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2022/02/15
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2022-02-17 Slides_Assessing the Clinical Accuracy of a Hand Hygiene System

[…] –Daniel KahnemanWe fall back into old routines and habitsMarco Bo Hansen8 Time to rethink hand hygieneHand hygiene culture is like an ecosystem that needs to be nurtured.Walker B, Soule SA. Harvard Business Review. Available: https://hbr.org/2017/06/changing-company-culture-requires-a-movement-not-a-mandateIt lives in the collective hearts and habits of people and their shared perception of "how things are done around here."The culture requires a movement, not a mandate.A sustainable hand hygiene culture can’t...

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2022/08/05
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PICNet surveillance protocol for CDI 2019.v2

[…] for CDI surveilla nce was developed by PICNet’s Surveillance Steering Committee (SSC) (see appendix A) to standardize case definitions, data collection and reporting . The protocol is reviewed annually to ensure consistency with national and international accepted definition s and to reflect scientific advances in CDI prevention and control. This updated protocol provide s guidance for collecting and reporting CDI surveillance data in BC acute care...

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2022/12/01
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MRSA Surveillance Protocol 2022

[…] protocol for MRSA was developed in 2011 by PICNet’s Surveillance Steering Committee (SSC) (see appendix A) to standardize case definitions, data collection and reporting. The protocol is reviewed annually to ensure consistency with national and international accepted definition and reflect scientific advances in MRSA prevention and control practices. This updated protocol provides guidance for collecting and reporting MRSA surveillance data in BC acute care facilities from...

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2023/08/14
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2023-05-19_IPAC poster_Education_v6

[…] clinical educators from across B.C. health authorities to inform revisions to course materials through various stages of development. REVISED TWO IPC BASICS online education courses by creating new course curriculum scripts, practice scenarios, images and videos, and competency assessments. An online learning design consultant built an interactive course using Articulate ® software. TRIALLED AND TESTED THE COURSES through recruitment of multi-disciplinar y front-line HCWs. DEVELOPED A COMMUNICATION...

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2014/09/17
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Enterovirus D68 – Situation Update

Please note: You can find the latest information on EV-D68 on the BC Centre for Disease Control website._____ The US CDC has recently reported an increase in hospitalizations among children with severe respiratory illness associated with enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection. Not unexpectedly, confirmed cases of EV-D68 have also been detected in Canada, including recent sporadic detections in British Columbia (BC). The BC Centre for Disease Control has provided a brief overview of EV-D68 and...

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2014/10/20
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Enterovirus D68 Update

The BC Centre for Disease Control has has confirmed that a young man with a prior history of severe asthma has died with laboratory-confirmed enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection . It is uncertain whether EV-D68 caused or contributed to this death. This is the first known death associated with EV-D68 in Canada. You can read more on the BCCDC’s D68 web page.  Advice for healthcare workers Clinicians should consider EV-D68 infections...

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2015/03/02
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Emerging Respiratory Virus Update

From the BC Centre for Disease Control, February 27, 2015: There are a number of recent trends in the field of emerging respiratory viruses (ERV), including: 1.         Upswing in MERS-CoV reports from the Middle East, primarily Saudi Arabia, since December 2014. a.         In the context of the dramatic surge in MERS-CoV that occurred during the spring 2014, with amplification in the nosocomial setting, close monitoring through the coming weeks is...

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2015/05/28
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MERS-CoV update from BCCDC

From BCCDC: Dear Colleagues, Although it has been just over one week since our last bulletin, we would like to highlight a recent MERS-CoV cluster in South Korea that underscores several key aspects of emerging pathogen response, including travel history, prompt and rigorous infection control, and contact follow-up. Last week, South Korea notified the WHO of a laboratory-confirmed case of MERS-CoV, the first travel-related case to be reported in that...

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2015/08/27
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MERS-CoV Update: new outbreak in Saudi Arabia

[…] people, those cases involved close contact with MERS-Cov infected individuals including family members, fellow patients and healthcare workers, indicating the importance of following strict infection control practices in health care settings. The World Health Organization (WHO) has a great deal of MERS information on their website; you can also read updates relevant to Canada on the Public Health Agency of Canada website. click the map below...

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2016/12/09
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Heater-Cooler Advisory: Update

Following the FDA safety communication regarding possible Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with 3T Heater-Cooler Systems, PHSA is notifying potentially exposed patients and health care providers. The information below is also available on the PHSA website: Cardiac Services BC and BC’s cardiac centres are notifying potentially exposed patients and all health care providers of a rare infection associated with heater-cooler units used during cardiothoracic surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Patients are being...

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2017/08/18
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BCCDC Influenza Update: Sporadic Flu Detections in BC

Sporadic influenza activity has been detected in BC and elsewhere in Canada this summer, with some provinces reporting summer outbreaks in long-term care facilities. Influenza A(H3N2) had been the predominant subtype during this period. In the southern hemisphere where they are in the midst of their winter seasonal epidemic, influenza activity has increased or peaked in most countries in recent weeks. In Australia and New Zealand, influenza activity predominately due...

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2015/09/29
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What Did the Romans Ever Do For Us

[…] The control of meticillin-resistant S.aureus blood stream infections in England. Duerden B, Fry C, Johnson A and Wilcox M. Open Forum Infect Dis (Spring 2015) 2 (2) Modern matrons cleanyourhands MRSA screening Deep clean Saving Lives & CoP Imp teams MRSA vs MSSA Source: PHE annual commentary 2014/15 Time to onset bacteraemia Source: PHE annual commentary 2014/15 Staphylococcus aureus – the next challenge? Report of meticillin susceptible,...

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2021/09/20
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PICNet_CPO Public Report Q4_2020-21

[…] quarters and years due to measures related to the COVID -19 pandemic response , such as restriction on non -essential travel and delay of non -urgent healthcare services . 2 These risk categories are not mutually exclusive – patients reporting healthcare exposure outside Canada may also be identified with other risk factors listed in the provincial surveillance protocol. Provincial CPO Surveillance Update Q4 of 20 20 /21...

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