[…] designed was sustainable given PICNet’s high reliance on volunteers and its limited fiscal resources. The Communications Working Group launched PICNet’s website and a number of other marketing and commu nications activities such as PICNet’s monthly newsletter. The Needs Assessment Working Group over saw an ambitious project to develop a provincial "snap shot" of infection prevention, surveillance and control practice in the province and...
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[…] with regards to communications prior ities and activities. The purpose of the CLG is to develop and implement communication strategies that will fu rther enable PICNet to meet its mandate. PICNet produces a monthly electronic newsletter in order to keep the infection prevention and control Community of Practice up-to-date on current PICNet activities. The newsletter is sent to all Community of Practice members...
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[…] (PMO) with regards to communications priorities and activities. The pu rpose of the CLG is to develop and implement communication strategies that will further enable PICNet to meet its mandate. PICNet produces a monthly electronic newsletter in order to keep the infection prevention and control Community of Practice up-to-date on current PICNet activi ties. The newsletter is sent to all Community of Practice...
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[…] the newly introduced Hand Hygiene Resource Page. A more comprehensive analysis of website usage will be available for the next fiscal year, once tracking has commenced for a full period. PICNet produces a monthly electronic newsletter in order to keep the infection prevention and control Community of Practice up-to-date on current PICNet activities. The newsletter is sent to all Community of Practice...
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2023 - 2024 Webber Teleclass January 26, 2023 Personal protective equipment implementation in healthcare settings Prof. Maria Clara Padoveze, University of São Paulo, Brazil Feb ruary 2, 2023 Surfaces - a foundational issue in infection control Linda Lybert, Healthcare Surfaces Institute March 9, 2023 Homecare & hospice - standardizing infection surveillance Mohamed Adawee, Sparrow Health, Michiga n March 29, 2023 The environment, the tick,...
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[…] Respiratory Illness (VRI) symptoms. If you or a household member have VRI symptoms : Conduct a self -check for VRI symptoms prior to each home health visit . Inform your health care provider in advance if you or a household member are feeling sick or have VRI symptoms (i.e., fever or chills, new or worsening cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, vomiting , or...
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Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Viral Respiratory Illness in Home and Community Health Care Settings in British Columbia January 14, 2025 INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROVINCIAL GUIDELINES Table of Contents Table of Contents ...
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Surveillance Protocol for Carbapenemase - Producing Organism s (CPO) & Candida auris (C. auris) in British Columbia January 2025 Contact: Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) #200- 1333 W Broadway , Vancouver, BC , V6H 4C1 Phone: (236) 788-4962 E- mail: picnet@phsa.ca Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Revised January 6 , 2024 Page 2 Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the contribution...
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[…] the suite of resources on the BCCDC website . Provincial Hand Hygiene Report The latest annual report on hand cleaning compliance in BC acute care facilities has been posted to the PICNet website . Good news: the 2013- 2014 annual rate was 77%, and in the fourth quarter, the province reached 79%. That's just 1% away from our target...
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[…] The committee running the Clean Shots contest (which consists of members from the health authorities, PICNe t, and the BC Patient and Safety Quality Council) entered the Clean Shots campaign into CPSI's "What's Your Hand In It?" contest. We were selected as one of the four finalists, and on World Hand Hygiene day (May 5th), we pitched the...
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[…] Week activities and announcements, PICNet has created an IC Week Toolkit . The toolkit includes a time/resource planning template, a detailed list of 18+ activities you can choose from, and communications tools such as sample news articles, Facebook/blog posts, and tweets. You can download the document directly from this link or via PICNet's IC Week web page . Let's Go Viral! - new edition...
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(Archive d) COVID -19 and Pediatric Procedure: How We Are Keeping Your Child Safe Archived: Nov 25 , 2024 The information contained in this document has been archived and is made available for historical referencing only. The content is no longer being updated and therefore, may not reflect current information or recommendations. What to expect before, during and after your child’s procedure 14 days Before...
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(Archived) COVID -19 and Your Pre -Planned/Scheduled Obstetric Procedure: How We Are Keeping You Safe Archived: Nov 25 , 2024 The information contained in this document has been archived and is made available for historical referencing only. The content is no longer being updated and therefore, may not reflect current information or recommendations. What to expect before, during and after your procedure During your Pregnancy:...
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COVID -19 and Adult Surgeries: How We Are Keeping You Safe Archived: Nov 14, 2024 The information contained in this document has been archived and is made available for historical referencing only. The content is no longer being updated and therefore, may not reflect current information or recommendations. What to expect before, during and after your procedure Prior to Scheduling Surgery: You will be asked...
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[…] care workers , volunteers, and visitors. The hierarchy of infection prevention and exposure control measures for communicable disease s describes the measures that can be taken to reduce and eliminate the transmission of infectious diseases in health care settings . Measures listed at the top are more protective than those at the bottom. By implementing a combination of measures at...
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Risk assessment and risk categorization should be agreed upon by surgical team. Consult the updated symptom list and patient risk category table in the COVID -19 surgical patient assessment form. Regardless of risk category, individual team members may choose to wear an N95 respirator. COVID -19 & the Pediatric Population Considerations for Pre -Operative COVID -19 Testing Archived: Nov 14, 2024 The information contained <mark...
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Risk assessment and risk categorization should be agreed upon by surgical team. Consult the updated symptom list and patient risk category table in the COVID -19 surgical patient assessment form. Regardless of risk category, individual team members may choose to wear an N95 respirator. Presence of a Support Person Considerations for Pre -Operative COVID -19 Testing Archived: Nov 14, 2024 The information contained in this...
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Risk assessment and risk categorization should be agreed upon by the surgical team. Consult the symptom list and patient risk category table in the COVID -19 surgical patient assessment form. Regardless of a patient’s risk category, individual team members may choose to wear an N95 respirator. Considerations for All Adult Surgical Procedures Testing for COVID -19 Proceeding with Surgery on Patients with COVID -19 Infection...
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(Archived) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Protocol for Obstetrical Procedures During COVID -19 Archived: Nov 14, 2024 The information contained in this document has been archived and is made available for historical referencing only. The content is no longer being updated and therefore, may not reflect current information or recommendations . Last updated: May 25, 2021 This guidance is intended for health -care...
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(Archived) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Protocol for Adult Surgical Procedures During the COVID -19 Pandemic Archived: Nov 14, 2024 The information contained in this document has been archived and is made available for historical referencing only. The content is no longer being updated and therefore, may not reflect current information or recommendations. Last u pdated: May 11, 2022 This guidance is <mark...
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