[…] ? Does that mean the fact, signs or objects that make you beli e ve that something is NOT true ? Is Evidence always needed to make decisions? 17 Authors have searched literature for the words "parashute" and "trial" They did not find any randomised controlled trials of the parashute Conclusion: to wear a para c hute to prevent death/severe trauma when jumping...
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[…] ? Does that mean the fact, signs or objects that make you beli e ve that something is NOT true ? Is Evidence always needed to make decisions? 17 Authors have searched literature for the words "parashute" and "trial" They did not find any randomised controlled trials of the parashute Conclusion: to wear a para c hute to prevent death/severe trauma when jumping...
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Annual surveillance report of healthcare -associated infections in BC health care facilities Fiscal Year 201 7/1 8 (April 1, 201 7 to March 31, 201 8) Prepared by: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) December 201 8 The Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) is a provincially supported professional collaborative that provides guidance and advice on healthcare -associated infection prevention and...
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Pathogenic Avian Influenza...
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1 Subject: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Health Care Settings Date: June 27, 2023 This memo is intended for those managing acute care facilities , urgent and primary care centres , and primary care clinics , as well as health authority infection prevention and control (IPC) and workplace health and safety (WHS) programs. Background Highly pathogenic avian influenza...
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[…] ). Yes _______ No ______ b. Have these cases been admitted to the facility for greater than 3 days? Yes ____ No __ _ c. Number of patients who have confirmed CDI on this unit today i. Date: _____________ ii. Number:___________ d. Number of patients that have symptoms that could be CDI on this unit today ___ Trigger confirmed: Yes____ No______ Likely to be...
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[…] CFU/ml Urinalysis results Urine cultures that are positive only for yeast, mold, dimorphic fungi, or parasites Uropathogen list for Asymptomatic Bacteremic UTI (ABUTI) – ABUTI criteria will use the same pathogen list as SUTI NHSN Newsletter, Vol. 9, Issue 3, September 2014 r NHSN, SUTI and ABUTI, 2015 Area of Improvement : NHSN Clarification on CAUTI & POA NHSN clarified the issue of patients having...
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[…] EPIDEMIOLOGIST RESULTS (CONTâD) Awareness Understanding Priority © MCGUCKIN METHODS INTERNATIONAL, INC.                                WWW.MCGUCKINMETHODS.COM 15 A Webber Training Teleclass www.webbertraining.com 6 EPIDEMIOLOGIST RESULTS (CONTâD) EPIDEMIOLOGIST RESULTS (CONTâD) © MCGUCKIN METHODS INTERNATIONAL, INC.                                WWW.MCGUCKINMETHODS.COM 16 EPIDEMIOLOGIST TAKEAWAY EPIDEMIOLOGIST TAKEAWAY From which of the following sources can consumers learn about your facilityâs HAI rates? Official state reports 85% HospitalCompare website 74% Remember earlier slideâ¦Â IPs cited 100% web sources Hospital personnel 28% Physician or other HCW 25% Local News Source 17% Hospital Website 15% Donât know 4% © MCGUCKIN METHODS INTERNATIONAL, INC.                                WWW.MCGUCKINMETHODS.COM 17 EPIDEMIOL. TAKEAWAY (CONTâD) EPIDEMIOL. TAKEAWAY (CONTâD) Which departments at your hospital are involved in providing information on HAI rates to patients? Infection Prevention 81%Qua lity Assu rance...
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[…] EPIDEMIOLOGIST RESULTS (CONTâD) Awareness Understanding Priority © MCGUCKIN METHODS INTERNATIONAL, INC.                                WWW.MCGUCKINMETHODS.COM 15 A Webber Training Teleclass www.webbertraining.com 6 EPIDEMIOLOGIST RESULTS (CONTâD) EPIDEMIOLOGIST RESULTS (CONTâD) © MCGUCKIN METHODS INTERNATIONAL, INC.                                WWW.MCGUCKINMETHODS.COM 16 EPIDEMIOLOGIST TAKEAWAY EPIDEMIOLOGIST TAKEAWAY From which of the following sources can consumers learn about your facilityâs HAI rates? Official state reports 85% HospitalCompare website 74% Remember earlier slideâ¦Â IPs cited 100% web sources Hospital personnel 28% Physician or other HCW 25% Local News Source 17% Hospital Website 15% Donât know 4% © MCGUCKIN METHODS INTERNATIONAL, INC.                                WWW.MCGUCKINMETHODS.COM 17 EPIDEMIOL. TAKEAWAY (CONTâD) EPIDEMIOL. TAKEAWAY (CONTâD) Which departments at your hospital are involved in providing information on HAI rates to patients? Infection Prevention 81%Qua lity Assu rance...
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Page 1 of 6 PICNet 201 8 Educational Conference Exhibitor Information Contents Contact info and reminders ...
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[…] and what youâd like to see next year! Join our Community of Practice If you havenât already, you can sign up to join our Community of Practice at www.picnet.ca/join . You can receive infection control newsletters, notification of education opportunities, and more . Thank you for attending our conference; we hope to see you again next year! 6 3 Jocelyn Srigley MD, MSc, FRCPC Clinical Assistant...
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2/7/241Ta r g e t e d H y g i e n eApplications to break the chain of infectionDr Lisa AckerleyInternational Scientific Forum on Home HygieneHosted by Martin Kiernanpaul@webbertraining.comwww.webbertraining.comFebruary 8, 20241BACKGROUNDPositions•Industry Trustee, International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene•Director, Public Health and Hygiene Engagement, Reckitt•Chair of Board, Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute•Chair of the Technical Advisory Board at Food AlertExperience and qualifications•Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner•Local...
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Excerpted from: Outbreak News Today You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean…or wipe ….or swab a stethoscope? That’s the question raised by a new quality improvement project published in the July issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). It is <mark...
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Two new updates today on Zika virus: Portable Zika test Researchers have created a portable test that can show whether someone has been infected with the Zika virus, even in remote areas far from a hospital or lab. In a study published Friday in the journal Cell, a group of scientists led by the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at...
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[…] inappropriate glove use by healthcare personnel. Based on information from such studies, infection prevention staff and educators should develop training programs using adult learning principles and evidence-based instructional methods to improve glove use. Read the full news article on Infection Control Today (there is a 14-second ad first) You can read a similar news article without the...
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Page 1 of 2 PICNet PROVINCIAL INFECTION CONTROL NETWORK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A program of the Provincial Health Services Authority PICNet May Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! PICNet communications - sign up to continue receiving! PICNet is cleaning up its contacts database, so if you'd like to continue to receive infection control news, requests to review documents, Webber notifications, etc., then make sure you update...
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Page 1 of 3 PICNet December Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together December 2016 PICNet 2017 Conference: discount deadline Dec 18 Registration is open for PICNet's 2017 Educational Conference, and the deadline for the best discount is December 18th : just $110/day ($220 for both days). You can also get a discount on your 2018 confe rence registration by referring someone new for 2017! Find out more and download...
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[…] x am ple , triclosan (liquid soaps) and triclocarban (bar soaps) âcould pose he alth risks, such as bacte rial re sistance â¦â FDA issues final rule on safety and effectiveness of antibacterial soaps http://www.fda.gov/ News Events /News room/Pres s Announc ements /uc m517478.htm (ac c ess ed 19/09/2018) BACTERIAL RESPONSES TO BIOCIDES Regulators J-Y Maillard â Telec las s , 2018 22 BACTERIAL RESISTANCE TO...
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