[…] to grow the visibility of AMR and share knowledge on how to address this growing threat. You can help by: Sharing the included key messages about AMR and the #GoBlueforAMR campaign either on social media or through newsletters Encouraging participation in the campaign (e.g., wearing blue during WAAW, visiting illuminated landmarks) Using the...
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[…] Health Authority PHC Providence Health Care PHHWG Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group PHSA Provincial Health Services Authority PICNet Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia VCHA Vancouver Coastal Health Authority VIHA Island Health Authority WHO World Health Organization Hand Cleaning Compliance in BC Acute Care Facilities 2013/2014 Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) 1 Executive summary Hand cleaning has long...
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[…] reviewed, and differences in opinion were resolved through discussion and consensus. This process was reviewed and approved by the Guidelines Steering Committee. 2.0 General Information About Infections Microorganisms are very much a part of our world. They perform a variety of essential functions and interact with every living creature. <mark...
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[…] 2-10 days Fever, cough, progressive respiratory distress. Occurs most commonly in those who are elderly, immunocompro mized or have other underlying lung disease. Person to person transmission not documented Antibiotic therapy for treatment Mycoplasma pneumoniae World wide non seasonal more common in school age and young adults 2-3-weeks (range 1-4 weeks) Fever, acute bronchial cough non-productive initially Duration...
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[…] the steps that result in the transmission of healthcare-associated microorganisms and the imperative for hand hygiene (3). 2. THE TRANSMISSION OF MICROORGANISMS ON HANDS As outlined by Boyce et al. (4) and reiterated by the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (2009)...
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[…] they may develop mild symptoms if they are exposed to the disease, but without the serious complications.</p> <h3>How can I be sure that vaccines are safe? </h3> <p>Vaccines are constantly monitored and tested around the world and in Canada before they are approved for use. Canada has several systems in place to...
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[…] help with viral infections and that using antibiotics unnecessarily leads to antibiotic resistance. 6. Ear infections can be due to viruses or bacteria. In many cases an ear infection, even if it is caused by bacteria, will clear without an antibiotic. 7. Pneumonia is the most serious respiratory tract infection. It is most often caused by bacteria and antibiotics will help. Note: This common misconception may come up in your discussion. Many people think that yellow / green nasal discharge or phlegm means their infection is caused by bacteria. This is not the case. Yellow or green discharge occurs with both bacterial and viral infections and comes from your body fighting the infection. SUM UP Most respiratory tract infections are due to viruses and antibiotics will not help. Antibiotic resistance is a threat to your healthx Use antibiotics widsely World Health Day, April 7, 2011...
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[…] cut agriculture production by 17% Materials •15 million tons of fish harvested in 2011 with many fisheries depleted •6 billion hectares deforestation since 1800 Source: Global Global Footprint Network, 2011 Consumption Exceeding Supply If entire world consumed at rate of U.S. we would need… 11 Planet Earths 1 1. WWF Living Planet Report Key Sustainability Issues for Healthcare •Population growth, mobility, and...
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[…] Implementation Federally-funded project aimed to reduce CAUTI rates 4-year project (Sept 2011 – Aug 2015) To date: 40 states, District of Columbia, & Puerto Rico ~1000 hospitals 30% reduction on medical-surgical units (Fakih IDWeek 2014) World Health Organization Italy, Japan, Africa, Latin America … 32 33 What if you need further help in preventing CAUTI? 34 Additional Approaches Tier 1 & Tier...
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PICNet April Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together April 2015 Ebola Teleclass PICNet is hosting a teleclass on April 24, 2015 from 10:30-11:30 am PST on the topic of Ebola: Real- life details. Patrice Gordon is a Nurse Practitioner from BC who worked in an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone in Nov/Dec 2014. She will share her insights...
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[…] patients ; 3) reporting performance back to the care units and to senior leaders, physicians, and managers across the health authorities , and to the public; 4) using a variety of communications such as posters, newsletters, and posting of results on units ; 5) identifying new initiatives and opportunities...
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[…] of Japanese woodblock prints into the French art scene in the mid-19 th century is an example of an "intersectional innovation." 8 The Importance of "Intersectional Innovation" "Diversity drives innovation. Your best chance for ground- breaking innovation is at the intersection where diverse concepts, disciplines, cultures, and industries collide." (The...
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[…] EXCHANGE RATES AIR DECONTAMINATION UPON REPEATED MICROBIAL CHALLENGE (ZARGAR ET AL., 2016) SATTAR –TELECLASS ON INDOOR AIR -MAY 18 -2017 13 DOES IN-CAR AIR POSE A RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH? (SATTAR ET AL., 2016) n WORLD TOTAL OF PASSENGER CARS TO INCREASE FROM CURRENT ONE BILLION TO >2.5 BILLION BY 2050; FAMILY CARS REPRESENT ~74% OF WORLD’S YEARLY...
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What makes infection prevention and control work? Julie Storr Director and Consultant, S3 Global, Contracted by World Health Organization Live broadcast from Infection Prevention 2017 www.webbertraining.com September 18, 2017 WHO (2016) Core components of IPC programmes at the national and acute health care facility level WHO (2016) Core components of IPC programmes at the national <mark...
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[…] and patient information collected by the laboratory for the provincial surveillance report. Hand Cleaning Compliance The methodology for the provincial hand hygiene audits was adapted by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group (PHHWG) from the World Health Organization ’s guide lines for hand hygiene , which describe direct observation as <mark...
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[…] how hard we work, if we donât get the facts right, we canât make good decisions. Three Questions â¢Do I have strong feelings about this (emotions)? Does anyone else? âHow will I work with these? â¢Do I/we have a clear and shared understanding of whatâs going on (the facts)? âIf not, how do we get there? â¢Do I/we have a clear and shared understanding of what should matter most (the values)? âIf not, how do we get there? Duncan Steele presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 9 With every action we show the world what matters to us. Ethics is about asking, what should matter most and why. Duncan Steele presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 10...
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[…] in Texas, Florida, New York, Toronto Anopheles elsewhere causing malaria S Korea, southern Europe, S Africa Highland urban areas eg Nairobi Rural highland areas eg PNG Not in NZ….yet! 22 Impact of malaria Today: 50% world’s population exposed Impact of doubling of CO2: 60% exposed Other factors Land clearing Population movement Drug and pesticide resistance 23 Dengue Fever...
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[…] most important cause of healthcare associated diarrhea and is increasingly important as a community pathogen. A more virulent strain of C. difficile has been identified and has been responsib le for severe cases of disease worldwide. In British Columbia C. difficile infection (CDI) rates within acute care facilities have been publicly available since April 2009. Higher rates <mark...
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Gastrointestinal Endoscopes: A Need to Shift from Disinfection to Sterilization William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H. Director, Hospital Epidemiology, Occupational Health and Safety Program, UNC Health Care; Research Professor of Medicine, Director, Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, NC, USA Hosted by Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard University of Cardiff, UK www.webbertraining.com July 23, 2015 Gastrointestinal Endoscopes: A Need...
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