PICNet 2014 Educational Conference:
Learning from the Past to Inform the Future
March 3-4, 2014
The presentation slides are available for download; click on the PDF icon next to the presentation title to view/download the file.
| March 3rd | Topic | Speaker Name |
| 8:00–8:30 | Registration and Breakfast | Exhibitors |
| 8:30–8:40 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | PICNet Co-Director |
| 8:40–9:00 | Update on PICNet | Bruce Gamage, PICNet |
| 9:00–10:00 | Health Canada standards and factors influencing the clinical effectiveness of ABHR | Dr. William Jarvis, MD Jarvis and Jarvis Associates, LLC |
| 10:00–10:30 | Health Break | Exhibitors |
| 10:30–11:15 | VGH de-cluttering and mobile equipment project | Sid Scharf, VGH Infection Control |
| 11:15–12:15 | Communicating to Anti-Vaccine Groups | Andrea Derban, FNHA Immunization Coordinator |
| 12:15–1:00 | Lunch | Exhibitors |
| 1:00–2:00 | Update on Hepatitis C Virus | Dr. Naveed Janjua, Senior Scientist Hepatitis Program, Clinical Prevention Services |
| 2:00–2:45 | Infection Control in the Mental Health Setting | Craig Pienkowski, ICP, Vancouver Coastal Health |
| 2:45–3:15 | Health Break | Exhibitors |
| 3:15–4:00 | Concurrent sessions: 1) Tuberculosis and healthcare providers 2) Hand hygiene: who owns it? Lessons on how to encourage point-of-care staff to take ownership. |
1) Elayne Preston, Managing Consultant, Health & Wellness, Workplace Health, Fraser Health 2) Jacquie Hlagi, ICP, Fraser Health, and Hilary Espezel, ICP, Fraser Health |
| March 4th | Topic | Speaker |
| 8:00–8:30 | Breakfast | Exhibitors |
| 8:30–9:30 | Harm Reduction and Infection Control | Dr. Evan Wood, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS |
| 9:30–10:30 | A look back in time | Education Steering Committee collaborative project |
| 10:30–11:00 | Health Break | Exhibitors |
| 11:00–12:00 | Carbapenem Resistant Organisms | Dr. Linda Hoang, Medical Microbiologist Program Head, BCCDC |
| 12:00–1:00 | Lunch | Exhibitors |
| 1:00–2:00 | What is evidence-based practice? | Dr. Victor Leung, Infection Control Physician, Providence Health Care |
| 2:00–2:45 | Infection Prevention and Control in Pre-Hospital Care | Lisa Young, ICP, BC Ambulance |
| 2:45–3:00 | Feelin’ Groovy | Joanne Archer, PICNet |
| 3:00–3:20 | Wrap-up and door prizes | Bruce Gamage, PICNet |