[…] been shown to be microbicidal, but its use may be limited due to the need for long contact time and costs. • Although lacking active microbicidal activity, microfibre fabrics have unique properti es that significantly increase their ability to remove organic debris (e.g., dust, bacteria, spores) and have the potential to be more efficient and economical than conventional cotton fabrics. • Silver has been demonstrated...
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A ppendice s to the Annual surveillance report of healthcare -associated infections in BC acute care facilities Fiscal Year 2014/15 (April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015) Prepared by: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Dec ember 2015 PICNet annual surveillance report 2014/15: Appendices Provincial Control Network of British Columbia Page 1 Table of Contents Introduction ...
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Barriers to TB infection control in developing countries March 10, 2016 Eltony Mugomeri Mtech Department of Pharmacy National University of Lesotho Maseru, Lesotho Hosted by Prof. Shaheen Mehtar Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN) Stellenbosch University, South Africa www.webbertraining.com Adherence to tuberculosis infection control guidelines by nurses in Lesotho. Eltony Mugomeri Mtech a , Peter Chatanga MSc b , Mamotlatsi Lefunyane BSc c , Vurayai Ruhanya...
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Presenter: Tracy Norman, Advisor, Management Development, Vancouver Coastal Health Happ iness at Work Presentation for PICNet Conference March 2016 Websites + Links Greater Good Science Center www.Greatergood.berkeley.edu The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well- being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society. Based at the University of California, Berkeley, the GGSC is unique in...
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Successful Implementation of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Bundles: Lessons Learned Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN Ann Arbor VA Center for Clinical Management Research University of Michigan (Nothing to Disclose) March 31, 2016 www.webbertraining.com Hosted by Martin Kiernan Visiting Clinical Fellow University of West London Support for this work provided by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs HSR&D Service and National Center for Patient Safety, the National...
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Dr Philippe Eggimann, PD&MER Service de Médecine Intensive Adulte www.soins-intensifs.chuv.ch Preventing invasive candida infections - Where could we do better ? www.webbertraining.com April 7, 2016 Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 39 40 41 42...
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| STATEMENT ON SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINE FOR 2016 -2017 1 An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) â Canadian Immunization Guide Chapter on Influenza and Statement on Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for 2016-2017 | STATEMENT ON SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINE FOR 2016 -2017 1 PR EAMBLE The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides the Publ ic Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)...
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Page 1 of 3 June 2, 2016 Recommendations for Clean ing and Disinfection in Medical Ultrasound to Prevent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Transmission For: BC Health Authority Reprocessing & Infection and Prevention Control Programs Introduction Infection prevention and control is critical to delivering safe, high‐quality care to patients undergoing sonographic procedures. Ultrasound is generally considered a relatively safe procedure when compared with radiation‐based imaging techniques, however, poor ultrasound probe reprocessing protocols and environmental cleaning and disinfection may result in a risk of patient cross ‐infection. Re cently published studies have raised concerns regarding the efficacy of commonly used disinfectants against Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The purpose of this document is to provide updated guidance regarding cleaning and disinfection in this setting. Probe Cleaning and Disinfection External probes that only come into contact with intact skin are considered noncritical devices and require cleaning and low‐level disinfection after every use as described below. All internal probes are classified as semi‐critical devices (e.g., vaginal, rectal and transesophageal probes, as well as intraoperative probes used for needle guidance during biopsies, aspirations, drainages, etc.). For maximum safety, these devices require cleaning, followed by high‐level disinfection between each patient use and a probe cover or condom as an aid to keep them from becoming grossly contaminated. If condoms are used as barriers, the condoms should be non‐lubricated and non‐medicated. Although internal ultrasound probes are routinely protected by single‐use disposable probe covers, leakage rates of 0.9% to 2% for condoms and 8% to 81% for commercial probe covers have been observed in recent studies 1. Studies have also revealed that these probes remain contaminated with a variety of bacterial and viral pathogens despite the use of disposable covers, followed by low‐level disinfection 2,3 . The following specific recommendations are made for the cleaning and disinfection of ultrasound probes: 1. External ultrasound probes that come into contact with intact skin require cleaning and low‐level disinfection between uses according to the manufacturer’s <mark...
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Duncan Steele presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 1 Tak ing the Snag out of your Catch-22: Ethical decision-making Duncan Steele, March 8, 2018 Overview for morning Part I â What is ethics?? Part II â Facts + values Part III â Case Study Part IV â Your practice Duncan Steele presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 2 WHAT IS ETHICS? What the heck is ethics anyway?!?!?What the heck is ethics anyway?!?!? Duncan Steele presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 3 Itâs about philosophers in armchairs and leather bound books⦠HP¶V LPSRUPMQP NXP SMPLHQPV MUH P SULRULP MQG PKHUH MXVP LVQ¶P PLPH«BB Duncan Steele presentation at PICNet 2018 Conference 4 All of our attitudes, decisions and...
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PICNet Annual Report April 2017–March 2018 Prepared by: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) May 2018 Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504 Vancouver, BC V6H 4B1 Tel: 604- 875-4844 x 22985 Fax: 604 -875 -4373 Website: www.picnet.ca Email: picnet@phsa.ca PICNet Annual Report 2017/18 Fewer Infections – Better Healthcare i Table of Contents Executive Summary ...
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Peering Beyond the Five Momentsof Hand Hygiene ComplianceColin Furness MISt PhD MPH MEd(cand)Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Faculty of InformationAssistant Professor (Status), Institute for Health Policy, Management, and EvaluationUniversity of To r o n t oHosted by Paul Webberpaul@webbertraining.comwww.webbertraining.comMarch 7, 2019 Disclosures•Dr. Furness is currently employed by the University of Toronto, a public university that pays his salary.•Dr. Furness was previously an employee of Infonaut Inc.,...
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Objectives Understand how COVID-19 is transmitted and implications for prevention in the workplace Learn how employers’ can manage employees’ expectations about returning to work during COVID-19 Overview of current vaccines and treatments 2 3 All stock photos sourced from Canva Droplets & Aerosols Droplets are generally considered to be > 5 μ m Aerosols are generally considered to be < 5 μ m Experts disagree on the cutoffs....
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Jesse Cooper, MSc (OEH) Manager, People Safety, VCH Manager, Quality and Patient Safety, VCH Manager, PPE Testing Laboratory, VCH Establishment of an ISO -Accredited PPE Testing Laboratory During a Global Pandemic Provincial Infection Control Network Lunch and Learn Series 2 021 Titus Wong MD, MHSc , FRCPC Regional Medical Director, I nfection Prevention and Control, VCH Division of Medical Microbiology and I nfection Prevention, VCH Co -Medical Director, Provincial...
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Access ing the Clinical Accuracy of a Hand Hygiene SystemLinkedInTwitterResearchGateORCIDMarco Bo HansenMarco Bo Hansen, MD, PhDHosted by Martin Kiernanwww.webbertraining.comFebruary 17, 2022 Background•Medical doctor and PhD from Copenhagen University •Worked with hand hygiene compliance for the last 7 years•Senior Medical Director in Sani Nudge•Podcast: The Hygiene & Infection Prevention NetworkMarco Bo Hansen2 The importance of hand hygiene is widely acknowledged•Spread of infections and antimicrobial...
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THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TEMPORARY SINGLE-PATIENT ROOMS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HAI Nicholas Graves, PhD www.webbertraining.com September 14, 2022 Hosted by Jane Barnett jane@webbertraining.com 2 Objectives: - Introduce the principles of cost effectiveness as applied to infection prevention initiatives - Review some key papers on the topic - Present findings of recent studies on the cost-effectiveness of using temporary single-patient rooms in...
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Influenza: What can we expect? www.webbertraining.com September 15, 2022 Dr. Rodney E. Rohde Texas State University Hosted by Clare Barry This illustration captured in 2013, is a negative stained transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image captured some of the ultrastructural details exhibited by the new influenza A (H7N9) virus. This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. See...
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THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TEMPORARY SINGLE-PATIENT ROOMS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HAI Nicholas Graves, PhD www.webbertraining.com September 14, 2022 Hosted by Jane Barnett jane@webbertraining.com 2 Objectives: - Introduce the principles of cost effectiveness as applied to infection prevention initiatives - Review some key papers on the topic - Present findings of recent studies on the cost-effectiveness of using temporary single-patient rooms in...
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Automating the surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections: making sensible sense of electronic record dataMarch 7, 2023Maaike van Mourikwww.webbertrainingcom -Understand the basic principles of semi-and fully-automated surveillance-Having a general impression of the data sources needed for automated surveillance-Grasping the importance of clinical context when developing automated surveillance methods-Understand the consequences of automated surveillance w. r.t .interpretation of surveillance outcomes. To p i c s•Surveillance: Whyandhow?•Whyautomatedsurveillance?•Someterminology•Semi-or...
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Automating the surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections: making sensible sense of electronic record data March 7, 2023 Maaike van Mourik www.webbertrainingcom -Understand the basic principles of semi -and fully -automated surveillance - Having a general impression of the data sources needed for automated surveillance - Grasping the importance of clinical context when developing automated surveillance methods - Understand the consequences of automated surveillance w. r.t...
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THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TEMPORARY SINGLE-PATIENT ROOMS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HAI Nicholas Graves, PhD www.webbertraining.com September 14, 2022 Hosted by Jane Barnett jane@webbertraining.com 2 Objectives: - Introduce the principles of cost effectiveness as applied to infection prevention initiatives - Review some key papers on the topic - Present findings of recent studies on the cost-effectiveness of using temporary single-patient rooms in...
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