[…] CFU/ml Urinalysis results Urine cultures that are positive only for yeast, mold, dimorphic fungi, or parasites Uropathogen list for Asymptomatic Bacteremic UTI (ABUTI) – ABUTI criteria will use the same pathogen list as SUTI NHSN Newsletter, Vol. 9, Issue 3, September 2014 r NHSN, SUTI and ABUTI, 2015 Area of Improvement : NHSN Clarification on CAUTI & POA NHSN clarified the issue of patients having an infection...
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[…] Health Authority Process to facilitate transfers/admissions to residential care facilities under viral gastrointestinal illness (GI) and respiratory illness (RI) outbreak measures Noorsallah Esmail, IPC Consultant, and Jacqui Hlagi, IPC Consultant, Fraser Health PowToons: using cartoon videos to improve communications with staff about reprocessing medical devices Janet Bristier, RN, CCHRA(C) Coordinator for Reprocessing Practices Improvememt Program, Vancouver Coastal Health 2:55 –3:00 Groovy Movement Joanne Archer, PICNet 3:00 –3:20...
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[…] billion/annum in NHS prior to the pandemic–If placed end to end would almost stretch to the moon–Carbon equivalent to driving a petrol car around the Earth 8300 times Infection risk and gloves•Perpetuates to public perception….– Google image search "vaccination" shows 81% (81/100) are wearing gloves–A survey in Poland two months into the Covid pandemic 93% (289/312) of people using plastic gloves for shopping A new oil...
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[…] severity of illness, which may in turn increase the risk of acquiring multidrug - 5 Johnson AP (2011). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 66( Suppl 4): iv43–iv48. doi:10.1093/jac/dkr076 6 I ppolito G, et al (2010) . International Journal of Infectious Diseases 14 (S4 ): S7 –S11 7 Publ ic Health Agency of Canada (2011). Result of the surveillance of Methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus – from 1995 to...
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[…] 31, 2015 • Available at www.healthycanadians.gc.ca website under Antibiotic (antimicrobial) resistance • Table of contents: » AMU: • AMU in humans • AMU in animals • Integration of human and non - human data • International comparisons • AMR: » Organisms transmitted in healthcare settings » Organisms transmitted primarily in the community setting » Food and animals • La Ministre de la Santé a publié le...
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[…] generated information about a client that describes they care or service provided to that client. Health records may be paper documents or electronic documents, such as electronic medical records, faxes, e -mails, aud io or video tapes and images. Through documentation, nurses communicate their observations, decision, actions and outcomes of these actions for Orientation Program for Infection Control Professionals Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Module Page...
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[…] campaign poster•Print and post to highlight to colleagues why sharing knowledge about hand hygiene is still so important•For sharing on social media, please use #handhygieneso others active in the campaign can see your postershttps://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/world-hand-hygiene-day-2024 Web, newsletter and email banners -available for all to useWHHD, 5 May 2024https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/world-hand-hygiene-day-2024 An online video backgroundWHHD, 5 May 2024 Short, teaser video -launched January 2024Hand hygiene is universal...
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[…] e t i m e f o r s e l f-care Causes of Burnout and Distress in Healthcare Professionals•Increased clinical demands•Decreasedcontrol•Poorly functioning teams •Role ambiguity•Moral distress•Reimbursement issues•Decreased time with patients•Difficulty balancing personal & professional lives•Inefficiency of the Electronic Medical Record •Isolation 12SPRINGERPUB.COMConsequencesof BurnoutReference: www.nam.edu/initiatives/clinician-resilience-and-well-being/ The Business Case for Why Organizations are Investing in Wellness?•For every dollar invested in wellness, there is typically a return of $2.00...
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Home and Community Care Guidelines (2014 Revision) Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of BC June 2014 Respiratory Infections Provincial IPC Guidelines for Preventing Viral Respiratory Illness in Community Immunization Clinics Created by: PICNet and BC Ministry of Health Updated October 2023 Infection prevention and control for COVID-19: Interim guidance for acute healthcare settings Created By: PHAC June 2021 Updated guidance for infection prevention and control in health care settings...
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[…] ideas that you can use throughout the year… not just for Infection Control Week! Download the document to read all 20 activity ideas. Download the 2018 Toolkit Here are just a few of them: Songs, Videos, and Flash Mobs Get your staff involved in creative projects like: Infection Control videos – there are some great ones here Flash mobs – watch a great example! Handwashing Demonstrations With poster...
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[…] is a free online learning resource for Canadian students that pairs local learning with a global reward: vaccines for children in developing nations through UNICEF. Their sister site for adults is I Boost Immunity Educational Videos Click here for educational videos Courses, Programs, and Certifications Infection Control and Epidemiology Infection Prevention and Control Education (IPAC-Canada) Canada Long Term Care Infection Prevention and Control Certificate Course (IPAC-Canada) Association...
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