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Getting the (Red) Dirt Out_Gamage IPAC 2017

[…] of the Provincial Health Services Authority of BC.  His salary is supported by the Provincial Health Services Authority. He has received no other funding for information he will be presenting. Objectives  Review the development of BC’s environmental cleaning guidelines  Discuss the roll out of the guidelines  Discuss operational issues driving regional practice. Background  BC’s environmental cleaning guidelines were officially released...

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PHAC Endoscopy Notice 2016 04 20

[…] have usually, but not always been associated with breaks in the cleaning and/or disinfection/sterilizati on stage of flexible endoscope reprocessing. Duodenoscopes are more difficult to clean than other types of endoscopes due to their complex design. Health Canada (HC) regulates the safety, effectiveness and quality of medical devices in Canada. In response to the US outbreak, HC contacted the Canadian manufacturers / suppliers of the duodenoscopes...

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Social Media Teleclass SLIDES

[…] 1965 3 3 WHO 5 May 2015 @allegranzib @claireekt @julesstorr 4 4 University of Utrecht 2015 Social media has many faces 5 5 University of Utrecht 2015 Some facts and figures 6 6 Relevance to developing countries: A recent report by the Pew Research Center highlights the growing use of SoMe in developing countries. In the U.S., 73% of Internet users use social networks. The report...

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Screening for S aureus Before Surgery SLIDES

Screening for Staphylococcus aureus before surgery. Why bother? Hilary Humphreys Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland www.webbertraining.com March 30, 2017 Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com Declaration The views expressed are of a professional but personal nature and not necessarily those of the RCSI & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. I have recently received research funding from Pfizer & Astellas. I have also provided professional advice...

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Surveillance in the Era of Electronic Health Data Teleclass Slides, Apr.3.19

HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION SURVEILLANCE IN THE ERA OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH DATAPhilip Russo, PhD, MClinEpid, BNAssociate ProfessorDirector, Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research Hosted by Jane Barnettjane@webbertraining.comwww.webbertraining.comApril 3, 2019 Objectives•Provide brief historical background to HAI surveillance•Discuss current surveillance issues, including findings of a systematic review the impact of electronic HAI surveillance software on IP’s•Explore future surveillance options in the era of electronic medical records2 BackgroundSurveillance"ongoingand systematiccollection, analysisand interpretationof outcome...

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CIPARS_Human_Antimicrobial_Use_Short_Report_2009_EN__2_

[…] of Canada National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication: Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) CIPARS – Human Antimicrobial Use Short Report, 2000–2009 Également disponible en français sous le titre: Programme intégré canadien de surveillance de la ré sistance aux antimicrobiens (PICRA) – Rapport sommaire sur l’utilisation des antimicrobiens chez les humains, 2000–2009 For further information or to provide comments please contact: Jennifer...

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PICNet EducationDay2016 Resources

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One Health and Antibiotics SLIDES

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Airborne Spread of Infectious Agents SLIDES

SYED A. SATTAR, PhD PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF MICROBIOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINEUNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, OTTAWA, ON, CANADA AND CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, CREM CO, INC., MISSISSAUGA, ON, CANADA (WWW.CREMCO.CA) THE AIRBORNE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS: SURVIVAL AND DECONTAMINATION OF HUMAN PATHOGENS IN INDOOR AIR Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com www.wbbertraining.com May 18, 2017 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SATTAR –TELECLASS ON INDOOR AIR -MAY 18 -2017 2 n MR. PAUL WEBBER (WEBBER TRAINING) n DR....

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2021-04-15 Slides_COVID-19 and the Global Virus Network

ChristianBrechot,MD,PhDSeniorAssociateDeanforResearchin GlobalAffairsAssociate VicePresident forInternationalPartnerships andInnovation Professor intheDivisionofInfectiousDisease, DepartmentofInternalMedicineMorsani CollegeofMedicine,University ofSouthFloridaPresident, Global VirusNetworkCOVID-19:LessonstobeLearnedand theRoleoftheGlobalVirusNetworkHosted by Martin Kiernanmartin@webbertraining.comwww.webbertraining.comApril 15, 2021 Mapping EmergingViral Diseases•How toanticipate?•Preparedness•Howtoreact?•Ta s kforces•Howtobuildfor thefuture?•Education•Tra i n i n g•Ta l e n tDevelopmentMarstonHD,FolkersGK,MorensDM,FauciAS.Emergingviraldiseases:confronting threats withnew technologies. SciTranslMed.2014Sept 10;6(253)COVID192 AnimatedGraphic:CoronavirusInfectionsWeekByWeek.(2020,November16)..RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.https://www.rferl.org/a/day-by-day-how-the-coronavirus-spread/30552844.html3 WhyCoronaviruses?•SARS-CoV-2isthe7thdocumented humancoronavirus•Fourcausecommoncolds(229E,HKU1,NL63,OC43);threecausesevere disease(SARS-CoV,MERS-CoV,SARS-CoV-2)•Five haveemergedthelast20years (SARS-CoV,MERS-CoV,HKU1, NL63, SARS-CoV-2)•Batsareinvolvedintheemergence offive(SARS-CoV,MERS-CoV,NL63, 229E, SARS-CoV-2)0.02Mi.arvalis/GermanyMi.fortis/Yuanjiang-15/China Mi.maximowiczii/China Mi.californicus/USA Mi.pennsylvanicus/USA My.glareolus/RussiaPi.abramus/China Rh.affinis/China Rh.sinicus/China Rh.monoceros/China Ta.europaea/Hungary Ur.talpoides/Japan Ne.gibbsii/USA Sc.aquaticus/USAPe.maniculatus/USA Pe.leucopus/USA Re.megalotis/USA Re.mexicanus/MexicoEo.regulus/South Korea Eo.miletus/China Si.hispidus/USA Si.alstoni/Venezuela Ak.montensis/Brazil...

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2023-10-19 Slides_CBIC 2023

[…] only and cannot be used for subsequent presentations without the explicit permission of CBIC. What certification means for me… What is CBIC?Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.Voluntary, autonomous, multidisciplinary board Mission:Provide pathways to demonstrate and maintain competence in infection prevention and control.Vision: A world free of infections through demonstrated professional competency. CBIC Examinations•Certification in Infection Control (CIC®) Examination CBIC Examinations•Associate-Infection Prevention and Control (a-IPC™)...

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ARO REPORT 2012 BCAMM Final July 2014

[…] BCAMM and participants. We acknowledg e the contributions of Medical Microbiologists, General Pathologists, Infectious Disease specialists, laboratory technologists, epidemiologists and infection control practitioners without whom this report would not be possible. While it would be desirable to collect additional demographic or clinical data, or extend the surveillance project to other organisms, this effort is not possible without additional resources. Report prepared by Diane Roscoe MD FRCPC...

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CDI Annual Surveillance Report 2012-2013

[…] V6H 4B1 www.picnet.ca Tel: 604 -875 -4844 ext 22983 Fax: 604- 875-4373 Email: picnet@phsa.ca Disclaimer The purpose of this report is to provide information on Clostridium difficile infections in acute care facilities to healthcare providers, decision -makers, patients, and the public. This report m ay be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for infection prevention and control practices to improve the quality of healthcare...

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PICNet-Annual-CDI-Surveillance-Report-2013-2014

[…] 4B1 Tel: 604 -875 -4844 ext 22983 Fax: 604 -875 -4373 Email: picnet@phsa.ca www.picnet.ca Disclaimer The purpose of this report is to provide information on Clostridium difficile infections in acute care facilities to healthcare providers, decision -makers, patients, and the public. This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for infection prevention and control practices to improve the quality of healthcare <mark...

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ARO_2011_BCAMM_Dec_2012_

[…] of resistance to extended spectrum cephalosporins (known as Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamases, or ESBLs). This data is presented in Table 5. Additionally, data on the presence of a broad range of resistance genes found in Enterobacteriaceae detected by molecular methods is included. The report is formatted so that individual sites and/or patients can not be identified. After BCAMM review, the report is made available to the Provincial Health...

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Toolkit-for-Management-of-CDI-in-Acute-Care-Settings-2018

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