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 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 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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[…] 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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[…] 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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Page 1 of 3 PICNet December Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together December 2016 PICNet 2017 Conference: discount deadline Dec 18 Registration is open for PICNet's 2017 Educational Conference, and the deadline for the best discount is December 18th : just $110/day ($220 for both days). You can also get a discount on your 2018 confe rence registration by referring someone new for 2017! Find out more and download...
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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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[…] x tile s DOMEST IC PRODUCTS Washing liquid Washing up liquid Chopping board â ANTIMICROBIAL â SURFACES Env ironm e ntal Me dical (Im plant) Food Pharm ace utical PRESERVAT ION BACKGROUND: context - biocide usage J-Y Maillard â Telec las s , 2018 4 Organism Persistence Acinetobacter spp. 3 days to 5 months Clostridium difficile (spores) 5 mo nths Enterococcus s p p . inc...
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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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[…] 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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[…] to host and collect the survey responses from a conve - nience sample of HCWs who provided informed con - sent. Recruitment of participants occurred from August 11, 2021, to September 24, 2021 via staff newsletters and communications platforms of all health authorities in BC, as well as social media and public websites of health authorities and affiliated organizations. To incentivize participation, six...
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[…] or harm of harm reduction ethics . J Geriatr Oncol. 2020;S1879-4068(20)30240-X. doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2020.05.002 2. Information•lndividualsin contemporary societiesare immersed in a digitallymediated infosphere, an informational bubble.•Any conduit of accessingdigital information, such as social networks, Internet search engines,online news portals and forums, evidence repositories, shared databases,or any others that are available in digital format and may be used to gaininformation on the...
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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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[…] 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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