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2014/09/03

PHAC_Routine_Practices_and_Additional_Precautions_Educational

0 | ROUTINE PRACTICES AND ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS To promote and protect the health of Canadians through leadership, partnership, innovation and action in public health. â Public Health Agency of Canada Ãgalement disponible en franÃ§ais sous le titre : Outils dâenseignement et dâÃ©valuation des pratiques de base et des prÃ©cautions additionnelles To obtain a copy of the report, send your request to: Centre...

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2017/02/20

PICNet Program Quickprint

[…] Experience, PHSA 9:45–10:15 Health Break Exhibitors 10:15–11:30 Whole genome sequencing and what we are learning about CPO transmission Dr. Linda Hoang Medical Microbiologist, BCCDC and Co- Medical Lead, PICNet Dr. Elizabeth Brodkin Executive Medical Director, Infection Control and Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health 11:30–12:00 Interactivity PICNet Education Steering Committee 12:00–1:00 Lunch Exhibitors 1:00–1:45 Pediatric diarrheal illness Dr. David Goldfarb Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Medical Microbiologist, BC...

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2023/10/03

2023-06-28 Slides_Wellness Support During COVID-19

Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Organizational Wellness Support Dur ing the COVID-19 pandemic in Infection Professionals: Implications for ActionBernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAANVice President for Health Promotion and University Chief Wellness Officer Helene FuldHealth Trust Professor of Evidence-based Practice & Former Dean, College of NursingExecutive Director, the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based PracticeProfessor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, College...

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Andrea Vu Tran

2015/12/14

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Healthcare Year In Review by the Globe and Mail

11 IDEAS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD OF HEALTH IN 2015 It takes major news to tilt conventional wisdom off its axis – and this year had its share of blockbusters: Supreme Court of Canada rules on physician-assisted suicide Dairy and red meat take heat Genes are tweaked Overhaul sought for Home-care The brain’s blood-brain barrier is breeched The anti-vaccination movement loses steam Germs get <mark...

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11 IDEAS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD OF HEALTH IN 2015 It takes major news to tilt conventional wisdom off its axis – and this year had its share of blockbusters: Supreme Court of Canada rules on physician-assisted suicide Dairy and red meat take heat Genes are tweaked Overhaul sought for Home-care The brain’s blood-brain barrier is breeched The anti-vaccination movement loses steam Germs get <mark...

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2016/12/06

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Yellow fever: the 2016 outbreak that went almost unnoticed

The yellow fever outbreak in Africa this year came closer to being a disaster than is widely recognized, public health experts recently disclosed. The epidemic also revealed glaring weaknesses in the emergency vaccine supply pipeline. Ultimately, the yellow fever outbreak was halted only by a huge vaccination campaign that stretched supplies by diluting doses, and even that succeeded only because some unusual donors stepped <mark...

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The yellow fever outbreak in Africa this year came closer to being a disaster than is widely recognized, public health experts recently disclosed. The epidemic also revealed glaring weaknesses in the emergency vaccine supply pipeline. Ultimately, the yellow fever outbreak was halted only by a huge vaccination campaign that stretched supplies by diluting doses, and even that succeeded only because some unusual donors stepped <mark...

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2017/08/07

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Canadian scientists find new way to attack antibiotic-resistant lung infections

Excerpted from CBC.ca Enzymes used to break down the walls built by microbes Canadian scientists have discovered a possible way to break through the defences of some antibiotic-resistant respiratory infections. It’s hoped that the findings could someday benefit people with cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung diseases who are at greater risk of infections. The research looked at biofilms, which are one of <mark...

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Excerpted from CBC.ca Enzymes used to break down the walls built by microbes Canadian scientists have discovered a possible way to break through the defences of some antibiotic-resistant respiratory infections. It’s hoped that the findings could someday benefit people with cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung diseases who are at greater risk of infections. The research looked at biofilms, which are one of <mark...

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2023/10/11

PICNet Newsletter – October 2023

[…] range of viral respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This transition aligns with the following announcement and changes: Actions protect people, B.C. communities this respiratory illness season | BC Gov News (Sep 28, 2028) COVID-19-specific information is being removed from the BCCDC COVID-19 Infection Control webpage and updated VRI guidelines can be accessed on the Respiratory...

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[…] range of viral respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This transition aligns with the following announcement and changes: Actions protect people, B.C. communities this respiratory illness season | BC Gov News (Sep 28, 2028) COVID-19-specific information is being removed from the BCCDC COVID-19 Infection Control webpage and updated VRI guidelines can be accessed on the Respiratory...

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2016/11/07

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Eight cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in Washington state

From Global News: Eight of nine children hospitalized in Washington state for a polio-like illness have a rare syndrome that causes varying degrees of limb weakness, state health officials confirmed on Friday. The eight cases from five counties in the state were determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, which affects the nervous...

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From Global News: Eight of nine children hospitalized in Washington state for a polio-like illness have a rare syndrome that causes varying degrees of limb weakness, state health officials confirmed on Friday. The eight cases from five counties in the state were determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, which affects the nervous...

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2016/12/12

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UV robot being trialled in Fraser Health

Excerpted from The Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows News: “Violet” is one of three Xenex “germ-zapping robots” that have been put to work in the Fraser Health region, trying to ensure the rooms are free of superbugs that cause infections. Cathy Wiebe, director of clinical operations at Ridge Meadows Hospital, explained that Violet is the latest weapon in the battle against hospital acquired <mark...

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Excerpted from The Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows News: “Violet” is one of three Xenex “germ-zapping robots” that have been put to work in the Fraser Health region, trying to ensure the rooms are free of superbugs that cause infections. Cathy Wiebe, director of clinical operations at Ridge Meadows Hospital, explained that Violet is the latest weapon in the battle against hospital acquired <mark...

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2017/03/03

BCCDC, H7N9

BCCDC Emerging Respiratory Virus (ERV) Bulletin

[…] and consult a microbiologist at the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory for testing advice, clearly indicating any relevant travel/exposure history with specimen submission. Follow strict infection prevention and control guidelines when collecting respiratory specimens. For more information: WHO Influenza at the Human-Animal Interface Monthly Risk Assessments WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs) ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Reports (CDTRs) ECDC Avian influenza...

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[…] and consult a microbiologist at the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory for testing advice, clearly indicating any relevant travel/exposure history with specimen submission. Follow strict infection prevention and control guidelines when collecting respiratory specimens. For more information: WHO Influenza at the Human-Animal Interface Monthly Risk Assessments WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs) ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Reports (CDTRs) ECDC Avian influenza...

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2017/03/13

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Yellow fever outbreak in Brazil

Several news stories and epidemiological updates on the yellow fever outbreak in Brazil: Brazil orders 11.5 million yellow fever vaccines amid worst outbreak in years From Straitstimes.com: Rio de Janeiro said on Saturday (March 11) it plans to vaccinate the state’s entire population against yellow fever in response to an outbreak that has killed at least 113 people around Brazil. Although Rio has not registered any...

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Several news stories and epidemiological updates on the yellow fever outbreak in Brazil: Brazil orders 11.5 million yellow fever vaccines amid worst outbreak in years From Straitstimes.com: Rio de Janeiro said on Saturday (March 11) it plans to vaccinate the state’s entire population against yellow fever in response to an outbreak that has killed at least 113 people around Brazil. Although Rio has not registered any...

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2016/05/12

Infection Control Week 2016

. To celebrate this theme of 2016’s National Infection Control Week, Infection Control Professionals: The Core of Infection Prevention and Control, all the BC Health Authorities are ran features or news stories about their IPAC. (Although we’d like to add that at PICNet, we believe everyone is at the core of infection prevention!) You can read about what each of...

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2017/09/22

Infectious Diseases in a Borderless World SLIDES

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2015/08/27

MERS-CoV

MERS-CoV Update: new outbreak in Saudi Arabia

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...

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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...

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2016/09/06

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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Cases in Spain

From the New York Times: Doctors are closely watch ing about 200 people in Spain after a patient at a hospital in Madrid died of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, the first time the disease has been found in Western Europe in someone who had not traveled to an endemic area. The patient apparently caught the virus after being bitten by a...

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From the New York Times: Doctors are closely watch ing about 200 people in Spain after a patient at a hospital in Madrid died of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, the first time the disease has been found in Western Europe in someone who had not traveled to an endemic area. The patient apparently caught the virus after being bitten by a...

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2020/01/23

2019 nCoV, BCCDC, COVID-19, Featured

Novel Coronavirus (nCoV-2019) outbreak in Wuhan, China

Please disseminate widely Please note: this situation is evolving rapidly and information is subject to change. New details will be posted when available. Date of Release: January 14, 2020 An outbreak of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China has been closely monitored by the World Health Organization since late December 2019. The causative agent has been identified as a novel Coronavirus (“nCoV-2019”). To date,...

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Please disseminate widely Please note: this situation is evolving rapidly and information is subject to change. New details will be posted when available. Date of Release: January 14, 2020 An outbreak of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China has been closely monitored by the World Health Organization since late December 2019. The causative agent has been identified as a novel Coronavirus (“nCoV-2019”). To date,...

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2020/01/29

2019 nCoV, BCCDC, COVID-19, Featured

Novel Coronavirus (nCoV-2019) outbreak

[…] subject to change. Up-to-date information, including case counts, information for healthcare workers, and laboratory guidance is maintained on the BCCDC website. See PICNet update regarding novel coronavirus (nCoV) – January 24, 2020 PICNet newsletter to community of practice – January 14, 2020: An outbreak of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China has been closely monitored by the World Health...

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[…] subject to change. Up-to-date information, including case counts, information for healthcare workers, and laboratory guidance is maintained on the BCCDC website. See PICNet update regarding novel coronavirus (nCoV) – January 24, 2020 PICNet newsletter to community of practice – January 14, 2020: An outbreak of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China has been closely monitored by the World Health...

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2014/08/28

Posters from Other Organizations

Webber Training has 61 downloadable posters – web and print resolution! Do Bugs Need Drugs – 24 pages with posters, tips, and information World Health Organization – hand washing posters and leaflet Vancouver Coastal Health – how to wash your hands APIC – infection control posters If your organization has any posters that you’d like to share, please email us! Examples of APIC posters:...

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2014/08/28

Events

As a networking collaborative, it is important that members of PICNet’s Community of Practice are able to come together from across the province to: Learn from each other about provincial projects and initiatives, and new developments in the field of infection prevention and control Learn about PICNet’s current projects and activities Help set the direction for future endeavours PICNet hosts an annual Educational Conferences (every March), and...

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2014/09/02

Gastrointestinal Infections

BC Guidelines Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) June 2016 Infection prevention and control in health care for preparedness and response to outbreaks Created By: World Health Organization (WHO) April 2011 ...

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