Excerpted from The Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows News: “Violet” is one of three Xenex “germ-zapping robots” that have been put to work in the Fraser Health region, trying to ensure the rooms are free of superbugs that cause infections. Cathy Wiebe, director of clinical operations at Ridge Meadows Hospital, explained that Violet is the latest weapon in the battle against hospital acquired <mark...
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[…] and consult a microbiologist at the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory for testing advice, clearly indicating any relevant travel/exposure history with specimen submission. Follow strict infection prevention and control guidelines when collecting respiratory specimens. For more information: WHO Influenza at the Human-Animal Interface Monthly Risk Assessments WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs) ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Reports (CDTRs) ECDC Avian influenza...
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Several news stories and epidemiological updates on the yellow fever outbreak in Brazil: Brazil orders 11.5 million yellow fever vaccines amid worst outbreak in years From Straitstimes.com: Rio de Janeiro said on Saturday (March 11) it plans to vaccinate the state’s entire population against yellow fever in response to an outbreak that has killed at least 113 people around Brazil. Although Rio has not registered any...
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. To celebrate this theme of 2016’s National Infection Control Week, Infection Control Professionals: The Core of Infection Prevention and Control, all the BC Health Authorities are ran features or news stories about their IPAC. (Although we’d like to add that at PICNet, we believe everyone is at the core of infection prevention!) You can read about what each of...
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New cases Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been reported in Saudi Arabia. Four more deaths were announced, bringing the number of deaths in the past week to 17. The World Health Organization (WHO) says many of the recent cases are associated with an outbreak at a hospital in Riyadh. Several other countries have also reported MERS-CoV cases in individuals who have...
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From the New York Times: Doctors are closely watch ing about 200 people in Spain after a patient at a hospital in Madrid died of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, the first time the disease has been found in Western Europe in someone who had not traveled to an endemic area. The patient apparently caught the virus after being bitten by a...
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Please disseminate widely Please note: this situation is evolving rapidly and information is subject to change. New details will be posted when available. Date of Release: 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 causative agent has been identified as a novel Coronavirus (“nCoV-2019”). To date,...
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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...
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BC Guidelines Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) June 2016 Infection prevention and control in health care for preparedness and response to outbreaks Created By: World Health Organization (WHO) April 2011 ...
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General Infection Prevention & Control Practices Explore general infection prevention and control (IPC) resources, including routine practices, additional precautions, urinary tract infections, wound care, personal protective equipment (PPE), IPC programs, pandemic preparedness, and more from other jurisdictions. LEARN MORE Hand Hygiene Discover best practices for hand hygiene, including resources and guidelines from BC Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario, and World Health Organization. LEARN...
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As a networking collaborative, it is important that members of PICNet’s Community of Practice are able to come together from across the province to: Learn from each other about provincial projects and initiatives, and new developments in the field of infection prevention and control Learn about PICNet’s current projects and activities Help set the direction for future endeavours PICNet is involved in World Hand Hygiene Day...
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Webber Training has 61 downloadable posters – web and print resolution! Do Bugs Need Drugs – 24 pages with posters, tips, and information World Health Organization – hand washing posters and leaflet Vancouver Coastal Health – how to wash your hands APIC – infection control posters If your organization has any posters that you’d like to share, please email us! Examples of APIC posters:...
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[…] 80 infants at various time points over their first two years of life, identifying changes between the bacterial makeup that occurred as a result of delivery, antibiotic exposures, and other environmental factors. The studies, published today in Science Translational Medicine, are a first step toward understanding the relationships between an infant’s microbiome and health. Ramnik Xavier, chief of Massachusetts General Hospital’s...
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[…] 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 on evolving technology to enhance housekeeping efforts (ultraviolet lights, ozone based systems,...
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The entries for PICNet’s video contest are in, and the winner is announced! You can view all the videos below. Thanks to everyone who entered for all their effort in making Infection Control Week so memorable. These had us laughing out loud; we never knew that juding a contest would be so diffucult! The winner: Hey Mickey – from the JOSH team of Heritage...
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The sponsors and exhibitors for the PICNet 2013 conference are: Folders sponsored by . Meals and health breaks sponsored by … Exhibitors Gojo logo VendorLogos2013 Exhibitors2013...
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Page 1 of 2 PICNet PROVINCIAL INFECTION CONTROL NETWORK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A program of the Provincial Health Services Authority PICNet June Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! Issue: #5 June 2013 PICNet Video Contest! Infection Control Week is still months away, but we're announcing our video contest now so that you can get your thinking caps on - and create your videos over the summer, if...
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PICNet July Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! July 2014 FNHA Housekeeping Training Manual First Nations Health Authority has kindly offered to let us share their recently developed Housekeeping Manual . This is a great document with clear, step -by - step information and pictures; the document will be useful for both housekeeping staff and managers. PICNet Annual Report The latest PICNet Annual Report (fiscal year 2013...
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PICNet August Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! August 2014 Infection Control Week and Patient Safety Week Infection Control Week takes place October 20 - 26 this year, and Canadian Patient Safety Week follows (October 27 - 31), with the theme of...
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