[…] probiotics to reduce the risk for common acute infections might also be linked with a reduction in antibiotic use among children and infants, according to a meta-analysis published in the European Journal of Public Health. News UMN researchers discover influenza virus doesn’t replicate equally in all cells. News Experimental nasal influenza vaccine tested in kids, teens: NIH-supported...
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[…] at the health care facility level. Publication Using Intervention Bundles to Reduce the Rate of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Settings. Journal Doctors brace for busy flu season without pandemic restrictions. News B.C. vaccine campaign: Health officials to release plan for fall boosters. News An E. coli outbreak associated with Wendy’s restaurants has now sickened 97...
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Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis. The Lancet This First Nation produces clean water. So why are so many residents afraid to drink it? News Scientists develop universal Ebola treatment effective in single dose. News New virus similar to Ebola found in China. News Marburg virus, a cousin to Ebola, has been found in bats in West Africa. News ...
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A new tool called FluVision allows researchers to witness influenza infection in a living animal in action, helping them better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body responds. News First mosquitoes carrying West Nile arrive in Winnipeg. News. Large C. auris outbreak in UK ICU linked to thermometers. News. NIH-Sponsored Trial of Universal <mark...
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[…] 2 1 30 Facts & Statistics On Social Media And Healthcare https://getreferralmd.com/2017/01/30‐facts‐statistics‐on‐social‐media‐and‐healthcare/ 2 Goff, D. A., Kullar, R., & Newland, J. G. (2015). Review of Twitter for infectious diseases clinicians: Useful or a waste of time? Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60(10), 1533–1540. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ071 A few more stats 1 8 HS Docs Hospitals Public Patients Source: Jon Otter, 2016 https://reflectionsipc.com/2016/04/10/social‐media‐survey‐for‐healthcare‐professionls‐the‐results/ Unclear what "regularly" is Healthcare professionals 9 •Facebook : most adults already use (2bn!) •Twitter : more searchable (hashtags, keywords) •YouTube : under‐utilized in healthcare •Blogs: credible source of information •Forums: the original social media! •LinkedIn:the jury is out… 1 The HCP "Big 6" 10 1 http://www.bbc.com/ news/technology-40932487 Forums still exist… 11 •Or is it? – Information disseminators – Information consumers Social media is a two‐way street 12 • General public / patients –find information –discuss with others –form communities • Healthcare professionals – Public health educators: post information, reminders, PSA; online <mark...
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Below are IPAC-Canada’s top tweets for the week of Nov 12-16. To receive these in real time, follow us on Twitter (@IPACCanada) or Facebook. Antibiotic resistance costing Canada $1 billion per year: IPAC Canada. News Insect antibiotic provides new way to eliminate bacteria. News Scouting out bacterial defences to find new ways to counter-attack antibiotic resistance. News New study sheds light on norovirus outbreaks, may help efforts to develop a...
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[…] until the Salk vaccine was introduced in 1955. From the Canadian Public Health Association review the story of polio. News. WHO says Ebola situation in DRC shows promise. News. CPE are on the rise worldwide. USA guidelines recommend screening for asymptomatic carriers on admission. This study evaluated the benefit of serial screens of CPE and other antibiotic-resistant...
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[…] with ON1 variant emergence between 2010 and 2020. Journal Identification and assessment of antimicrobial resistance bacteria in a hemodialysis water treatment system. Journal Ontario COVID numbers: Almost 1,500 people in hospital, 206 in intensive care. News Moderna aims for fall release of COVID-19 Omicron vaccine. News Schools, nursing homes contend with stomach flu outbreaks. News Uber Canada to drop mask mandate...
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Vaccine-hesitant parents should view HPV shot as preventing cancer not just STI, say experts. News. “U = U” means Undetectable = Untransmittable. Public health officials are promoting a campaign designed to change the way people think about HIV. News. The WHO says Malawi has become the 1st country to begin immunizing children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine to protect against the mosquito-spread...
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[…] as single -use shall not be reprocessed and re -used unless the reprocessing is done by a licensed reprocessor. 239 ,240 ,241 Currently there are no licensed reprocessors in Canada. There are reprocessors in the USA licensed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). Health care settings that wish to have their single -use medical devices reprocessed by a...
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[…] 23354 This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image. CDC/ Hannah A Bullock; Azaibi Tamin 8 SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Update SARS-CoV (the beta coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS )...
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[…] promote International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) and/or National Infection Control Week (NICW) . You can modify any of the following messages to best suit your organization. Backgrounder About International Infection Prevention Week Established in the USA in 1986, Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) raises awareness of the role infection prevention plays to improve patient safety. Over the years, this week...
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[…] of BC Communicating with Healthcare Workers: the old, the new, the tried… and the untried PICNet Educational Conference March 2016 {Inform {Educate {Remind {Refresh {Reassure {Reinforce {Respond {Listen {Practices {Protocols {Resources {Reasons {Changes {Developments { News {Issues {Questions {Confusion Why communicate? Choices, choices! So which do we use? Audience (s) Ty p e o f information Format Preferences Urgency Permanence Sensitive/...
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[…] <span id="q1_4_text"></span> <br /> <select name="QuestionareTableControl$q1_4" id="QuestionareTableControl_q1_4" class="hhDropDown"> <option selected="selected" value="">-1</option> <option value="1">0</option> <option value="2">10</option> </select> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="questionTextCellHH"> <span class="english">1.5 Are single-use towels available at each sink?</span> <span class="french">1.5 Des essuie-mains à usage unique sont-ils disponibles à chaque lavabo?</span> </td> <td class="answerOuterCell"> <table class="HHAnswersTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="answerCellHH"> <input value="1" name="QuestionareTableControl$q1_5" type="radio" id="QuestionareTableControl_q1_5_r1" onclick="setDropDownIndex1(this);" /> </td> <td> <span class="english">No</span> <span class="french">Non</span> </td>...
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[…] B infectious substances (Class 6, Division 6.2) and clinical, (bio) medical or regulated med ical waste (canada.ca) 9. References 1. World Health Organization (WHO). Monkeypox Fact Sheet 19 May 2022. Accessed January 4, 2023. https://www.who.int/ news -room/fact -sheets/detail/monkeypox 2. US Centers for Di sease Control and Prevention (CDC). Monkeypox | Poxvirus | CDC Sep 7, 2022. Accessed January 4, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.html 3. Public...
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California’s tightened rules pay off against measles. News Ebola could spread if ‘violent attacks’ continue in Congo, WHO warns. News C. difficile sniffing springer spaniel is making hospitals safer. News Alaska officials fear tuberculosis spread at religious event. News WORLD. Rift valley fever (RVF) outbreak on Mayotte. A RVF outbreak in the French overseas territory of Mayotte has resulted in 129 lab-confirmed human...
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[…] major concern in Canada & represents a threat to public health. Climate variables exert effects on FD. Clinical & public health practitioners need to be aware of the existing risks to respond accordingly. Study Ohio, USA. A patient has died amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a recently opened hospital. News USA. First human known to bitten by an Asian longhorned tick,...
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[…] difficile cases. Cost was evaluated to be between 42K$ – 84K$ over 2 yrs. Study concluded that those meeting bring limited value in additional learning/quality improvement. Study Congo health officials link Ebola to 33 deaths. News Inuk woman ‘begging and pleading’ for help fighting tuberculosis in Nunavut. News 1 in 7 children of Zika-infected moms in U.S. suffer birth defects or...
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[…] a VRE or ESBL related infection were to arise, and the need to adhere to infection prevention and control measures to prevent the further spread of the se pathogens. 19 Some of the increased resource usage results from the morbidity caused by VRE or ESBL -producing organism infections while some is a consequence of control strategies. For example, it...
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Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in health-care settings Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) September 2017 Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Assessment and Educational Tools Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) 2012 Hierarchy of Controls for Infection Prevention and Exposure Measures for Communicable Diseases Created by: PICNet November 2024 Urinary Tract Infections Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract <mark...
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