Search

Sort by: Relevance Newest First Oldest First

2021/09/07

0 likes

IPAC News

IPAC news for the week of Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 testing and infection control strategies in European paediatric emergency departments during the first wave of the pandemic. News   Hundreds of ER doctors implore Ontario to boost nurses’ pay amid ‘dangerous’ staffing shortage. News      Americans urged to ‘reconsider’ travel to Canada by U.S. CDC. News   Doug Ford to announce details of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system today. News...

Type: Post

SARS-CoV-2 testing and infection control strategies in European paediatric emergency departments during the first wave of the pandemic. News   Hundreds of ER doctors implore Ontario to boost nurses’ pay amid ‘dangerous’ staffing shortage. News      Americans urged to ‘reconsider’ travel to Canada by U.S. CDC. News   Doug Ford to announce details of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system today. News...

Picnet Admin

Share

2023/02/27

0 likes

IPAC News

IPAC News for the week of February 21 – 24, 2023

Increase of invasive pneumococcal disease in children temporally associated with RSV outbreak in Quebec: a time-series analysis. Journal   Merck’s COVID pill fails to prevent infection among household members. News   COVID-19 linked to rise in heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. News   Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews Taking Break from Hockey to Deal with Continued Long COVID Symptoms. News   Vaccines...

Type: Post

Increase of invasive pneumococcal disease in children temporally associated with RSV outbreak in Quebec: a time-series analysis. Journal   Merck’s COVID pill fails to prevent infection among household members. News   COVID-19 linked to rise in heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. News   Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews Taking Break from Hockey to Deal with Continued Long COVID Symptoms. News   Vaccines...

Andrea Vu Tran

Share

2019/05/21

0 likes

Uncategorized

Infection Control News: May 13 – 17, 2019

California’s tightened rules pay off against measles. News Ebola could spread if ‘violent attacks’ continue in Congo, WHO warns. News C. difficile sniffing springer spaniel is making hospitals safer. News Alaska officials fear tuberculosis spread at religious event. News WORLD. Rift valley fever (RVF) outbreak on Mayotte. A RVF outbreak in the French overseas territory of Mayotte has resulted in 129 lab-confirmed human...

Type: Post

California’s tightened rules pay off against measles. News Ebola could spread if ‘violent attacks’ continue in Congo, WHO warns. News C. difficile sniffing springer spaniel is making hospitals safer. News Alaska officials fear tuberculosis spread at religious event. News WORLD. Rift valley fever (RVF) outbreak on Mayotte. A RVF outbreak in the French overseas territory of Mayotte has resulted in 129 lab-confirmed human...

Picnet Admin

Share

2021/04/06

0 likes

IPAC News

IPAC News for the week of March 29 to April 1, 2021

Epidemiology of and risk factors for mortality due to carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) in healthcare facilities. Journal    Health Canada taking further action to confirm the benefit-risk profile of the AstraZeneca vaccine. News   Pfizer study suggests COVID-19 vaccine is safe, protective in younger teens. News     Ontario now has more COVID-19 patients in ICU than ever before. News   Athabasca school...

Type: Post

Epidemiology of and risk factors for mortality due to carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) in healthcare facilities. Journal    Health Canada taking further action to confirm the benefit-risk profile of the AstraZeneca vaccine. News   Pfizer study suggests COVID-19 vaccine is safe, protective in younger teens. News     Ontario now has more COVID-19 patients in ICU than ever before. News   Athabasca school...

Picnet Admin

Share

2018/06/15

0 likes

Uncategorized

Infection Control News: June 11-15, 2018

Kitchen towels are full of bacteria — but can they make us sick? The biggest takeaway of this study is how often we should be washing things like kitchen towels. News All kids should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth, experts say. News. Lungs from hepatitis C-infected donors can be safely transplanted. News. Reports highlight Klebsiella superbug, other CRE concerns. News. A...

Type: Post

Kitchen towels are full of bacteria — but can they make us sick? The biggest takeaway of this study is how often we should be washing things like kitchen towels. News All kids should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth, experts say. News. Lungs from hepatitis C-infected donors can be safely transplanted. News. Reports highlight Klebsiella superbug, other CRE concerns. News. A...

Picnet Admin

Share

2018/08/10

0 likes

Uncategorized

Infection Control News: Aug 6-10, 2018

[…] difficile cases. Cost was evaluated to be between 42K$ – 84K$ over 2 yrs. Study concluded that those meeting bring limited value in additional learning/quality improvement. Study Congo health officials link Ebola to 33 deaths. News Inuk woman ‘begging and pleading’ for help fighting tuberculosis in Nunavut. News 1 in 7 children of Zika-infected moms in U.S. suffer birth defects or other health problems. News China orders...

Type: Post

[…] difficile cases. Cost was evaluated to be between 42K$ – 84K$ over 2 yrs. Study concluded that those meeting bring limited value in additional learning/quality improvement. Study Congo health officials link Ebola to 33 deaths. News Inuk woman ‘begging and pleading’ for help fighting tuberculosis in Nunavut. News 1 in 7 children of Zika-infected moms in U.S. suffer birth defects or other health problems. News China orders...

Picnet Admin

Share

2023/08/14

0 likes

IPAC News

IPAC News for the week of August 8 – 11, 2023

[…] in detecting Clostridioides difficile from hospital surfaces. Journal Molecular Characterization of Circulating Yellow Fever Viruses from Outbreak in Ghana, 2021–2022. Journal A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here’s what we know about EG.5 so far. News Health Canada approves first RSV vaccine for adults 60+. News No refund for B.C. mom who lost childcare after refusing to vaccinate kids, tribunal rules. News US:...

Type: Post

[…] in detecting Clostridioides difficile from hospital surfaces. Journal Molecular Characterization of Circulating Yellow Fever Viruses from Outbreak in Ghana, 2021–2022. Journal A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here’s what we know about EG.5 so far. News Health Canada approves first RSV vaccine for adults 60+. News No refund for B.C. mom who lost childcare after refusing to vaccinate kids, tribunal rules. News US:...

Andrea Vu Tran

Share

2023/09/25

0 likes

IPAC News

IPAC News for the week of September 18 – 22, 2023

[…] A systematic review of barriers and enablers associated with uptake of influenza vaccine among care home staff. Journal Ontario to cover RSV vaccine for nursing home residents as province unveils fall COVID-19, flu shot plans. News What to know about Nipah virus amid outbreak in India. News Manitoba to roll out COVID-19, influenza vaccines in October. News Peel Region vaccination program...

Type: Post

[…] A systematic review of barriers and enablers associated with uptake of influenza vaccine among care home staff. Journal Ontario to cover RSV vaccine for nursing home residents as province unveils fall COVID-19, flu shot plans. News What to know about Nipah virus amid outbreak in India. News Manitoba to roll out COVID-19, influenza vaccines in October. News Peel Region vaccination program...

Andrea Vu Tran

Share

2023/11/06

0 likes

IPAC News

IPAC News for the week of October 30 – November 3, 2023

[…] the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic among Chinese residents in Canada with dependent school-age children: a cross-sectional online study. Journal Ontario residents 6 months or older can now get COVID-19 vaccines and flu shots. News Elderly Canadians remain at higher risk of serious COVID from first infections, study suggests. News Salmonella outbreak sickens over 70 people. Here’s how to protect yourself....

Type: Post

[…] the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic among Chinese residents in Canada with dependent school-age children: a cross-sectional online study. Journal Ontario residents 6 months or older can now get COVID-19 vaccines and flu shots. News Elderly Canadians remain at higher risk of serious COVID from first infections, study suggests. News Salmonella outbreak sickens over 70 people. Here’s how to protect yourself....

Andrea Vu Tran

Share

2014/09/03

0 likes

PIDAC_IPC_in_Perinatology_ENGLISH_Final_2012-05-25_1_

[…] Child Nurs. 2007 May -Jun;32(3):150 -5; quiz 6 -7. 172. Food and Drug Administration Office of Pediatric Therapeutics an d Pediatric & Maternal Health Staff. FDA advisory committee discusses safety of human milk banks. AAP News . 2011; 32(2): Available from: http://aapnews.aapp ublications.org/cgi/content/full/32/2/6 . 173. Gransden WR, Webster M, French GL, Phillips I. An outbreak of Serratia marcescens transmitted by contaminated breast pumps in a...

Type: Attachment

Picnet Admin

Share

2015/07/08

0 likes

SSI Getting Started Kit_SaferHealthcareNow

[…] Surgical Education 2007 ; 64(5): 302 -310. 170 Horie H, Okada M, Kojima M, Nagai H. Favorable effects of preoperative enteral immunonutrition on a surgical site infection in patients with colorectal cancer without malnutrition. Surg Today . 2006; 36:1063- 1068. 171 Mehta N, Compher C, Directors Abo. ASPEN Clinical guidelines: Nutrition support of the critically ill child. J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2009;33:260 -76. 172 Ander...

Type: Attachment

Picnet Admin

Share

2023/12/05

0 likes

Intra nasal naloxone decision summary

B.C. Aerosol G enerating M edical Procedure (AGMP ) Expert Group Decision Summary : Intran asal Naloxone March 15, 2021 This decision summary is intended for health -care providers and is based on known evidence as of January 8 , 2021 . Request and decision The B.C. AGMP expert group reviews medical procedures being performed on patients with suspected or confirmed COVID -19 in health -care...

Type: Attachment

Picnet Admin

Share

2023/12/19

0 likes

intra_nasal_naloxone_decision_summary

B.C. Aerosol G enerating M edical Procedure (AGMP ) Expert Group Decision Summary : Intran asal Naloxone March 15, 2021 This decision summary is intended for health -care providers and is based on known evidence as of January 8 , 2021 . Request and decision The B.C. AGMP expert group reviews medical procedures being performed on patients with suspected or confirmed COVID -19 in health -care...

Type: Attachment

Picnet Admin

Share

2014/08/28

0 likes

Infection Control Week 2012 – Song Contest

[…] ya’ And all the other staff Do the same So wash your hands, it’s not a game. Nobody’s perfect at all, Just keep your nails real small, You’re in it for the long-haul Infection ends today I wash, I rinse, and I dry, Hand gel I often apply, Don’t worry I do not lie, Infection can be sly. With the...

Type: Page

Picnet Admin

Share

2016/06/27

0 likes

PICNet GI Outbreak Guidelines_Revised June 2016

[…] with the EHO/Medical Health O fficer (MHO) and Facility Administrator. (page 21) Category B11 24. It is recommended that the OPMT delegate one person to speak with the media to ensure that messages use consistent wording in the event that media statements are needed. (page 21) Category C11 25. Daily updates regarding the extent of the outbreak should be composed by a...

Type: Attachment

Picnet Admin

Share

2022/10/04

0 likes

Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities

[…] with the EHO/Medical Health O fficer (MHO) and Facility Administrator. (page 21) Category B11 24. It is recommended that the OPMT delegate one person to speak with the media to ensure that messages use consistent wording in the event that media statements are needed. (page 21) Category C11 25. Daily updates regarding the extent of the outbreak should be composed by a...

Type: Attachment

Picnet Admin

Share

2019/05/06

0 likes

Uncategorized

Infection Control News: April 29 – May 3, 2019

U.S. measles outbreak raises questions about immunity in adults. News Antibiotic stewardship: the UN, international agencies, and experts today released a groundbreaking report demanding immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a potentially disastrous drug-resistance crisis. News H3N2 viruses mutate during vaccine production but new tech could fix it. News U of Sask. could help prepare for outbreaks by producing human vaccines for...

Type: Post

U.S. measles outbreak raises questions about immunity in adults. News Antibiotic stewardship: the UN, international agencies, and experts today released a groundbreaking report demanding immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a potentially disastrous drug-resistance crisis. News H3N2 viruses mutate during vaccine production but new tech could fix it. News U of Sask. could help prepare for outbreaks by producing human vaccines for...

Picnet Admin

Share

2022/07/25

0 likes

IPAC News

IPAC News for the week of July 18 – 22, 2022

Ghana confirms its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus  NEWS   Public Health Agency of Canada publishes National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommendations on the use of Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 Website   Alberta Health Services rescinds COVID-19 immunization policy for its workers, including new hires and students NEWS   Should you get your fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose now? NEWS   Monkeypox cases continue...

Type: Post

Ghana confirms its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus  NEWS   Public Health Agency of Canada publishes National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommendations on the use of Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 Website   Alberta Health Services rescinds COVID-19 immunization policy for its workers, including new hires and students NEWS   Should you get your fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose now? NEWS   Monkeypox cases continue...

Picnet Admin

Share

2021/07/05

0 likes

IPAC News

IPAC News for the week of June 28 to July 2, 2021

[…] during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Journal     First Candida auris Outbreak during a COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary-Care Center in Lebanon. Journal    Toronto opens up 375,000 new COVID-19 vaccine appointments for July. News   Why reports of COVID-19 infections after 2 vaccine doses aren’t cause for alarm. News   Police fine nude sunbathers in Australia for breaking...

Type: Post

[…] during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Journal     First Candida auris Outbreak during a COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary-Care Center in Lebanon. Journal    Toronto opens up 375,000 new COVID-19 vaccine appointments for July. News   Why reports of COVID-19 infections after 2 vaccine doses aren’t cause for alarm. News   Police fine nude sunbathers in Australia for breaking...

Picnet Admin

Share

2019/01/09

0 likes

Uncategorized

Infection Control News: December 31, 2018 to January 4, 2019

American doctor being monitored in US after possible exposure to the Ebola virus in Congo. News. Quebec hospitals overflowing as province hit with widespread flu. News. In this short video, residents of a small Alberta town recall their deadly brush with 1918’s Spanish flu. Video. Why you don’t need to fear ticks lurking in your Christmas tree. News. Prince Rupert boil...

Type: Post

American doctor being monitored in US after possible exposure to the Ebola virus in Congo. News. Quebec hospitals overflowing as province hit with widespread flu. News. In this short video, residents of a small Alberta town recall their deadly brush with 1918’s Spanish flu. Video. Why you don’t need to fear ticks lurking in your Christmas tree. News. Prince Rupert boil...

Picnet Admin

Share