[…] . Please encourage your staff and colleagues to enter! The contest is open to all healthcare workers in BC. So go get sudsy and snap- happy! Spread the Word We have posters, graphics, and sample newsletter articles and tweets that you can download and share to help promote the...
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[…] authorities, PICNe t, and the BC Patient and Safety Quality Council) entered the Clean Shots campaign into CPSI's "What's Your Hand In It?" contest. We were selected as one of the four finalists, and on World Hand Hygiene day (May 5th), we pitched the idea to the...
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[…] Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) 18 Discussion Since C. difficile has been recognized as the leading cause of healthcare -associated diarrhea, as well as being responsible for outbreaks in hospitals all over the world 3 (including recent outbreaks in BC hospitals ), the increasing awareness of CDI has extended beyond healthcare workers to...
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[…] collection of data on the dissemination and uptake of the document by the target audience. Even with these weaknesses the AGREE instrument is the most validated guidelines appraisal tool available and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) (13) and others (9) for <mark...
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[…] local studies have taken place examining infection control in both the public health and hospital settings 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Each of these reports emphasised the need for coordi nation and resources within the world of infection control practice. Consequently, in January 2005, th e Ministry of Health Services...
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[…] (PMO) with regards to communications priorities and activities. The pu rpose of the CLG is to develop and implement communication strategies that will further enable PICNet to meet its mandate. PICNet produces a monthly electronic newsletter in order to keep the infection prevention and control Community of Practice up-to-date on current PICNet...
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[…] sutures, lance ts, blades and clinical glass. Prevention of sharps -related injuries in health care staff may be achieved by: using safety -enginee red needles and medical devices never recappin g, bending, or breaking needles never reaching into waste or sharps containers providing rigid, puncture -resistant sharps containers at or near the point...
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[…] polio vaccine is recommended. Health care workers should have a booster dose of the vaccine 10 years after completion of the primary series. Due to immunization, polio has been eliminated in most parts of the world. In 1994, Canada was certified as a "polio free" coun try. Individuals at risk of getting polio in...
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[…] . Please encourage your staff and colleagues to enter! The contest is open to all healthcare workers in BC. So go get sudsy and snap- happy! Spread the Word We have posters, graphics, and sample newsletter articles and tweets that you can download and share to help promote the...
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[…] authorities, PICNe t, and the BC Patient and Safety Quality Council) entered the Clean Shots campaign into CPSI's "What's Your Hand In It?" contest. We were selected as one of the four finalists, and on World Hand Hygiene day (May 5th), we pitched the idea to the...
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[…] (PMO) with regards to communications priorities and activities. The pu rpose of the CLG is to develop and implement communication strategies that will further enable PICNet to meet its mandate. PICNet produces a monthly electronic newsletter in order to keep the infection prevention and control Community of Practice up-to-date on current PICNet...
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[…] old’uns. Now a days the gramas and grampas can get a vaccination for this. They call it the "pneumococcal vaccination ." Mycobacterium Tuberculosis These crazy, nasty old coots have high tailed it all over the world and have been getting away with it for centuries !!! They need to get b reathed right down <mark...
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[…] old’uns. Now a days the gramas and grampas can get a vaccination for this. They call it the "pneumococcal vaccination ." Mycobacterium Tuberculosis These crazy, nasty old coots have high tailed it all over the world and have been getting away with it for centuries !!! They need to get br eathed right down <mark...
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[…] 20114 Reported by BC health authorities in first fiscal quarter 2011/2012 Resources The following resources are available to help you increase proper hand h ygiene within your facility, and reduce serious infection. ● CHICA-Canada ● Safer Healthcare Now! Canada’s Hand Hygiene Challenge ● World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on Hand Hygiene www.clinicalcaremanagement.ca Measures The measure for hand hygiene is the percentage of healthcare provider compliance with appropriate...
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[…] investigate epidemiological links include group comparison. These would be considered analytic studies. • The majority are descriptive studies –Case series and case reports • ORION Checklist for Outbreak Reports –2009 ORION statement In The IPAC World We frequently are obliged to provide a recommendation by combining the information that is known about <mark...
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[…] prolonged contact with an infected individual in an enclosed space 5% of infected individuals develop active TB during the first year or two following infection 15 Tuberculosis Prevalence US infection rate: 5-10% Rates throughout the world vary widely: 32% on average 4-6% of US cases were living in correctional facilities when diagnosed Prevalence of...
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[…] Some that investigate epidemiological links include group comparison. These would be considered analytic studies. The majority are descriptive studies Case series and case reports ORION Checklist for Outbreak Reports 2009 ORION statement In The IPAC World We frequently are obliged to provide a recommendation by combining the information that is known about <mark...
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[…] be substantiated. 60 For a discussion on nanosilver technologies, please see the NCCEH contracted review by Green and Ndegwa (2011) titled: 9 Nanotechnology: A Review of Exposure, Health Risks, and Recent Regulatory Developments .63 The World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested that the NOAEL of silver in drinking water to be 10 g...
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[…] 170 HEALTHCARE VENTILATION 20% RH CHANGE 24 There are six basic types of natural ventilation systems: • single-side corridor • central corridor • courtyard • wind tower • atrium and chimney • hybrid (mixed-mode) ventilation. World Health Organization Pub/Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Healthcare-2009 25 26 27 28 ★ The performance in either thermal...
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