ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists

Jan 06 2025 98 ep. 36 mins 114
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Join Callum and Jame, two infectious diseases doctors, as they discuss everything you need to know to diagnose and treat infections. Aimed at doctors and clinical staff working in the UK. 

Episode notes here: https://t.ly/8DyqW 

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98. Meningitis

Jan 06 2025 67 mins  
Jame and Callum are joined by Dr Fiona McGill, lead author of the 2016 Joint Specialist Societies Meningitis Guidelines.Listen to hear an overview of the epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and management of both bacterial and viral meningitis in the UK. Show notes for this episode hereSend us a text Support the showQuestions, comments, suggestions to [email protected] o

97. FIS 2024 part 3: Fungi, NTM, quinolones and others

Dec 22 2024 20 mins  
HO HO HO, MERRY FISMAS!!!On the Third & Final Pod of FISmas these ID:IOTS have for you… 6 golden topics! Listen to hear about:1. Personalised approach to invasive fungal infection2. Agricultural anti-fungals and One Health3. Candida auris4. NTM standards of care5. Narrative reporting 6. Fluoroquinolones and the MHRA warnings Jame and Callum attended the Federation of Infectio

96. FIS 2024 part 2: Viruses

Dec 15 2024 23 mins  
HO HO HO, MERRY FISMAS!!!On the Second Pod of FISmas these ID:IOTS have for you… an all-enveloping, capsidating update on the High Consequence Infectious Diseases, measles, RSV and other viruses that you ‘R naught’ going to want to skip! Jame and Callum attended the Federation of Infection Societies 2024 annual meeting in Liverpool; here they share their reflections on the se

95. FIS 2024 part 1: AMR & Bacteria

Dec 08 2024 28 mins  
HO HO HO, MERRY FISMAS!!!On the First Pod of FISmas these ID:IOTS have to you… a terrifying update on the Antibiotic Apocalypse! Jame and Callum attended the Federation of Infection Societies 2024 annual meeting in Liverpool; here they share their reflections on the sessions they attended on: Bacteria and Antimicrobial resistance.Episodes on viruses, fungi etc. coming soon!Notes

94. BSAC OPAT conference 2024

Dec 02 2024 25 mins  
Jame regales Callum with tales of his online adventure to the BSAC OPAT conference. Listen in to hear some updates on: implementation of OVIVA; subcutaneous antibiotics; and the BSAC OPAT good practice guidelines Notes for this episode here.Send us a text Support the showQuestions, comments, suggestions to [email protected] or on X/Threads @IDiots_pod and Bluesky @idiots-p

93. World AMR Awareness Week special: The Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG)

Nov 17 2024 54 mins  
WAAW! This week, to celebrate World AMR Awareness Week, Callum is Joined by Andrew, Fran, Jo and Simon from the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group. Listen in to hear all about SAPG and their important work, plus we discuss WAAW and what you can do to help tackle AMR.Show notes for this episode here, including links to the resources mentioned.Sign up to be an #antibioticguardi

92. What is resistance anyway? (S/I/R)

Nov 12 2024 36 mins  
Have you ever looked at your microbiology lab report and wondered "What does resistant mean anyway?" We're sure you have (and if you haven't you should have)! And conveniently we've recorded this podcast episode to explain how it all works! We talk through the definition of S, I & R, plus some explanation on the science behind these letters.Show notes for this episode here.Send

91. The ID:IOTS Guide to Tetracyclines 2: Tigecycline, Eravacycline, Omadacycline

Oct 27 2024 38 mins  
They're new, they're weird, and we don't use them very much (or at all), but that won't stop your favourite ID:IOTS sounding off on these novel tetracyclines! In this episode we discuss: An overview of the 3 drugs, including spectrum & penetrance; pharmacokinetics; EUCAST breakpoints; resistance mechanisms; and the recommendations for use in the IDSA DTR Gram Negative guideline

90. IV to Oral Switch

Oct 13 2024 19 mins  
In which Jame talks about the rationale for IVOS, evidence base for the pros and cons, and then finishes by giving the UK oral switch criteria an absolute rinsing. Prep notes available here. Send us a text Support the showQuestions, comments, suggestions to [email protected] or on X/Threads @IDiots_pod and Bluesky @idiots-pod.bsky.socialPrep notes for completed episodes ca

89. Moraxella catarrhalis

Sep 29 2024 14 mins  
Moraxella means more moronic puns from Jame&Callum. A short episode for some short rods. Listen to hear about this coccobacillus, how to identify it in the lab and what sort of clinical syndromes it causes.Show note for this episode hereSend us a text Support the showQuestions, comments, suggestions to [email protected] or on X/Threads @IDiots_pod and Bluesky @idiots-p