programme & register bit.ly/3CpXMDi
#HISEvent #IPC
Rodric Francis retweeted
Diphtheria: a recurring clinical & IPC challenge
Webinar: 19 December @ 17:00 GMT
Chairs: @LazarusRajeka & @surabhi_taori
Panel: @jimmcmanusph @DrPJLillie @NormFry2013 Daan Notermans & Rebecca Cordery
Register 👉 bit.ly/3j9RTTV
@biainfection @esgphm
Rodric Francis retweeted
Next up is the Mindful category of the #TeamNUHAwards
The nominees are:
🔹 Tabitha Rae, staff nurse in Radiology
🔹Ami Bugg, Quality Risk and Safety Midwife
🔹The Infectious Diseases Team
@MedstromUK
Rodric Francis retweeted
Fantastic start to the Conference today. It's going to be a great day #2022NUHDoctorsConf
Rodric Francis retweeted
NEW: there’s been a lot of chatter about why cases, hospitalisations and deaths are much higher in the UK than elsewhere in Western Europe.
I think a lot of the commentary has been overly simplistic, politicised and at-times flat-out wrong.
Let’s see if we can do better:
Rodric Francis retweeted
Our collaborative SARS-CoV-2 hospital infection prevention and control work with many excellent NHS colleagues like @RodricVF is now published in JID tinyurl.com/3sbzrxd9 @mattloose @Theo_Tsoleridis @JonathanKBall @UoNLifeSci @CovidGenomicsUK
Rodric Francis retweeted
#IDBoardPearls #IDtwitter #IDPhotoQuiz
📟 54 YO M with DMII, HTN, & ESRD s/p DDRT 2 mo ago induced with ATG now on tacrolimus, mycophenolate, & prednisone maintenance immunosuppression who presents w/ a 1 wk history of 😮💨& cough. He had 🤢,🤮, &💩2 wks prior
Rodric Francis retweeted
Vancomycin in adult prescribing: is it time to move on from trough-based dosing in the UK? academic.oup.com/jac/advance… The short answer: YES! @uhbipc we should discuss at #AMSG
