New Bugs & Drugs website
The Bugs & Drugs® resource is now available in a website format for BC users at the following link: www.bugsanddrugs.org. The website is available to users accessing the website from an IP address that is from anywhere in British Columbia. Users can access the website from their personal or work devices as long as they have internet connectivity. Bugs & Drugs® is the recommended reference for management of infectious diseases and appropriate antimicrobial...
Stop! Clean Your Hands day: CPSI video competition
This year, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) is hosting a video competition for Stop! Clean Your Hands Day (also known as World Hand Hygiene Day). CPSI is looking for creative and original video submissions featuring the important questions you ask yourself to make sure the care you provide is the safest possible. Every video they receive will be uploaded to CPSI's YouTube channel. STOP! Clean Your Hands Day takes place May 5,...
Angus the C. diff dog guest stars at PICNet conference; and will soon have a canine colleague
Attendees at the PICNet 2017 Educational Conference were treated to a visit by a special guest...
Yellow fever outbreak in Brazil
Several news stories and epidemiological updates on the yellow fever outbreak in Brazil: Brazil orders 11.5 million yellow fever vaccines amid worst outbreak in years From Straitstimes.com: Rio de Janeiro said on Saturday (March 11) it plans to vaccinate the state's entire population against yellow fever in response to an outbreak that has killed at least 113 people around Brazil. Although Rio has not registered any cases, it is close to where the disease...