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HealthlinkBC BC Immunization Schedule
[…] June 2013 BC Immunization Schedule Immunizations, also known as vaccinations, are important for people of all ages. They help your immune system recognize and quickly kill bacteria and viruses that can cause serious illness or death. Some immunizations are given in a single shot or oral dose, while others require several doses over a period of time. In B.C., immunizations ar e given by public health...
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Airborne Transmission and Precautions Teleclass Slides, Nov.17.14
[…] Lister Lowbury (1913 - 2007 ) A pioneering and innovative English medical bacteriologist and pathologist and also a published poet. Acknowledgements: Prof. Ben Cowling, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong Prof. Yugio Li, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong Bacteria That Cause Airborne Nosocomial Infections Group A Streptococcus Staph. aureus Neisseria meningitidis Bordetella pertusis MTB Acinetobacter Legionellae Clostridia Pseudomonas Nocardia Viruses Implicated in...
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Preventing Infections in Healthcare Workers Teleclass Slides, June.3.15
[…] There are no immediate impacts No one is watching… Human nature 5 There is fear There is media attention E.g. SARS, H1N1, Ebola Leads to over-reaction We saw very high vaccine rates during H1N1 HCW demanded highest level protection during SARS and Ebola outbreaks People follow IC when… What doesn’t work? 7 We assume that if we provide healthcare workers with education they will follow the protocols...
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Preventing Candida Infections SLIDES
Dr Philippe Eggimann, PD&MER Service de Médecine Intensive Adulte www.soins-intensifs.chuv.ch Preventing invasive candida infections - Where could we do better ? www.webbertraining.com April 7, 2016 Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 45...
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Circles of Humanness
©2015 Michael Grinder & Associates, www.michaelgrinder.com (360) 687-3238 1 Circles of Humanness By Michael Grinder & Krista Grinder - Dettloff There are many layers to a human being. Initially , we notice their appearance. Very quickly we become aware of their behaviors. Over time we encounter their mental style. If we live or work with them we eventually experience their values. It is as if we are moving towards...
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Expert Process to Combat CDI_slides
[…] Isabelle Guerreiro , Program IPAC Specialist, Public Health Ontario Camille Achonu , Epidemiologist Lead, Public Health Ontario February 23, 2017 www.webbertraining.com Hosted by David Ryding Public Health Ontario Acknowledgements PHO’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Department 2 Objectives At the end of the session, attendees will be able to: Describe the Infection Control Resource Team (ICRT) process. Discuss the collaborative role between all those involved in...
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BuchholzMcDonald_FNHA
[…] Educator, Health Protection Isobel McDonald, BScN, MEd, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Public Health Public Health Teaching and Learning with First Nations Narratives…What is the Story? PICNet Conference, Richmond BC, March 2017 www.fnha.ca www.fnha.ca Healthy, self - determining and vibrant First Nations children, families and communities 2 www.fnha.ca Key Presentation Points • First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) • Determinants of Health – Beyond the Social for First Nations...
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2022-01-27 Slides_Clinical Syndromes Warranting Transmission Precautions
[…] Based Precautions Dr. Jennifer Cole DrPH, MSN, RN, CIC, COHN-S, CENP www.webbertraining.com January 27, 2022 Hosted by paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com Objectives: Recognize the early signs and symptoms of potentially infectious patients when they first present Describe when empiric transmission precautions should be utilized Recall potential pathogens that patients could present with in your healthcare setting 2 High Risk Situations 3 3 Steps to a Safer Emergency Room...
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2022-04-28 Slides_Infection Prevention Crystal Ball Initiative
How do we imagine our future? The Infection Prevention Crystal Ball Initiative Prof Dr Hugo Sax | Bern University Hospital and University of Bern | sax.health. design | Switzerland Hosted by Martin Kiernan martin@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com April 28, 2022 Danish Par l iament 1937-1938 "It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future." 2 3 Why care about the future? Crystal Ball Initiative Futures Studies First survey Looking ahead...
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2024-01-18 Slides_Throw it Away
Throw it away How infection control practice destroys planetary health and fuels labourabuseProf. Mahmood BhuttaChair in ENT Surgery & Sustainable HealthcareBrighton & Sussex Medical SchoolConsultant and Academic Lead in ENT Tr u s t C l i n i ca l G re e n L e a dUniversity Hospitals SussexFounderBMA Medical Fair and Ethical Trade GroupTHiSInstitute Fellowwww.webbertraining.comJanuary 18, 2024 20062008 RizanC et al. Annals Surgery 2020; 272(6): 986-995CO2...
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2024-03-14 Slides_Emergency Health Preparedness
[…] What are the next steps? The point of view of a biomedical engineer.Dr Davide PiaggioAssistant Professor, ABSPIE Lab, School of EngineeringUniversity of Warwick, Coventry, UKHosted by Martin Kiernanmartin@webertraining.comwww.webbertraining.comMarch 9, 2024 Rossana CastaldoBMESignal processing/AIPost-doc Researchers4thy3rdyBusola OrontiBMEMedical DevicesApplied Biomedical Signal Processing and Intelligent eHealth Lab , a multidisciplinary team PhD StudentsSilvio PagliaraElectronic EngTelemedicine/ Assistive TechAlessia MaccaroPhilosopherMedical Devices/Ethics/Africa2ndyKatie StokesBiologistAI/LMICsLeandro PecchiaFull Professor in BMEABSPIE Co-DirectorKallirroi StavrianouMed. Physics1styOwain CisueloPhysicistAI/diabetesAbdulaziz AlmuhiniMedical EngineeringRobots...
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Infection Control News: July 23-27, 2018
[…] Rapid Expansion of Multidrug Resistant E Coli Clone ST1193 in the United States. News New way to target flu virus: In a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a research team delves further into a glycoprotein complex it began to define in a 2014 paper. News From GlobalNews video: Dr. Jim Kellner explain why some parents are choosing not to get their...
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New Bugs & Drugs website
[…] at the following link: www.bugsanddrugs.org. The website is available to users accessing the website from an IP address that is from anywhere in British Columbia. Users can access the website from their personal or work devices as long as they have internet connectivity. Bugs & Drugs® is the recommended reference for management of infectious diseases and appropriate antimicrobial use. It is peer-reviewed, evidence-based, and frequently updated. Bugs &...
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Westech Independent Housekeeping Audit Report 2019-2020
[…] FM Inc. is a British Columbia owned and operated company that has focused primarily on providing cleaninghousekeeping auditing services and housekeeping management software solutions for hospitals and 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...
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CARSS-2015-eng
CANADIAN ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—REPORT 2015 PROTECTING CANADIANS FROM ILLNESS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CANADIANS THROUGH LEA DERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, INNOVATION AND ACTION IN PUBLIC HEALTH. —Public Health Agency of Canada Également disponible en français sous le titre : Système canadien de surveillance de la résistance aux antimicrobiens – Rapport de 2015 To obtain additional information, please contact: Public Health Agency of CanadaAddress Locator...
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PICNet-Annual-MRSA-Surveillance-Report-2013-2014
[…] 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 report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for infection preve ntion and control practices to improve the quality...
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