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About PICNet
The Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) is a provincial health improvement network (HIN) of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) that works to reduce healthcare-associated infections in BC healthcare facilities. Our key areas of focus are surveillance, evidence-informed guidelines, and education. PICNet works together with partners on provincial surveillance initiatives, development and promotion of infection prevention and control best practices, and the creation of educational and operational...
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Healthcare-associated Infections
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs, also known as nosocomial infections or hospital acquired infections) are infections 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...
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Links
[…] Health Authority Provincial Health Services Authority Infection Prevention and Control Professional Associations Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC-Canada) Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Healthcare Infections Society (HIS) International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) Occupational Health WorkSafeBC Provincial Occupational Health & Safety Programs (PHSA) Related Organizations and Resources BC British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) BC Patient Safety...
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IPC Organizations
[…] Services Authority First Nations Health Authority INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC-Canada) Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Healthcare Infections Society (HIS) International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH WorkSafeBC Medical Staff Safety and Wellbeing (PHSA) RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES BC British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Health Quality BC (HQBC)...
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ABHR presentation by Dr. Jarvis
You can view the video of Dr. Jarvis’s presentation, “Health Canada Standards and Factors Influencing the Clinical Effectiveness of Alcohol-based Hand Rub (ABHR)” below. If you are unable to access YouTube from your computer, you can also view the presentation on the Gojo Canada website....
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Residential Care Roadshow
[…] to even more staff! Rather than try to cram all those visits into one week (which was difficult for us!) we’ll be spreading them out over the whole month of October. We’ll post photos and videos as our Infection Control Week/Month progresses. If we’re unable to visit your facility or you’d like to run the workshop yourself, you can order one of PICNet’s Infection-Control-Week-in-a-Box kits. The kit...
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PICNet 2016 Educational Conference
[…] Staff Education and Communications PICNet hosted an all-day workshop on March 2nd on the topic of Staff Education and Communication, to help you more efficiently and effectively educate your staff in infection control. You can view videos of the workshop, and download the slides and handouts. Hotel Information Conference location, including hotel room prices and map. Exhibitor Information Information for registered exhibitors can be found here. About the Conference The...
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Setting Specific Guidelines
Home & Community Care Infection prevention and control guidelines for providing healthcare to clients living in the community. Long-term Care Infection prevention and control manual for non-affiliated long-term care facilities. Dental Clinics Infection prevention and control...
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Education Modules
All of PICNet’s online courses are available on the PHSA LearningHub, where learners can track their courses and receive certificates upon completion. You do not have to be a PHSA employee to use the LearningHub. For any technical issues with your LearningHub account, including creating/updating your account, completing the modules, and/or printing your certificate, please go to http://learninghubhelp.phsa.ca/. Click...
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Sponsors and Exhibitors
The sponsors and exhibitors for the PICNet 2013 conference are: Folders sponsored by . Meals and health breaks sponsored by … Exhibitors...
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Mosquitoes capable of carrying Zika virus may have colony in Ontario
The insects tested negative for both the Zika and West Nile virus Species can carry Dengue fever From CBC.ca: A mosquito species capable of transmitting the Zika virus and other tropical diseases may have established a colony in southwestern Ontario, a development that could mean changes for Canadian healthcare providers. Two adult Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, were recently trapped in Windsor-Essex, following the 17 found last...
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Researchers use antibiotics combo to kill first strain of highly resistant E. coli
Excerpted from Infection Control Today: The recent discovery of E. coli carrying mcr-1 and ndm-5 — genes that make the bacterium immune to last-resort antibiotics — has left clinicians without an effective means of treatment for this bacterium. But in a new study, University at Buffalo researchers have assembled a team of three antibiotics that, together, are capable of eradicating the deadly bacterium. The groundbreaking research was recently published in...
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New study: Nursing home staff often fail to change gloves
[…] inappropriate glove use by healthcare personnel. Based on information from such studies, infection prevention staff and educators should develop training programs using adult learning principles and evidence-based instructional methods to improve glove use. Read the full news article on Infection Control Today (there is a 14-second ad first) You can read a similar news article without the ad on Nursing Times online The AJIC...
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PICNet Brochure 2014
[…] Control Professionals • Epidemiologists • Public Health • Environmental Health • Occupational Health ...
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picnet-dec2016-newsletter
[…] care information and resources The BC Hand Hygiene Communications Group continues its year of hand hygiene campaigns with the Nov/Dec focus on hand care. Each health authority has links to materials via their intranets and news stories; PICNet has also added information to our About Hand Hygiene page, along with a downloadable poster (thanks to Northern Health for the poster template). Fraser Health Job Opportunity The...
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Evaluating IPC Education
[…] behind future activities There is a hugely motivational aspect to this Training task-orientated within a specific working environment helps staff to acquire skills to complete a procedure to a set standard Clinical and non-clinical "Good news, It’s Mandatory Training Day" 11 Confession Time I delivered around 1000 in-house training sessions in my NHS Career I have no idea if they were effective People seemed to like...
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2023-05-29 Slides_Psychology of Pandemics
[…] "worst riots in four decades"•Commonly triggered by 2ghtening or re-imposing restric2ons•Protests, including violent protests, tend to be bundled phenomena COVID-19 vs. Past Pandemics: Notable Differences•Beliefs about the cause of disease•miasma vs germ theory•Social media, 24/7 news cycle•Quan%ta%velybigger "infodemic"•Global, digital inter-connectedness•Rapidly evolving views on COVID-19•e.g., whether masks are useful Polarization of Attitudes, Emotions, and Behaviors Pandemics Evoke Extremes•Exacerbation of pre-existing societal tensions•The "fault lines" of society•Over-vs under-responders...
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Avian Influenza Bulletin – ‘tis the Season Reminder
[…] See: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/5/14-0164_article In addition, a married couple from British Columbia acquired avian influenza A(H7N9) while traveling abroad in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Fujian province between December 29, 2014 and January 11, 2015. They recalled seeing live poultry and copious droppings while visiting Fujian on January 8, 2015 but recollected no other poultry contact. Both experienced typical influenza-like illness upon their return to Canada, and were managed...
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