[…] care facilities . MRSA is a type of S. aureus that has become resistant to certain antibiotics such as methicillin, penicillin, amoxicillin , etc ., and is thus more difficult to treat . MRSA often lives on the skin or in the nose of healthy people without causing symptoms ( this is called colonization) . It can, however, cause skin and other infections. Most infections are minor,...
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[…] . MRSA is a type of S . aureus that has become resis tant to certain antibiotics such as methicillin, penicillin, amoxicillin , etc ., and is thus more difficult to treat . MRSA often lives on the skin or in the nose of healthy people without causing symptoms ( this is called colonization). It can, however, caus e skin and other infections. Most infections are minor,...
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[…] acquisition. Infect Control HospEpidemiol. 2011 May;32(5):481-9.Ruiz J. Influence of antibioticpressure on multi-drugresistantKlebsiella pneumoniaecolonisation in criticallyillpatients. AntimicrobResistInfect Control. 2019 Feb14;8:3819PeiranoG, Chen L, KreiswirthBN, PitoutJDD. EmergingAntimicrobial-ResistantHigh-Risk Klebsiella pneumoniaeClones ST307 and ST147. AntimicrobAgents Chemother. 2020 Sep 21;64(10):e01148-20. https://eccmid-ondemand.acsvirtual.com/ video/301/0830---0930-worldwide-spread-of-hypervirulent-clones-of-klebsiella-and-pseudomonas-aeruginosa-10-07?channelName=ECCMIDondemand, Del Barrio-To f i ñ oE, López-CausapéC, Oliver A. Pseudomonas aeruginosaepidemichigh-riskclones and theirassociation withhorizontally-acquiredβ-lactamases: 2020 update. Int J AntimicrobAgents. 2020 Dec;56(6):106196. Factorsassociatedwiththe spread of CPEHost Related-Microbiota-Atbselectivepressure-non atbselectivepressureOrganisationnal-Workload-EnvironmentalcleaningEpidemiological-Colonisation pressureRelatedto bacteria-Species-Specificbacterialclones-Environmentalcontamination Roleof...
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[…] and what youâd like to see next year! Join our Community of Practice If you havenât already, you can sign up to join our Community of Practice at www.picnet.ca/join . You can receive infection control newsletters, notification of education opportunities, and more . Thank you for attending our conference; we hope to see you again next year! 6 3 Jocelyn Srigley MD, MSc, FRCPC Clinical Assistant Professor,...
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[…] Browsers and Mobile Apps for viewing the modules Flash Adobe Flash Player 10.3 or later, and one of the following browsers: Browser For Windows, any of: Internet Explorer 8 and later Microsoft Edge (latest version) Google Chrome (latest version) Firefox (latest version) For Mac, any of: Safari 7 and later Google Chrome (latest version) Course Content Provincial training standards used in this course...
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[…] A p rovincial MRSA surveillance protocol was developed by PICNet’s Surveillance Steering Committee (SSC) to create standardize d case definition s and minimum dataset. The protocol is reviewed annually to ensure consistency with national and international standard s and to reflect scientific advances in MRSA epid emiology. In fiscal year (FY ) 2012/2013, MRSA cases were divided into five groups according to the time of MRSA...
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[…] Regularly scheduled reviews (Y/N) Quality (ICP or consultant involvement) (Y/N) Readily available in work area (Y/N) ICP participation (Y/N) Financial support of IC initiatives (Y/N) Admin support for IC initiatives demonstrated to staff (e.g. In newsletter or other correspondence) (Rarely, sometimes, often) Admin support demonstrated regarding IC concerns from staff (Rarely sometimes, often) Initiative supported by Admin (Feedback given to staff on changes made based on IC...
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[…] the use of cli nical judgment. June 2015 6 References 1. Angel, D., et al. (2011). The clinical efficacy of two semi -quantitative wound -swabbing techniques in identifying the causative organism(s) in infected cutaneous wounds. International Wound J ournal . 8( 2): 176 – 185. 2. Bonham, P. (2009). Swab cultures for diagnosing wound infections. A literature review and clin ical guideline. Journal of Wound Ostomy...
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[…] Environmental Infection Control Utility planning emergent and routine outages Ventilation management during projects Water quality assurance (opportunistic pathogens) 4 Design Guidelines Design criteria Facilities Guidelines Institute Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Uniform Building Code International Building Code National Fire Protection Association Plumbing code Electrical code Mechanical code Pharmacy code USP 797 other 5 Best Practice Manual from APIC •Policies •Construction Documents •Dust Control •Water Sampling...
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In order of presentation: Dr. William Jarvis, MD Jason and Jarvis Associates, LLC William R. Jarvis, M.D. is board-certified in pediatrics and board-eligible in pediatric infectious diseases. From 1980-2003, Dr. Jarvis worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a number of leadership positions including Acting Director, Hospital Infections Program (HIP); Assistant Director for Program Development, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion; and Director, Office of Extramural Research,...
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[…] due to the intervention rather than random chance? • Options – No statistics – 2-group tests – Regression analysis – Time series analysis Example: Time Series Analysis • Setting – Medical ICU • Intervention – Video monitoring system for hand hygiene compliance •Outcome – Hand hygiene compliance increased from 6.5% to 81.6% Armellino et al, Clin Infect Dis2012 Jocelyn Srigley: Presentation for PICNet 2018 Educational Conference...
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[…] resources provided by PICNet and other organizations, including informative brochures, additional precaution signage, and other posters. LEARN MORE Games Have fun while learning about infection prevention and control with our collection of games. LEARN MORE Videos Browse our collection of educational videos for healthcare workers and educators. Learn about hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE) donning and doffing. Also, enjoy a selection of hilarious infection prevention...
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As of January 18, 2022, we are no longer hosting live Webber Teleconference in the near future due to technical limitation. MP3 recordings will continue to be available on our Webber Teleclasses webpage. Please stay tuned on our website for any updates....
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PICNet’s Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities have been updated. The changes and additions are summarized below: Evidence has been weighted according to new Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Rating Scale for Strength and Quality of Evidence (inserted as Appendix). A summary of recommendations with evidence weighting was added. Small wording revisions throughout the document to provide better clarity BCCDC laboratory links and processes were updated. A section...
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Paul Webber, the creator of Webber Training and Teleclass Education Africa, is the recipient of IPAC-Canada’s 2017 Moira Walker Award for for International Service. Paul on his international work: “The organization that I helped to create 15 years ago is Webber Training Inc. The 3-fold mandate of the original Teleclass Education was then, and still remains: (1) To bring the best possible infection control information, (2)...
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Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have created a visualization showing how quickly bacteria can develop antibiotic resistance. If you are unable to view the video below, you can view the video and read accompanying article on GlobalNews.ca. ...
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[…] with you. Returns We welcome back Jenn Diep, Project Manager, and Tara Donovan, Network Director, who have both returned from maternity leave. Welcomes Mahta Khoshnam Tehrani We are thrilled to share the wonderful news that Mahta Khoshnam Tehrani has joined PICNet as our second temporary full-time Lead, Research and Knowledge Translation alongside Mahmood Rahman. Mahta holds a BSc, MsC and PhD in Electrical 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 by the World Health Organization since late December 2019. The...
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PICNet is updating the Best Practice Guidelines for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Critical and Semi-Critical Medical Devices in BC Health Authorities – December 2011. We will be revising this document based on current literature, as well as feedback from our community of practice. As key project stakeholders, you are invited to participate in a survey (found here) to provide feedback to the 2011 guidelines. The survey should take approximately...
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