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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[…] 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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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 into the disease and its clinical presentation....
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Guidance for the laboratory inves tigation, management and infection prevention and control for cases of Candida auris Guidance for the laboratory investigation, management and infection prevention and control of cases of Candida auris 2 About Public Health England Public Health England exists to protect and improve the nation's health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. It does this through world -class...
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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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