Managing ventilation in the context of COVID-19: a HIS audience-led webinar

The next in the series of the HIS audience-led webinar on all-things ventilation in the management of COVID-19 went out recently. The panel consisted of:

  • Peter Hoffman – Consultant Clinical Scientist, London
  • Dr Chris Lynch – Graham Ayliffe Training Fellow, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
  • Professor Catherine Noakes – Professor of Environmental Engineering for Buildings, University of Leeds
  • Karren Staniforth – Clinical Scientist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Dr James Price (chair) – Consultant in Infection Prevention & Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

The webinar video is below:

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The case for face shields in preventing the spread of COVID-19

face shield

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while. As UK government guidance has changed, face masks and face coverings will be very much the norm on public transport and in healthcare settings soon. So, now is a good time to consider whether face shields could play a role in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

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