Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering healthcare—but what does it actually mean for infection prevention and control?

In Season 2, Episode 1 of The Infection Control Exchange Podcast, we explore how AI can support infection prevention teams by identifying patterns, correlations, and emerging risks that traditional surveillance methods may miss.

This episode moves beyond hype and automation to focus on practical, responsible applications of AI, including:

• Detecting hospital-associated infection patterns across multiple sites

• Identifying correlations that would be difficult for humans to see at scale

• Understanding the difference between correlation and causation

• Why AI should support—not replace—clinical judgment

• The critical role of governance, oversight, and infection prevention leadership

This episode sets the foundation for Season 2, which focuses on AI, design, construction, and the future of infection prevention and control.

Episode 12 (Part 3): COVID-19 Lessons Learned – What Must Change

In Part 3 of this COVID-19 Lessons Learned series, Wayne Tucker explores the deeper, long-term implications of the pandemic and what healthcare systems must change to be better prepared moving forward.

This episode discusses:
• System-wide gaps revealed during COVID-19 across Canada
• Infection prevention capacity and readiness
• Workforce burnout, leadership, and accountability
• New healthcare construction and the critical role that infection control plays right from the start at the design stage

• Lessons that still apply across long-term care and acute care• Why meaningful change cannot be delayed

This conversation is intended for infection preventionists, infection control leads and managers, healthcare leaders, frontline staff, policymakers, and quality professionals committed to improving patient and resident safety.

🎙️ Infection Control Exchange Podcast
📍 Canada | Global perspectives

The holiday season brings increased risk for outbreaks across healthcare settings — especially in long-term care and acute care environments that never close.

In this special Christmas episode of the Infection Control Exchange Podcast, we focus on practical, frontline-informed strategies to help healthcare teams reduce outbreak risk during the holidays. From staffing challenges and increased visitors to environmental cleaning, hand hygiene, and early symptom recognition, this episode highlights what truly matters when systems are under pressure.

Whether you work in infection prevention, environmental services, nursing, leadership, or frontline care, this episode is a timely reminder that infection prevention and control don’t take a holiday.

🎧 Topics include:
• Holiday-related outbreak risks
• Practical prevention strategies
• Long-term care and acute care considerations
• The role of frontline teams during peak pressure periods