[…] People with asthma and other lung conditions are more susceptible to more serious complications. BCCDC is reminding British Columbians to take precautions, including cleaning your hands regularly and staying home when ill, to protect yourself and others from respiratory viruses that typically circulate at this time of year. You can read the full news release <mark...
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A team led by Danuta Skowronski (Epidemiology Lead, Influenza & Emerging Respiratory Pathogens) of the BC Centre for Disease Control, published a scientific paper last week in the Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID) that may also be of interest to you. The paper reflects the collaborative input of investigators from the Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network (SPSN) <mark...
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[…] range of viral respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This transition aligns with the following announcement and changes: Actions protect people, B.C. communities this respiratory illness season | BC Gov News (Sep 28, 2028) COVID-19-specific information is being removed from the BCCDC COVID-19 Infection Control webpage and updated...
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[…] influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This transition aligns with the following announcements and changes: Policy_Communique_Infection_Prevention_Control_Measures_Respiratory_Illness BC Ministry of Health (Oct 13, 2023) Actions protect people, B.C. communities this respiratory illness season | BC Gov News (Sep 28, 2023) After BC Ministry of Health approval of revised materials, the COVID-19 information is being removed from <mark...
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[…] the suite of resources on the BCCDC website . Provincial Hand Hygiene Report The latest annual report on hand cleaning compliance in BC acute care facilities has been posted to the PICNet website . Good news: the 2013- 2014 annual rate was 77%, and in the fourth...
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[…] Week activities and announcements, PICNet has created an IC Week Toolkit . The toolkit includes a time/resource planning template, a detailed list of 18+ activities you can choose from, and communications tools such as sample news articles, Facebook/blog posts, and tweets. You can download the document directly from this link or via PICNet's IC Week...
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[…] Week activities and announcements, PICNet has created an IC Week Toolkit . The toolkit includes a time/resource planning template, a detailed list of 18+ activities you can choose from, and communications tools such as sample news articles, Facebook/blog posts, and tweets. You can download the document directly from this link or via PICNet's IC Week...
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[…] the suite of resources on the BCCDC website . Provincial Hand Hygiene Report The latest annual report on hand cleaning compliance in BC acute care facilities has been posted to the PICNet website . Good news: the 2013- 2014 annual rate was 77%, and in the fourth...
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[…] way of preventing the spread of infections, and it’s now easier than ever to clean your hands regularly, as hand sanitizer dispensers are located throughout healthcare facilities. However, you may have a read a recent news article claiming that alcohol-based hand sanitizer is ineffective against norovirus. You may have also heard that when you’re in contact with patients...
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[…] following sources can consumers learn about your facility’s HAI rates? Remember earlier slide… IPs cited 100% web sources {35758FB7-9AC5-4552-8A53-C91805E547FA} Official state reports 85% HospitalCompare website 74% Hospital personnel 28% Physician or other HCW 25% Local News Source 17% Hospital Website 15% Don’t know 4% © MCGUCKIN METHODS INTERNATIONAL, INC. WWW.MCGUCKINMETHODS.COM 17 EPIDEMIOL. TAKEAWAY (CONT’D) Which departments at your hospital are involved in...
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[…] of several antibiotics in farm animals, saying a voluntary approach the agency proposed last year will lead to more "judicious use" of the drugs in agriculture. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy ( http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/fs/food-disease/ news/nov1011petitions.html , accessed 11/11/11) 51 Progress? "The FDA released a policy document stating that agricultural uses of antibiotics...
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[…] to bring change Recognizing the role of Active Resistors and Organizational Constipators in hindering performance can help overcome barriers. Saint et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2009; 35: 239-246 . Communicating Routine Bad News Strategic delivery Can preserve solidarity and teamwork among personnel Can reduce threats to autonomy and competence Assists personnel <mark...
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[…] on this, and/or provide ideas for how we might change behaviour so that hand cleaning "before contact" is as high a priority as "after contact" – and you could win a $25 Starbucks gift card! News article and contest • I think people may only think of cleaning their hands when entering the room...
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[…] out. NOT JUST THE LEAFS… NOT JUST THE LEAFS… Jason Te t r o Presentation for PICNet 2018 Educational Conference3/5/2018 12 NOT TO MENTION… THE PANIC PRINCIPLE Jason Te t r o Presentation for PICNet 2018 Educational Conference3/5/2018 13 PUBLIC PANIC MANIFESTATIONS Jason Te t r o Presentation for PICNet 2018 Educational Conference3/5/2018 14 THE 24/7 NEWS STREAM… MCR-1 Jason Te t r o Presentation for PICNet 2018 Educational Conference3/5/2018 15 MCR-1 A MISINTERPRETATION MAELSTROM •Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance•Been around since the 1980s•Only discovered...
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[…] virus disease (EVD): What do health professionals need to know about EVD? National case definition: Ebola virus disease Case report form Interim guidance: Ebola virus disease: Infection prevention and control measures for borders, healthcare settings and self monitoring at home. Public health management of cases and contacts of human illness associated with EVD World Health Organization Global Alert...
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[…] limited instances of human-to-human transmission in close contact settings. As of November 13, 2015, a total of 681 human cases of H7N9 and at least 275 deaths (case fatality: 40%) have been reported to the World Health Organization since first emergence in the human population in early 2013. This total does not include <mark...
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[…] greatest number of mammal species. “Biodiversity begets biodiversity,” Han said. “That pattern is sort of biogeographical dogma.” Instead, the number of zoonoses was no greater near the equator than it was anywhere else in the world. Indeed, one of the geographic hot spots Han identified was a band across the sparsely populated global...
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[…] called carbapenems that are also reserved to treat especially tough bugs. It was the first time this kind of double-resistance was reported in the U.S., though several other cases have been reported elsewhere in the world. All the U.S. cases have been treatable by other antibiotics. And, importantly, researchers report that the bacteria...
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[…] and changes: On April 6, 2023, the B.C. Provincial Health Officer and Ministry of Health announced the end of the 2023 respiratory season and the lifting of several COVID-19 restrictions. On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization announced the end of the COVID-19...
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[…] 400 Those Nasty Critters 29 What are: measles, mumps, rubella, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis , varicella , influenza, hepatitis B 400 Those Nasty Critters 30 500 Those Nasty Critters New antibiotic resistance emerging across the world 31 What is: carbapenemase producing organisms 500 Those Nasty Critters 32 Do this before each interaction with a client to determine the infectious risk 100...
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