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phac-ipac-guideline-for-flexible-gastrointestinal-endoscopy-and-flexible-bronchoscopy-2010

[…] recommendations for administrative policies and procedures, cleaning, leak testing, sterilization and high level disinfection, and storage and transportation. The recommendations in this Guideline take into account guidelines and recommendations published by other national an d international societies and organizations (1- 10) .The recommendations elaborate on quality management, specifically, education and training requirements, worker health and safety consider ations, and the quality assurance elements of a reprocessing...

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PICNet IC Week Toolkit 2015

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PICNet DRAFT Revised GI Outbreak Guidelines

[…] a collaborative effort between Public Health, Infection Prevention and Control, Laboratory Services, Workplace Health and Safety, facility Managers and facility health care provider s. 1.3 Literature Search Strategy Electronic searches of Medline, Science Direct, PubMed, Google Scholar and Cinahl (January 2009 - November 2015 ) were carried out to identify relevant papers. Search terms used were: rotavirus, calicivirus, norovirus, Salmonella , Escherichia coli , adenovirus, or...

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2023-05-18 Slides_Non-Catheter UTI

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PHAC_HandHygiene_Practices_in_Healthcare_Settings

[…] hand disinfection. BMC Infectious Disease 2009;8:149. (375) Emilson A, Lindberg M, Forslind B. The temperature effect on In vitro penetration of sodium lauryl sulfate and nickel chloride through human skin. Acta Derm Venereol 1993;73:203-7. (376) Fox MK, Langner SB, Wells RW. How good are hand washing practices? Am J Nursing 1974;74:1676-8. (377) Jeanes A. Handwashing. Nurs Times 2005;101:28-9. (378) Bures S, Fishbain JT, Uyehara CFT, et...

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Bedpan Management SLIDES

[…] Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)     Every caregiver needs to understand the chain of infection and every patient needs to be treated as if colonized or infectious 4 Bedpan Management seems a Weak Link Picture Google Definition Bedpan Management: every handling related to excreta of the human gastrointestinal tract disposal of human excreta (urine, faeces, vomits, sometimes including blood) Seems a simple process But it is...

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Bedpan Management SLIDES

[…] Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)     Every caregiver needs to understand the chain of infection and every patient needs to be treated as if colonized or infectious 4 Bedpan Management seems a Weak Link Picture Google Definition Bedpan Management: every handling related to excreta of the human gastrointestinal tract disposal of human excreta (urine, faeces, vomits, sometimes including blood) Seems a simple process But it is...

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UCal_Influenza_Vaccination_Report_2014_

[…] the initial drafts of this report. Juliet Guichon Ian Mitchell Margaret Russell June 20, 2014 Calgary 3 3. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS 4 .1 Introduction BACKGROUND In 2009- 2010, pandemic H1N1 influenza became national front page news. 1 "Swine flu" as it was then called, was the subject also of business 2 and sports 3 reporting and of commentary 4 and religious opinion. 5 In Alberta alone,...

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2023-05-05 Slides_Accelerating Hand Hygiene Together

[…] colleagues to achieve excellence in hand hygiene • Run a face -to -face or virtual hand hygiene café in support of World Hand Hygiene Day –Love the 5 Moments; the café • Share the WHO newsletter and other campaign wording with a range of stakeholders 15 Wor ld Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May 2023 IPC practitioners 16 Wo r l d H a nd H yg i...

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PICNet_MMR_recommendations_May2011

[…] to compare results from the assay previously used in BC to measure measles IgG to results from an assay that measures IgG in mIU/ml. This will allow interpretation of earlier results with respect to the international standard. Mumps As mumps vaccine was licensed in Canada in 1969, people born prior to 19 70 were previously considered immune through exposur e to wild virus. However, for those...

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PIDAC_Routine Practices and Additional Precautions In All Health Care Settings

[…] Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care . Can Commun Dis Rep. 1998 Dec;24 Suppl 8:1 -55. 45. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA Clears Glove Made from New Type of Latex. 2008; Available from: http://www.fda.gov/ NewsEvents/Newsroom/Pre ssAnnouncements/2008/ucm116883.htm . 46. Daeschlein G, Lehnert W, Arnold A, Haase H, Junger M. Hygienic safety of a new hydrodynamic wound debridement system. Dermatol Surg. 2010 Sep;36(9):1426 -38. 47. Wong TW,...

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Routine Practices and Additional Precautions In All Health Care Settings

[…] Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care . Can Commun Dis Rep. 1998 Dec;24 Suppl 8:1 -55. 45. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA Clears Glove Made from New Type of Latex. 2008; Available from: http://www.fda.gov/ NewsEvents/Newsroom/Pre ssAnnouncements/2008/ucm116883.htm . 46. Daeschlein G, Lehnert W, Arnold A, Haase H, Junger M. Hygienic safety of a new hydrodynamic wound debridement system. Dermatol Surg. 2010 Sep;36(9):1426 -38. 47. Wong TW,...

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SSI Getting Started Kit_SaferHealthcareNow

[…] Zardo S, Barzan D, Zoppo F, Pascotto P . Antibiotic prophylaxis with a single dose of cefazolin during pacemaker implantation: incidence of long -term infective complications. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2006;29: 29 -33. 68 Smith BP, Fox N, Fakhro A. "SCIP"ping antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in trauma: the consequences of noncompliance. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2012; 73(2): 452– 6; discussion 456. 69 Trampuz A, Zimmerli W. Antimicrobial...

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