[…] professionals to learn from one another and hear about the experiences of others. The pandemic has created and strengthened many interdisciplinary partnerships with IPAC. We strongly encourage IPAC professionals to co -present with your partners in environmental services, clinical education, and facilities maintenance & operations, just to name a few! If you are interested in presenting, please fill out the following sections:...
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[…] Health Hosted by Jane Barnett jane@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com February 17, 2021 First media statement 6 th January 2020 " The Ministry of Health is aware of some cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause being reported in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. We are monitoring the situation. At this stage there appears to be no significant human-to-human transmission. As recommended by the World...
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[…] c o m ple tio n o f th is m odule t h e I C P will: 1. De sc rib e a s u rv eillan ce p ro gram wit h in t h e I nfe ctio n C ontr ol P ro gram of y ou r f a cilit y a n d asse ss it s s tr en...
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[…] o ntr ol Numb er of h ou rs • Ke y C on ce p ts - 3 h ou rs • Me thod s - 4 hou rs Required Readings • Information available in Appendix A • APIC Onlin e Tex t Chapter s 21- 26 Additional Helpful Resources • Delost MD. Introduction to Diagnostic Microbiology for the Laboratory Sciences. 1st Ed....
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[…] ca u tio n s (RP AP) 2 . Dem on str a te a n un de rsta ndi ng o f t h e a p plic atio n o f R PAP in th e clin ic al are as u si ng t h e case s c en ario s p ro vi ded in te rms of: â Con side...
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[…] t h e I C P w ill: 1 . De mon str a te a k no wle dge o f th e Occu patio n al Healt h p ro gram wit h in t h e fa cilit y 2 . De sc rib e t h e s c re en in g p ro ce ss for in fe ctiou...
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[…] c o m ple tio n o f th is m odu le , th e I CP will: 1 . De mon str a te a b asic knowle dge o f c lean in g, d isi nfe ctio n a n d s te rili za tio n o f m ed ic al equ ip m en t/ d evi ce s b...
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[…] m ple tio n o f th is m odule t h e I C P will u nde rsta n d th e r o le o f t h e I C P in th e p la nnin g a n d op eratio n s tag es o f c on str u ctio n a n d r eno vatio n p...
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[…] competency √ - Salaries 25% higher than non-CIC IP √ - Scored significantly higher in program performance in the 5 major Infection Prevention and Control program areas including immunization programs and educational offerings √ - USA jurisdictional scan showed that 77% of potential employers either required CIC or "CIC preferred" in their job postings. 8 9 10 11 The Certification Process...
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[…] engineering Human factors engineering is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system , and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance . - International Ergonomics Association ( https:// www.iea.cc ) 13.08.2020 Clack & Sax | Webber Training...
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Hand cleaning compliance in healthcare facilities, Q4 2017/18 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) August 2018 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 ? P atients in acute care facilities and residents in residential care facilities are...
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[…] very small % of all enterococci isolated in B.C. 4. Community versus hospital incidence: Further epidemiologic investigation is required to meaningfully separat e the isolates arising from the community or arising in the hospital setting. Breaking the number s down into those reported by community laboratories and those reported by in-patient settings would not necessarily reflect acquisition in...
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[…] very small percentage of all enterococci isolated in B.C. 4. Community versus hospital incidence: Further epidemiologic investigation is required to meaningfully separat e the isolates arising from the community or arising in the hospital setting. Breaking the number s down into those reported by community laboratories and those reported by in-patient settings would not necessarily reflect acquisition in...
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[…] surveilla nce, education/training and practice across th e continuum of care within the Province of British Columbia. Over the past few months this group has reac hed many milestones. The group produces a monthly electronic newsletter in order to keep our Community of Practice (C OP) up-to-date on current PICNet activities. The newsletter is sent to all COP members via email and is...
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[…] with regards to communications prior ities and activities. The purpose of the CLG is to develop and implement communication strategies that will fu rther enable PICNet to meet its mandate. PICNet produces a monthly electronic newsletter in order to keep the infection prevention and control Community of Practice up-to-date on current PICNet activities. The newsletter is sent to all Community of Practice members...
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Hand cleaning compliance in healthcare facilities, Q2 2017/18 Prepared by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group of British Columbia (PHHWG) January 2018 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 ? P atient s in acute care facilities and residents in residential care facilities...
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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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[…] 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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