Ep 67: Grand Rounds: Updates to Perioperative Practices that can Prevent Post-operative Infection (Jerome Leis)

Recorded on September 19, 2025.Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Jerome Leis, an infectious disease physician and Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, discusses changes in perioperative practices to prevent post-operative infection.Dr. Jerome Leis is an Infectious Disease physician and Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. He is an Associate Professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto with a Quality Improvement focus on infection prevention. Examples of such improvements that have been adopted widely into practice include models that support more judicious use of medical devices, antibiotics and diagnostic testing, and use of technology to support hand hygiene improvement.Please note that while this podcast is run by healthcare professionals, it is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing beats care that is individualized to your own unique medical needs, so if you have any questions about content covered in this podcast that relates to your own health, please speak with your doctor today.Additionally, the views expressed on this show are our own and do not necessarily represent those of the USask Department of Anesthesiology.