[…] risk from asymptomatic individuals depends on the prevalence of disease. The tota l number of cases of vCJD reported in the UK, since 1990, was 166 as of December 31st, 2009 ( www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/figures.htm) and 211 worldwide (81) . The risk in Canada is much lower th an in the UK as reflected by only a single case reported to date (83) ....
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PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), S kw xwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that...
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PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), S kw xwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that...
Type: Media
PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), S kw xwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that...
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[…] V 4 E 1 N 1 T 1 I 1 O 1 N 1 A 1 N 1 D 2 C 3 O 1 N 1 T 1 R 1 O 1 L 1 Set Up: Print these two pages. Above are your Scrabble letters. Using a pen or pencil, write your scrabble words on the game board. You can re‐use any the above letters as many times as you like. If you want a challenge, add a rule that all the words must be medical or health related! Triple Word Score Double Letter Score Triple Word Score Double Letter Score ...
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PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), S kw xwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that...
Type: Media
PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that live on...
Type: Media
PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that live on...
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[…] reviewed, and differences in opinion were resolved through discussion and consensus. This process was reviewed and approved by the Guidelines Steering Committee. 2.0 General Information About Infections Microorganisms are very much a part of our world. They perform a variety of essential functions and interact with every living creature. The majority of microorganisms do not cause illness. However, t here are several categories of...
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PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that live on...
Type: Media
PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that live on...
Type: Media
PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that live on...
Type: Media
PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that live on...
Type: Media
PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that live on...
Type: Media
PICNet wishes to acknowledge with gratitude that we work and live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many B.C. First Nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. PICNet’s office in Vancouver is located on the traditional land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), S kw xwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We also acknowledge that there are other Indigenous people that...
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[…] CBC.ca; From a small study, 1/3 of HCW acquired a MDRO during a patient encounter. News. Scientists have mapped the genome of a strain of cholera extracted a century ago from a sick British soldier during World War I and found clues to how some cholera bacteria strains cause epidemics today. News. 6th case of measles confirmed on Vancouver Island. People who visited Saanich shopping centre...
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[…] encourage staff to share updates about the business on their own social media accounts, have grown by 191% since 2013 and are due to take off in the year ahead. 5. Social video eats the world In case you missed it, social video is exploding. Last year, Facebook more than doubled its daily video views to 8 billion, reportedly overtaking YouTube. Twitter launched native...
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[…] to be modified to keep up to date with current technologies, provincial and federal legislation, and to best meet the needs of the CoP. As requested by the CoP, PICNet has been posting to its news page more frequently. In addition, the Webber Teleclas s pages were updated to make it easier to search the archived teleclasses , and to access <mark...
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[…] collection and reporting of AMS data on a provincial level, BC would be leading Canada. PICNet conducted a literature review of existing metrics and indicators used for the surveillance of antimicrobial stewardship programs around the world , and — in cons ultation with the newly established Provincial Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Expert Group (PACE) , pharmacy, infectious diseases, infection control, and other subject matter experts —...
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[…] collection and reporting of AMS data on a provincial level, BC would be leading Canada. PICNet conducted a literature review of existing metrics and indicators used for the surveillance of antimicrobial stewardship programs around the world , and — in cons ultation with the newly established Provincial Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Expert Group (PACE) , pharmacy, infectious diseases, infection control, and other subject matter experts —...
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