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Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia RESOURCES NEWS Our purpose is to reduce health care-associated infections by improving infection prevention control practices across the continuum of health care in British Columbia. PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. System Wide Solutions for Fewer Infections Our purpose is to reduce health care-associated infections by improving infection prevention control practices across the continuum of health care in British Columbia. PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. NEWS System Wide Solutions for Fewer Infections RESOURCES Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia RESOURCES NEWS Our purpose is to reduce health care-associated infections by improving infection prevention control practices across the continuum of health care in British Columbia. PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. System Wide Solutions for Fewer Infections Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia RESOURCES NEWS Our purpose is to reduce health care-associated infections by improving infection prevention control practices across the continuum of health care in British Columbia. PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. System Wide Solutions for Fewer Infections

WHAT’S NEW

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Measles Alert

Global and regional measles cases are on the rise. Stay informed and help prevent the spread. Access PICNet’s measles resources for health care settings here.

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – Interim Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Health Care Settings

For PICNet’s recommendations, click here.

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Policy Communiqué: IPC Measures for Preventing Viral Respiratory Illness

For the BC Ministry of Health’s Policy Communiqué on Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Preventing Viral Respiratory Illness, click here

Resources

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Activities

Toolkits and resources for engaging infection prevention and control activities.
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Brochures, Posters, Signage & Tools

Infection prevention and control brochures and posters.
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Games

Crosswords, word searches, Scrabble, and J-parody, for download, along with answer keys.
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Videos

Instructional and fun infection prevention and control videos from PICNet and other organizations.
Surveillance Reports and Protocols

Surveillance Reports
Surveillance Protocols
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Guidelines & Toolkits

Infection prevention and control guidelines and resources from PICNet and other organizations.
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COVID-19 Information

Find COVID-19 guidance and resources for health care settings.
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Webber Teleclasses/Webinars

Webber Teleclass Education is an international lecture series on infection prevention and control topics.
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Webinars and Events

Links to webinars and events.
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Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Related Directives and Policy Communiqués

Stay informed with updated directives from the Ministry of Health or the Office of the Provincial Health Officer

IPAC ADVISORIES

Ongoing

Emerging Respiratory Viruses

We provide relevant links to BCCDC updates on emerging respiratory viruses.

June 28, 2023

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF)

Updated information and infection prevention and control recommendations for VHF, including Ebola virus disease in BC health-care settings.

June 28, 2023

Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Updated outbreak details about Avian influenza and revised IPC recommendations for BC healthcare.

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PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that live on these lands that originate from their own respective territories outside of these lands, the Chartered Communities of the Métis Nation B.C., and Inuit.