Enrique Castro-Sánchez

Enrique is the Senior Lecturer in Global Challenges (Planetary Health) at the BASc Global Challenges programme.

He gained his degree in Nursing in Spain, and migrated to the UK shortly after to practice in infectious diseases. He received a Diploma in Tropical Nursing and an MSc Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. After a period centred on developing advanced practice roles in tuberculosis and HIV, Enrique worked as Lead Nurse for Research at the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare-Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance at Imperial College London, focused on developing innovations and behaviour change interventions.

He completed his PhD in 2015, and received postdoctoral funding to research participation of nurses in antimicrobial stewardship in South Africa and Rwanda, and social determinants of infections. His research funding includes grants from the NIHR, AHRC, ESRC, BRC, and the Florence Nightingale Foundation.

In 2016, Enrique was selected as Emerging Leader in International Infectious Diseases by the International Society for Infectious Diseases, and in 2017 he worked as Consultant for the World Health Organisation developing leadership education for national focal persons in infection control, supporting the Core Components in Infection Control. That year, he was also appointed by the NIHR 70@70 Senior Nurse Research Leader programme as one of the 70 nurses in the country selected to increase capacity and capability in research for nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals.

In 2020-2022, Enrique held positions at City University and University of West London, and worked as Infection Prevention and Control fellow at the national IPC unit in NHS England/Improvement, developing education for board members and senior IPC nurses, whilst supporting the local, national, and international COVID-19 response.

Enrique has been funded to carry out research and provide education in multiple settings, including Pakistan, India, Rwanda, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Spain. He is Editor-in-Chief of Infection Ecology and Epidemiology journal, and collaborates with the European Society of Specialist Organisations in Brussels, advising in IPC and AMR.

Qualifications

• 2021 PgCert Academic Practice (Technology). City, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
• 2015 PhD (cum laude, doctoral thesis prize), Nursing. Universitat d’Alacant, Alicante, Spain.
• 2005 Independent Non-Medical Prescribing. University of Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
• 2003 MSc Public Health. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
• 2001 Diploma in Management of Nursing Services. University of Distance Education, Madrid, Spain.
• 2000 Diploma in Tropical Nursing. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
• 1997 Degree in Nursing. University of Cordoba, School of Nursing, Cordoba, Spain.

Responsibility

Lead for Planetary Health within the Global Challenges undergraduate education.

Companies

• Senior Lecturer in Global Challenges (Planetary Health) Brunel University London (2022)
• Editor In Chief Infection Ecology and Epidemiology (2022)
• International Advisory Board Member, Journal of Hospital Infection Journal of Hospital Infection (2021)
• Lecturer, MSc Planetary Health Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) (2021)
• Editorial Board Member, BMC Health Services Research BMC (2021)
• Clinical Associate Primary Care International (2021)
• Honorary Lecturer Imperial College London (2020)
• Visiting Faculty Member Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (2020)
• Academic Editor PLOS ONE (2018)