Else Smith on how revolutionary transformations in healthcare take time (Denmark)
Hygiene & infection prevention network
English - September 23, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMedicine Health & Fitness Technology hygiene infection disease hand washing sanitize corona healthcare doctor medical Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On the podcast is Else Smith.
Else is an MD, PHD and the previous CEO of the Danish Health Authority. She has been a board member of the Global World Health Organization, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and for the European Medicines Agency. She has also extensive research and clinical experience within infectious diseases.
Dr. Marco Bo Hansen, Sani nudge Medical Director had the privilege to sit down with Else as she shared career highlights spanning across her specialty in public health, her work with Aids and HIV infections in women in the mid 1980’s, and building the WHO directed influenza pandemic plan in Denmark.
A few key takeaways:
On corona’s impact: “We achieve a stronger awareness of hygiene.”On corona testing: “Of course in general, testing helps us keep track.”On keeping our healthcare workers safe: “If you don’t have healthy healthcare workers, then there is no health for the population.”If you work in infection prevention, this is a can’t miss podcast!
Tune in to learn Else’s top 3 tips for working in disease prevention and hygiene!