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2021-10-14 Slides_Waterborne Pathogens in Hospitals

[…] October 14, 2021 Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com Waterborne Pathogens in Hospitals Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) Mycobacterium abscessus complex Pseudomonas aeruginosa Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Acinetobacter baumannii Sphingomonas paucimobilis Legionella pneumophila 2 Hospital Acquired Infections Life-threatening pneumonia Dermal infections post surgery Life-threatening bacteremia post cardiac surgery ( M. chimaera in heater-coolers) 3 Risk Factors Hospital Infection Patients: Immunosuppression, cancer, cystic fibrosis, neonates Hospital Environment: Surgery, intensive care, cardiac surgery,...

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2021-12-02 Slides_Emerging Fungal Infections

Emerging fungal infections in hospitals … and control Andreas Voss MD, PhD Consultant Medical Microbiology , CWZ Professor of Infection Control Radboudumc Nijmegen, The Netherlands www.webbertraining.com December 2, 2021 Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com...

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2022-03-10 Slides_Hand Hygiene Not Just for Healthcare Workers

[…] and practices¡Discuss how to improve patient and visitor hand hygiene3 INTRODUCTION: HAND HYGIENE THEN AND NOW44 HISTORY OF HAND HYGIENE IN HEALTH CARE5https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1743449667719 FROM SEMMELWEISTO N OW¡Hand hygiene among health care workers (HCWs) remains suboptimal despite decades of improvement initiatives¡Systematic review showed 40% overall compliance (Erasmus, 2010)¡Systematic review of studies conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic showed 74% compliance (Wang, 2021)¡Changing HCW hand hygiene behaviouris difficult¡Health care-associated infections...

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2023-01-26 Slides_PPE Implementation in Healthcare

Personal protective equipment implementation in healthcare: A scoping review Prof. Dr. Maria Clara Padoveze School of Nursing , University of São Paulo, Brazil Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com January 26, 2023 I declare not having a conflict of interest related to the subject of this presentation Authors acknowledge that this study derived from a COVID-19 program project funded by WHO based on a grant from the German...

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2023-02-02 Slides_Surfaces a Foundational Issue

[…] asking critical questions BEFORE buying any products.Learning Objectives •The majority of surfaces within the healthcare environment cannot be efficiently and effectively cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized. •Surfaces support the acquisition and transmission of microbes that cause deadly infections!•In many cases, they harbor pathogensWhy are we talking about surfaces? Because surfaces are FOMITES! We don’t look at the surfaces! There are hundreds of surfaces in this roomHow many surfaces...

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This is a test PDF

[…] then we’re okay again. Seniors do not have as good immune systems as we do, so if they catch the flu or another virus, it can lead to serious health problems, and in some cases, death. That’s why it’s so important not to visit when you’re sick — even if you think you’re "just a little bit" sick. A minor sickness to you may be a...

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PICNet-ResCareVisitor-Brochure-v2

[…] then we’re okay again. Seniors do not have as good immune systems as we do, so if they catch the flu or another virus, it can lead to serious health problems, and in some cases, death. That’s why it’s so important not to visit when you’re sick — even if you think you’re "just a little bit" sick. A minor sickness to you may be a...

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PICNet-ResCareVisitor-Brochure-v2

[…] then we’re okay again. Seniors do not have as good immune systems as we do, so if they catch the flu or another virus, it can lead to serious health problems, and in some cases, death. That’s why it’s so important not to visit when you’re sick — even if you think you’re "just a little bit" sick. A minor sickness to you may be a...

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2023-02-02 YouTube Link_Surfaces a Foundational Issue

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2023-09-21 Slides_Opportunistic Plumbing Pathogens in Homes

[…] maltophilia Cupriavidus spp. Acanthamoeba polyphaga 4 5 OPPP Characteristics Disinfectant-Resistance Prefer to Adhere to Surfaces Form Biofilms on Surfaces Grow at Low Organic Carbon Grow at Low Oxygen (stagnation) Concentrated in Aerosols Grow in Amoebae Desiccation-Tolerant Adherence and Biofilm Formation Adherence Driven by Hydrophobicity Growth of Adherent Cells = Biofilm Protective Extracellular Matrix Residence and Persistence Resistance to Disinfection and Washout Re-appearance Following Disinfection 6 NTM in...

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2023-12-14 Slides_Genomics in Outbreak Investigations

[…] (GIDRU)Queen's University, Kingston, ON.www.webbertraining.comDecember 14, 2023Hosted by Martin Kiernanmartin@webbertraining.com Disclosures.2•Member of the Strategic committee for the Ontario COVID-19 Genomics Network (OCGN). Brittaney MartinNatasha ReidKelsey Van ZeggelaarJulia SmithRebecca LoewenRowan MacLeanHasan Alam Shari BatsonMeghan BreenCecilia CachacoRon ClareMadalyn DerringBeth DermottJoAnn DupuisMelissa FormanSarah FunnellAshlee HarperEmily HartjesErin HeadrickKalyna HeffernanRebecca KooiJeremy Koscik,Will Kotyk,Ron Lactam,Martha Ledford,Marie Cloutier-LachanceLeadership"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giant"-Sir IssacNewtonKHSC Microbiology LabCollaboratorsDr. Samir...

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Pertussis IPC guidance_final_31May2024

[…] (ranging from 6 -20 days) 1,3 Communicable period From onset of symptoms to 21 days after onset of coughing, if not treated. If treatment is received, patients are no longer contagious after 5 days. Case definition Refer to BCCDC’s pertu ssis case definitions for confirmed, probable, and suspect cases. Laboratory testing Refer to BCCDC’s Communicable Disease Control Manual – Pertussis section and Laboratory Services webpage...

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MERS_CoV 18172_lores

Produced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), this highly-magnified, digitally-colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) reveals ultrastructural details at the site of interaction of numerous yellow-colored Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) viral particles that were on the surface of a Vero E6 cell, which had been colorized blue. Please see the Flickr link below for additional NIAID photomicrographs of MERS-CoV....

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SectionIIAImmunizationSchedulesOctober32012FINAL

[…] THAN 7 YEARS WHEN STARTING IMMUNIZATION ...

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