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 Healthcare-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 curbs....
Acute hepatitis of unknown etiology among children, pathogenic avian influenza
PICNet continues to work with key partners and stakeholders in providing infection prevention and control guidance in health care settings. Updated and consolidated information on emerging pathogens and communicable diseases are available on clicking on the links below: Acute hepatitis of unknown etiology and adenovirus among children Pathogenic avian influenza ...
IPAC News for the week of April 18 – 22, 2022
Unprecedented outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus in Taiwan associated with ON1 variant emergence between 2010 and 2020. Journal Identification and assessment of antimicrobial resistance bacteria in a hemodialysis water treatment system. Journal Ontario COVID numbers: Almost 1,500 people in hospital, 206 in intensive care. News Moderna aims for fall release of COVID-19 Omicron vaccine. News Schools, nursing homes contend with stomach flu outbreaks. News Uber Canada to drop mask mandate for drivers and passengers....
Pause on hosting live Webber Teleconference
As of January 18, 2022, we are no longer hosting live Webber Teleconference in the near future due to technical limitation. MP3 recordings will continue to be available on our Webber Teleclasses webpage. Please stay tuned on our website for any updates....
Survey – Updating 2011 BC Reprocessing Guidelines
PICNet is updating the Best Practice Guidelines for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Critical and Semi-Critical Medical Devices in BC Health Authorities – December 2011. We will be revising this document based on current literature, as well as feedback from our community of practice. As key project stakeholders, you are invited to participate in a survey (found here) to provide feedback to the 2011 guidelines. The survey should take approximately...
IPAC Barrier Survey
You are invited to participate in a survey on infection prevention and control (IPAC) during the pandemic! Did you or the health care providers in your organization face barriers to following infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C.? We’re learning from past experiences to improve our systems going forward. If you are a direct health care provider or an IPAC professional working with health care providers, please...
Lunch and Learn Sessions: COVID-19 Reflections (May – July 2021)
PICNet is very thankful to have hosted the COVID-19 Reflections Lunch & Learn series held May to July 2021. We are very grateful to all our speakers for sharing their knowledge, experience and expertise at our Lunch and Learn sessions. We have provided links to presentations that we obtained consent for posting below. Thank you to all our participants for attending the sessions and for participating in the discussions and Q&A. We hope...