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 ...
PICNet’s Team Announcements
On behalf of PICNet leadership, Tara Donovan, Dr. Linda Hoang, Dr. Titus Wong, Kendra McPherson and Dr. Maureen O’Donnell, we have a number of team member changes to share with you. Returns We welcome back Jenn Diep, Project Manager, and Tara Donovan, Network Director, who have both returned from maternity leave. Welcomes Mahta Khoshnam Tehrani We are thrilled to share the wonderful news that Mahta Khoshnam Tehrani has joined PICNet as our second temporary full-time...
Ebola Temporary Post
This is a temporary post. This "What's New" section is pulling all posts (except IPAC)....
IPAC News for the week of December 28 – 30, 2022
Trends of COVID-19 incidence in Manitoba and public health measures: March 2020 to February 2022. Journal Four-Year Environmental Surveillance Program of Legionella spp. in One of Palermo’s Largest Hospitals. Journal Public health, buy-in from gay and bisexual men helped get Canada's mpox outbreak under control. News Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows. News US considers Covid-19 measures for travelers from China. News Influenza, RSV and COVID-19 on...
IPAC News for the week of September 6 – 9, 2022
Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the health care facility level. Publication Using Intervention Bundles to Reduce the Rate of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Settings. Journal Doctors brace for busy flu season without pandemic restrictions. News B.C. vaccine campaign: Health officials to release plan for fall boosters. News An E. coli outbreak associated with Wendy's restaurants has now sickened 97 people in...
IPAC News for the week of August 29 – September 2, 2022
Infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and reinfections during the Omicron wave. Journal Advancing Diagnostic Stewardship for Health Care-Associated Infections, Antibiotic Resistance, and Sepsis. Journal Students, schools gearing up for first in-person orientation since COVID-19 halted events. News Iraq: Cholera outbreak tops 1,000 cases. News Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped in Europe, WHO says. News COVID-19 viral loads in major Sask. cities' wastewater at highest levels in months. News Populous Chinese cities including Shenzhen ramp up COVID-19...