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PICNet_CPO Public Report Q1and2 2016_17

[…] organisms (CPO) update January 201 7 Highlights for Q 1 and Q2 20 16/1 7 (April 1 – September 8 , 201 6)  43 new cases of CPO were identified amon g 39 patients in BC acute care facilities  NDM was the most common gene identified (29 /43 cases, 67.4 %)  31 cases (72.1 %) reported healthcare exposure outside Canada . N o...

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PICNet Newsletter Mar2014

[…] . Please encourage your staff and colleagues to enter! The contest is open to all healthcare workers in BC. So go get sudsy and snap- happy! Spread the Word We have posters, graphics, and sample newsletter articles and tweets that you can download and share to help promote the contest. Or simp ly forward this email! There are also lots of hand...

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Intersectional Innovations in Preventing Infection SLIDES

Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH Chief of Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System George Dock Professor, University of Michigan @sanjaysaint The Role of Intersectional Innovations in Preventing Infection www.webbertraining.com January 19, 2017 Hosted by Dr. Hugo Sax University of Zurich Hospitals " Chance rewards the prepared mind." Louis Pasteur (1822 –1895) 2 Japan: 1603 to 1868 Japan was shut-off from the outside world except for...

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PICNet Newsletter Jan2013

[…] data on GI outbreaks in hospitals and the community, as well as information on norvirus prevention measures provided by PI CNet, which reflect the provincial GI Guidelines. PICNet Manager Bruce Gamage was interviewed by CBC News Early Edition on the topic of Norovirus this morning (January 7); you can listen to the podcast . (The in terview runs from...

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Development of universal flu shot: two articles

[…] vaccine is going to be tested in a really robust way.” Read the full article and watch the video on CTV.ca    International team of researchers using computer modelling to develop universal flu vaccine From Science News Daily: A research group involving the universities of Lancaster, Aston and Complutense in Madrid has applied ground-breaking computational techniques to design the vaccine....

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Infection Control Week 2016

[…] own HA’s intranet) Thanks to all of you — in every area of health care — for all that you do to help prevent infections! Interior Health has an article in @IH Magazine, and an InTheLoop news story with profiles of the IPAC staff. Northern Health has an online poster featuring the whole IPAC team; click on the staff photos to...

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Probiotics: Roadblocks to Research

[…] large part because Food and Drug Administration rules have dissuaded food companies and federally funded researchers from conducting the types of studies that could confirm, or refute, the proposed benefits of consuming “good” microbes. “The word ‘probiotic,’ meaning beneficial to health, is probably a term we use too liberally. The whole field is under a bit of a cloud,” said Stephen Allen, a professor...

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OXA-48 strain of CPO in the news

Several stories have been circulating in the U.S. press around a strain of CPO that the media has dubbed “The Phantom Menace”. The stories refer to this report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on December 4, 2015. The main summary points of the report are: The plasmid containing OXA-48-like genes has high transfer efficiency, and <mark...

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Guideline Wound Bed Preparation 2015 June

[…] Committee Guideline: Wound Bed Preparat ion for Healable and Non Healable Wounds Note: This is a controlled document. A printed copy may not reflect the current, electronic version on the CLWK website. Any document appearing in paper form should always be checked against the electronic version prior to use; the electronic version is always the current version. This DST has been developed...

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IPAC Guidelines in Ambulatory Care Teleclass SLIDES

A Pragmatic Approach to Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines in an Ambulatory Care Setting Jessica Ng, MSc., CIC Manager, Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Women’s College Hospital Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com April 16, 2015 Objectives Provide an overview of infection prevention and control (IP&C) in ambulatory care Identify and describe the four key areas where a more pragmatic ambulatory approach was applied ...

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PICNet Newsletter March2015

PICNet March Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together March 2015 Videos of PICNet Conference and CPO Symposium Videos of the presentations from both the PICNet 2015 Educational Conference and the CDI/CPO Symposium are now available to view in Vimeo. The site displays best in Chrome or Firefox (and may not work on olde r versions of Internet Explorer). For the PICNet Conference presentations,...

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Guidelines for Prevention of CDI Teleclass Slides

Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infection - What We Find in Guidelines Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com March 26, 2015 Dr. Walter Zingg, MD Dr. Maria Martin, MD, MPH Outline PROHIBIT work package 2 Guidelines in WP 2 C. difficile Studies and guidelines Treatment Summary 2 PROHIBIT WP2 Identification and analysis of current guidelines for prevention of HAI (CDI, VAP, CABSI, SSI, UTI) in European countries...

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Preventing CAUTI Teleclass Slides, Mar.5.15

[…] Asking… Is it absolutely necessary to use an indwelling catheter in this patient? Can I use an alternative? Am I using proper technique? Do I need to ask for help? Can the catheter be removed today? 48 Summary CAUTI and indwelling catheter use are important patient safety issues There are proven approaches to reduce catheter use and thereby prevent CAUTI Both...

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Antibiotic Hunters – Flyer

[…] been called "the most pressing global health problem of our time". A new documentary travels to an ocean reef, a rainforest canopy, a frigid cave and even the mouth of a giant lizard – all in the urgent search for new antibiotics. World Premiere : CBC-TV’s The Nature of Things Thursday, March 5 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NL) The world...

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HellerDaggett Sustainability

[…] Solutions for people and the planet Solutions for people and the planet Daniel A. Daggett, Ph.D. Daniel A. Daggett, Ph.D. Director, Product Stewardship  Director, Product Stewardship  and  and Sustainability  Sustainability – –Sealed Air Sealed AirMark Heller, MBA Mark Heller, MBA Chair, Environmental Hygiene  Chair, Environmental Hygiene  Interest Group  Interest Group – –Infection  Infection  Prevention & Control  Prevention & Control ‐‐Canada Canada Sponsored By: Sponsored By: Major Drivers: Significant Social Change By 2050… •70% of people will live in cities •Population stress: 9.3 billion people (compare to 3 billion in 1955) •Number of cars in China will increase from 26 million <mark...

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Srigley_PHH_Handouts

[…] Infoway an d th e Health T echnology Exchange; by Infonaut, Inc.; and by GOJO Industries Objectives •To review the existing evidence for patient hand hygiene (HH) interventions •To present data on patient HH rates in hospital measured with an electronic monitoring system T di th i li ti f th fi di g ith •To discuss the implications of...

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Infection in Home Health Care Teleclass Slides, Jan.22.15

Infection in Home Health Care – Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Challenges Jingjing Shang, PhD, RN, OCN Assistant Professor Columbia University, School of Nursing Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com January 22, 2015 Objectives Review the literature on infection in home care setting Understand the prevalence and risk factors of infection in home care Discuss the challenges in developing infection surveillance in...

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PICNet-Annual-MRSA-Surveillance-Report-2013-2014

[…] 201 4 Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504 Vancouver, BC, V6H 4B1 www.picnet.ca Fax: 604 -875 -4373 Tel: 604 -875 -4844 ext 22983 Email: picnet@phsa.ca Disclaim er The information in this report aims to increase awareness of healthcare -associated infections in the acute care facilities for healthcare providers, decision makers , patients , and the public. This...

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Chemotherapy – Health, Safety, and Waste Management Issues SLIDES

[…] less pain and discomfort and spent up to 80 per cent less time in the hospital chair, as a SC injection around five minutes per visit, compared with 30-90 minutes for IV treatment. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045%2813%2970383-8/abstract http://www.bsms.ac.uk/about/ news/herceptin-by-injection-is-quicker-and-preferred-say-breast-cance/ 43 44 Waste streams…….. 45 46 Pharmaceutical Waste and Disposal Aerosols (inhalers) Hazardous Drugs, Bulk Chemo, & empty vials & IV bags that contained Warfarin, Arsenic...

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