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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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 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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[…] as the grand prize of an iPad mini, there are also weekly random drawings for gift cards, and the health authority that submits the most photos will win a trophy. You can check out the latest photos in the photo gallery (and if you have an older browser that won't display the pa ge correctly, you can also view 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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STEERING COMMITTEE Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Steering Committee (PIPSC) Co -chairs: Tara Donovan & Dr. Titus Wong In partnership with the Ministry of Health, health authorities and other partners, PICNet chairs this steering committee, whose purpose is to deliver integrated, consistent, effective, provincial activities to reduce healthcare -associated infections by imp roving infection prevention and control (IPC) practices across the continuum of...
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B.C. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Supply, Assessment, Testing and Distribution Protocol May 1, 2020 Please note: The information contained in this document has been archived and is made available for historical referencing only. The content was developed during the COVID -19 pandemic is no longer being updated and therefore, may not reflect current information or recommendations. Understanding and implementation of the B.C. Personal...
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[…] this during the delivery of oxygen through high- flow nasal cannula (HFNC), non -invasive ventilation (NIV), and mechanical ventilation maintains a closed circuit reducing the risk of aerosol generation into the environment (2,3) . By breaking the circuit, it may provide a path for exhaled breath or patient -derived secretions which may be infectious (4) . Dailey and Fink (5) evaluated nebulizers,...
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STEERING COMMITTEE Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Steering Committee (PIPSC) Co -chairs: Tara Donovan & Dr. Titus Wong In partnership with the Ministry of Health, health authorities and other partners, PICNet chairs this steering committee, whose purpose is to deliver integrated, consistent, effective, provincial activities to reduce healthcare -associated infections by imp roving infection prevention and control (IPC) practices across the continuum of...
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[…] -00070 -9 AGMP Decisions (Summary Paragraphs) on Procedure Page 1 of 1 Decision Summary: Dental Ultrasonic Scaling The B.C. AGMP Expert Committee reviewed whether Dental Ultrasonic Scaling are aerosol generating medical procedure s (AGMP s). In conjunction with the UBC Therapeutics I nitiative group, the B.C. AGMP E xpert Committee conducted a literature review to identify relevant primary evidence, review articles, and guidelines/recommendations...
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[…] Columbia Mumps: Infection Prevention and Control Information for Health Care Workers Infectious agent Mumps virus, a member of the family Par amyxoviridae, genus Rubulavirus. 1 Clinical presentation Most typical symptoms include pain, swelling and tenderness in one or more salivary glands, usually parotitis and/or orchitis . Nonspecific prodromal symptoms can include low -grade fever, anorexia, malaise, and headache. Respiratory symptoms may...
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