Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities
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[…] an upgrade of surgical site infection surveillance systems is necessary. This proposal for a centralized surveillance program keeps costs in a realistic range by adapting surveillance syst ems already developed in other parts of the world, and giving additional training to BC’s human resources a nd infection control expertise that is currently in place. A state of the art standardized healthcare associated infection surveillance system adapted...
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PHAC_Routine_Practices_and_Additional_Precautions_Educational
0 | ROUTINE PRACTICES AND ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS To promote and protect the health of Canadians through leadership, partnership, innovation and action in public health. â Public Health Agency of Canada Ãgalement disponible en français sous le titre : Outils dâenseignement et dâévaluation des pratiques de base et des précautions additionnelles To obtain a copy of the report, send your request to: Centre for Communicable...
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PICNet-Annual-CDI-Surveillance-Report-2013-2014
Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Surveillance Report For the Fiscal Year 201 3/201 4 (April 1, 201 3 to March 31, 201 4) Prepared by: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) September 201 4 Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504 Vancouver, BC, V6H 4B1 Tel: 604 -875 -4844 ext 22983 Fax: 604 -875 -4373 Email: picnet@phsa.ca www.picnet.ca Disclaimer The purpose of...
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PICNet DRAFT Revised GI Outbreak Guidelines
Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities Reference Document for use by Health Care Organizations for Internal Policy/Protocol Development DRAFT FOR REVIEW Prepared by: The Provincial Infection Control Network of BC, March 2016 DRAFT FOR REVIEW Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ...
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PHAC_Guidelines_for_the_Prevention_and_Control_of_Measles_Outbreaks_in_Canada
[…] maculopapular erythematous rash. Measles infection can result in serious complications such as blindness, encephalitis, or severe respiratory infections such as pneumonia. Before widespread vaccination in 1980, measles was responsible for an estimated 2.6 million deaths worldwide each year. Despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine, measles remains one of the leading causes of death among young children around the world, according to...
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RE0028_VRE_and_ESBL_v6_0_
[…] Producing Organisms: A Systematic Review of the Clinical Evidence and Health Services Impact DATE : 14 August 2012 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context and policy issues Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is an increasing problem in Canada and worldwide. 1-4 Vancomycin -resistant enterococci (VRE) are strains of Enterococcus faecium or Enterococcus faecalis that contain genes which confer resistance to vancomycin. 5,6 Escherichia coli (E. coli) , Klebsiella pneumonia (K....
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PICNet-Long-Term-Care-Manual-2011-updated-2023-11-23
[…] Reference: Infection Prevention and Control Committee...
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Respiratory Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities March 20
[…] by the PICNet Guidelines Steering Committee. A list of evidence graded rec ommendati ons can found in Appendix 2 . 5.2 Good Practice Statements Some recommendations fall within well -known practices that are widely accepted worldwide. These have been categorized as "Good Practice Statements" (GPS). The criteria for this category has been compiled from several academic discussions and reviews . This change has been...
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Respiratory-Infection-Outbreak-Guidelines-for-Healthcare-Facilities_November-2018
[…] Steering Committee. A list of evidence graded recommendati ons can found in Appendix 2 . 5 PICNet November , 2018 5.2 Good Practice Statements Some recommendations fall within well -known practices that are widely accepted worldwide. These have been categorized as "Good Practice Statements" (GPS). The criteria for this category has been compiled from several academic discussions and reviews . This change has been reviewed...
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PICNet_RI_Outbreak_Guidelines
[…] 2-10 days Fever, cough, progressive respiratory distress. Occurs most commonly in those who are elderly, immunocompro mized or have other underlying lung disease. Person to person transmission not documented Antibiotic therapy for treatment Mycoplasma pneumoniae World wide non seasonal more common in school age and young adults 2-3-weeks (range 1-4 weeks) Fever, acute bronchial cough non-productive initially Duration of symptoms Mild illness may resolve on own,...
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Fake News in Infection Prevention Teleclass SLIDES
[…] and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism retracted in 2010 20 years later cited over 2800 times including 1090 times since 2012 The Wakefield article was published and circulated in the media; people around the developed world began to increasingly fear vaccines 18 Effects: Lack of " buy-in " Anti vaxx movement Dr. Wakefield is a vocal supporter Social Media (SoMe) as a...
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PICNet Annual Report 2014-2015
[…] the key players in the provincial âClean Shotsâ hand hygiene photo contest, a collaboration between the health authorities and the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council (BCPSQC) to raise awareness around hand hygiene and promote World Hand Hygiene Day. PICNet hosted the contest on its website, undertaking all the technical development work. The contest was a huge success, with more...
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PHAC_HandHygiene_Practices_in_Healthcare_Settings
[…] the steps that result in the transmission of healthcare-associated microorganisms and the imperative for hand hygiene (3). 2. THE TRANSMISSION OF MICROORGANISMS ON HANDS As outlined by Boyce et al. (4) and reiterated by the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (2009) (5), the transmission of microorganisms from one patient to another via HCWs’ hands involves <mark...
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2023-05-05 Slides_Accelerating Hand Hygiene Together
[…] in health care and to ‘bring people together ’ in support of hand hygiene improvement globally 15 YEARS OF ANNUAL GLOBAL HAND HYGIENE CAMPAIGN 5 MAY 2009 –2023 3 SAVE LIVES –Clean Your Hands Campaign World Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May 2023 CAMPAIGN WEBSITE Accelerate action together To g e t h e r, we can accelerate action to prevent infections and antimicrobial resistance in health care...
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PHAC CA Toolkit 2015-03
[…] searches provide a comprehensive and balanced (reflecting both positive and negative results) range of studies for inclusion. Searches must go beyond MEDLINE as this database represents a fraction of the total number of journals published worldwide. Because of inconsistencies in the way articles are indexed in databases, several search terms need to be included in a search strategy to ensure that the majority of...
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COVID19_ppe_allocation_framework_2020_Archived
COVID -19: Emergency Prioritization in a Pandemic Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Allocation Framework Provincial COVID -19 Task Force March 25, 2020 Please note: The information contained in this document has been archived and is made available for historical referencing only. The content was developed during the COVID -19 pandemic is no longer being updated and therefore, may not reflect current information or reco mmendations. 2 COVID...
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PICNet IIPW_NICW Toolkit 2018
[…] some to get you started: ⢠The MRSA Team (think: the A -Team) ⢠Law and Order: Additional Precautions Unit ⢠Germ CSI ⢠Americ aâs Next Top Microbe ⢠28 Days Later (if the world stops hand hygiene) ⢠Germs like to travel ⢠Do people really cover their coughs? ⢠If germs could be seen You can get some great inspiration for...
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PICNet 2016 StaffEducation Handouts
[…] communication is in our everyday lives, but most of us are not consciously aware of most of what is being non verbally communicated within our communications. Raising your Non Verbal IQ™ will open a whole world to you and give you an incredible edge in being an effective communicator by increasing your ability to recognize, label, predict the effect, and respond to non- verbal patterns of...
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PHAC_IPC_Guideline_for_Flexible_Gastrointestinal_Endoscopy_and_Bronchoscopy
[…] risk from asymptomatic individuals depends on the prevalence of disease. The tota l number of cases of vCJD reported in the UK, since 1990, was 166 as of December 31st, 2009 ( www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/figures.htm) and 211 worldwide (81) . The risk in Canada is much lower th an in the UK as reflected by only a single case reported to date (83) ....
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