This lecture was given to staff at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust on 26 March 2020. Public Health England advice was updated on 2 April 2020: www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control

This lecture is also available in episode format: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8D3VG7YzTiDZ2fGQHLzKKvPnvVp-ilhl

Martin Kiernan has worked in the field of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for 30 years, most recently in the NHS as Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention at the Trust.

He has Masters Degrees in both Public Health and Clinical Research. He is also a visiting Clinical Fellow the Richard Wells Research Centre, University of West London.

Martin ihas been involved with many government initiatives, IPC groups and advisory boards including the Department of Health (England) Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-associated Infection (ARHAI) and is a past president of the UK Infection Prevention Society.

Martin has presented at many conferences both in the UK and internationally and has published over 50 papers and articles in peer-reviewed journals. He now is employed as Clinical Director by GAMA Healthcare, who believe that through careful research and partnerships with healthcare practitioners we can produce innovative solutions to everyday infection control issues and help to reduce Healthcare-associated infections.

He is currently working back in the NHS, having been released by GAMA along with his three colleagues to support infection prevention activities.