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Topical Antibiotics to Prevent Post-Operative Surgical Infection SLIDES

Topical Antibiotics to Prevent Post-Operative Surgical Infection. Is the Paradigm Changing? Hilary Humphreys Department of Clinical Microbiology Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) & Beaumont Hospital Dublin, Ireland www.webbertraining.com April 19, 2018 Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com Declaration The views expressed are of a professional but personal nature & are not necessarily those of the RCSI & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. I have recently received research funding from...

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HCC Annual Report 2013_2014

[…] been considered the most effective and simplest way to prevent healthcare - associated infections (HAIs) in healthcare setting s. A Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group (PHHWG) in British Columbia (BC) was formed in 2010 to develop and implement a provincial hand hygiene program in healthcare facilities across the province . Every quarter, trained auditors directly observe a sample of healthcare providers working in BC acute care facilities...

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1053897 – 1053904 – Policy Communique 2016-04 – Environmental Cleaning B…

[…] L I C Y C O M M U N I Q U É TO: All Health Authorities TRANSMITTAL DATE: October 28, 2016 COMMUNIQUÉ NUMBER: 201 6-04 CLIFF NUMBER: 1053904 SUBJECT: Environmental Cleaning Best Practices DETAILS: See attached EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately MINISTRY CONTACT: Executive Director, Public Health Services Branch & Office of Aboriginal Health , Population and Public Health Division Stephen Brown Deputy Minister Ministry...

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Collaboration and Support of the CIC Certification Exam SLIDES

[…] ® Certification Examination Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com October 20, 2016 www.webbertraining.com Karen Anderson , MT, MPH, CIC Chris Zirges , R N, MSN, ANCS-BC, CIC Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Objectives Define current partnerships of CBIC Introduce the CIC® Facilitator Resource Toolkit Discuss ways to support certification in any organization Outline other ways to get involved with CBIC 2 Working Together CBIC Mission:...

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PICNet Workshop_Staff Education_Slides

[…] dog new tricks. What do you think? Cliché Analysis •Two types of intelligence: – Fluid – Crystallized Well, Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Intelligence Early Theories late 1800s to mid 1900s were developed mainly by psychologists • Sensory Stimulation Theory (Pavlov) • Reinforcement Theory (BF Skinner) • Facilitation Theory (Humanistic Approach) –Therapy is a learning process and must be facilitated and cannot be taught...

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MGrinder_Bookmarks_forprint

1 . Points of Focus 2. Transitions Between Points of Focus 3. Peripheral Sight 4. Voice Patterns: Credibility and Approachability 5. Voice Speed and Volume 6. ABOVE (Pause) Whisper 7. Physical Presence 8. Decontamination 9. Frozen Hand Gesture 10. Gesturing: Four Quadrants 11. Gesturing: Assigning Attributes 12. Gestures of Relationship 13. High Expectations 14. Kinesthetic Equivalents of Credibility and Approachability 15. BLIP (Breathing Level Indicates Permission) 16. Indicators of...

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Agatha Jassem_CDI

[…] (NAP7), 244, 012, 017, 018, 014/20, 106, 015 – Data on strain types in persons in the community are sparse – In North America, still NAP1 dominance? Goorhuis et al. (2008) Clin I nfect Dis De Almeida et al. (2013) N Z Med J Lim et al. (2014) Clin I nfect Dis Quesada -Gomez et al. (2015) J Clin Microbiol Baldan et al. (2015) J Clin Microbiol...

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Ebola Outbreak Lessons Learned SLIDES

[…] WHO HQ J. Hightower, SDS, HIS, WHO HQ Ebola outbreak What are the main lessons learned for infection control? Hosted by Claire Kilpatrick www.webbertraining.com January 20, 2016 Magnitude of the Ebola outbreak 2014-15 Combination of determining factors Geographical: ease of cross border movements, outbreak in urban areas leading to high transmission Cultural: religious practices and customs facilitating transmission, care-seeking behavior Structural: poor roads, infrastructure, lack of access...

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PICNet Annual Surveillance Report 2014-15

[…] difficult to achieve a further decrease. In addition, slight change in the number of cases in the small hospitals , even by one case, w ould affect the rate greatly due to small denominator. The de creasing trend in the provincial rate of CDI slowed down in FY 2014 /15 compared to the previous two years 2012 /13 and 2013 /14. Especially in Q4 of...

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Evidence vs Tradition Bathing

[…] September 24, 2015 Disclosures Sage Products Speaker Bureau & Consultant Eloquest Healthcare Speaker Bureau & Consultant Hill-Rom Speaker Bureau & Consultant 2 Session Objectives Create the link of patient advocacy to the basic nursing care Define key fundamental evidence based nursing care practice of bathing to reduce harm/infection Discuss strategies to overcome barriers 3 Notes on Hospitals: 1859 "It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as...

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Module 3: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions

[…] and Additional Precautions Module Page 1 Module 3: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Objectives At the completion this module the ICP will: 1. Identify the key components of Routine Practices & Additional Precautions (RPAP) 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the application of RPAP in the clinical areas using the case scenarios provided in terms of: − Considerations for point of care risk assessment − Indications for hand...

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PICNet Surveillance Protocol for CPO_C auris_2025-01-06_Appendix_C_fillable

[…] outside of Canada within the past 12 months? Ye s , an overnight stay in a hospital or undergone medical/surgical procedure outside of Canada Yes, other health -care encounter , e.g., visited GP, walking clinic, dentist, ER, etc. No he alth -care encounter Unknown 9 Did the patient have an overnight stay in a Canadian facility or undergo medical/surgical procedure in Canada (including BC) within the past...

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COVID19_ORConfigUseEmergentSurgery_Archived_14Nov2024

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Provincial Guidance RTW and Exposure Management for HCW with VRI 2023 Oct 20

[…] or Suspected COVID-19 and Management of Health- Care Worker Exposures to COVID -19 (June 28, 2022). INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROVINCIAL GUIDELINES 2 Purpose This guidance supports organizational and individual health-care worker s (HCW s) decision - making on returning to work following confirmed or suspected communicable viral respiratory illness (VRI). This includes illness relating to SARS -CoV -2, influenza , and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV ),...

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