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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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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[…] remove dirt, however, and it is less effective if there is organic material on your hands; so if hands are visibly soiled you should use soap and water. • There has been controversy in the news that ABHR is not effective against norovirus. While it is not as effective against norovirus, it kills about 90% of the germs. • The one germ that...
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[…] concentrations) What was wrong about hand hygiene? Guideline development process Development of key research questions Systematic literature reviews Evidence-to-recommendations exercise using the GRADE framework Expert consultation WHO Guideline Review Committee Issued in December 2014 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/ news/ releases/2014/ebola-ppe-guidelines/en/ New WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care in the Context of Filovirus Disease Outbreak Response IMPROVEMENT ACTIONS 206 WHO/MOH IPC assessments in...
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[…] • Updated GI outbreak Guidelines – to be posted March 2016 for COP review • VRE Evaluation • Ebola Ethics Review • CA Toolkit • HPV and Ultrasound Probes • ERCP scope reprocessing Communications • News posts • Precaution posters: coming soon • Webber Teleclasses: new web pages Back by Popular Demand … The Evidence is Mounting - The Truth is out There! Sitting...
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[…] h HumanLabZ.org Look back for MAC/ M. avium cases Look back for culture- negative PVE, aortic graft infection Investigation of Mycobacterium chimaera infection associated with cardiopulmonary bypass. Public Health England. https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/health-protection-report - volume-9-2015/hpr-volume-9-issue-15 - news-30-april (19 May 2015, update 29. December 2015 Look back at University Hospital Zurich yielded no cases Look back Switzerland: ongoing Look back yielded around 20 cases of presumptive cardiac...
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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 in moderating actions to improve performance 19 Wagoner & Waldron...
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[…] Health Sept–Oct 2016 ICPs/Staff profiles PHSA Nov–Dec 2016 Hand Care Island Health Jan–Feb 2017 Soap vs. ABHR Fraser Health • Each health authority decided what kind of campaign they wanted to create • Ideas: posters, newsletters, blog posts, social media, contests • What works best for the topic/theme • What they have the resources for – Time /workload – Staff – Prizes...
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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 last year •Potential tipping point for a...
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[…] remove dirt, however, and it is less effective if there is organic material on your hands; so if hands are visibly soiled you should use soap and water. • There has been controversy in the news that hand sanitizer is not effective against norovirus. While it is not as effective against norovirus, it kills about 90% of the germs. • The one germ...
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[…] JULY 20018) MICROBIAL MUTATIONS & ADAPTATIONS DRUG RESISTANCE (POST-ANTIBIOTIC ERA!) COMBINED IMPACT OF CHEMICALS & PATHOGENS (‘CHEMBIOACTION ’)! PREMISE PLUMBING SINKS AS SOURCES OF PATHOGENS MULTI-ETIOLOGIC INFECTIONS SATTAR TELECLASS-SEPTEMBER 2020 27 IS THERE ANY GOOD NEWS? POLIOMYELITIS AT THE VERGE OF ERADICATION!! ~ 350,000 CASES IN 1988 AT START OF GLOBAL VACCINATION FIRST WATERBORNE DISEASE TO BE ERADICATED! SATTAR TELECLASS-SEPTEMBER 2020 28 http://...
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[…] Self-Assessment Framework Publications White papers & academic papers in peer-reviewed journals Our activities around HEH 4 Our activities around HEH (cont.) Specialized industry-led working groups Mapping guidelines for HEH Transposable model for hospital hygiene Fake news and how to respond to it Participation to conferences Interclean and the Healthcare Cleaning Forum iClean 2020 Australia International Solid Waste Association ( ISWA) World...
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[…] place in the world."Jones E. Moral injury in a context of trauma. The British Journal of Psychiatry 2020.9 Why talk about mental health for healthcare workers?10 Why talk about mental health for healthcare workers?The good news…There isa growingawarenessand recognition of the importance of mental healthand wellnessfor healthcareworkers:WHO Charter for Health Worker Safety:•Develop and implement national programmesfor occupational health and safety of...
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[…] a d P u b l i c A l a r m•Lethal:Higher fatality than endemic diseases•Unfamiliar:Emergent or re-emergent rather than endemic•Volatile: Sudden or swift acting•Egalitarian:Not limited to particular demographic groups•Uncertaintiesabout prevention, protection, and treatment• Newsworthy: Widely reported in the media•Disgusting:Revolting signs or symptoms•Stressful mitigation measures: Socioeconomic impacts of lockdown, quarantine, etc. Similari.es across Pandemics: Common Reac.ons•Polarization of emotions, attitudes, behaviors•New onset and newly worsened psychol....
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[…] mice, they became even sicker. Still, the researchers warn that because their findings are based on studies involving laboratory mice, their results need to be carefully assessed in humans. Read the full article on Medical News Today. The journal article can be found in: Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 18, Issue 5, 11 November 2015, Pages 604-612 Sabrina...
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[…] doesn’t matter if the animal is wild or domestic, a family pet or destined for the dinner table, pathologists see a diverse cross-section of the province’s fauna. On the day of a visit by a News reporter, one of the centre’s nine pathologists is examining a dead skunk, its smell permeating the entire facility. The centre’s diagnostic lab is actually...
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The insects tested negative for both the Zika and West Nile virus Species can carry Dengue fever From CBC.ca: A mosquito species capable of transmitting the Zika virus and other tropical diseases may have established a colony in southwestern Ontario, a development that could mean changes for Canadian healthcare providers. Two adult Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, were recently trapped in...
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Page 1 of 3 PICNet PROVINCIAL INFECTION CONTROL NETWORK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A program of the Provincial Health Services Authority PICNet September Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! Issue: #6 September 2013 It's just over a month until Infection Control Week, and PICNet has lots of ways you can get involved! Infection Control Week In -A-Box PICNet's " Let's Go Viral!" educational game kit is...
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[…] They shoot, they score! "Clean Shots" Wins National Contest Congratulations to everyone who has submitted photos to the Clean Shots photo contest - you have made us national winners! Every year, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) holds a national contest to see who has the best hand hygiene initiative from across the country. The committee running the...
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Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Surveillance Report For the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 (April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013) Prepared by: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) September 2013 Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504 Vancouver, BC, V6H 4B1 www.picnet.ca Tel: 604 -875 -4844 ext 22983 Fax: 604- 875-4373 Email: picnet@phsa.ca Disclaimer The purpose of this report is...
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