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Interpreting Research Evidence SLIDES

[…] in Lab-Based SurveillanceWork Experience}Virology Lab}Nurse/Charge Nurse (Surgery)}Nursing Staff Development: Surgery and Infection Control}Memorial University School of Nursing, NL, Canada(1990-present)Public Health Agency of Canada, IPAC-Canada, IFIC, WHO2 You should be able to:1.Identify sources/types of evidence and their uses;2.Explain the rationale for critically appraising evidence;3.Critically appraise key elements of individual studies and a body of evidence; –Criteria for critical appraisal with example4.Identify key principles for making evidence-informed recommendations,...

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Effectiveness of TB Infection Control Teleclass SLIDES

The effectiveness of TB infection control strategies in high HIV/TB burden settings: The case of isoniazid preventive therapy in Lesotho Eltony Mugomeri, DHSc Department of Health Sciences, Africa University, Zimbabwe National University of Lesotho, Southern Africa Hosted by Joseph Kaunda Alberta Health Services, Canada www.webbertraining.com February 7, 2019 2 Global TB Hot Spots, 2016 Global Tuberculosis Report (2017) 3 Global TB Hot Spots, 2016 Global Tuberculosis...

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Positive Deviance and Hand Hygiene Teleclass Slides, Jan.30.20

[…] services sociaux (2018). Taux de conformité aux pratiques exemplaires d'hygiène des mains dans les établissements 2017-2018 . Québec. Repéré à http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/ministere/acces_info/decisions-et-documents-transmis-dans-le-cadre-d-une-demande-deacces/ Organisation mondiale de la Santé (2011). Report on the burden Endemic Health Care-Associated Infection Worldwide . Genève, Suisse 41 References Song, X., Stockwell , D. C., Floyd, T., Short, B. L. et Singh, N. (2013). Improving hand hygiene compliance in health care workers: Strategies...

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AGMP_Decision_Summary_Upper_GI_Endoscopy

[…] Gastrointestinal Endoscopy May 10 , 2021 This decision summary is intended for health -care provid ers . It is based on known evidence as of March 8 , 2021 . Request and Interim D ecision The B.C. AGMP expert group reviews medical procedures being performed on patients with suspected or confirmed COVID -19 in health -care settings in B.C. The expert group does not provide personal...

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PICNet-Surveillance-Protocol-for-CPO_C-auris_2024_Appendix_B_to_G_fillable_updated

[…] colonized and/or infected with both CPO and C. auris, please fill out two separate forms for each organism 2 Unique Identifier – assigned by BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (PHL) _____________________________ 3 Patient’s status Inpatient O ther , please specify ___________________________________ 4 Date of admission or visit (dd/mmm/yyyy) __________________________ 5 Name of the facility __________________________ 6 Status Infection (please also complete appendix D) Colonization Unknown 7 Did...

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Respirator donning and doffing_11x8-5_v4 Mar 21 2024

RESPIRATOR DONNING/DOFFING INSTRUCTIONS 2024.03.20 Developed by the Provincial Occupational Health and Safety Respiratory Protection Technical Working Group The following instructions must be followed each time the respirator is worn. Remove respirator from packaging and hold with straps facing upward. Place the bottom strap under the center flaps next to the WARNING/ ATTENTION statement. 1. Fully open top and bottom panels, bending nosepiece around thumb...

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Residential Care Visits 2015

During fall 2015, PICNet’s Bug Gang will visit long-term care facilities across the Lower Mainland. For the past three years, our educational infection control game has been a huge hit. We are limited in the number of facilities we can visit, so be sure to book early if you’d like us to come! PICNet can visit your long-term care facility during mid-September to mid-November 2015. We can do a morning or an afternoon session (or...

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Residential Care Visits 2016

During fall 2016, PICNet’s Bug Gang will visit long-term care facilities across the Lower Mainland and in Prince George. For the past four years, our educational infection control game has been a huge hit. We are limited in the number of facilities we can visit, so be sure to book early if you’d like us to come! Please note, we can only visit facilities we have not visited before. PICNet can visit your long-term care facility during mid-September...

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2024-06-20 Slides_Climate Change

[…] for HAP between•precipitation (R = 0.29; p = 0.022); relative humidity (R = 0.31; p = 0.013)•Relative humidity associated with higher infection rate of other infections•Ramos et al, Int J Inf Dis 2013: 17 e757-76130 WORLDWIDE SEASONALITY OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE•Analysis of 5 yrssurveillance data from hospitals in 4 continents•Anderson DJ, et al. J Infect Dis. 2008;197(5):752-6.•Risk of K. pneumoniae BSI during the 4 warmest months of...

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Announcement – Senior Practice Leader: Noorsallah Esmail

We are elated to share the news that Noorsallah Esmail has accepted the role of Senior Practice Leader with the Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet). Noorsallah transitioned to her new role May 10th, reporting to Tara Donovan, Network Director. In her new position, Noorsallah is leading the Education and Practice team to address provincial infection prevention and control (IPC) priorities and initiatives...

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Listeriosis Outbreak

Source: Vancouver Coastal Health : Public safety advisory for customers of Foody World Vancouver Coastal Health is warning customers not to consume any produce or ready-to-eat foods made in-house at Foody World, at 3000 Sexsmith Road in Richmond, due to possible listeria contamination. So far at least 6 people have been hospitalized due to the illness. Potentially contaminated items include all ready-to-eat meat products such as BBQ pork...

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Candida auris Q&A

PICNet has prepared the following Q&A to assist you with questions from staff or patients. You can also download this information as a PDF. View our subsequent news post for infection control and laboratory testing information. What is Candida auris? Is it a new type of infection? Candida auris is a type of Candida yeast. Candida yeasts normally live on the skin and mucous membranes but can cause yeast infections....

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Enterovirus case results in paralysis

From The Province news online: Forty-one British Columbians, including an infant who has suffered arm paralysis, have contracted the Enterovirus-D68 bug this year. A spokeswoman for the B.C. Centre for Disease Control said Tuesday that although the virus — which, in extreme cases, can cause paralysis in arms and legs — has made a comeback this year from 2015, when there were no reported cases....

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Stethoscope hygiene failures can lead to patient infections

Excerpted from: Outbreak News Today You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean…or wipe ….or swab a stethoscope? That’s the question raised by a new quality improvement project published in the July issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). It is the...

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Eight cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in Washington state

From Global News: Eight of nine children hospitalized in Washington state for a polio-like illness have a rare syndrome that causes varying degrees of limb weakness, state health officials confirmed on Friday. The eight cases from five counties in the state were determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, which affects the nervous system...

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Yellow fever outbreak in Brazil

[…] 352 cases, with another 915 under investigation in an unusually severe outbreak. So far 113 deaths have been confirmed from the disease, with 104 more under investigation. New England Journal of Medicine essay: Yellow Fever — Once Again on the Radar Screen in the Americas Catharine I. Paules, M.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.  March 8, 2017 World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization report: Epidemiological...

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PICNet Newsletter – July 2023

[…] and changes: On April 6, 2023, the B.C. Provincial Health Officer and Ministry of Health announced the end of the 2023 respiratory season and the lifting of several COVID-19 restrictions. On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization announced the end of the COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern. After Ministry of Health approves revised materials, the...

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Ebola: Infection prevention and control recovery plans in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

[…] strengthening is dependent on this. This meeting comes at a critical time as the 3 countries have progressed significantly in the Ebola response but getting to zero cases is still paramount. A report will be made publicly available following the meeting. You can find the latest Ebola information and updates on the World Health Organization website. Cases of Ebola Virus Disease in <mark...

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Opinion articles: preparedness for the next ‘pandemic’

[…] may bear consideration in provincial discussions. Two recent opinion articles of interest regarding pandemic preparedness: Jim Yong Kim: A plan to deal with the next pandemic The Washington Post Jim Yong Kim is president of the World Bank Group Annie Sparrow: Who isn’t equipped for a pandemic or bioterror attack? The WHO Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Annie Sparrow, a pediatrician and public health...

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