THe Pulse Radio Show 508 | Improving Infection Control, Laboratory Services and Patient Care at QEH

Dr. The Most Honourable Corey Forde, Director of Clinical and Diagnostic Services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, returns to The Pulse Radio Show to discuss ongoing improvements across several critical areas of patient care.

The conversation explores the Hospital’s infection prevention and control programme, antimicrobial stewardship, enhanced microbiology and laboratory services, clinical nutrition, blood collection services and preparations for highly infectious diseases.

The episode also provides updates on:

• The temporary relocation of post-mortem services during the modernization of the QEH Mortuary
• Continued improvements at the Outpatients Pharmacy
• Appropriate use of the Accident & Emergency Department
• The importance of hand hygiene in preventing healthcare-associated infections
• Blood donation and the vital work of the National Blood Collecting Centre
• Career opportunities in specialised healthcare fields

The Pulse Radio Show is hosted by QEH Communications Specialist Shane Seeley and airs every Monday from 11:00 a.m. to midday on CBC Radio Q100.7 FM.