PICNet Thank You to Dr. Linda Hoang, Provincial Medical Co-Director
From: Maureen O’Donnell, Tara Donovan, Titus Wong After nearly a decade with PICNet, Dr. Linda Hoang is leaving her official medical leadership role in the program. While saddened by her departure, we are also excited for Linda as she takes on her new provincial leadership role at the BC Centre for Disease Control as the Medical Director of the BCCDC Provincial Health Laboratory (PHL). Linda is an exceptional medical leader and a...
PICNet Newsletter – October 2023
Infection Prevention and Control Resources for Upcoming Respiratory Illness Season PICNet and the BC Ministry of Health have co-led the development of viral respiratory illness (VRI) resources through the Provincial COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control/Workplace Health and Safety Working group, in collaboration with health authority representatives and other partners. These resources cover a range of viral respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This transition aligns with...
PICNet Newsletter – July 2023
Transitioning BCCDC COVID-19 IPC resources to general IPC materials, available @picnet.ca PICNet and the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with health-authority partners, are using a phased approach to revise COVID-19-specific provincial infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance and resources to viral respiratory illness (VRI) and general IPC materials. This transition aligns with the following announcements and changes: On April 6, 2023, the B.C. Provincial Health Officer and Ministry of Health announced...
PICNet Newsletters – May 2023
We are excited to share our refreshed and modernized PICNet website. We welcome you to visit https://www.picnet.ca/. We hope that you enjoy the new look and feel and trust it will be more user-friendly for our community of practice. Thank you to all our survey participants who provided valuable feedback to help inform website changes. Congratulations to the following lucky three participants who won Amazon gift cards: Sarah Ormond from Fraser Health Authority ...