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Provincial Best Practices for Hand Hygiene Guidelines
Appendix 1 - 923454 Best Practices for Hand Hygiene In All Healthcare Settings and Programs British Columbia Ministry of Health Published July 2012 THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE BEST PRACTICES ONLY . HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND PROGRAMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK TOWARDS THESE BEST PRACTICES IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE . Best Practices for Hand Hygiene in All Healthcare Settings and Programs...
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BC_Hand_Hygiene_Policy_and_Appendices
Appendix 1 - 923454 Best Practices for Hand Hygiene In All Healthcare Settings and Programs British Columbia Ministry of Health Published July 2012 THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE BEST PRACTICES ONLY . HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND PROGRAMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK TOWARDS THESE BEST PRACTICES IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE . Best Practices for Hand Hygiene in All Healthcare Settings and Programs...
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CCDR_15vol41_09-eng
[…] Rhode Island. Department of Health. 2009. Available from: http://www.ri.gov/press/view/10017. (3) Pavlin JA, Murdock P, Elbert E. Conducting population behavioral health surveillance by using automated diagnostic and pharmacy data systems. MMWR. 2004;53:166–172. (4) Sugawara T, Ohk usa Y, Ibuka Y, Kawanohara H, Taniguchi K, et al. Real-time prescription surveillance and its application to monitoring seasonal influenza activity in Japan. J Med Internet Res. 2012;14(1):e14. Available...
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PICNet IPC Scrabble
[…] V 4 E 1 N 1 T 1 I 1 O 1 N 1 A 1 N 1 D 2 C 3 O 1 N 1 T 1 R 1 O 1 L 1 Set Up: Print these two pages. Above are your Scrabble letters. Using a pen or pencil, write your scrabble words on the game board. You can re‐use any the above letters as many times as you like. If you want a challenge, add a rule that all the words must be medical or health related! Triple Word Score Double Letter Score Triple Word Score Double Letter Score ...
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Fake News in Infection Prevention Teleclass SLIDES
[…] ABHR The very large majority of ABHRs does not contain these chemicals Florence Statement might have raised awareness and concern Subsequently misplaced in ABHR To note : Although triclosan was banned from soaps in the USA, it is still present in some toothpaste. N o articles published on this topic using this information to advocate stopping the use of toothpaste <mark...
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PublicHealthOntario_InfectionControl_Week_IdeaPrimer_2013[1]
[…] submissions must be made for consideration. Details: Staff will submit slogan ideas over a period of time. The best slogan will be selected by a panel and could be adopted for the year, used on newsletters, emails, and various organization -wide publications. Variations: Design a slogan for a particular department Choose a particular theme 28 Public :ealth Ontario —Regional =nfection Control Networks...
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2023-05-05 Slides_Accelerating Hand Hygiene Together
[…] colleagues to achieve excellence in hand hygiene • Run a face -to -face or virtual hand hygiene café in support of World Hand Hygiene Day –Love the 5 Moments; the café • Share the WHO newsletter and other campaign wording with a range of stakeholders 15 Wor ld Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May 2023 IPC practitioners 16 Wo r l...
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Infection Control News: April 8-12, 2019
Telemedicine tied to more antibiotics for kids. Kids seen via telemedicine visits were far more likely to be prescribed antibiotics than those who went to a doctor’s office or clinic, according to a new study. News. Blood culture. Higher volumes of blood results in greater organism recovery, and, some studies suggest, increase in the positivity rate. Study. Two new cases of measles have been confirmed on Vancouver Island,...
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Antibiotic-related News Stories and Journal Articles
In the past month, there has been lots of news related to antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance, and the hunt for new developments to replace antibiotics. Here is a selection of news stories and journal articles you may find interesting: What is a “phage wrangler”? The hunt for a bacteriophage to attack antibiotic-resistant Burkholderia cepacia. News “Molecular pencil sharpener” releases antibiotic. News |...
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Infection Control News: Oct 1-5, 2018
A study in a Winnipeg hospital has found that many privacy curtains become contaminated with a drug-resistant bacteria. Here is a reportage from Global News.ca. News | Journal Scientists engineer bacteria-hunting virus to kill E. coli in drinking water. News Study finds cash is a breeding ground for bacteria. News Reed Biologists Isolate Virus That Preys On Deadly Germs. Newly discovered bacteriophage destroys drug-resistant...
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Infection Control News: Sept 4-7, 2018
Having to pay for your own shingles vaccine isn’t ageism, BC tribunal rules. News 8 stories you should read during Sepsis Awareness Month. News B.C. health researchers advance HIV progress with new method addressing dormant strains. News There are currently 1.2M Canadian children living in low-income housing. 25% of them did not received full recommended doses of diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus vaccine...
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UCal_Influenza_Vaccination_Report_2014_
[…] the initial drafts of this report. Juliet Guichon Ian Mitchell Margaret Russell June 20, 2014 Calgary 3 3. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS 4 .1 Introduction BACKGROUND In 2009- 2010, pandemic H1N1 influenza became national front page news. 1 "Swine flu" as it was then called, was the subject also of business 2 and sports 3 reporting and of commentary 4 and religious...
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Infection Control News: July 16-20, 2018
FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics on risks of mental health and low blood sugar adverse reactions. FDA News Release FDA approves first treatment for smallpox virus. News with video Bacterial ‘armour’ could provide a target for new antibiotic drugs. News “Crowdsourcing” friendly bacteria helps S.aureus cause infection. News Why men might recover from flu faster than women. News Study finds that patient with...
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Infection Control News: Sept 24-28, 2018
Toronto Public Health confirmed 27 human cases of West Nile virus this summer. News. In Winnipeg, clean needle distribution continue to raise, but efforts are still needs in order to dispose of them safely. In one location, they found more than 1300 dirty needles. News. A long-awaited inquiry has opened in the UK into how contaminated blood was used to...
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Infection Control News: Oct 9-12, 2018
[…] checked for C.difficile. News US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said they have found 41 cases of enterovirus A71 infections in children this year — a majority of them in the Denver area. News USA sees an unusual rise this year in cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in several states. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) said <mark...
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Infection Control News: July 23-27, 2018
[…] watery diarrhea, anorexia, fatigue, abdominal cramps, nausea and myalgia. Cyclospora infection is a reportable disease. Reportable disease. In AJIC: Environmental considerations in the selection of isolation gowns. compared to the disposable gown system, the re usable one showed lots of environmental benefits like energy consumption, gas emissions, blue water consumption & waste generation. Study. Hepatitis day is July 28. Find more about...
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2024-05-03 Slides_Sharing Knowledge About Hand Hygiene
[…] Five Components of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy The step-wise approach The five moments for hand hygiene in health care http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/hhsa_framework/en/Stewardson, Allegranzi, Perneger, Attar, PittetD. Testing the WHO hand hygiene self-assessment framework for usability and reliability. J HospInfect. 2013; 83(1):30-5Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment FrameworkFrom 2010 www.hhea.infoFrom 2010 www.hhea.infoFrom 2010 From 2010 75www.hhea.infoApplynow: www.hhea.infoFrom 2010 Hand HygieneExcellence...
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Infection Control News: July 30-Aug 3, 2018
[…] staff at a Denver hospital in Colorado, were dressed head-to-toe in protective suits Sunday as a possible case of Ebola made its way to the hospital. See more in the video. News. Simulation reveals that USA is NOT ready for severe pandemics. It was designed to pinpoint challenges in preparedness & current policies. 20 wks after the fake outbreaks, 150M...
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