[…] old’uns. Now a days the gramas and grampas can get a vaccination for this. They call it the "pneumococcal vaccination ." Mycobacterium Tuberculosis These crazy, nasty old coots have high tailed it all over the world and have been getting away with it for centuries !!! They need to get b reathed right down in to the tin y parts of...
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[…] old’uns. Now a days the gramas and grampas can get a vaccination for this. They call it the "pneumococcal vaccination ." Mycobacterium Tuberculosis These crazy, nasty old coots have high tailed it all over the world and have been getting away with it for centuries !!! They need to get br eathed right down in to the tin y parts of...
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[…] help with viral infections and that using antibiotics unnecessarily leads to antibiotic resistance. 6. Ear infections can be due to viruses or bacteria. In many cases an ear infection, even if it is caused by bacteria, will clear without an antibiotic. 7. Pneumonia is the most serious respiratory tract infection. It is most often caused by bacteria and antibiotics will help. Note: This common misconception may come up in your discussion. Many people think that yellow / green nasal discharge or phlegm means their infection is caused by bacteria. This is not the case. Yellow or green discharge occurs with both bacterial and viral infections and comes from your body fighting the infection. SUM UP Most respiratory tract infections are due to viruses and antibiotics will not help. Antibiotic resistance is a threat to your healthx Use antibiotics widsely World Health Day, April 7, 2011 Commemoratibg the fou2bdibg of the World Health Orgabiz2atiob 8 Atibitiit Whtktibi tibth Five Minute Tips: Antibiotic Resistance #9 Use the sign on <mark...
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[…] prolonged contact with an infected individual in an enclosed space 5% of infected individuals develop active TB during the first year or two following infection 15 Tuberculosis Prevalence US infection rate: 5-10% Rates throughout the world vary widely: 32% on average 4-6% of US cases were living in correctional facilities when diagnosed Prevalence of LTBI in correctional settings can be as high as 25% Risk factors...
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[…] OF METHYLGLYOXAL IN MANUKA HONEY TO REDUCE S. AUREUS NASAL COLONIZATION Dr. Julian Ketel, Waiariki Institute of Technology, New Zealand April 20 (Free WHO Teleclass ...
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[…] science Implementation research Implementation research is particularlyimportant to•understandthecontext surroundinganintervention(excludedfromefficacyandeffectivenessresearch) •assesshowwell aninterventionperforms•informyouon waystoimproveimplementation•factors thataffect implementation•theprocessof implementation•howtointroduce solutionsthatwillmake interventionsmore sustainablePeters, D. (2013) I mplementation research in health: a practical guide. Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization In real-world settingsChambers et al. (2013) The dynamic sustainability framework: addressing the paradox of sustainment amid ongoing change. Implementation Science EffectiveinterventionEffective implementation methodsEnablingcontextRelevantoutcomes=XXAre we successful?Model...
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PICNet September Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! September 2014 Infection Control Week Planning and Resources Infection Control Week is less than six weeks away! Have you planned your activities? We have posted lots of resources on the PICNet website, including a Planning and Communications Toolkit , new posters, and more. PICNet will also be vis iting residential care facilities throughout the lower mainland; if you'd like us...
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[…] • Epidemiology of TB in BCGuidelines • New projects • To identify populations at-risk for TB • To identify preventative approaches to managing a TB program Learning Objectives managing a TB program • To describe the approach to managing a new TB case • To identify who requires routine TB screening 3/2/2015 2 Global TB TrendsGlobal TB Trends •9 million new cases, 1.1 million were HIV positive •1.5 million deaths , the ma jorit y (1.3 million...
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[…] 6 PROHIBIT WP2 Guidelines 7 Guidelines Extensive internet search according to specifications of NCPs or recontact Translation into English Development of matrices with QSR NVivo software (basis German and CDC guidelines) 8 Challenges: „Where are the guidelines…?" 9 Matrix for systematic review ( NVivo software ) Example: Pneumonia 10 Matrix for systematic review ( NVivo software ) Example: CABSI 11 Guidelines in Europe No guidelines One guideline...
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Preventing Infections in Healthcare W orkers: Strategies and Challenges Bruce Gamage, RN BSN CIC IPAC Canada President 2014/2015 Broadcast live from the 2015 Congress of the French Society for Hospital Hygiene www.webbertraining.com June 3, 2015 I have no disclosures I have a French name, but I don’t speak French Disclosures 2 Why don’t healthcare workers follow infection control protocols? What hasn’t worked? What strategies have promise? Let’s...
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January 2015 (M odified April 2015 ) 7-1 Device - associated Module CAUTI Urinary Tract Infection (Ca theter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection and Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection ) and Other Urinary System Infection ) Events Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are tied with pneumonia as the second most common type of healthcare-associated infection, second only to SSIs and account for more than 15 % of infections reported by acute...
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What did the Romans ever do for us? Carole Fry EM Cottrell lecture 2015 Or do we learn from history? www.webbertraining.com September 28, 2015 style.visibility Lets go back to the very beginning…. ….as it is a very good place to start Semmelweis (1818 – 65) Florence Nightingale " The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm. " ...
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[…] Welcome and Opening Remarks PICNet Co -Director 8:40–9:00 Update on PICNet Bruce Gamage PICNet 9:00 –9:45 Workplace Happiness Tracy Norman, Vancouver Coastal Health 9:45 –10:15 Health Break Exhibitors 10:15– 11:30 Clostridium difficile infection surveillance: Applying the case definition Tara Donovan Epidemiologist, Fraser Health 11:30 –11:35 Groovy Movement Joanne Archer, PICNet 11:35– 12:20 Construction conundrums: an ICP perspective of building a new hospital Jim Gauthier SealedAir 12:20...
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[…] & incidence of C. difficile infection (CDI) • Risk factors & sources associated with CDI • Molecular epidemiology of CDI in British Columbia from recent studies Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) • C. difficile is becoming the most common pathogen of healthcare–associated (HA) infections • The epidemiology of CDI is changing An understanding of C. difficile epidemiology is necessary to understand CDI diagnosis and guide infection prevention...
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1 Clostridium difficile infection surveillance: Applying the case definition PICNet Conference March 3 rd 2016 Presented by: Tara Leigh Donovan, MSc Managing Consultant (Former Epidemiologist) 2 Disclaimer A UVGI technology is named in slide 30. The reason for selecting this device was because trials have been performed in two other regions using alternative devices. For the benefit of adding to the evidence available in <mark...
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[…] Learning Objectives Discuss Sharps Injury (SI) trends in US Compare US trends with Australia & NZ List 5 proven strategies to reduce SI Discuss research needs in Australia & NZ 3 HIV and Hep Risk Worldwide, among HCW … 40% of HBV and HCV infections and 2.5% of HIV infections … are acquired through accidental SI 1 1 WHO-ICN: Preventing Needlestick Injuries among HCW: http://www.who.int/occupational_health/activities/5prevent.pdf . 2...
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Hand cleaning compliance in health care facilities, Q 3 of 201 6/201 7 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) March 201 7 What is hand cleaning? Hand cleaning means using an alcohol -based hand rub or soap and water to kill or remove germs on hands . Wh y is hand cleaning important ? Both patients in acute care facilities and residents in...
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Hand cleaning compliance in healthcare facilities, Q4 of 2016 /2017 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) August 2017 What is hand cleaning? Hand cleaning means using an alcohol -based hand rub or soap and water to kill or remove germs on hands . Wh y is hand cleaning important ? Both patients in acute care facilities and residents in residential care facilities are...
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Hand cleaning compliance in healthcare facilities, Q2 2017/18 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) January 2018 What is hand cleaning? Hand cleaning means using an alcohol- based hand rub or soap and water to kill or remove germs on hands. Wh y is hand cleaning important ? P atient s in acute care facilities and residents in residential care facilities are vulnerable to...
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Hand cleaning compliance in healthcare facilities, Q4 2017/18 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) August 2018 What is hand cleaning? Hand cleaning means using an alcohol- based hand rub or soap and water to kill or remove germs on hands. Wh y is hand cleaning important ? P atients in acute care facilities and residents in residential care facilities are vulnerable to healthcare...
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