Good day, catching up with great colleagues across both the adult and paediatric HCID Networks.

I’m wishing all my Nursing colleagues a great International Nurses Day. Without my nursing and AHP colleagues, I would not be able to do my job- simples. Also gives me chance to reflect on my role model, Beverley Woolley, a wonderful inspirational nurse- thank you for everything.

📣Oral Presentation Session 2 ⚕️Surgeon Lt Cdr Woolley Stephen Woolley presented work in identifying 'Longitudinal Changes in Iron Homeostasis in Human Experimental & Clinical Malaria' #ASPConference24

Very humbled to win the MJ World Research Prize at the annual Association of Service Physicians meeting. Thanks to all my supervisors and colleagues. Also well done to the other presenters- great defence research being conducted. Institute Of Naval Medicine LSTM BMJ Military Health

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Very moving to see Martin Freeman read out veteran Joe Mines words, as Joe was too frail to deliver the speech. #DDay80

sciencedirect.com/science/articl… So pleased to finally get this work out. Hugely grateful to Bridget Barber, James McCarthy and the rest of the QIMR Malaria human challenge group. LSTM Institute Of Naval Medicine

Great work team!!!

New research published in The Lancet eBioMedicine is shining a light on the complex interaction between iron deficiency and #malaria. Bridget Barber

BREAKING: SA has a 7th #mpox case, a 39-year old male. He was admitted on 28 May at a private health facility in Cape Town and tested + for #mpox on 13 June. His address is lsited as Northcliff, Gauteng. Two people have died so far. Screen grab = @healthzs press release.

RCDM BMS pick up IBMS partnership award with UHB Pathology and BMS Training DMA at IBMS awards 2024 IBMS #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine 🦉🐍 ,University Hospitals Birmingham

journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-… Nice article on an important topic by Scottjcp and thanks for inviting me as a co-author. Conflict is a key driver of AMR and more work needs to be done in this niche area especially as we live in a more uncertain and hostile world.

sciencedirect.com/science/articl… In a more connected world, we need the rapid ability to discuss cases of epidemic/pandemic potential in global forums. We have highlighted some collaborative working between the UK A-HCID network and South African colleagues. LSTM Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT

So happy to have passed my Armed Services Consultant Appointment Board (ASCAB) and being appointed to a consultant job in Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology a Liverpool Hospitals Research & Innovation LiverpoolClinLabs and LSTM. Too many people to thank individually but I’m so grateful.

In light of the spread of #mpox outside #DRC, and the potential for further international spread within and outside Africa, I have decided to convene an Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations to advise me on whether the outbreak represents a public health

Some brilliant results testing a novel remote diagnostic platform down to -40 degrees Celsius in Scoresby Land. With Luke Moore 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇦🇺 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Naming your new antibiotic can be difficult. Finding a good name for your low-cost generic can be tough too....

The emergence of a new clade of #mpox, its rapid spread in eastern #DRC, and the reporting of cases in several neighbouring countries are very worrying. On top of outbreaks of other mpox clades in DRC and other countries in Africa, it’s clear that a coordinated international

Congratulations to the new Dr Caitlin Thompson an amazing PhD developing a new lateral flow for CCHF. Viva today expertly examined by Prof Jonathan Ball & Sanjeev Krishna Some photos of proud supervisors dreradams Tom Fletcher