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2018/04/17

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Topical Antibiotics to Prevent Post-Operative Surgical Infection SLIDES

Topical Antibiotics to Prevent Post-Operative Surgical Infection. Is the Paradigm Changing? Hilary Humphreys Department of Clinical Microbiology Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) & Beaumont Hospital Dublin, Ireland www.webbertraining.com April 19, 2018 Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com Declaration The views expressed are of a professional but personal nature & are not necessarily those of the RCSI & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. I have recently received...

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2019/06/11

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SSI Surveillance in Under-Resourced Settings Jun.13.19 SLIDES

SSI Surveillance Strategies in Under-Resourced Settings Joseph S. Solomkin, MD, FACS, FIDSA On behalf of the World Surgical Infection Society Sponsored by the World Surgical Infection Society (www. worldsis.org ) Hosted by Claire Kilpatrick www.webbertraining.com June 13, 2019 Objectives - Explain the need for SSI surveillance in order to support infection prevention and safe surgery - Outline the approaches taken...

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2019/07/24

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Diagnostic Stewardship Teleclass Slides, Jul.25.19

[…] performed during specimen collection. This will reduce misidentification of contaminated blood specimens as LCBIs. For example, aseptic technique indicates that separate site decontaminations would be performed for blood specimens drawn from different sites (in other words; different venipunctures, a combination of venipuncture and lumen withdrawal, or different lumens of the same central line), or at different times. Specimens collected in this manner would...

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2019/07/24

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Superbugs Filoviruses Teleclass Slides, Jul.9.19

Presentation design by Lindi Spezialetti – lindi@topaz- inc.co.za ‘Superbugs’ : Filoviruses Adriano G Duse Professor and Head: Division of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases School of Pathology of the NHLS and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Hosted by Prof. Sade Ogunsola President, Infection Control Africa Network, Nigeria www.webbertraining.com July 9, 2019 The Filoviruses Family: Filoviridae, at least 4 genera Genus: Marburgvirus Species:...

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2020/01/29

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2019-nCoV_PICNet_Update_Jan_24_2020

January 24 2020 Title : PICNet update regard ing novel coronavirus (nCoV) From : PICNet To : IPAC Medical and Operational leadership, Workplace Health , BCCDC In alignment and follow up to previous messages from BCCDC and to promote consistency when caring for patients under investigation for 2019 -nCoV, we continue to recommend that, at minimum, patient care be under droplet (including eye protection ) and...

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2021/01/20

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Westech Housekeeping Audit Report 2017-2018

[…] in North America for over two decades. For this most recent independent audit we have built upon the experience gained in performing the audit s carried out annual ly in BC from 2005 through to today . Specifically, clarity changes made to the process have further improved the consistency in which the audits are performed. We have...

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2021/03/15

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2021-03-25 Slides_Medical Device Reprocessing During COVID

[…] to be imported into Canada Reference WHO-2019-nCov-IPC_Masks-2020-eng.pdf 23 N95 Respirator Different styles, cup-style, flatfold or duckbill & may or may not have an exhalation valve Used when viruses or bacteria is spread via airborne route Today, there are only 3 viruses spread via airborne route (Measles, TB, Chickenpox Must be properly fitted and tested for leaks before considered safe and provides efficient filtration of airborne...

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2021/04/14

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2021-04-15 Slides_COVID-19 and the Global Virus Network

ChristianBrechot,MD,PhDSeniorAssociateDeanforResearchin GlobalAffairsAssociate VicePresident forInternationalPartnerships andInnovation Professor intheDivisionofInfectiousDisease,DepartmentofInternalMedicineMorsani CollegeofMedicine,University ofSouthFloridaPresident, Global VirusNetworkCOVID-19:LessonstobeLearnedand theRoleoftheGlobalVirusNetworkHosted by Martin Kiernanmartin@webbertraining.comwww.webbertraining.comApril 15, 2021 Mapping EmergingViral Diseases•How toanticipate?•Preparedness•Howtoreact?•Ta s kforces•Howtobuildfor thefuture?•Education•Tra i n i n g•Ta l e n tDevelopmentMarstonHD,FolkersGK,MorensDM,FauciAS.Emergingviraldiseases:confronting threats withnew technologies. SciTranslMed.2014Sept 10;6(253)COVID192 AnimatedGraphic:CoronavirusInfectionsWeekByWeek.(2020,November16)..RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.https://www.rferl.org/a/day-by-day-how-the-coronavirus-spread/30552844.html3 WhyCoronaviruses?•SARS-CoV-2isthe7thdocumented humancoronavirus•Fourcausecommoncolds(229E,HKU1,NL63,OC43);threecausesevere disease(SARS-CoV,MERS-CoV,SARS-CoV-2)•Five haveemergedthelast20years (SARS-CoV,MERS-CoV,HKU1, NL63, SARS-CoV-2)•Batsareinvolvedintheemergence offive(SARS-CoV,MERS-CoV,NL63, 229E, SARS-CoV-2)0.02Mi.arvalis/GermanyMi.fortis/Yuanjiang-15/China Mi.maximowiczii/China Mi.californicus/USA Mi.pennsylvanicus/USA My.glareolus/RussiaPi.abramus/China Rh.affinis/China Rh.sinicus/China Rh.monoceros/China Ta.europaea/Hungary Ur.talpoides/Japan Ne.gibbsii/USA Sc.aquaticus/USAPe.maniculatus/USA Pe.leucopus/USA Re.megalotis/USA Re.mexicanus/MexicoEo.regulus/South Korea Eo.miletus/China Si.hispidus/USA...

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2021/09/21

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Audit report of housekeeping practices in BC’s health authorities April 2018 to March 2019

[…] in North America for over two decades. For this most recent independent audit we have built upon the experience gained in performing the audit s carr ied out annually in BC from 2005 through to today . Specifically, clarity changes made to the process have further improved the consistency in which the audits are performed . We...

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2023/02/16

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Westech Independent Housekeeping Audit Report 2019-2020

[…] other facilities in North America for over two decades. For this most recent independent audit we have built upon the experience gained in performing the audits carried out annually in BC from 2005 through to today. Specifically, clarity changes made to the process have further improved the consistency in which the audits are performed. We have continued...

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2024/03/05

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2024-03-07 Slides_CBIC a-IPC Certification Overview

Presented by:Jessica Dangles, MBA, MS, PMP, CAEa-IPC Certification Overviewwww.webbertra ining.comMarch 7, 24 •CBIC Executive Director•Master of Business Administration•Master of Science in Human Resources•Project Management Certified •10+ years experience in healthcare certification and licensure Jessica Dangles, MBA, MS, PMP, CAE 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:...

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2024/05/07

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PICNet-Surveillance-Protocol-for-CPO_C-auris_2024_updated

Surveillance Protocol for Carbapenemase - Produc ing Organism s (CPO) & Candida a uris (C. auris) in British Columbia January 2024 Contact: Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) Suite # 504 , 1001 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6H 4B1 Phone: (604) 875 -4844 E-mail: picnet@phsa.ca Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Revised January 17, 2024 Page 2 Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge...

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2023/11/17

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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week Nov 18 – 24 2023

[…] to grow the visibility of AMR and share knowledge on how to address this growing threat. You can help by: Sharing the included key messages about AMR and the #GoBlueforAMR campaign either on social media or through newsletters Encouraging participation in the campaign (e.g., wearing blue during WAAW, visiting illuminated landmarks) Using the included blue backgrounds for webinars and meetings Encourage using the #GoBlueforAMR logo and email...

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2024/08/15

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2024-05-23 Slides_IPAC for Other Congregate Settings

[…] cleaning easier and more effective Place items not used in storage; keep hallways and rooms clear Signs Ensure you can see them, easily recognizable and legible and in language neededClear message with both pictures and words -Less is moreDon’t have too many signsSignage is before entry and/or close to the area it applies to Are there Rooms for Isolating When Sick?IS <mark...

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2014/09/11

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IH Gloves, HH and You_Poster

You will touch someone’s life today… Do it with clean hands Quick Tips: o Always clean your hands BEFORE putting on gloves and AFTER taking them off . o Remember to u se gloves: o For an aseptic procedure o When you may be exposed to blood/ bod ily fluids o Always remove your gloves after you’ve finished the task! For more information check out <mark...

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2014/09/11

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IH Glove True_False

You will touch someone’s life today… Do it with clean hands Gloves, Hand Hygiene and You 1. I should clean my hands before and after the use of gloves. True/ False 2. Glove use provides complete protection for me against hand contamination. True/ False 3. Having clean and dry hands before putting on gloves helps the condition of my skin. True/ False 4. I can wash or...

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2014/09/11

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IH Glove True_False_solution

You will touch someone’s life today… Do it with clean hands Gloves, Hand Hygiene and You 1. I should clean my hands before and after the use of gloves. True / False 2. Glove use provides complete protection for me against hand contamination. True/ False 3. Having clean and dry hands before putting on gloves helps the condition of my skin. True / False 4. I can...

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2023/12/13

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2023-12-14 Slides_Genomics in Outbreak Investigations

[…] were and how to assign them. Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST)8•Distinguishedorganismsbaseonhighlyconserved"house-keepinggenes".•Lookforchangesinhousekeepinggenestodeterminestrainleveldifference.•Cheap($$)butsignificanthumanresourcesrequired.•Isolatesneedtobeculturedandneedtoknowwhattolookfor.•Differentorganismshavedifferentlevelsof‘basal"mutationsinhousekeepinggenes. The Changing Landscape of Genomics. 9Next Generation Sequencers (NGS)enters the marketCost Of ComputingHuman Genome Project -12 donors, Sequenced 90% of the human genome -$3 Billion. Today’s cost for 12 donor genomes -$12,000 Amplicon Based Sequencing (NGS)10•Need to know what you are looking for. •Relatively inexpensive ($$) and computing intensive (**). Most...

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2016/01/25

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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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2024/09/19

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2024-09-19 Slides_Physics of Flying Feces

[…] and Clostridium difficile isolation rooms using 2 commercially available automated ultraviolet-C–emitting devices. Am J Infect Control 2016;44:416-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.016Yui S, et al. Identification of Clostridium difficile reservoirs in the patient environment and efficacy of aerial hydrogen peroxide decontamination. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:1487–1492.ZaleznikDF. Clostridium difficile: an important nosocomial pathogen for the 1990s. Clin Micro Newsl1991;13(19):145-9. Thank You! virox.comdiversey.comgamahealthcare.comThanks to Teleclass EducationPAT R O N...

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