[…] to move back to their facility or awaiting new move -in to a facility were constrained to remain in hospital resulting in longer hospital stays Acute care congestion Increased risk for HAI Delays in meeting social and physical care needs of the resident Incorrectly reported occupancy rates 4 4 Ministry Strategic Plan 2014 Key Statements: The costs of inappropriate hospitalization versus expanded...
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[…] Louis Wong, FHA • Leslie Forrester, VCH • Lisa Harris, VCH • Dr. Titus Wong, VCH • Bruce Gamage, PICNet • Dr. Guanghong Han, PICNet • Dr. Linda Hoang, PICNet • Romali Ranasinghe, PICNet • Deanna Hembroff, NHA • Dr. Randall Dumont, NHA • Diana George, BCCDC • Anthony Leamon, Island Health • Dr. Pamela Kibsey, Island Health • Dr. Julie Mori, IHA • Dr. Bing Wang,...
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Human Factors Engineering and Infection Prevention Elizabeth Bryce MD, FRCPC Vancouver Coastal Health Objectives 1. Describe Human Factors Engineering (HFE) and the Hierarchy of Controls 2. Describe the challenges to compliance with Infection Control Precautions 3. Provide three examples of how HFE can improve infection prevention and controls No conflicts to declare Illustrating HFE HFE in : 1. Work processes and flow : Cleaning and Disinfection 2....
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Influencing and Engaging Physicians How to manipulate physicians Mirror mirror on the ward, who’s the most narcissistic of them all? Pathologic personality traits in health care Bucknall et al., CMAJ December 8, 2015 vol 187 Outline • Importance of physician engagement • Lessons from PHARMA • Apply tactics to manage outliers "Securing greater physician engagement at all levels is critical for health system reform and organizational performance." "The active...
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Screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) Why bother? Hilary Humphreys Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Hosted by Suzanne Rhodenizer-Rose Nova Scotia Health Authority www.webbertraining.com June 9, 2016 Declarations The views expressed are in a professional but personal context & are not necessarily those of the RCSI & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. I have recently received research funding from Pfizer...
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[…] live from Sharon Bradley RN, CIC Senior Infection Prevention Analyst Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Nothing to disclose Objectives Recall multifocal methods of assessment to measure integration of best practices into infection control program and structure Detect opportunities for improvement to implement infection control best practices at leadership, physician, clinical, and support staff levels Select approaches to translate assessment results into a structured framework that incorporates infection control...
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[…] for cleaning and disinfection 3. Compare interventions in high and low resource settings 2 Infectiepreventie=Teamwork Prof. Andreas Voss Prof. Shaheen Mehtar (ICAN,Stellenbosch University) Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi (Infection Control Unit – WHO HQ) Prof. Hans van der Hoeven Drs. Cathy van Beek Prof. Paul Verweij/Prof. Fred Sweep/Prof. Heiman Wertheim Prof. Stefaan Berge Prof. Robert Sauerwein Dr. Jack Meintjes (Stellenbosch University) Dr. Alma Tostmann Dr. Chantal Bleeker-Rovers Drs. Nannet...
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House believes contact precautions are essential for the management of patients with MDROs Debate ...
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[…] range from providing theoretical and clinical understanding of immunology, vaccines and immunization practice to those that improve confidence in addressing questions and concerns parents have in relation to immunization s. The courses vary in length depending on the course itself and participant’s previous level of knowledge . These courses have been developed by the BCCDC and/ or by the British Columbia Immunization Committee (BCIC)’s Professional Education...
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[…] for disinfection of surfaces Dr. Elizabeth Bryce Medical Microbiologist, Vancouver Coastal Health Patient citizen movement : how having patients on your committees can help you; and other ways to involve patients Carolyn Canfield Honorary Lecturer, Dept of Family Practice, UBC Faculty of Medicine March 10 th Presentations Speaker Lyophilized (freeze -dried) Fecal Microbiota Therapy (fecal transplant) Dr. Christine Lee Medical Microbiologist, Island Health Canadian regulations: what they...
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[…] Outbreaks in health care facili;es 3. Control 1. Virology 2. Clinical Disease 3. Vaccines 2 Global burden and epidemiology 3 Progress against diarrheal diseases… …much work to be done s;ll Nearly 1 million under 5 deaths/year Rotavirus : 250,000 to 500,000 Norovirus: 70,000 to 200,000 4 Challenges in es;ma;ng burden of norovirus Lopman, Steele, Parashar, PLOS Medicine, 2016 Diagnos;cs: availability Not coded for in ICD-data Diagnos;cs: interpreta;on...
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[…] Vancouver Island, BC Island Health is seeking a passionate and experienced Infection Prevention & Con trol Practitioner in Port Alberni, BC Reporting to the Infection Prevention and Control (IP AC) Manager, you work with various departments within I sland Health to provide surveillance and consultation related to infectious disease prevention and control in acute care, residential facilities and community settings. Based at West Coast General H ospital,...
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[…] innovation for years Can affect the world in unprecedented ways 11 Outline Intersectional Innovation Infection Prevention Can Intersectional Innovations Help? Future Directions 12 Healthcare-Associated Infections: Common, Costly, & Harmful 5 to 10% of hospitalized patients develop an infection Half of infections are preventable Preventive practices used inconsistently 13 One of the most common infections 1/4 of inpatients receive catheters 1/3 of catheter days unnecessary 1/3 of physicians...
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Do’s and Don’ts for hospital cleaning Professor Stephanie Dancer NHS Scotland & Edinburgh Napier University Hosted by Prof.Jean-Yves Maillard Cardiff University, Wales www.webbertraining.com April 25, 2017 A. Denver Russell Memorial Teleclass Lecture How should we approach control of antimicrobial resistance? 2 ...
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Rapid reporting of emerging disease outbreaks using unofficial sources: Lessons from ProMED Larry Madoff, MD ProMED , International Society for Infectious Diseases University of Massachusetts Medical School Massachusetts Department of Public Health www.webbertraining.com June 1, 2017 Hosted by Prof. Timothy Landers The Ohio State University College of Nursing...
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[…] Why do you think we’re sometimes disappointed in our leaders? Gundlach AM (2017) Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Foundations of Organizational Leadership. Most common answers Center for Creative Leadership 2011 Expectations Integrity Visionary Inspirational Decisive Team builder Disappointments Don’t walk the talk Self-centered Non-participative Poor communication Dishonest "The vision thing" Roy Lilley (2017) The Vision Thing. NHS Managers.Net http://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-vision-thing.html?soid=1102665899193&aid=Y5yv0aevPiI Assumptions Leaders think differently to non-leaders Leaders...
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[…] LMICs TC PWT Oct 2017 2 Challenges in setting up education programmes in IPC in Africa Level of basic education (primary and high school) is varied Learning is by rote; critical thinking is not well developed Difficult to understand concepts where there is a lack of infrastructure Irregular access to the internet; self learning is limited Little or no access to current literature Adopting concepts and guidelines...
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