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Joanne Archer Retirement Letter
September 24, 2020 Joanne Archer’s retirement Sent on behalf of Tara Donovan, Network Director, Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia Hello everyone, On behalf of the Provincial Infection Control Network I am sharing bittersweet news, Joanne Archer, Education and Practice Coordinator for PICNet is retiring at the end of this year. In her own words, her role with PICNet combined with decades...
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PICNet Annual Surveillance Report 2018_19 (updated Mar 19, 2020)
[…] The Candida auris Alert: Facts and Perspectives. The Journal of infectious diseases. 2018; 217(4):516 –20. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix597 PMID: 29390110 . 13. BC Center for Disease Control. Laboratory trends. October 2017. http://www.bccdc.ca/health - professionals/professional -resources/laboratory -trends - newsletter . 14. MRSA Tracking. last updated: April 13, 2016 . http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/tracking/index.html . Accessed August 22, 2016 15. Zacharioudakis IM, Zervou FN, Pliakos EE, Ziakas PD, Mylonakis...
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Implementing Infection Control Teleclass Handout, 2-page
[…] and cost effective manner, based on external and internal standards, keeping in mind the best ways we can support our clinical colleagues and serve our patients and their families. adapted from Hoffmann K, Infect Control Today, Dec 200018 ImplementingInfectionControl –WaystoGet Yo u rHospitaltoTa l k AboutInfectionControlProf. Andreas Vo s s, Radboud University, The NetherlandsSponsoredbyLonza(www.lonza.com)A Webber Training TeleclassHosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.comwww.webbertraining.com10Less...
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Chlorhexidine Use and Bacterial Resistance SLIDES
[…] 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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Future of IC Bright or Bleak SLIDES
[…] Standardize use and care Improve communication about catheter need Build capacity for alternatives Feedback data in real time Basically, professionals like to be given a choice Compliance Thesaurus.com 47 `The Big C’ Compliance The wrong word It affects everything – but is often absent from published papers Research showing effectiveness of interventions and likelihood of implementation And it is probably our fault...
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CIPARS_Human_Antimicrobial_Use_Short_Report_2009_EN__2_
[…] publication may be reproduced without permission provided that its use falls within the scope of fair dealings under the Copyright Act , and is solely for the purposes of st udy, research, criticism, review or newspaper summary. The source must be fully acknowle dged. However, reproduction of this publication in whole or in part for purposes of resale or redistribution requires...
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Climate change and Infectious Diseases SLIDES
[…] trimester Decreases normal replication of neurons and astroglial cells Small no. get abnormal limb development (arthrogryposis) 39 Chikungunya: Re-emerging disease 1952- 1st identified virus Outbreaks in southern Tanzania, Makonde plateau Derived from Makonde or Swahili word = "that which bends up" 40 Chikungunya: Re-emerging disease Virus, circulates between mosquitoes and non-human primates Aedes aegypti and albopictus Thought to have originated in Africa 1954: 1 st...
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PICNet CPO Toolkit_April 2018
[…] after consultation with medical microbiologists or infection control practitioners (ICPs) in the facilit y Check with your local laboratory to confirm the correct way they would like requisitions labelled for screening swabs. This may include wording such as: "Carbapenemase Producing Organism Search". Isolates suspected of harboring a CPO gene should be sen t to the BC Public Health Reference Microbiology Laboratory...
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PICNet Annual Surveillance Report 2016-2017
Annual surveillance report of healthcare- associated infections in BC health care facilities Fiscal Year 201 6/1 7 (April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 ) Prepared by: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) October 2017 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 control <mark...
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Ebola Guidelines that Did Not Work SLIDES
[…] population were exposed unnecessary to a serious illness. New, updated guidelines from the WHO and CDC should protect HCW’s, helpers and others working with Ebola and other serious infections in a more safe way, than today. A dangerous infection should always be met with the highest level of protection, not with the lowest. 55 Some references WHO. Interim infection prevention and...
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Program for Exhibitors
[…] fluid fragmentation Dr. Lydia Bourouiba Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor, The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 12:00–1:00 Lunch Exhibitors 1:00–1:45 Fresh thinking needed or ELSE! Infection control practices in units with behavioral issues Barley Chironda MSc (c) RPN CIC Healthcare National Sales Director and Infection Control Specialist, Clorox Professional Products Company 1:45–1:50 Groovy Movement Joanne Archer,...
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Presenter Bios
[…] worked primarily in the area of communicable disease control, focusing on large outbreaks of measles, mumps, and pertussis. In 2012 she accepted an offer to become Medical Director of Fraser Health’s Infection Control program, and today leads a team of 50 practitioners and consultants, delivering infection control services at Fraser’s acute and residential sites. She also co-instructs a course in epidemiology...
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PICNet Newsletter May2013
[…] 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 your settings by June 3, 2013. Everyone who does will be entered to win a Starbucks...
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picnet-dec2016-newsletter
[…] care information and resources The BC Hand Hygiene Communications Group continues its year of hand hygiene campaigns with the Nov/Dec focus on hand care. Each health authority has links to materials via their intranets and news stories; PICNet has also added information to our About Hand Hygiene page, along with a downloadable poster (thanks to Northern Health for the poster template)....
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Carbapenemase-producing Organisms (CPOs)
[…] enzymes can be expressed after exposure to antibiotics or acquired horizontally from other bacteria. Some common examples of these genes include the New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) and Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC). The NDM genes were first identified in India and Pakistan and are considered common in some health care settings. KPC was detected for the first time in the US, and is now...
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Rhinovirus vaccine research
Martin Moore, an associate professor at Emory University and a research scholar at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, has been working on developing a rhinovirus vaccine that has shown promising results in trials on macaques. The monkeys were able to produce antibodies against many types of rhinoviruses. Moore and his colleagues are now following up on those results with more research and hope to move soon to human trials....
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Other Organizations
Education Websites IPAC Canada’s Education Resources for Infection Control Professionals – IPAC Canada Conference content, online webinars, learning tools, and more. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology – Online training courses, conference content, professional development tools, certification prep World Health Organization Teleclasses – Online training modules about infection prevention and control, public health, global health, and more. World Health Organization Global Infection...
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PICNet July 2016 Newsletter
[…] of program topics. If you would like to suggest any new/additional topics or speakers, you can email Joanne Archer. And don’t forget to save the date: the conference takes place March 9-10, 2017. Infection Control News There are several new stories on the PICNet news page, including that of Angus the C.difficile-hunting dog. PICNet Medical Co-Lead Dr. Elizabeth Bryce was...
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PublicHealthEngland_Guidance_Candida__auris
[…] Patel, Theresa Lamagni, Berit Muller -Pebody, Fiona Neely For queries relating to this document, please conta ct: PHE.candidaauris@nhs.net © Crown copyright 201 6 You may re -use this information (excluding logos) free of char ge in any format or medium, under the terms o f the Open Government Licence v3 .0. To view this licence, visit OGL or email psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk . Where we...
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