Latest Associated Podcast Episodes
#10 Working Together To Contain a CRAB Outbreak in a COVID-19 ICU
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - May 05, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutesTune in to hear our hosts Nicki Shorr and Jessie Swain talk with infection preventionists Rachel Guran and Kelsi Canavan along with Dr. Paula Eckardt about containing a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex outbreak in a COVID-19 intensive care unit. With special guests: Rache...
#9 What Can We Learn From Two AJIC Studies About Encouraging Flu Vaccination for Home Healthcare Personnel and Fogging To Reduce C. difficile?
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - April 07, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutesListen as our hosts speak with researcher Jingjing Shang about increasing flu vaccination of home healthcare personnel using policies, easy access to vaccine, and incentives. Also, tune in to hear from infection preventionist Debra Runyan about what a decade-long study tells us about how fogging...
#8 Let’s Talk About the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Associated Infections: Getting Back to Basics
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - March 03, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutesListen as our hosts speak with Infection Preventionist Lisa Sturm about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-onset bloodstream infections (HOBSI) in one large health system. What can we learn from this system's experiences during the pandemic to help us reduce healthcare-associated in...
Why does my electric bill go up in the winter?
Power For Your Life - February 28, 2022 15:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNick Seiner, from Southwest Electric Cooperative, helps us answer why your electric bill likely goes up in the winter. There are a few season specific factors that drive up energy costs, plus we discuss a few household tips that could also be affecting your bill.
#7 Using Technology for More Efficient Data Collection and Considering Improved Patient Care in Isolation
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - February 03, 2022 14:38 - 36 minutesListen as we speak with our guests about how technology can impact the daily work of infection preventionists, specifically using the electronic medical record (EMR) to better predict possible outbreaks, respond to them more quickly, and to better differentiate between community and hospital ons...
#6 A Look at COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Who Do People Trust To Give Them Vaccine Advice and How Can We Use This Information Now and in the Future?
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - January 06, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutesListen as our hosts talk with Dr. Gina Piscitello of Rush University Medical Center about a study she and her colleagues conducted entitled “COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Health Care Workers, Communication and Policy-Making.” During this episode hosts discuss the Health Belief Model used in t...
#5 Working Together for Healthcare Worker Safety: The Gown-Glove Connection
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - December 02, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutesListen as our hosts talk with Dr. Selcen Kilinc-Balci, an author of a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study that illustrates the importance of looking closely at how gowns and gloves work together to protect healthcare workers. The discussion provides insight into w...
#4 What are the Infection Prevention Needs of Home Health Care Workers: Learning From the Pandemic
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - November 04, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutesListen as our hosts talk with educator and researcher Dr. Zainab Toteh Osakwe about her article on the intense experiences of Home Health Aides during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City. Learn how this situation applies to the everyday infection prevention needs of HHAs and how we can better...
#3 The IPC-Anesthesia Partnership on Universal Masking and Automated Disinfection Tracking
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - October 07, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutesListen as our hosts talk with another infection preventionist (IP) and a physician about IP and anesthesia working together on PPE. Next, they talk with the inventor of a new automated device that captures portable medical equipment disinfection data. Go to AJIC for more information about our gu...
#2 Experiences of Infection Preventionists During the First Nine Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from APIC COVID-19 Task Force Focus Groups
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - September 02, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutesListen as our hosts discuss the intensity of the experiences of infection preventionists (IPs) during the first 9-months of the COVID-19 pandemic through input gleaned from IPs in rural, urban and suburban settings. These experiences serve to highlight the important role of IPs in pandemic prepa...
#1 MRSA in Outpatient Settings and Integrating Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control Programs
American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice - August 02, 2021 21:58 - 45 minutesInfection preventionists discuss two issues with authors of articles in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC): (1) the shedding of MRSA and multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli and how to prevent the spread of these organisms outpatient settings; (2) how ...
19. James Robson, Chairman of Powerful Allies
Developing the Trust - July 16, 2021 12:44 - 23 minutesFor this episode Tim Warneford travels to Wiltshire to speak to Powerful Allies Chairman, James Robson, about the risks posed to academy schools for energy procurement in an un-regulated market place. On this episode we discuss: The raw deals schools are getting with energy contrac...
Bowl Games or Home Games?
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - June 22, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsRece Davis, the host of ESPN’s “College GameDay,” joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss the proposed plan to expand the college football playoff from four to 12 teams. If the plan was on Rece’s desk, what revisions would he consider? First off, bowls games or home games? As of now the plan is for th...
How college football got to a 12-team playoff
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - June 15, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThere is a plan in place to expand the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12. It’s a remarkable change for a sport that for decades seemed committed to using any other way possible to determine a national champion than the one used by just about every other sport. How did college footba...
Georgia’s quest; Northwestern’s mess
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - June 08, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe most talented roster in college football this season might very well belong to Georgia. But can the Bulldogs breakthrough and win the program’s first national championship since 1980? Marc Weiszer from the Athens Banner-Herald joins AP’s Ralph Russo to assess Kirby Smart’s program, including...
Win total over/unders with the Bear from ESPN
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - June 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsBeware teams coming off a magical season. Often, it’s hard to repeat. Oddsmakers have set win totals for this upcoming season for every FBS team and ESPN’s Chris Fallica has been scanning the board, looking for value. The Bear joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk overs and unders. Chris goes into th...
An opening weekend road trip
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - May 25, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe opening weekend of the college football season is starting to take shape. Game times have been set for some marquee matchups, including Alabama-Miami in Atlanta and Clemson-Georgia in Charlotte. USA Today national college football writer Paul Myerberg joins AP’s Ralph Russo to take a hopeful...
Lake and boating safety
Power For Your Life - May 21, 2021 16:04 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhether at home or on vacation, boating, fishing and swimming can be fun ways to enjoy the great outdoors. And safety precautions like life jackets are a given for millions of families who take to the water. But there is an unseen danger that lake-goers everywhere should be aware of. It’s called ...
Lake and Boating Safety
Power For Your Life - May 21, 2021 16:04 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhether at home or on vacation, boating, fishing and swimming can be fun ways to enjoy the great outdoors. And safety precautions like life jackets are a given for millions of families who take to the water. But there is an unseen danger that lake-goers everywhere should be aware of. It’s called...
David Shaw on the Pac-12, the playoff and practice
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - May 18, 2021 21:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsFew college football coaches are more involved in the shaping the state and future of the game than Stanford coach David Shaw. He joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss changes made to preseason practice aimed at reducing the number of full contact practices. Shaw explains the thinking behind the mod...
Future of the Power 5
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - May 11, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThey are called the Power Five conferences but really there is a big two among the group. The Southeastern Conference and Big Ten have pulled away from their peers when it comes to generating revenue. How can the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 and Pac-12 keep up? Does Notre Dame hold the keys...
18. CIF Update and How to Create a Successful Bid
Developing the Trust - May 10, 2021 10:29 - 16 minutesThe hot topic of conversation across the sector is the recent update from the ESFA, revealing that the much awaited publication of the 2021-22 round of Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) awards, have been postponed until ‘mid-June’. This episode looks at the impact of the delay, why CIF bids fai...
Does major college football need the NCAA?
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - May 04, 2021 23:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsWill the Power Five conferences ever break away from the NCAA? Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports says they kind of already have. Inspired by a email from a listener, the AP Top 25 College Football Podcast begins a series of shows on the future of the sport. This week Dodd joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discu...
The 2022 NFL Draft and CFP Expansion
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - April 27, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsWe have finally reached NFL Draft week. But instead of again chewing over the 2021 class, which we have been doing for four months, Matt Miller of The NFL Draft Scout and ESPN jumps ahead to 2022. Who are the players you can already pencil in at the top of next year’s draft boards? There is a p...
NFL Draft Preview
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - April 20, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe upcoming NFL Draft could be a historic one, with as many as five quarterbacks going in the top-10 picks. Eric Edholm, draft analysis for Yahoo! Sports, joins AP’s Ralph Russo to take a deep dive into the quarterbacks from Trevor Lawrence to Mac Jones and the entire pool of players that NFL t...
The state of college football in Florida
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - April 06, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsAt Florida, Dan Mullen is breaking in a new quarterback and trying to stay ahead of Georgia. At Florida State, Mike Norvell is just looking for some normalcy in year two of his tenure as the Seminoles coach. Matt Baker from the Tampa Bay Times joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss about the state of ...
Harbaugh: How we Got Here and Where it’s Going?
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - March 30, 2021 20:06 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThere was a point where Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was the most polarizing figure in college football. While he’s still maybe the most talked about college football coach outside of Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney, it’s getting harder to find supporters. This week on the AP Top 25 College Football P...
Dig Safely
Power For Your Life - March 30, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDoes spring give you the urge to plant or build? If your spring DIY project involves digging, be sure to call 8-1-1 first to submit a request to have underground utilities marked. It’s free, and it’s easy. Listen to Derek Leffert from Missouri One Call and Dan Ulhorn from Macon Electric Cooperat...
Who are College Football’s Best Coaches?
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - March 25, 2021 16:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsRanking college football coaches is even tougher than ranking college football teams. But we tend to do it anyway, especially in the offseason. Stewart Mandel from The Athletic and Bruce Feldman from Fox join AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about their current Top 25 college coaches. Bruce and Stew are ...
The Brackets Are Back!
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - March 16, 2021 23:31 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe NCAA Tournament is back after a one-year pandemic-forced hiatus. That means the football show turns to basketball for a week. AP college basketball writer Aaron Beard joins Ralph Russo to break down the bracket, search for upsets and pick a Final Four. Plus, what went wrong this season for bl...
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