[…] al balance of healthy bacteria in the digestive system may be upset, allowing C. difficile to grow to unusually high levels and produce toxins that can damage the bowel and cause diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramping, dehydration, and even death. How is Clo stridium difficile transmitted? The bacteria and their spores are shed in feces. People can acquire the bacteria if they touch items or surfaces (e.g.,...
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[…] are minor, such as pim ples and boils. Serious infections — such as severe wound infections, pneumonia, or septicaemia (infection in the bloodstream) — can result in life -threatening illness or, if left untreated , death . Those with weakened immune systems and chronic illnesses a re more susceptible to developing an infection. How is MRSA transmitted ? MRSA is primarily spread by skin -to-skin...
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[…] system can be altered , allowing C. diff to grow to unusually high levels and produce toxins tha t can damage the bowel and lead to a variety of symptoms including diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramping, dehydration, and even death. How is Clostridioides difficile transmitted? C. diff germs and their spores are shed in feces and can spread from person t o person through hands . When...
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[…] digestive system can be altered , allowing C. diff to grow to unusually high levels and produce toxins that can damage the bowel and lead to a variety of symptoms including diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramping, dehydration, and even death. How is Clostridioides difficile transmitted? C. diff germs and their spores are shed in feces and can spread from person to person through hands . When someone...
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[…] territories outside of these lands, the Chartered Communities of the Métis Nation B.C., and Inuit. Quarter one (Q1) of 2021/22 (April 1 – June 24, 2021) Please read the technical notes at the end of this report for definitions, methodology and considerations for interpretation of results Quarterly Surveillance Report the northern way of caring www .providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org 2017/182018/192019/202020/21 2021/22 Rate per 10,000 inpatient days...
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[…] territories outside of these lands, the Chartered Communities of the Métis Nation B.C., and Inuit. Quarter two (Q2) of 2021/22 (June 26 – September 16, 2021) Please read the technical notes at the end of this report for definitions, methodology and considerations for interpretation of results Quarterly Surveillance Report the northern way of caring www .providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org 2017/182018/192019/202020/21 2021/22 Rate per 10,000 inpatient days...
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[…] Indigenous people that live on these lands that originate from their own respective territories outside of these lands, the Chartered Communities of the Métis Nation B.C., and Inuit. Quarter three (Q3) of 2021/22 (September 17– December 9, 2021) Please read the technical notes at the end of this report for definitions, methodology and considerations for interpretation of results Quarterly Surveillance Report the northern way of caring...
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[…] other Indigenous people that live on these lands that originate from their own respective territories outside of these lands, the Chartered Communities of the Métis Nation B.C., and Inuit. Quarter four (Q4) of 2021/22 ( December 10, 2021 – March 31, 2022) Please read the technical notes at the end of this report for definitions, methodology and considerations for interpretation of results Quarterly Surveillance Report the northern way...
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[…] outside of these lands, the Chartered Communities of the Métis Nation B.C., and Inuit. Quarter two (Q2) of 2022/23 (June 24 – September 15, 2022) Please read the technical notes at the end of this report for definitions, methodology and considerations for interpretation of results Quarterly Surveillance Report the northern way of caring www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org 3.53.0 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.23.5 3.5 3.33.9...
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[…] outside of these lands, the Chartered Communities of the Métis Nation B.C., and Inuit. Quarter one (Q1) of 2022/23 (April 1 – June 23, 2022) Please read the technical notes at the end of this report for definitions, methodology and considerations for interpretation of results Quarterly Surveillance Report the northern way of caring www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org www.providencehealt hcare.org 3.53.0 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.23.5 3.5 3.33.9...
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[…] Indigenous people that live on these lands that originate from their own respective territories outside of these lands, the Chartered Communities of the Métis Nation B.C., and Inuit. Quarter three (Q3) of 2022/23 (September 16 – December 8, 2022) Please read the technical notes at the end of this report for definitions, methodology and considerations for interpretation of results Quarterly Surveillance Report the northern way of caring...
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[…] Quality Grant #R01HS024958. We are grateful to the organizations and individuals who participated in this study. Searching for Management Approaches to Reduce HAI Transmission Evidence supporting HAI preventionSpecific Interventions for Intensive Care Units (ICU)Protocols for device insertion and maintenanceProcess standardizationChecklistsProvider educationChange in practice cultureRole of bedside cliniciansCommunication and collaborationEmpowering nurses to speak up and "stop the line"8 But…Success has not been uniformSome hospitals face challenges achieving resultsOthers...
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[…] Tech – Infectious Diseases Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Infection Control Surveillance Specialist Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology CIC ® City University New York – Hunter College MPH Community Health Education New York State Department of Health Hospital Acquired Infection Reporting Program Regional Representative BJC HealthCare Manager, Infection Prevention and Quality Patient Care Washington University in St. Louis Executive MBA Candidate 2017 3 Background – BJC...
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[…] Skin Injury in Critically Ill Patients www.webbertraining.com June 16, 2016 Disclosures ! Sage Products Speaker Bureau & Consultant ! Hill-Rom Speaker Bureau ! Eloquest Healthcare Speaker Bureau & Consultant 2 Objectives • Discuss the new strategies to determine patients at risk for injury • Outline evidence-based prevention strategies for incontinence associated dermatitis, friction reduction and pressure injury prevention • Describe key care process changes that lead to...
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[…] of HAI is a challenge Multiple improvement strategies Educational programmes Performance feedbacks Guidelines Bundles But difficult to change behaviors and beliefs Need for innovative tools! Games ! 2 Games? A serious game is a game designed for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment Gamification is the use of game design elements in non-games contexts making use of he potential ability of games Cugelman B....
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[…] protection (i.e. goggles or face shield ) should be donned for specimen collection (or other procedures) that are aerosol generating medical procedures (i.e. open suctioning of respiratory tract, intubation, bronchoscopy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation). This guidance is derived from a review of literature and discussions with medical microbiologists and infection control experts . Key reminders for healthcare workers: When providing care for patients under investigation for 2019 nCoV, Apply...
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Dr. Manish Sadarangani Director, Vaccine Evaluation Center , BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Associate Professor , Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, UBC Physician Lead, Family Immunization Clinic, BC Children’s Hospital 29 June 2021 COVID - 19 vaccines Disclosures Salary awards - BC Children’s Hospital Foundation - Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research - Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program Research/Project Funding - Merck, VBI Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer,...
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[…] Centre the University of West LondonHindsight•The ability to reflect and learn from the past•Requires us to see the events of the past with ‘new eyes’ to uncover what we missed at the time.•We tend to develop fixed models of what is happening and then fit events into those models.Infection Prevention 2021 –E M Cottrell Lecture Richard Wells Research Centre the University of West LondonEbola in hindsight…•There is...
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[…] for Disease Control website. _____ The US CDC has recently reported an increase in hospitalizations among children with severe respiratory illness associated with enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection. Not unexpectedly, confirmed cases of EV-D68 have also been detected in Canada, including recent sporadic detections in British Columbia (BC). The BC Centre for Disease Control has provided a brief overview of EV-D68 and offer some related action and advice. Background Enteroviruses...
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