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Chironda_FreshThinking

[…] Infection Control Chapter –(Volunteer) 3. Social Media Manager – Infection Prevention Control Canada –(Volunteer) 4. International Infection Control Specialist – The Cdiff Foundation–(Volunteer) AGENDA 1. Infection Prevention Landscape—Rates, interventions etc. 2. Looming Pressure and Public Demands ---Pressure for change —Politics, Corporate business, etc. 3. Look at some areas that have difficult challenges and how they succeed. 4. Bringing it all together —IPAC in Mental Health Settings 5....

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Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacilli SLIDES

[…] Chemother 2017 Travel Related Antibiotic Resistance including Medical Tourism CPE in Toronto/Peel, colonized/infected patients TIBDN, 2017 (A. McGeer) CPE Risk Factors Similar as for other AROs: - recent hospitalization - ICU admission - invasive medical devices - antibiotic exposure - chronic wounds Savard, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013 CPE Fecal Carriage mean duration of CPE fecal carriage post-hospital discharge: 387 days; 39% still carrying CPE at 1-year...

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PublicHealthOntario_hand-care-assessment

[…] maintain healthy hands. Have you received workplace training on how to protect and care for your skin? It is important for you to evaluate whether you are using the correct technique in hand washing to decrease irritation to hands. Know what hand care products to use to avoid skin breakdown and irritation. Note: Alcohol-Based Hand Rub (ABHR) is known to be easier on hands than hand washing,...

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Refugee Health SLIDES

[…] DNP APRN FNP-C CIC Associate Professor Division of Infectious Diseases Associate Founder, Global Health Center University of Louisville School of Medicine Hosted by Dr. Pierre Parneix Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France www.webbertraining.com February 15, 2018 Objectives Describe the process of refugee resettlement in the US Review existing surveillance processes for refugee health and the conditions identified Explore the impact of refugee health from the perspective of the refugee...

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2021-02-04 Slides_Supporting the Wellbeing of HCW

[…] for healthcare workers?Why talk about mental health for healthcare workers?3 Why talk about mental health for healthcare workers?In normal times….4 Why talk about mental health for healthcare workers?In normal times….LONG HOURS ✢DIMINISHING RESOURCES ✢HIGH PRESSURE DECISIONS ✢POTENTIAL OF PSI ✢COMPLEXITY OF CARE ✢SOCIAL AND ORG EXPECTATIONS ✢LEGAL LIABILITY ✢UNSUPPORTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE...

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2021-05-04 Slides_Hand Hygiene at the Point of Care

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health- services/infection-prevention-control 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69...

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PICNet_HCC_Report_Q1-Q3_2020-21

[…] 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 be easily transmitted through direct person -to-person contact (e.g. shaking hands) , or by t ouching contaminated surfaces (e.g....

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PICNet_HCC_Report_Q4_2020-21

[…] 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 be easily transmitted through direct person -to-person contact (e.g. shaking hands) , or by touchi ng contaminated surfaces (e.g....

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2021-11-04 Slides_Inner ICP Educator

[…] Prevention and Control Alberta Health https:// ipac-canada.org/photos/custom/CJIC/CJIC_Spring2019_Meyers.pdf www.webbertraining.com November 4, 2022 Hosted by Colette Ouellet Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa Slide 2 Outline Why discover and transform the inner educator C ore principles of the professional development experience T eaching and learning strategies used P otential application of the design elements (So what – Now What) Slide 3 The Rationale for Transforming ICP Educational Practice Slide 4...

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2023-06-08 Slides_Accelerating Hand Hygiene Together

[…] Safety. WHO guidelines on hand hygiene in health care: a summary. 2009. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/70126Marco Bo Hansen The effects of hand hygienePatient safety: Fewer infections•Length-of-stay (5-10 days per infection)•Medication •Re-operation•Isolation regimen•Readmission (30%)Staff safety: Fewer infections•Safer working environment• Decreased absenteeism •Less family members infected (influenza, norovirus, etc.) Costs: x3 for patients with HAIKnudsen AR, et al. Effectiveness of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system in increasing compliance and reducing healthcare-associated...

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2023-08-10 Slides_Emergence of Zoonoses

[…] JAVMA. 2023 32 33COMMON ORAL PATHOGENSInfections typically involve both aerobes and anaerobesEach animal species carries different resident flora­Some high consequence­Capnocytophaga canimorsus­Pasteurella multocida­Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)­Streptobacillus moniliformis 33 34 35 36 37 Stopping the clearing and degradation of tropical and subtropical forestsImproving health and economic security of hotspot communities Enhancing biosecurity in animal husbandryShutting down/strictly regulating wildlife markets and tradeExpanding pathogen surveillance Stull JW, et al. CMAJ 201544...

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2023-12-07 Slides_Hospital Wastewater and Novel Bacteria

[…] NOVEL NOSOCOMIAL BACTERIAProfessor Colum Dunne, School of Medicine, University of LimerickEmail: colum.dunne@ul.ie ObjectivesHospital-acquired infection (HAI) is a challenge globally, often associated with incidence of infectious agents exhibiting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Internationally, there are numerous publications describing outbreaks of nosocomial infections, typically providing characterisation of recognised microorganisms, their antimicrobial susceptibilities and details of infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions. Environmental patient-facing wastewater (WW) apparatus such as handwashing...

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COVID-19-AGMP-Decision-Framework

COVID -19 Aerosol Generating Medical Procedure (AGMP) Decision Framework March 26 , 2021 This framework is intended for use by the B.C. AGMP expert group . It is based on known evidence as of February 4, 2021 . Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide a transparent and consistent framework to guide the British Columbia AGMP expert group in making determinations on whether or not medical...

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2024-04-11 Slides_Failure in Implementing Evidence

[…] l i d a d edo paciente em PE Patientin TBPIndividual VulnerabilitySocial vulnerabilityProgrammaticVulnerability(Ayres et al., 2006; Bertolozziet al., 2009; Nichiataet al., 2008)•Individual vulnerability: This dimension of vulnerability is related to behavior, life experience, social environment, degrees of consciousness and the power of transformation that the individual holds.•Individual conditions interfere with decision making.•Involvement of individuals Patient safety.THE EVIDENCE OuterSettingConsider health needsKnow about policiesFind out how much the...

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