New cases Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been reported in Saudi Arabia. Four more deaths were announced, bringing the number of deaths in the past week to 17. The World Health Organization (WHO) says many of the recent cases are associated with an outbreak at a hospital in Riyadh. Several other countries have also reported MERS-CoV cases in individuals who have travelled to...
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[…] University said: “Epitope-based vaccines aren’t new, but most reports have no experimental validation. We have turned the problem on its head and only use previously-tested epitopes. This allows us to get the best of both worlds, designing a vaccine with a very high likelihood of success.” Read the full media article on Sciencedaily.com Read the journal article in Bioinformatics: Qamar M. Sheikh,...
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[…] inappropriate glove use by healthcare personnel. Based on information from such studies, infection prevention staff and educators should develop training programs using adult learning principles and evidence-based instructional methods to improve glove use. Read the full news article on Infection Control Today (there is a 14-second ad first) You can read a similar news article without the ad on Nursing Times online...
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Update Oct 24th: You can also read Health Canada’s recall alert on this. The FDA has updated its June 1, 2016 Safety Communication to provide new information about Mycobacterium chimaera (M. chimaera) infections associated with the use of the LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stӧckert 3T Heater-Cooler in U.S. patients who have undergone cardiothoracic surgeries. This communication also contains updated recommendations to help prevent...
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We are very pleased to announce that Tara Donovan has accepted the position as Network Director for the Provincial Infection Control Network of BC, commencing in June. Tara comes to PICNet from Fraser Health, where she has been working since 2010 as the regional IPC Epidemiologist, and more recently as the Managing Consultant for IPC. She has gained strong leadership and management experience in her time...
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In alphabetical order: Teri Guimond Coordinator, Hazardous Waste, Provincial Health Services Agency Teri Guimond, aka “Bio Woman”, is on a mission to help health care staff segregate and celebrate how they manage biomedical waste! With over 15 years of experience working in the waste industry prior to joining Business Initiatives and Support Services in 2012, Teri has worked as the Hazardous Waste Coordinator training staff, supporting regulatory...
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Two new Infection Control Precautions for High Threat Pathogens education modules are now available on the PHSA LearningHub. Infection Control Precautions for High Threat Pathogens is for Level 1 &2 facilities Infection Control Precautions for High Threat Pathogens (PAPR) is for Level 3 facilities Additional modules on PHSA LearningHub Biocontainment Cleaning of Medical Equipment for High Threat Pathogens Biocontainment Cleaning for High Threat Pathogens (EVS/Housekeeping) Each health authority...
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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...
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[…] healthcare workers?Moral injury:"The distress that individuals feel when they perpetrate, witness or fail to prevent an act that transgresses their core ethical beliefs…For some, it may erode their sense of meaning and 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...
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[…] as a study site Correspondence www.thelancet.com/microbe Published online June 29, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00182-9 1 Mycoplasma pneumoniae : gone forever? Mycoplasma pneumoniae w a s a common cause of respiratory tract infections before the COVID-19 pandemic, with worldwide incidence of 8·61% from 2017 to 2020, measured by direct test methods. 1 H o w e v e r, n o n - p h a r m...
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[…] suspected to have COVID -19 should be placed in well - ventilated, uncrowded spaces. Hea lth -care workers should perform a PCRA 2 before every patient encounter to determine appropriate IPC actions and PPE. The World Health Organizati on and provincial IPC guidance continue to recommend droplet and contact precautions in health -care settings for a person who is confirmed or suspected to have COVID -19 .9–11...
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[…] Health Authority PHC Providence Health Care PHHWG Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group PHSA Provincial Health Services Authority PICNet Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia VCHA Vancouver Coastal Health Authority VIHA Island Health Authority WHO World Health Organization Hand Cleaning Compliance in BC Acute Care Facilities 2013/2014 Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) 1 Executive summary Hand cleaning has long been considered the most...
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[…] infection prevention and control of cases of Candida auris 2 About Public Health England Public Health England exists to protect and improve the nation's health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. It does this through world -class science, knowledge and intelligence, advocacy, partnerships and the delivery of specialist public health services. PHE is an operationally autonomous executive agency of the Department of Health ....
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[…] Infection www.webbertraining.com January 19, 2017 Hosted by Dr. Hugo Sax University of Zurich Hospitals " Chance rewards the prepared mind." Louis Pasteur (1822 –1895) 2 Japan: 1603 to 1868 Japan was shut-off from the outside world except for trade with the Dutch Japanese pottery, lacquer ware, and porcelain sent to Rotterdam via ships… 3 Wrapped in woodblock prints to prevent damage Portrayed daily life...
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[…] EXCHANGE RATES AIR DECONTAMINATION UPON REPEATED MICROBIAL CHALLENGE (ZARGAR ET AL., 2016) SATTAR –TELECLASS ON INDOOR AIR -MAY 18 -2017 13 DOES IN-CAR AIR POSE A RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH? (SATTAR ET AL., 2016) n WORLD TOTAL OF PASSENGER CARS TO INCREASE FROM CURRENT ONE BILLION TO >2.5 BILLION BY 2050; FAMILY CARS REPRESENT ~74% OF WORLD’S YEARLY OUTPUT OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES n ~80% OF N....
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[…] andresponseto currentviralcases of human disease and to prepare for newviralpandemicthreats."ResearchPromoting development of better diagnostics, antiviraldrugs,and vaccinesTra i n i n gand EducationFor the next generationof virologistsAdvocacyandPublicEducationAdvocate for public health policies and researchinresponse to emerging viruses worldwideVision"Aworldpreparedtoprevent, contain and control viral epidemic threats, through the collaboration of a global networkofexpert viruslaboratories."11 GVNCentersofExcellence•Centersof ExcellencearetheKEY COMPONENTof the GVN•Criteria foraGVNCenterof Excellence:•The Directorisanotedmedicalvirologist•The Centeriscurrentlyproductive,andhasdeepexpertisein2-3viralareas•Commit to capacity...
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[…] areas then swabbed•Of those 15 contaminated areas•5 were clear•2 showed slight growth•8 showed heavy growth Staph capitis & incubators -2019Background: The methicillin-resistant clone Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A, involved in sepsis in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) worldwide, is able to persist and spread in NICUs, suggesting the presence of reservoirs inside each setting.•"…… in our before/after disinfection study, all of 16 incubators were colonized before...
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[…] to usual protocols For more information , please see : o Information on human infections : Refer to the BC Centre for Disease Control’s Emerging Respiratory Virus updates and Avian Influenza webpages , and the World Health Organization ’s Weekly Updates o Updates on transmission in birds: Refer to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Government of BC websites 3 Regional Public Health Contact Information...
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[…] Evidence for the effect of single-room isolation alone on reducing HAI rates is scarce. This study modelled potential reductions in cases at 30% on average with a standard deviation of 5%. As guidelines across the world recommend single-room isolation for a range of multidrug-resistant pathogens and pathogens spread via the droplet route, we assumed that there was a substantial benefit. 24 UNCERTAINTY, MODEL EVALUATION...
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