PICNET NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2025
Celebrating National IPAC Week
Celebrate National IPAC week: October 20-24. Check out PICNet’s messaging and list of resources and activities to help you promote and celebrate this week.
PICNet’s 20th Anniversary
PICNet is celebrating its 20th anniversary this fall! Please watch for more details coming in November. Check out our info sheets to learn more about PICNet.
Stop by PICNet’s booth at the IPAC BC Chapter’s Education Day on November 3rd, 2025 to meet the team in-person and learn more about provincial IPC priorities.
Provincial IPC Resources of Interest
Updated measles resources are now available.
NEW IPC High Threat Pathogen Resources are available. There is currently an outbreak of Ebola in DRC. Reminder for IPC programs to review provincial high threat pathogen resources to improve their facility preparedness.
Provincial Surveillance Updates
Check out the Quarterly Surveillance Report, Q4 2024/25 for healthcare-associated infection rates and hand hygiene compliance across the province.
Watch for PICNet’s Provincial Annual Surveillance Report (spanning 6-years) coming soon.