Webcasts

To play these narrated presentations, either click on the title or the image. Where there is a download button, webcasts can be downloaded as zip files, extracted to your PC and run locally by selecting the 'index.html' or 'play.html' file.

Risk Mitigation of Hospital Acquired Infections Through the Use of Antimicrobial Copper Surfaces - Dr Michael Schmidt, MUSC, USA

Early results from a comprehensive, multi-site clinical trial in the US demonstrate that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care unit rooms resulted in a 40.4% reduction in the risk of acquiring a hospital infection.  Initial study results were presented at the World Health Organization's 1st International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) in Geneva, Switzerland on 1st July 2011 by Dr M G Schmidt, Copper Touch Surface Initiative Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.

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'Antimicrobial Copper and Copper Alloys' - Mark Tur, Copper Development Association

A short introductory presentation with narration, notes and links to further information, aimed at designers. Delivered at the Materials and Design Exchange workshop, 'Bugz - Antimicrobial Materials and Coatings', 31st October, 2007. See the 'notes' and 'resources' buttons at the foot of each slide in the presentation for further information.

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Hospital Superbugs – Lecture by Professor Peter Lambert, Aston University, 22nd January 2008

Since the discovery of antibiotics in 1929 and their development for treatment of infection, resistance has been a problem. The more antibiotics are used, the more resistance is encouraged. Hospitals now face major problems controlling the spread of resistant bacteria. The lecture will concentrate on the most notorious hospital superbugs, MRSA and Clostridium difficile. What can be done to control them? Can these bugs spread to the community? Are they there already? Finally are there more “superbugs” waiting to threaten our health?

Play webcast (56 mins including Q&A)