Hand cleaning compliance in health care facilities, Q 3 of 201 7/1 8 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) March 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 . Wh y is hand cleaning important ? Patients in acute care facilities and residents <mark...
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[…] Steele, March 8, 2018 Overview for morning Part I â What is ethics?? Part II â Facts + values Part III â Case Study Part IV â Your practice Duncan Steele presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 2 WHAT IS ETHICS? What the heck is ethics anyway?!?!?What the heck is ethics anyway?!?!? Duncan Steele presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 3 Itâs about philosophers in armchairs and leather bound books⦠HP¶V LPSRUPMQP NXP SMPLHQPV MUH P SULRULP MQG PKHUH MXVP LVQ¶P PLPH«BB Duncan Steele presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 4 All of our attitudes, decisions and actions are based on beliefs about what is true and what matters most...
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[…] prevention policies and practices in NHs across the US Evidence that NHs with more UTI prevention policies had lower prevalence of UTI Isolation is not being used consistently MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE! 40 Selected USA Federal Efforts SURVEILLANCE CDC’s NHSN Long-term care module 2012 2014 2013 2015 2016 2017 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Reducing HAIs In Long-term care NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria...
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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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[…] (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 activi ties. The newsletter is sent to all Community of Practice...
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[…] meet its mandate. PICNet’s public website (www.picnetbc.ca) is regularly updated and maintained by Lucy Truong, our Office and Communications Coordina tor. The website contains a wealth of information, highlighting PICNet’s activities and resources. With website usage tracking beginning in February 2010, the PICNet websi te received an average of 850 visitors per month over the last two months of this fiscal year....
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[…] well as the surveillance protocol and reports on CDI in BC. If you have questions or suspect that y ou have CDI, please contact your doctor o r healthcare provider. This quarterly update presents the latest data on incidence and trends of new CDI that were healthcare- associated (HCA) with the reporting facility among inpatients in the last five years . <mark...
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[…] practice standards. American Journal of Infection Control 1999: 27:47-51. 3. Meehan Arlas K. Surveillance. Chapter in APIC Text for Infection Control and Epidemiology, 2nd Ed. 2005. Association of Professionals in Infe ction Control, Washington, DC. USA. 4. Schekler WE, Brimhall D, Buck AS et al. Requirements for infrastructure and essential activities of Infection control and epidemiology in hospitals: A consensus...
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[…] The participants were given one month to complete the survey. Four reminders followed the initial e-mail. Data collection was done from December 2009 to January 2010. The data was analyzed to indentify the level of usage and support for the guidelines among the respondents, regarding differe nt aspects of the document. We were unable to perform detailed multivariate and...
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Hand cleaning compliance in health care facilities, Q 1 201 7/1 8 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) November 201 7 What is hand cleaning? Hand cleaning means using an alcohol -base d hand rub or soap and water to kill or remove germs on hands . Wh y is hand cleaning important ? Both patients in acute care facilities and...
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Page 1 of 3 June 2, 2016 Recommendations for Cleaning and Disinfection in Medical Ultrasound to Prevent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Transmission For: BC Health Authority Reprocessing & Infection and Prevention Control Programs Introduction Infection prevention and control is critical to delivering safe, high‐quality care to patients undergoing sonographic procedures. Ultrasound is generally considered a relatively safe procedure when compared with radiation‐based imaging techniques, however, poor ultrasound probe reprocessing protocols and environmental cleaning and disinfection may result in a risk of patient cross ‐infection. Re cently published studies have raised concerns regarding the efficacy of commonly used disinfectants against Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The purpose of this document is to provide updated guidance regarding cleaning and disinfection in this setting. Probe Cleaning and Disinfection External probes that only come into contact with intact skin are considered noncritical devices and require cleaning and low‐level disinfection after every use as described below. All internal probes are classified as semi‐critical devices (e.g., vaginal, rectal and transesophageal probes, as well as intraoperative probes used for needle guidance during biopsies, aspirations, drainages, etc.). For maximum safety, these devices require cleaning, followed by high‐level disinfection between each patient use and a probe cover or condom as an aid to keep them from becoming grossly contaminated. If condoms are used as barriers, the condoms should be non‐lubricated and non‐medicated. Although internal ultrasound probes are routinely protected by single‐use disposable probe covers, leakage rates of 0.9% to 2% for condoms and 8% to 81% for commercial probe covers have been observed in recent studies 1. Studies have also revealed that these probes remain contaminated with a variety of bacterial and viral pathogens despite the use of disposable covers, followed by low‐level disinfection 2,3 . The following specific recommendations are made for the cleaning and disinfection of ultrasound probes: 1. External ultrasound probes that come into contact with intact skin require cleaning and low‐level disinfection between uses according to the manufacturer’s instructions....
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Surveillance Protocol for Methicillin -Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in BC Acute Care Facilities (April 201 7) Contacts: Guanghong Han , PhD Surveillance Epidemiologist BC Provincial Infection Control Network 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504, Vancouver, BC V6H 4B1 Tel: 604 -875 -4844 ext 22983 Fax: 604 -875 -4373 Email: guanghong.han @phsa.ca Bruce Gamage, RN BSN CIC Network Manager BC Provincial Infection Control Network 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504,...
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Surveillance Protocol for Clostridium difficile Infection s (CDI) in BC Acute Care Facilities (April 201 7) Contacts: Guanghong Han , PhD Surveillance Epidemiologist BC Provincial Infection Control Network 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504, Vancouver, BC V6H 4B1 Tel: 604 -875 -4844 ext 22983 Fax: 604 -875 -4373 Email: guanghong.han @phsa.ca Bruce Gamage, RN BSN CIC Network Manager BC Provincial Infection Control Network 1001 West Broadway, Suite...
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[…] paramedics have limited understanding of infectious disease that may demonstrate poor compliance with infection prevention and control protocols when caring for patients. 9 EMS Provider Compliance with Infection Control Recommendations is Suboptimal Study done in USA. Published in Prehospital Emergency Care 2014 Observational study in large ED 423 EMS deliveries observed 899 providers Use of gloves in 512 (56.9%) Hand washing...
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[…] in maintaining standards due to lack of resources Will not advise superiors- do not want to appear aggressive or a show off So, 20 TC PWT Oct 2017 Cost of an IPC programme In the USA, a reduction of only 6% would off set the cost IPC by saving on reduced hospitalisation . BSI are the highest costing HCAI of all the types...
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[…] (BCPSQC) BC Ministry of Health BC Ministry of Environment – Hazardous Waste Information & Guidelines HealthLink BC Canada / Other provinces Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) Health Canada Medical Devices Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (AMMI) Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID) Public Health Ontario...
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[…] ase-producing organisms (CPO) update August 201 7 Highlights for Q 4 20 16/1 7 ( December 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 ) • 28 new cases of CPO were identified amon g 25 patients in BC acute care facilities • NDM was the most common gene identified ( 1 9/2 8 cases, 67.9%) • 17 cases (6 0.7 %) reported healthcare exposure outside Canada. N...
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[…] of Canada (the Agency) was informed of an US outbreak of Carbapenem -resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) that was associated with reprocessed duodenoscopes (1). To date there have been no similar reports of outbreaks associated with duodenoscopes in Canada. Objective: To summarize what is known about the risk of CRE infect ion associated with duodenoscopy and make recommendations for Canada. Findings: Outbreaks associated with...
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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 health-care providers. Two adult Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, were recently trapped in...
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