MARTIN KIERNAN VISITING CLINICAL FELLOW UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON CLINICAL DIRECTOR, GAMA HEALTHCARE Evaluating IPC Education in the Workplace Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com March 9, 2017 To do Remind delegates that eval works best in Chrome Pia Dates for next year Invoice asap Ask Kevin when quality forum isS Next year: Dates! Screen location and size (can go right up to ceiling?) Lose 1/3 of...
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NOMINATE PEOPLE OR PROJECTS THAT MADE HEALTH CARE BETTER! NOMINATE PEOPLE OR PROJECTS THAT MADE HEALTH CARE BETTER! JUNE 30, 2017 Deadline for nominations SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 Online voting for Everyday Champion Award begins OCTOBER 28, 2017 Announcement of winners FEBRUARY 21, 2018 Ceremony for winners at Health Talks 2018 Winners receive a $2,500 sponsorship to support and disseminate learning from their projects or to support ongoing learning and...
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Infection control guidelines that did not work against Ebola in 2014 Bjørg Marit Andersen Professor, MD, PhD , Infection control doctor Speciality : Medical microbiology Former head of Department Hospital Infections ; Oslo University Hospital-Ullevål, Norway Hosted by Bruce Gamage Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia www.webbertraining.com October 5, 2017 Infection control guidelines that did not work against Ebola in 2014 Objectives: To analyze the Ebola virus and...
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Beyond high-touch surfaces: Floors, portable equipment, sinks and other potential sources of healthcare infection transmission Curtis Donskey, M.D. Louis Stokes VA Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com December 7, 2017 Disclosures Research support Merck, Pfizer, 3M, EcoLab , GOJO, Altapure Consultant Synthetic Biologics 2 Objectives To understand general principles of pathogen transmission To appreciate the potential for floors and portable equipment to contribute to pathogen...
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Climate Change and Infectious Diseases Mark Birch Depts Infectious Diseases and General Medicine Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand Hosted by Jane Barnett jane@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com March 14, 2018 Overview Overview of Climate Change Green house gases Mosquitoes Diseases (malaria, dengue fever, zika , chikungunya) NZ impact U S impact 2 2016: The hottest year 3 21 Feb 2017: Australia 4 India's extreme heat wave. Asphalt melting in New...
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[…] medical students in Australia is around 80% . To date, most studies have focused on trained hospital healthcare workers (HCWs) and have underestimated the role that students also have on infection control as future HCWs. Develop and evaluate a new learning/teaching approach for undergraduate medical students around HH AIMS 2 Study process 3 Needs Assessment Three components Literature review Qualitative in depth interviews with medical students...
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[…] start and the 2014-15 flu season proved to be a difficult one, in part because of the vaccine mismatch. In BC, that translated into the highest number of care facility outbreaks in more than a decade. “A changed strain of H3N2 virus that didn’t match the vaccine caused most of the influenza illness last winter,” says Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an influenza expert at BCCDC. “H3N2 viruses tend...
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[…] they’ve become, number-wise, probably as problematic as bedbugs these days. News. Ebola in Congo: Experts worry the outbreak could escalate after a woman died in Butembo, a city of about 1 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. News. No, it is not the bathroom. A study found respiratory viruses on 10% of surfaces, with security trays as the most common culprit. They are also found...
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[…] 80% 100% of hand cleaning opportunities taken of hand cleaning opportunities taken while recognizing positive improvement Our Mission: to create a comprehensive provincial program to improve and sustain hand hygiene culture with the goal of decreasing the transmission of healthcare -associated infections Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) Page 2 Figure 1. Provincial hand cleaning compliance by quarter 1 and year Figure 2. Provincial...
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[…] Burden of diarrheal diseases • Diarrhea kills 2,195 children every day — more than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined Liu L et al , Lancet . 2012;379(9832): 2151 -61 2 nd leading cause of child death Burden Diarrheal Disease (cont’d) • What about the children that make it through these frequent episodes of diarrhea in childhood? Mata L et al. 1971 Global burden of enteric infections synergy...
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[…] a toxin that damages the cells in the intestines. The most common symptom is diarrhea. C. difficile is the most frequent cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitals and health care facilities. How it presents: Patients develop frequent watery diarrhea, fever, nausea, crampy abdominal pain and, nausea. How it’s transmitted: C. difficile bacteria are extremely hardy in the environment. They are spread from room to room (and patient...
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[…] doffing posters Facility: Date: Unit: Auditor: Personal Protective Equipment: Additional Precautions Infection Prevention and Control Audit Tool 2 Environmental Assessment Instructions for Use: Fill in: Y = if compliance is observed ; N = if deficiency or non -compliance is observed; N/ A = if the activity was not applicable or not observed Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 Room 7...
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[…] — which can fill with rain water and provide an ideal breeding chamber for female mosquitoes — by fashioning chunks of the rubberized material into traps for their eggs. “What we are aiming at is destroying the second generation of mosquitoes, by destroying the eggs and the larvae,” said Gerardo Ulibarri, a professor of biochemistry at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. Ulibarri and his fellow researchers...
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[…] in pediatric infectious diseases. From 1980-2003, Dr. Jarvis worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a number of leadership positions including Acting Director, Hospital Infections Program (HIP); Assistant Director for Program Development, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion; and Director, Office of Extramural Research, Office of the Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases. For 17 years while at the CDC, Dr. Jarvis was responsible...
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Please note: the BC Cancer agency has a Hand Hygiene for Volunteers education module on the LearningHub that you may find useful if your facility has volunteers. Please note: as of May 2017, this module has been rolled into each of these courses: Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Direct Clinical Care Providers and Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Healthcare Providers Not Involved in Direct Clinical Care. We...
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[…] infectious agent. Microorganisms carried in this manner can be dispersed widely by air currents and may become inhaled by a susceptible host in the same room or over a longer distance from the source patient, depending on environmental factors. Antibiotic – A chemical substance that is produced by microorganisms and has the ability to kill or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. Antimicrobial Agent – A product...
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In order to complete the Provincial Hand Hygiene Education Module or the Infection Prevention and Control Basics module, you will need a PHSA LearningHub account. Anyone can have a LearningHub account; you do not have to work for a BC health authority. Once you have created an account, you will be able to track your courses and print certificates of completion. Please note: for any issues with your LearningHub account,...
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Ethical Infection Prevention and Control Decision-Making Framework – provides a step-by-step fair process for infection prevention and control professionals and others to work through ethical issues that arise in IPC. Developed by: The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC Canada) May 2024 Do Bugs Need Drugs? has lots of great information and resources on handwashing, flu prevention, and...
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[…] acquired by patients during their hospital stay for other conditions. They include: infections caused by Clostridioides difficile (CDI), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Carbapenemase producing organisms (CPO), and other bacteria and viruses encountered in healthcare facilities infections associated with the devices used in medical procedures (such as catheters or ventilators) surgical site infections post surgery HAIs can occur in any setting of care, including hospital acute care units, same-day surgical centers, ambulatory...
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[…] i n g S ett i n g s•May be associated with LTCH or RH or Seniors Apartment Complex Assisted Living •provide temporary housing•support for women experiencing domestic violence.Violence Against Women Shelters:•Assist individuals who are deafblind.Intervenor Residential Services•Support adults with developmental disabilities Adult Developmental Services Residential ServicesAnti-Human Trafficking (AHT) Residences:•residential settings for seniors where they receive support services and live independently.Retirement Homes...
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