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2022/02/15

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2022-02-17 Slides_Assessing the Clinical Accuracy of a Hand Hygiene System

[…] most effective way to prevent HAI.The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Editorial. Antimicrobial resistance-what can we learn from climate change? Lancet Respir Med. 2016 Nov;4(11):845. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings. https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/ World Health Organization, WHO Patient Safety. WHO guidelines on hand hygiene in health care : a summary. 2009. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/70126Marco Bo Hansen3 The effects of hand hygienePatient safety: Fewer infections•Length-of-stay•Medication •Re-operation•Isolation regimen•ReadmissionStaff...

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2014/09/03

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PHAC_nCoV_guidance_7May2013_DO-tw_posted_

[…] Settings guidance -Seasonal Influenza , 3 Infection Control Guideline for the Prevention of Healthcare -associated Pneumonia guideline, 4 and the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the health sector - Annex F, 5 along with the World Health Organizatio n’s guidance. 6 In addition to routine practices, patients suspected or confirmed to have nCoV infection should be managed with Contact and Droplet Precautions, along with...

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2021/09/20

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PICNet_CPO Public Report Q4_2020-21

[…] newly confirmed with CPO s  Each patient harboured one carbapenemase gene . A newly identified gene in a patient is considered a new case, totalling 46 new cases of CPOs .  NDM was the most common ly identified carbapenemase gene , accounting for half (23 /46) of the new cases  Among 46 new cases , 39 were reported...

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2018/09/14

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PICNet_CDI_Surveillance_Report_Q4_FY2017-18

[…] Previous quarter (Q 3 201 7/18) Same quarter of previous year (Q 4 201 6/17)* Year -to- date 201 7/18 Total CDI cases identified 735 563 799 2,316 Number of new CDI cases associated with the reporting facility 358 269 394 1,104 Total inpatient days 990,673 677,016 961,383 2,914 ,319 Rate of CDI associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 3.6...

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2018/04/12

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PICNET_MRSA_Surveillance_Report_Q3_2017-18

[…] quarter (Q 2 201 7/18) Same quarter of previous year (Q 3 201 6/17) Year -to- date 201 7/18 Total new MRSA cases identified 762 756 716 2,134 Number of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility 331 359 357 969 Total inpatient days 726,096 690,507 715 ,803 2,060,870 Rate of MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI)...

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2018/02/16

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PICNet_CPO Public Report Q2 2017_18

[…] 2018 Highlights for Q 2 20 17/1 8 (June 1 6 – September 7, 2017 )  28 new cases of CPO were identified in 2 5 patients in BC acute care facilities .  The majority of new cases harbored the NDM resistance gene (20 , 7 1.4%) .  14 cases (50.0%) reported healthcare encounters outside Canada.  11 cases (40.7 %)...

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2017/02/28

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PICNet_CPO Public Report Q1and2 2016_17

[…] Q 1 and Q2 20 16/1 7 (April 1 – September 8 , 201 6)  43 new cases of CPO were identified amon g 39 patients in BC acute care facilities  NDM was the most common gene identified (29 /43 cases, 67.4 %)  31 cases (72.1 %) reported healthcare exposure outside Canada . N o known risk factors were observed among 5 cases...

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2014/09/17

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Module 2: Microbiology

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2025/01/22

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make-it-matter-slides

[…] aren’t the story. The story –the important, relatable, universal truth –is in how someone changes in response to their experiences. Why tell stories?Humans use stories to create meaning.Stories are how we make sense of the world around us. When we listen/read/watch stories, we are essentially testing to see if the characters’ actions makes sense,to see if we would behave the same...

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2025/01/22

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2025-01-23 Webber Slides_HOW STORIES CAN CHANGE BEHAVIOUR

[…] aren’t the story. The story –the important, relatable, universal truth –is in how someone changes in response to their experiences. Why tell stories?Humans use stories to create meaning.Stories are how we make sense of the world around us. When we listen/read/watch stories, we are essentially testing to see if the characters’ actions makes sense,to see if we would behave the same...

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2024/11/20

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COVID19_IPCProtocolSurgicalProceduresObstetrical_Archived_14Nov2024

(Archived) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Protocol for Obstetrical Procedures During COVID -19 Archived: Nov 14, 2024 The information contained in this document has been archived and is made available for historical referencing only. The content is no longer being updated and therefore, may not reflect current information or recommendations . Last updated: May 25, 2021 This guidance is intended for health -care providers and is based...

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2018/06/22

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Infection Control News: June 18-22, 2018

[…] effective as FDA-approved antibiotics for treating deadly infections. News Food Recall. Reason for Recall: Salmonella. Product(s): Now Real Food brand Zesty Sprouting Mix Recalling Firm: Puresource Inc. Distribution: National. Report. Study supports safety concerns of world’s only dengue vaccine. A re-examination of trial data showed that Dengvaxia (Sanofi Pasteur) is protective in patients who have been previous exposed to dengue virus but potentially harmful in those...

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2022/02/22

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2022-02-24 Slides_Vaccine Hesitancy

Vaccine Hesitancy- What’s Happening www.webbertraining.com February 24, 2022 Prof. Rodney E. Rohde Hosted by Martin Kiernan Speaker Bio 2 2 3 "The impact of vaccination on the health of the world’s peoples is hard to exaggerate. Apart from safe water, no other modality has had such a major effect on mortality reduction and population growth." Susan and Stanley Plotkin, A Short History of Vaccination, in Vaccines 1...

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2021/07/05

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PICNet_CPO Public Report Q1-Q3_2020-21_corrected

[…] s, including 2 patients who each had 2 different carbapenemase gene s  Each gene newly identified is considered a new case, totalling 96 new cases of CPOs in Q1 – Q3  NDM was the most common carbapenemase gene , accounting for 5 2.1% (50 /96)  Among 96 new cases , 67 cases were reported to PICNet: 65 were identified in...

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2018/09/14

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PICNET_MRSA_Surveillance_Report_Q4_FY2017-18

[…] (Q 3 201 7/18) Same quarter of previous year (Q 4 201 6/17)* Year -to- date 201 7/18 Total new MRSA cases identified 1,08 2 749 1,080 3,191 Number of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility 48 1 331 486 1,447 Total inpatient days 1,053,368 727,046 1,015, 167 3,122,867 Rate of MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95%...

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2018/02/16

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PICNET_MRSA_Surveillance_Report_Q2_2017-18

[…] quarter (Q 1 201 7/18*) Same quarter of previous year (Q 2 201 6/17) Year -to- date 201 7/18 Total new MRSA cases identified 756 615 763 1,371 Number of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility 359 279 347 638 Total inpatient days 690,507 644,149 692 ,787 1,334,656 Rate of MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI)...

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2014/09/03

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PICNet_Guidelines_Evaluation_Report_May_2010

[…] collection of data on the dissemination and uptake of the document by the target audience. Even with these weaknesses the AGREE instrument is the most validated guidelines appraisal tool available and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) (13) and others (9) for the evaluation of guideline documents. For the purpose of this evaluation, the AGREE instrument...

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2017/12/20

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PICNET_MRSA_Surevillance_Report_Q1_2017-18

[…] (Q 4 2016 /17 *) Same quarter of previous year (Q 1 201 6/17) Year -to- date 201 7/18 Total new MRSA cases identified 615 1,084 712 615 Number of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility 279 488 323 279 Total inpatient days 644,149 1,015,167 655,086 644,149 Rate of MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 4.3...

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2017/12/20

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PICNet_CDI_Surveillance_Report_Q1_2017-18

[…] Previous quarter (Q 4 2016/17) * Same quarter of previous year (Q 1 201 6/17) Year -to- date 201 7/18 Total CDI cases identified 515 801 576 515 Number of new CDI cases associated with the reporting facility 249 395 285 249 Total inpatient days 598,698 962,129 611,234 598,698 Rate of CDI associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 4.2 (3.7...

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2017/05/12

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PICNET_MRSA_Surevillance_Report_Q3_2016-17

[…] 201 6/1 7 Previous quarter (Q2 201 6/17) Same quarter of previous year (Q3 2015/16) Year -to- date 2016/17 Total new MRSA cases identified 708 759 785 2,180 Number of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility 353 344 382 1,021 Total inpatient days 715,803 692,786 738,513 2,063,675 Rate of MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 4.9...

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