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2018/01/04

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CPO Surveillance Forms 2017 – Appendices C-G combined

A ppendix C – Surveillance Form for Carbapenemase- Producing Organisms (CPO) Identified in Acute Care Facility Once completed, please send i t to PICNet at picnet@phsa.ca (cc Guanghong.han@phsa), or fax 604-8 75-4373 1 U nique Identifier – assigned by BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (PHL) _____________________________ 2 Patient’s status Inpatient Haemodialysis clinic patient Other , please specify ___________________________________ 3 Date of admission or visit (dd/mmm/yyyy) __________________________ 4 Name of...

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2014/09/03

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LTC_Survey_Report_July_2010

[…] Regularly scheduled reviews (Y/N) Quality (ICP or consultant involvement) (Y/N) Readily available in work area (Y/N) ICP participation (Y/N) Financial support of IC initiatives (Y/N) Admin support for IC initiatives demonstrated to staff (e.g. In newsletter or other correspondence) (Rarely, sometimes, often) Admin support demonstrated regarding IC concerns from staff (Rarely sometimes, often) Initiative supported by Admin (Feedback given to staff on...

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2017/12/20

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CPO Surveillance Forms 2017

Appendix C – Surveillance Form for Carbapenemase- Producing Organisms (CPO) Identified in Acute Care Facility Once completed, please send it to PICNet at picnet@phsa.ca (cc Guanghong.han@phsa ), or fax 604-875-4343 1 Unique Identifier – assigned by BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (PHL) _____________________________ 2 Patient’s status Inpatient Haemodialysis clinic patient Other , please specify ___________________________________ 3 Date of admission or visit (dd/mmm/yyyy) __________________________ 4 Name of the facility...

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2017/11/10

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Antibiotic Awareness Week: Resources

[…] the Pledge to Use Antibiotics Wisely! / Antibioticwise.ca “Symptom-Free Pee: LET IT BE” / AMMI Canada Get Smart About Antibiotics Week / Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Forum on Sustainable Access to Effective Antibiotics Antibiotic Guardian European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) AAW Resources / Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care AAW Toolkit & Resources / NPS MedicineWise Antibiotic stewardship / Alliance for <mark...

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2017/10/11

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Game of Germs Posters

[…] ms w i n t e r is com i ng     C . difficile What it is: Clostridium difficile , also known as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that lives in the intestines of a some people (even healthy people). When antibiotics are taken for other medical conditions, the normal balance of their bowel bacteria is upset, allowing C. difficile...

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2017/09/22

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What Makes IPC Work SLIDES

[…] programmes at the national and acute health care facility level WHO (2016) Core components of IPC programmes at the national and acute health care facility level LEADERSHIP Two questions What do you expect of people in leadership roles? 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...

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2017/09/08

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PICNET_MRSA_Surveillance_Report_Q4_2016-17

[…] facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 4.8 (4.4 -5. 3) 5.0 (4. 5-5.5) 4.6 (4. 2-5. 1) 4.9 (4.7- 5.2) Highlights • The provincial rate of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility in Q 4 2016/17 was slightly lower than the previous quarter (4.8 versu s 5.0 per 10,000 inpatient days ); however, the difference was not statistically...

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2017/09/08

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PICNet_CDI_Surveillance_Report_Q4_2016-17

[…] CDI associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 4.1 (3.7-4.5) 3.9 (3.5- 4.4) 4.8 (4.4- 5.2) 4.1 (3.9- 4.4) Highlights • The provincial rate of CDI associated with the reporting facility in Q 4 of 201 6/1 7 was 4.1 per 10,000 inpatient days. This is not statistically significantly different from the previous quarter ( 3.9 per...

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2017/09/08

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PICNet_HCC_Report_Q4_2016-17

Hand cleaning compliance in healthcare facilities, Q4 of 2016 /2017 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) August 2017 What is hand cleaning? Hand cleaning means using an alcohol -based hand rub or soap and water to kill or remove germs on hands . Wh y is hand cleaning important ? Both patients in acute care facilities and residents in residential...

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2017/08/08

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Learning Via Games SLIDES

[…] change behaviors and beliefs Need for innovative tools! Games ! 2 Games? A serious game is a game designed for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment Gamification is the use of game design elements in non-games contexts making use of he potential ability of games Cugelman B. JMIR serious games 2013/ Abdulla El-Hilly A. JMIR serious games 2016/ Wattanasoontorn V. Entertainment computing 2013 3...

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2017/05/10

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PICNet May 2017 Newsletter

Page 1 of 3 PICNet May Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together May 2017 New Infection Control Basics e -Learning Module The Infection Control Basics e -Learning module has been updated, and is now available on PHSA's Learning Hub! The new version consists of two separate modules: • Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Direct Clinical Care Providers • Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Healthcare...

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2014/09/02

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CDI Annual Surveillance Report 2009-2010

[…] Association From April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 (fiscal year 2009/10) there were a total of 3437 1 reported cases of CDI among patients admitted to 82 acute care facilities across BC. As illustrated in Figure 1, the majority of cases reported in 2008/09 and 2009/10 are health care associated (HCA); less than 25% were community associated (CA) and cases of unknown origin....

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2014/09/02

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CDI Annual Surveillance Report 2010-2011

[…] Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) i Table of Contents Summary ...

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2014/09/02

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CDI Annual Surveillance Report 2008-2009

[…] Cas e Definition and Data Dictionar y ...

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2017/03/13

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Bryce_UVdisinfection

[…] 2 3 • Risk of an ARO increases with prior occupancy by a patient with an ARO • Manual cleaning is imperfect • UVC may be an effective adjunct UV S URFACE D ISINFECTION used in laboratories for years new literature demonstrates value as an adjunct to cleaning reduces CD spores, MRSA, VRE in hospital rooms evaluation must include ability to integrate technology...

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2017/03/13

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Canfield_PatientInvolvement

SAFETY AND RESILIENCE March 9, 2017 PATIENT INVOLVEMENT IN Carolyn Canfield independent citizen-patient UBC Honorary lecturer DISCLOSURES  bias  competing interests  financial conflicts Nick Francis 1929 - 2008 Patient safety is a system experience Patient harm is a patient experience if you want to know about harm, you’ve got to ask the patient ADAPTED FROM James Reason ’s Swiss Cheese model of accident causation...

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2017/03/13

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Tropical and Geographic Medicine Intensive Short Course 2015 What’s New in Number Two?: An update on pediatric acute gastroenteritis David Goldfarb BC Children’s Hospital/UBC March 2 nd , 2017 Disclosure • Faculty : Dr. David Goldfarb • Relationships with commercial interests: – Nothing to disclose • Research funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada, CIHR, Grand Challenges Canada, CDC Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,...

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2017/02/28

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PICNET_MRSA_Surevillance_Report_Q2_2016-17

[…] MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 5.0 (4.5- 5.5) 4.9 (4.4- 5.5) 4.9 (4.4- 5.5) Highlights • The provincial rate of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility in creased slightly in Q2 2016/17 compared to the previous quarter (Q 1 2016 /17); however , th is change was not statistically significant. • <mark...

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2017/02/28

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PICNet_CDI_Surveillance_Report_Q2_2016-17

[…] Rate of CDI associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 3.8 (3.4- 4.3) 4.6 (4.1- 5.2) 5.1 (4.5- 5.6) Highlights • The provincial rate of CDI associated with the reporting facility in Q 2 of 201 6/1 7 de crease d compared to the previous quarter (Q 1 2016 /17); however , th is change was not statistically...

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2014/09/02

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PICNet Newsletter Apr2014

[…] grand prize of an iPad mini, there are also weekly random drawings for gift cards, and the health authority that submits the most photos will win a trophy. You can check out the latest photos in the photo gallery (and if you have an older browser that won't display the pa ge correctly, you can also view the photos in...

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