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Probiotics: Roadblocks to Research

[…] requirements cost time and money that researchers don’t have and most food companies aren’t willing to invest. Read more: Celebrity selfies, lax regulations drive booming supplement industryPlus, some of the FDA’s guidelines aren’t appropriate for live bacteria. For instance, the agency recommends that manufacturers provide information on toxicity in their IND application. A standard test involves determining the dosage at which the drug being tested will...

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[…] of Combination Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Vaccine. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Recommendations and Reports . 2010; 59(RR03):1 -12. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5903a1.htm 3 Jones T, Jacobsen SJ. Childhood febrile seizures: overview and implications. International Jour nal of Medical Science . 2007;4(2):110 –4. 4Jacobsen S, Ackerson B, Sy L, Tran T, Jones T, Yao J, Xie F, Cheetham C, Saddier P. Observational safety study of...

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Morley Outbreaks can happen anywhere

[…] Board •The British Columbia Review Board is an independent tribunal  established under the Criminal Code of Canada. •The Review Board has ongoing jurisdiction to hold hearings to  make and review dispositions (orders) where individuals  charged with criminal offenses have been given verdicts of  not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder  or  fidilfldi db 24 Document Title Goes Here unfit to stan d trial on account o f menta l disorder, by a court. •It is the responsibility of the Review Board to protect public  safety while also safeguarding the rights and freedoms of  mentally disordered persons who are alleged to have  committed an offence. 3/2/2015 9 Review Board NCRMD‐3 possible dispositions:  Custody = detained in hospital 25 Document Title Goes Here Conditional Discharge = may  live in community with conditions Absolute Discharge = accused is totally free to go taking into consideration the need to protect the public from  dangerous persons, the mental condition of the accused, the  reintegrationof the accused into society and the other needs  of the accused, make one  of the following dispositions that is  the least onerous and least restrictive to the accused Review Board (cont) "unfit to stand trial"means unable on account of mental  disorder to conduct a defence at any stage of the proceedings  before a verdict is rendered or to instruct counsel to do so  and, if particular, unable on account of mental disorder to: •understand the nature and object of the proceedings • understand the  possible conse quences of the  proceedin gs, or 26 Document Title Goes Here pqpg, •communicate with counsel . Psychosocial...

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AlRawahi_Shingles in Immunocompromised Patients

[…] pregnancy may lead to congenital varicella syndrome Isolation Precautions •Routine Practices/Contact Precautions: –Immunocompetent patients with dermatomal zoster • Airborne and Contact Precautions: –Disseminated zoster – Immunocompromised patients with dermatomal zoster Zoster Vaccine Zoster Vaccine • Live attenuated vaccine • Approved for use in 50 years and older • Reduces the incidence of HZ by ~51% • Reduces the duration of pain and discomfort • Incidence of...

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PICNet Newsletter June2015

PICNet June Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together June 2015 CPO Surveillance Report The first provincial Carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO) surveillance report is now available for download from the PICNet website. You can read about the CPO surveillance program on our CPO web pages . Thanks to our Surveillance Steering Committee and all those who participated in the development of this important new surveillance program. Change Day BC How can you...

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PICNet_CDI_Surveillance_Report_Q2_2015-2016

[…] surveillance program was established to monitor the incidence and trends of healthcare - associated CDI among patients who have been hospitalized in acute care facilities. Clostridium difficile or C. difficile is a germ that can live in the bowel without causing harm. I f, however, the normal bacteria in the gut are destroyed by taking certain antibiotics in high doses or over a prolonged period of...

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PICNet Workshop_Staff Education_Slides

[…] reading from the instruction page. The Princess and Her PPE Once the princess had donned and doffed she was confident she could help care for the prince while he was isolated. Perhaps we might even live happily ever after . The End. The Princess and Her PPE •Germ transmission skit • What’s wrong with this picture? • Cash cart • 4 truths and a lie •...

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PICNet Candida auris QA

Page 1 of 1 Candida auris Q&A July 2016 What is Candida auris ? Is it a new type of infection? Candida auris is a type of Candida yeast. Candida yeasts normally live on the skin and mucous membranes but can cause yeast infections. C. auris was first identified in 2009 in Japan. C. auris is considered an emerging pathogen because an increasing numbers of infections have been...

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Infection Control and Pet Therapy SLIDES

[…] i t i z er 53 Questions? jsweese@uoguelph.ca 57 58 September 22 HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE? INTERVENTIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM Prof. Joost Hopman, Radboud University, The Netherlands September 26 (Free Teleclass – Broadcast live from the annual conference of the Infection Prevention Society – www.ips.uk.net) E.M. COTTRELL LECTURE Dr. Mary Woods, Academy of Social Sciences and Academy of Medical Sciences, UK September 2 8...

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PICNet Newsletter – March 2024

Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Team as a Senior Practice Leader! Are you a visionary, a trailblazer, and a master of your craft? We’re thrilled to announce that we’re recruiting for a full-time permanent Senior Practice Leader to join our dynamic team! If you or someone you know is interested, check the PICNet website for the posting.    Thank you, Dr. Linda Hoang, Provincial Medical Co-Director, PICNet We extend our heartfelt...

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[…] with us to produce guidelines, toolkits and resources that can be shared across the province contacting us with your interest in joining a group attending our educational events And stay updated with our activities by subscribing to our periodic e- newsletter! Where is the PICNet office located? Mailing Address: Provincial Infection Control Network of BC 1333 West Broadway, Suite 200 Vancouver, BC, V6H 4C1 Canada Telephone: 236-788-4962...

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Environmental Cleaning & Disinfection

BC Guidelines British Columbia Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning for Prevention and Control of Infections in All Healthcare Settings and Programs Created by: Provincial Infection Control Network of BC September 2016 Ministry of Health Policy Communiqué regarding the phased implementation of the guidelines (please note: the communiqué refers to the guidelines document, above, as Appendix A) Environmental cleaning and disinfection in clinic settings quick reference guide Developed by: PICNet and...

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Hand Hygiene

Guidelines Provincial Hand Hygiene Program More Hand Hygiene Resources ...

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PICNet surveillance protocol for CDI 2014

[…] for CDI surveillance was developed by PICNet’s Surveillance Steering Committee (SSC) (see appendix A) to standardize case defini tions, data collection and reporting . The protocol is reviewed annually to ensure consistency with national and international accepted definition and reflect scientific advances in CDI prevention and control. This updated protocol provide s guidance for col lecting and reporting CDI surveillance data in BC acute care facilities...

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PICNet surveillance protocol for MRSA 2014

[…] for MRSA was developed in 2011 by PICNet’s Surveillance Steering Committee (SSC) (see appendix A) to standardize case definitions, data collection and reporting . The protocol is reviewed annually to ensure consistency with national and international accepted definition and reflect scientific advances in MRSA prevention and control. T his updated protocol provides guidance for collecting and reporting MRSA surveillance data in BC acute care facilities from...

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PICNet Newsletter Aug2015

Page 1 of 3    PICNet August Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together   August 2015 PICNet Survey Document: responses to your input In May/June 2015, PICNet conducted a Community of Practice survey. We have since been analyzing and discussing the results. Many of your concerns and suggestions will be brought forward to the September meeting of our Scientific Operations Advisory Committee. We have also created a Responses and Next Steps document so that...

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PICNet surveillance protocol for CDI 2017

[…] for CDI surveillance was developed by PICNet’s Surveillance Steering Committee (SSC) (see appendix A) to standar dize case definitions, data collection and reporting . The protocol is reviewed annually to ensure consistency with national and international accepted definition s and to reflect scientific advances in CDI prevention and control. This updated protocol provide s guidance for collecting and reporting CDI surveillance data in BC acute care...

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PICNet surveillance protocol for MRSA 2017

[…] protocol for MRSA was developed in 2011 by PICNet’s Surveillance Steering Committee (SSC) (see appendix A) to standardize case definitions, data collection and reporting. The protocol is reviewed annually to ensure consistency with national and international accepted definition and reflect scientific advances in MRSA prevention and control practices . This updated protocol provides guidance for collecting and reporting MRSA surveillance data in BC acute care facilities...

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[…] for CDI surveillance was developed by PICNet’ s Surveillance Steering Committee (SSC) (see appendix A) to standardize case definitions, data collection and reporting . The protocol is reviewed annually to ensure consistency with national and international accepted definition s and to reflect scientific advances in CDI prevention and control. This updated protocol provide s guidance for collecting and reporting CDI surveillance data in BC acute care...

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PICNet surveillance protocol for MRSA 2019.v2

[…] protocol for MRSA was developed in 2011 by PICNet’s Surveillance Steering Committee (SSC) (see appendix A) to standardize case definitions, data collection and reporting. The protocol is reviewed annually to ensure consistency with national and international accepted definitio n and reflect scientific advances in MRSA prevention and control practices . This updated protocol provides guidance for collecting and reporting MRSA surveillance data in BC acute care...

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