The insects tested negative for both the Zika and West Nile virus Species can carry Dengue fever From CBC.ca: A mosquito species capable of transmitting the Zika virus and other tropical diseases may have established a colony in southwestern Ontario, a development that could mean changes for Canadian healthcare providers. Two adult Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, also known as <mark...
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[…] 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...
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[…] concentrations) What was wrong about hand hygiene? Guideline development process Development of key research questions Systematic literature reviews Evidence-to-recommendations exercise using the GRADE framework Expert consultation WHO Guideline Review Committee Issued in December 2014 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/ news/ releases/2014/ebola-ppe-guidelines/en/ New WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care in the Context of Filovirus Disease Outbreak Response...
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[…] • Updated GI outbreak Guidelines – to be posted March 2016 for COP review • VRE Evaluation • Ebola Ethics Review • CA Toolkit • HPV and Ultrasound Probes • ERCP scope reprocessing Communications • News posts • Precaution posters: coming soon • Webber Teleclasses: new web pages Back by Popular Demand … The Evidence is Mounting - The Truth...
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[…] 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...
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[…] behind future activities There is a hugely motivational aspect to this Training task-orientated within a specific working environment helps staff to acquire skills to complete a procedure to a set standard Clinical and non-clinical "Good news, It’s Mandatory Training Day" 11 Confession Time I delivered around 1000 in-house training sessions in my NHS Career I have no idea if...
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[…] series of two -month campaigns focusing on different aspects of hand hygiene, with each health authority taking the lead on one campaign. Differ ent communications tools were created for each campaign , including graphics , news articles, polls, contests, and requests for feedback . The themes are listed below. Theme Health Authority Campaign Dates...
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[…] strengthening is dependent on this. This meeting comes at a critical time as the 3 countries have progressed significantly in the Ebola response but getting to zero cases is still paramount. A report will be made publicly available following the meeting. You can find the latest Ebola information and updates on the...
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[…] team pioneered a study, known as the “test-negative design” for monitoring influenza vaccine effectiveness, a cost-effective approach that is used each year in Canada and has since been adopted by approximately 20 countries around the world. Yearly findings based on the test-negative design are submitted to the World Health Organization (WHO) to...
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[…] of infant vaccination. A study just published in Clinical Infectious Diseases by Andromachi Karachaliou of Cambridge University and her colleagues shows what this could lead to: Ms Karachaliou’s computer model predicts that the epidemics will return with a vengeance in about 15 years if MenAfriVac does not become a routine childhood jab, as the <mark...
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[…] Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects. The fever, it said, is behind a spike in cases of micro-encephalitis – an inflammation of the brain contracted in the first months of pregnancy. It has recorded two adult deaths and 739 cases of the disease, which can stunt <mark...
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[…] to the WHO, including four cases reported from Taipei, 13 cases reported from Hong Kong, one case reported from Malaysia, and two cases reported from Canada (British Columbia, see: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/1/15-1330_article ). A(H5N6) China detected the world’s first human infection with H5N6, which was fatal, in April 2014, followed by a second severe human infection <mark...
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[…] some unusual donors stepped in. Brazil contributed 18 million doses of yellow fever vaccine — three times the amount in the emergency stockpile — to contain the African outbreak. Even South Sudan, one of the world’s poorest nations, gave up 400,000 doses intended for its children. The outbreak, which began last December...
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[…] with the fewest barriers to access. Teleclass Education has no paid employees, and is accessed by healthcare professionals in almost every country on the planet. The global version of Teleclass Education is funded by the World Health Organization, as well as by unrestricted grants from other NGOs and companies, and...
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[…] subject to change. Up-to-date information, including case counts, information for healthcare workers, and laboratory guidance is maintained on the BCCDC website. See PICNet update regarding novel coronavirus (nCoV) – January 24, 2020 PICNet newsletter to community of practice – January 14, 2020: An outbreak of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China has been closely monitored...
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[…] Fraser Health Hilary Espezel began her nursing career in the area of pediatric neurosciences and has 14 years’ clinical experience. She has conducted and published clinical research and led program development initiatives before entering the world of healthcare improvement and patient safety in 2006. Since then she has held leadership...
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[…] for Confirmed or Suspected CPO Infections Created by: BC Provincial Antimicrobial Clinical Expert Committee (PACE) and available on the BC Centre of Disease Control’s Antimicrobial Stewardship for Healthcare Professionals webpage. Date: Updated July 2024 Antimicrobial Resistance Created By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS) Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) November...
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[…] Skin, and Four Moments of Hand Hygiene Created By: Public Health Ontario December 2023 Hand Hygiene Practices in Healthcare Settings Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) March 2012 Hand Hygiene Guidelines Created By: World Health Organization (WHO) January 2009 Provincial Hand Hygiene Program Click to expand/close There is increasing awareness of the importance of hand...
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[…] health care facilities. Public Health Agency of Canada. (2021). Using Ventilation and filtration to reduce aerosol transmission of COVID-19 in long-term care homes. Public Health Agency of Canada (2022). COVID-19: Guidance on indoor ventilation during the pandemic. World Health Organization. (2021). Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19. American Society...
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