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2020/09/23

Waterborne Pathogens Teleclass Slides, Sep.24.20

[…] VEHICLE FOR MANY TYPES OF PATHOGENS CHANGING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDING NEW NICHES FOR MICROBES SELECTIVE PRESSURES FOR MICROBIAL ADAPTATION ‘MODERNIZATION’ MAKING US ‘SOFTER’ & MORE VULNERABLE SATTAR TELECLASS-SEPTEMBER 2020 4 SATTAR TELECLASS-SEPTEMBER 2020 5 THE MICROBIAL WORLD IS INCREDIBLY VAST! ESTIMATED NUMBER OF SPECIES: BACTERIA - 5-10 MILLION; PROTOZOA - 65,000; FUNGI - 70,000-1,500,000 VIRUSES (MOSTLY BACTERIOPHAGES) EACH NEWBORN BECOMES A MICROBIAL ‘GALAXY’ MORE MICROBES...

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2020/09/24

Joanne Archer Retirement Letter

September 24, 2020 Joanne Archer’s retirement Sent on behalf of Tara Donovan, Network Director, Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia Hello everyone, On behalf of the Provincial Infection Control Network I am sharing bittersweet news, Joanne Archer, Education and Practice Coordinator for PICNet is retiring at the end of this year. In her own words, her role with PICNet combined with decades of other ro...

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2014/10/14

Healthcare Textiles Teleclass Slides

[…] What does this mean? Should microbial sampling of clean textiles be implemented? Use of ATP monitoring of hard surfaces in a HACCP approach Outbreaks Attributed to Laundered Healthcare Textiles (HCTs) 12 outbreaks in 43 years worldwide attributed to laundered, clean HCTs U.S. – 3, U.K. – 5, Japan – 3, Singapore – 1 > 353 patients affected Pathogens identified: Aspergillus flavus Bacillus cereus (7/12, 58% of <mark...

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2014/10/14

Healthcare Textiles Teleclass Slides

[…] of ATP monitoring of hard surfaces in a HACCP approach Healthcare Textiles: Factors That Affect Cleanliness Dr. Lynne Sehulster, Division for Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC A Webber Training Te l e c l a s s Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com 7 Outbreaks Attributed to Laundered Healthcare Textiles (HCTs) ■12 outbreaks in 43 years worldwide attributed to laundered, clean HCTs ■U.S. – 3, U.K. – 5, Japan – 3, Singapore – 1 ■> 353 patients affected ■Pathogens identified: ■Aspergillus flavus■Aspergillus flavus ■Bacillus cereus (7/12, 58% of...

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2015/09/15

Energy and Ventilation SLIDES compressed

[…] 170 HEALTHCARE VENTILATION 20% RH CHANGE 24 There are six basic types of natural ventilation systems: • single-side corridor • central corridor • courtyard • wind tower • atrium and chimney • hybrid (mixed-mode) ventilation. World Health Organization Pub/Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Healthcare-2009 25 26 27 28 ★ The performance in either thermal comfort or infection control is unsatisfactory. In terms of...

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2017/09/22

What Makes IPC Work SLIDES

What makes infection prevention and control work? Julie Storr Director and Consultant, S3 Global, Contracted by World Health Organization Live broadcast from Infection Prevention 2017 www.webbertraining.com September 18, 2017 WHO (2016) Core components of IPC programmes at the national and acute health care facility level WHO (2016) Core components of IPC programmes at the national and acute health care facility level WHO (2016) Core components of IPC...

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2021/04/16

2021-04-21 Slides_Returning to Work During COVID-19

[…] programs Consider COVIDSafe Marshals/Champions 26 COVID-19 Vaccines Efficacy: percentage reduction in outcomes of interest in vaccinated group vs non-vaccinated group in optimal conditions (RCTs) Effectiveness: ability of vaccine to prevent outcomes of interest in real- world Outcomes of interest: preventing serious illness and death 28 Are some vaccines better than others? Efficacy percentages mean vaccine is effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 Example: AZ vaccine is 79% effective...

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2021/09/20

2021-09-16 Slides_Antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention

[…] to get there 3 4 No Antimicrobials – What Would That Mean? "If antibiotics stopped working, we would find that instead of 7% of deaths being related to infection at the moment in the developed world, it would go back up to about half (50%) of deaths." Dame Sally Davies, UK Chief Medical Officer (Feb 2015 ) "In a world with few effective...

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2023/12/05

COVID-19-AGMP-Decision-Framework

[…] 30 µm in the papers reviewed by the B .C. AGMP expert group. In this framework, the AMGP expert group will adopt a boundary of an aerodynamic diameter of 5 µm ,3,4 consistent with the World Health Organization. 5 ASTM rated medical masks ( levels 1 -3), whi ch are used for droplet and contact precautions, are tested against 0.1 -3 micron sized particles...

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2023/12/05

Intra nasal naloxone decision summary

[…] increased risk of transmission of infectious pathogens normally transmitted by the droplet and contact route , or indirect evidence for increased risk of aerosol production (defined as particles 5 microns or smaller) from real - world IN naloxone administration. As such, the expert group considered biological plausibility and expert opinion of other groups to make its final decision :  Looking at the administration...

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2023/12/19

intra_nasal_naloxone_decision_summary

[…] increased risk of transmission of infectious pathogens normally transmitted by the droplet and contact route , or indirect evidence for increased risk of aerosol production (defined as particles 5 microns or smaller) from real - world IN naloxone administration. As such, the expert group considered biological plausibility and expert opinion of other groups to make its final decision :  Looking at the administration...

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2014/08/28

Presenter Bios

[…] Fraser Health Hilary Espezel began her nursing career in the area of pediatric neurosciences and has 14 years’ clinical experience. She has conducted and published clinical research and led program development initiatives before entering the world of healthcare improvement and patient safety in 2006. Since then she has held leadership positions in quality, patient safety and accreditation, and now offers that lens to improvement work...

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2023/05/18

Measles

[…] maintenance and operations (where available). Additional resources: BC Centre for Disease Control. Communicable Disease Manual Measles (March 2024) PICNet & Vaccine Preventable Disease Expert Working Group. Management of Health Care Providers Pre and Post Exposure to Measles, Mumps or Rubella (May 2011) Public Health Agency of Canada. Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings (September 2017) World Health Organization....

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2014/09/02

Hand Hygiene

[…] Skin, and Four Moments of Hand Hygiene Created By: Public Health Ontario December 2023 Hand Hygiene Practices in Healthcare Settings Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) March 2012 Hand Hygiene Guidelines Created By: World Health Organization (WHO) January 2009 Provincial Hand Hygiene Program Click to expand/close There is increasing awareness of the importance of hand hygiene (HH), not only to protect patients but...

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2014/09/02

PICNet Newsletter Apr2013

Page 1 of 2 PICNet PROVINCIAL INFECTION CONTROL NETWORK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A program of the Provincial Health Services Authority PICNet April Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! Issue: #3 April 2013 Education Modules on the LearningHub More infection control education modules are now available on the PHSA LearningHub (which anyone can access, not just PHSA employees). You can still access PICNet's online modules via the PICNet...

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2014/09/17

Module 5: Surveillance

[…] Contents Module 5: Surveillance ...

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2014/09/17

Module 8: Occupational Health

[…] 2 Key Concepts ...

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2014/12/02

OctoberNewsletter

PICNet October Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! October 2014 PICNet 2015 Calendars - order by November 17! PICNet's 2015 Infection Control Calendars are ready to order! Based on your feedback, we have switched to a calendar year format (Jan-Dec) for PICNet's Infection Control Calendar. The 2015 calendar will be sent to the printers mid -November, so we need to receive your orders by Nove mber 17th . Your...

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2015/03/09

Henry PICNet Ebola March 2015

[…] 3: Prepared to treat EVD cases q Surrey Memorial q BC Children’s Infection Prevention and Control n Initial guidance based on past experience n Importance of contact and droplet protection 17 Attention to detail 18 Then along came Dallas n Patient travelled from Liberia n Sent home initially; returned with advanced symptoms and died n 2 nurses infected n None of his close contacts in the...

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2015/06/25

Preventing CAUTI in Resource-Limited Settings SLIDES

[…] soon as possible Maintain closed systems Change bag frequently Carefully monitor patients with catheters for any signs of infection Perform surveillance for CAUTIs 43 HCAI prevalence in high versus low- and middle-income countries, 1995- 2010 World Health Organization. (2011). The Burden of Health Care-Associated Infection Worldwide. 44 Takeaway Preventing CAUTIs is important for ensuring the health of our patients Even in resource-limited settings, simple...

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