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[…] Control 9 What’s special about Qmentum? 11 4 YEAR CYCLE 12 4 YEAR CYCLE 13 What’s special about Qmentum? 14 4 YEAR CYCLE 15 Tracer activities Tracers Compliance with standards alone not enough Preparation two-pronged: demonstrate compliance with IPAC standards ensure POC staff convey their understanding of & adherence to these standards + 16 17 300-bed CCC/Rehab 472-bed LTC 220-bed Assisted Living 275-bed CCC/Rehab 404-bed CCC/Rehab 262-bed...
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Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance A View (and response) from Down -Under ACIR Austin Centre for Infection Research Prof. M. Lindsay Grayson Infectious Diseases & Microbiology Department , Austin Health Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia Hosted by Claire Kilpatrick WHO Infection Control Global Unit www.webbertraining.com April 12, 2017 Sponsored by the World Health Organization Infection Control Global Unit - www.who.int/gpsc/en Conflict of Interest Disclosures Funding: •Australian Commission on...
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[…] 3 Antibiotics 4 Modern medicine has only been possible because of them Chemotherapy Transplants Implant surgery – no prophylaxis means that joint replacements may become too risky Have added about 20 years to life in developed countries Unique medications Are not targeted against the person taking it Prescribed by non-specialists style.visibility style.visibility style.visibility style.visibility style.visibility style.visibility style.visibility style.visibility What also changed? 5 Ageing population Increasing public expectancy...
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Positive deviance and hand hygiene of nurses in a Quebec hospital: What can we learn from the best ? Josiane Létourneau, RN, PhD Faculté des sciences infirmières Université de Montréal www.webbertraining.com January 30, 2020 Hosted by Ramona Rodrigues McGill University , Montreal Objectives of the lecture Present a PhD study on nurses’ hand hygiene using a positive deviance approach Present and discuss the results of the...
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[…] balance of healthy bacteria in the digestive sy stem 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 Clostridioides difficile transmitted? The bacteria and their spores are shed in feces. People can acquire the bacteria if they touch items or surfaces (e.g., toi...
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[…] infections are minor, such as pimples 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 are more susceptible to developing an infection. How is MRSA transmitted ? MRSA is primarily spread by skin -to-skin contact...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Page 1 of 6 Methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Update, Q2 of 201 9/20 Decem ber 201 9 Summary Table Current quarter (Q2 201 9/20 ) Previous quarter (Q 1 201 9/20 ) Same quarter of previous year (Q 2 201 8/19) Last 4 Quarters (Q 3 201 8/19 – Q2 201 9/20 Total new MRSA...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Page 1 of 6 Clostridioides difficile Infections (CDI) Update, Q 2 of 2019 /20 Decem ber 201 9 Summary Table Current Quarter (Q2 201 9/20) Previous quarter (Q 1 201 9/20 ) Same quarter of previous year (Q 2 201 8/19) Last 4 Quarters (Q 3 201 8/19 – Q2 20 19 /20) Total CDI cases...
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[…] balance of healthy bacteria in the digestive sy stem 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 Clostridioides difficile transmitted? The bacteria an d their spores are shed in feces. People can acquire the bacteria if they touch items or surfaces (e.g.,...
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[…] infections are minor, such as pimples 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 are more susceptible to d eveloping an infection. How is MRSA transmitted ? MRSA is primarily spread by skin -to-skin contact...
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[…] Q4 of 2019/20), but was not significantly higher than the same quarter of the previous year (3.3 in Q1 of 2019/20). The CDI rate in Q2 of 2020/21 (3. 5 per 10,000 inpatient days) decreased slightly compared to previous quarter ( 3.9 in Q1 of 2020/21 ), but was higher than the s ame quarter of previous year (3. 2 in Q 2 of 2019/20) ,...
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[…] University of Minnesota Jeremy Snyder, Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University Victoria Casey, M.A. Student, Simon Fraser University Rory Johnston, M.A. Candidate, Simon Fraser University CONTACT INFORMATION Please direct inquiries about this report to: Valorie Crooks Department of Geography Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada E-mail: crooks@sfu.ca Phone: (778) 782-3507 Further information can be found at the research group’s website: www.sfu.ca/medicaltourism © <mark...
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[…] every nine hospital patients in Canada contracts a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) 1. Each year, it is estimated that there are more than 220,000 cases of HAI in hospitals in Canada, resulting in at least 8,000 deaths. 2 At least 30% of HAIs can be prevented by following infection prevention and control strategies. 3 Imagine being able to help those patients with something so simple as… better hand...
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[…] patient care Stewardship vs. Infection Control • Stewardship •Infection Control Our Common Goals • Reducing production and spread of resistance • Reducing adverse events for patients • Reducing nosocomial infections • Improving patient care • Decreasing costs • Improving patient flow Our Different Approaches Personal Protective Equipment Hand Hygiene Environmental Cleaning Surveillance Education Our Different Approaches Antibiotic restrictions Audit and Feedback Guidelines and Treatment pathways Multi-disciplinary teamwork...
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[…] can hel p us make a good first impressio n or they can be a distraction—and even a turnoff— for our listeners . We can avoid the si x gestur e habit s tha t detrac t fro m our presentation s by learning a strateg y calle d "Th e Froze n Hand Gesture." First, here is wha t no t to do: Least Recommended: 1...
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[…] 28, 2017 Hosted by Martin Kiernan Dr Eggimann collaborated to several industry - sponsorized clinical trials since 1990. Dr Eggimann served on an advisory board for and/or sponsorized lectures for Astellas 3M, Janssen, Lilly, Me dex MSD , P f i z e r, We yth -Lederle DISCLOSURE Anything I say can be highly biased No offshore account ! all goes to the Hospital to pay...
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Emily Rose presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 1 Critical Device Failure: Now What? PICNet Education Conference 2018 Emily Rose, MHSc, MPH Human Factors Specialist Quality & Patient Safety Vancouver Coastal Health March 9, 2018 Introduction â¢Medical Device Failures â¢Human Factors Engineering â¢Case Studies 2 Emily Rose presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 2 â¢Manufacturing/Assembly error â¢Software glitch/hacking â¢Material selection â¢Contamination â¢Overstress 3 No Fault Found! 4 Emily Rose presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 3 5 Investigating Causes of Failures 6 Emily Rose presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 4 7 RootâCause Analysis: Whathappened, whyand what can be done to prevent 8 CPSI â Canadian RCA Framework, 2006 Emily Rose presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 5 9 What is human error? 10 Emily Rose presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 6 Inappropriate human behaviours that lowers levels of a systemâs effectiveness or safety, which may or...
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[…] University Hospital, Bordeaux, France www.webbertraining.com October 20, 2020 What is Clean Hospitals ? www.CleanHospitals.com 2 Our Mission: 3 Setting the agenda for addressing urgent issues in the field Academic Taskforce Stakeholder meetings Board meetings Education Development of training programs for hospitals Research projects and studies Systematic review of the efficacy of HEH interventions A global Environmental Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework Publications White papers & academic papers in peer-reviewed...
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