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 ...
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...