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Social Media Teleclass SLIDES
[…] 1965 3 3 WHO 5 May 2015 @allegranzib @claireekt @julesstorr 4 4 University of Utrecht 2015 Social media has many faces 5 5 University of Utrecht 2015 Some facts and figures 6 6 Relevance to developing countries: A recent report by the Pew Research Center highlights the growing use of SoMe in developing countries. In the U.S., 73% of Internet users use social networks. The report...
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PICNet Newsletter June2015
PICNet June Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together June 2015 CPO Surveillance Report The first provincial Carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO) surveillance report is now available for download from the PICNet website. You can read about the CPO surveillance program on our CPO web pages . Thanks to our Surveillance Steering Committee and all those who participated in the development of this important new surveillance program. Change Day BC How can...
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HellerDaggett Sustainability
[…] International Cooperation Current Population Clock U.S.324,220,393 World7,296,333,983 17:04 UTC (EST+5) Feb 20, 2015 Major Drivers: Diseases Threaten Public Health •MRSA, drug-resistant bacteria, infects 75,300 people annually in U.S.; now moved from hospitals into community •9,500 deaths attributed to Ebola in West Africa, with significant public concerns globally •154 new cases of measles in U.S. in 2015 •7-fold increase in antibiotic resistant E. coli in last 10 years...
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Norovirus1 – Understanding Diversity Teleclass Slides, Nov.17.14
1 Lyon 2014 Norovirus Understanding diversity in relation to detection, healthcare impact, control and prevention Marion Koopmans m.koopmans@erasmusmc.nl @MarionKoopmans www.webbertraining.com November 17, 2014 Norovirus background Most common etiology of acute gastro-enteritis Transmission person-to-person, environmental, foodborne, waterborne, zoonotic? Mostly mild illness, self limiting More severe disease in persons with co-morbidities Cardiovascular patients (OR 17.1, 2.2-403) Renal transplant recipients (OR 13,1.7-281) Age >65 (OR 11.6, 1.9-204) Immunosuppression (OR 5.7, 1.8-20.1) Sporadic...
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PICNet surveillance protocol for MRSA 2014
[…] Protocol Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Page 2 Contents Introduction ...
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PICNet Publication Barriers to HCW adherence to IPAC during COVID-19
[…] patient and staff safety. However, healthcare workers (HCWs) face many barriers that affect their ability to follow these practices. We identified barriers affecting HCW adherence to IPAC practices during the pandemic in British Columbia, Canada. Design: Cross-sectional web-based survey. Setting: Acute care, long-term care or assisted living, outpatient, mental health, prehospital care, and home care. Participants: Eligible respondents included direct-care providers and IPAC professionals working in these...
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Join Us for our Virtual Lunch and Learn Sessions!
Dive into the latest updates on CSA Standards while enjoying your lunch! PICNet is delighted to partner with CHAIR Canada to bring you a series of three engaging sessions. The virtual sessions will discuss engineered infection prevention and various CSA standards and will feature guest presenters from CHAIR Canada. A certificate of attendance will be provided for attendees upon completion of each of the session. Session Details...
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2023-10-19 Slides_CBIC 2023
[…] only and cannot be used for subsequent presentations without the explicit permission of CBIC. What certification means for me… What is CBIC?Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.Voluntary, autonomous, multidisciplinary board Mission:Provide pathways to demonstrate and maintain competence in infection prevention and control.Vision: A world free of infections through demonstrated professional competency. CBIC Examinations•Certification in Infection Control (CIC®) Examination CBIC Examinations•Associate-Infection Prevention and Control (a-IPC™)...
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2023-08-16 Slides_Understanding the Immunity Debt
1Matthias MaiwaldSenior Consultant in MicrobiologyDept. Pathology & Lab. MedicineKK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, SingaporeAdj. Assoc. Prof., Dept. Microbiology & Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singaporematthias (dot) maiwald (at) singhealth (dot) com (dot) sgUnderstanding the ‘Immunity Debt’ to Common Infections During the COVID-19 PandemicAugust 16, 2023www.webbertraining.com 2Disclosures•No speaker’s fees and no other funding received for this presentation 3Background --Singapore was hit quite badly by...
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2023-03-07 Slides_HAI Electronic Record Data
[…] efficient by reducing workload • Better standardization • Less subjective interpretation • Less effort-dependent Haley Am J Epidemiol . 1985, Ta l b o t et al. Ann Intern Med. 2013. Trick ClinInfect Dis. 2013, De Bruin JAMIA 2014, Freeman J Hosp Infect 2014 Te r m i n o l o g y 7 Automated surveillance (AS) –Any form of surveillance where (parts of) the...
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2023-03-07 Slides_HAI Electronic Record Data
[…] 4 action SurveillanceConventionalsurveillance•Manual, retrospectivechartreview•Determineinfectionstatus basedon case-definition•Data collectioninclrisk factors•Reports& interpretation•Labour-intensive•Pronetoerror•"The more youlook, themore youfind"Whyautomatedsurveillance?•More efficient by reducing workload•Better standardization•Less subjective interpretation•Less effort-dependentHaleyAm J Epidemiol.1985, Ta l b o tet al. Ann Intern Med.2013. Trick ClinInfect Dis.2013, De Bruin JAMIA2014, Freeman J HospInfect2014 Te r m i n o l o g y7Automated surveillance (AS) –Any form of surveillance where (parts of) the manual assessment are...
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Cleaning of Breast Pump Kits discussion paper_2013
[…] required by the one mother, they should be discarded. 6. Rinse the filter (if the kit has a filter ) with water and air dry between uses (the filter should not come in contact with de tergent); replace filter according to manufacturer’s instructions. 7. Discard breast pump tubing and membrane filters that are exposed to breast milk, as they cannot be cleaned effectively. Discard any components of...
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MRSA Surveillance Protocol 2022
[…] V6H 4B1 Tel: 604-875-4844 Email: picnet@phsa.ca (cc Katherine.Sunderland@phsa.ca ) Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Reviewed November 2022 Page 2 Contents Introduction ...
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PICNet surveillance protocol for MRSA 2019.v2
[…] Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Reviewed May 2019 .v2 Page 2 Contents Introduction ...
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Pathogenic avian influenza
[…] (IPC) , public health (PH) , and workplace health and safety (WHS) programs . Subject: Pathogenic Avian Influenza – Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations Background Avian (bird) influenza A infections (e.g. H5N1) are being detected in wild and domestic birds and other animals in BC and other Canadian provinces, the USA , Asia and Europe .1–4 At present , this is primarily a communicable disease affecting...
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Novel Coronavirus (nCoV-2019) outbreak in Wuhan, China
Please disseminate widely Please note: this situation is evolving rapidly and information is subject to change. New details will be posted when available. Date of Release: January 14, 2020 An outbreak of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China has been closely monitored by the World Health Organization since late December 2019. The causative agent has been identified as a novel Coronavirus (“nCoV-2019”). To date, there have...
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Novel Coronavirus (nCoV-2019) outbreak
[…] – January 24, 2020 PICNet newsletter to community of practice – January 14, 2020: An outbreak of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China has been closely monitored by the World Health Organization since late December 2019. The causative agent has been identified as a novel Coronavirus (“nCoV-2019”). To date, there have been 42 laboratory-confirmed cases, including 1 mortality, and 1 travel-related importation case from Wuhan to...
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Quarterly Surveillance Report, Q1 of 2021/22
[…] 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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