[…] to kill or remove germs on hands. Why is hand cleaning important? Patients in acute care facilities and residents in long -term care facilities are vulnerable to healthcare -associated infections , a leading cause of death for people receiving care within our health care system. G erms can easily be transmitted through direct person -to-person contact, or by touching contaminated surfaces or equipment . Hand cleaning is...
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[…] living residence. Oc cupational health professional : person who has recei ved formal training and /or a reco gnized qualification in either occupational medicine or occupational health. Susceptible to VZV : person at risk of de ve loping VZV infection as having no antibodies to VZV. This is usually because the indi vidual has not had varicella and has not been vac cinated. Temperate Climate: The part...
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[…] Construction quality best practice ICU/OR/NNICU/special vent rooms Energy and water conserve Surge capacity Water damage response Tie-ins and utility outages 3 What and Where Risk During Construction AIR & WATER Patients Immune suppressed Convalescent areas Departments Surgery Radiation Catheterization Equipment cleaning Procedures Bedside or areas Issues for Environmental Infection Control Utility planning emergent and routine outages Ventilation management during projects Water quality assurance (opportunistic pathogens) 4 <mark...
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[…] to Prevent & Control Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE). Do they matter? Hilary Humphreys Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) & Beaumont Hospital Dublin www.webbertraining.com September 5, 2019 Hosted by Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard Cardiff University, Wales Declarations The views expressed are in a professional but personal context & are not necessarily those of the RCSI & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. I have recently received research funding from Pfizer &...
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[…] 16, 2019 Learning objective What is the nosocomial infection/Health care associated infection(HCAIs)? What is the Impact of HCAIs on Health system? what are the risk factors ? How to minimize the risks of contamination? 2 Definition Nosocomial infection defined by experts as: HCAIs are infections that are first appear in 48 hours or more after hospitalization or within 30 days after having received health care in...
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[…] infections are minor, such as pimples and boils. Serious infections — such as severe wound infections, pneumonia, or septicaemia (infection in the bloodstream) — can result in life -threatening illness or, if left untreated , death . Those with weakened immune systems and chronic illnesses are more susceptible to developing an infection. How is MRSA transmitted ? MRSA is primarily spread by skin -to-skin contact...
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[…] normal balance of healthy bacteria in the digestive system may be upset, allowing C. difficile to grow to unusually high levels and produce toxins that can damage the bowel and cause diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramping, dehydration, and even death. How is Clostridium difficile transmitted? The bacteria and their spores are shed in feces. People ca n acquire the bacteria if they touch items or surfaces (e.g.,...
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[…] recently diagnosed with influenza. On physical examination, the patient appears ill and has a temperature of 39.9°C. A chest radiograph shows infiltrate in the right middle lobe. You diagnose the patient with community-acquired pneumonia and decide to admit her on the basis of vital signs and co-morbidities. You obtain blood and sputum cultures. A rapid influenza immunoassay sent by the triage staff member returns negative. What actions...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Page 1 of 6 Methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Update, Q2 of 2018/19 Decem ber 2018 Summary Table Q2 201 8/19 Previous quarter (Q 1 201 8/19) Same quarter of previous year (Q 2 201 7/18) Last 4 Quarters (Q3 2017/18 – Q2 201 8/19 Total new MRSA cases identified 68 7 68 7 750 3,20...
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Hand cleaning compliance in health care facilities, Q 2 of 201 8/1 9 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) Decem ber 2018 What is hand cleaning? Hand cleaning means using an alcohol -based hand rub or soap and water to kill or remove germs on hands. Why is hand cleaning important? Patients in acute care facilities and res idents in residential care facilities...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Page 1 of 6 Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) Update, Q 2 of 2018/19 December 2018 Summary Table Q2 201 8/19 Previous quarter (Q 1 201 8/19) Same quarter of previous year (Q 2 201 7/18) Last 4 Quarters (Q3 2017/18 – Q2 201 8/19 Total CDI cases identified 479 50 5 502 2,282 Number of new...
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[…] medical students in Australia is around 80% . To date, most studies have focused on trained hospital healthcare workers (HCWs) and have underestimated the role that students also have on infection control as future HCWs. Develop and evaluate a new learning/teaching approach for undergraduate medical students around HH AIMS 2 Study process 3 Needs Assessment Three components Literature review Qualitative in depth interviews with medical students...
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[…] infections are minor, such as pimples and boils. Serious infections — such as severe wound infections, pneumonia, or septicaemia (infection in the bloodstream) — can result in life -threatening illness or, if left untreated , death. Those with weakened immune systems and chronic illnesses are more susceptible to developing an infection. How is MRSA transmitted? MRSA is primarily spread by skin -to -skin contact or...
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[…] balance of healthy bacteria in the digestive system may be upset, allowing C. d ifficile to grow to unusually high levels and produce toxins that can damage the bowel and cause diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramping, dehydration, and even death. How is Clostridium difficile transmitted? The bacteria and their spores are shed in feces. P eople can acquire the bacteria if they touch items or surfaces (e.g.,...
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[…] they’ve become, number-wise, probably as problematic as bedbugs these days. News. Ebola in Congo: Experts worry the outbreak could escalate after a woman died in Butembo, a city of about 1 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. News. No, it is not the bathroom. A study found respiratory viruses on 10% of surfaces, with security trays as the most common culprit. They are also found...
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[…] Rapid Expansion of Multidrug Resistant E Coli Clone ST1193 in the United States. News New way to target flu virus: In a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a research team delves further into a glycoprotein complex it began to define in a 2014 paper. News From GlobalNews video: Dr. Jim Kellner explain why some parents are choosing not to get their...
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Climate Change and Infectious Diseases Mark Birch Depts Infectious Diseases and General Medicine Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand Hosted by Jane Barnett jane@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com March 14, 2018 Overview Overview of Climate Change Green house gases Mosquitoes Diseases (malaria, dengue fever, zika , chikungunya) NZ impact U S impact 2 2016: The hottest year 3 21 Feb 2017: Australia 4 India's extreme heat wave. Asphalt melting in New...
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[…] infections are minor, such as pimples and boils. Serious infections — such as severe wound infections, pneumonia, or septicaemia (infection in the bloodstream) — can result in li fe-threatening illness or, if left untreated , death . Those with weakened immune systems and chronic illnesses are more susceptible to developing an infection. How is MRSA transmitted ? MRSA is primarily spread by skin -to-skin contact...
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[…] normal balance of healthy bacteria in the digestive system may be upset, allowing C. difficile to grow to unusually high levels and produce toxins that can damage the bowel and cause diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramping, dehydr ation, and even death. How is Clostridium difficile transmitted? The bacteria and their spores are shed in feces. People can acquire the bacteria if they touch items or surfaces (e.g.,...
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[…] are minor, such as pim ples and boils. Serious infections — such as severe wound infections, pneumonia, or septicaemia (infection in the bloodstream) — can result in life -threatening illness or, if left untreated , death . Those with weakened immune systems and chronic illnesses a re more susceptible to developing an infection. How is MRSA transmitted ? MRSA is primarily spread by skin -to-skin...
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