[…] administrative controls- no policies Lack of knowledge- surrounded by myth and superstition- no evidence Impact of HCW fear on patient care during EVD outbreak Same gloves between patients No drips put up on EVD cases Deliveries not assisted- 100% mortality for mother and child Lack of preparedness! IPAC Monday 15 2015 3 Health profile of EVD affected countries 2012 Guinea Liberia Nigeria Sierra Leone Total population (millions)...
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Vaccination of Healthcare Providers: A Critical Step Toward Patient Safety Helena Maltezou, MD, PhD Department for Interventions in Health Care Facilities Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention Athens, Greece Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com www.webbertraining.com May 7, 2015 Topics 1. Transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in healthcare facilities 2. Rationale for vaccination of healthcare providers (HCPs) 3. Vaccination policies for HCPs 4. Susceptibility to VPDs, vaccination coverage and...
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Jean-Yves Maillard Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Cardiff University Are towelettes effective for surface decontamination in healthcare settings? Hosted by Dr. Lynne Sehulster Prevention and Response Branch Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.webbertraining.com April 30, 2015 Review the usage of towelettes in healthcare settings, particularly pre-wetted towelettes Discuss the role of pre-wetted towelettes in healthcare settings Consider the claims made by...
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[…] Ng J, Le-Abuyen S, Mosley J, Gardam M. A Pragmatic Approach to Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines in an Ambulatory Care Setting. American Journal of Infection Control. 2014; 42:671-3. Le-Abuyen S, Ng J, Kim S, De La Franier, A, Khan B, Mosley J, Gardam M. Patient-as observer approach: an alternative method for hand hygiene auditing in an ambulatory care setting. American Journal of Infection Control. 2014; 42:439-42....
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[…] infections are minor, such as pimples and boils . Serious infections — suc h as wound infections, pneumonia, or septicaemia (infections getting into bloodstream) — can result in life -threatening illness or, on rare occasions, death , if left untreated. MRSA is primarily spread by skin -to -skin contact or through contact with items contaminated with the bacteria. It has been shown to spread easily in...
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[…] have been hospitalized in the acute care facilities . Clostridium difficile or C. difficile is a germ that can live in the bowel without causing harm. However, if the normal bacteria in the gut are destroyed by taking certain antibiotics in high doses or over a prolonged period of time, C. difficile can grow to un usually high levels and produce toxin s that can damage the...
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[…] GUIDELINES Prof. Walter Zingg, University of Geneva Hospitals, and Dr. Maria Martin, University Medical Center Freiburg April 09 FAECES MANAGEMENT: TIME TO ADDRESS THE RISKS Jim Gauthier, Providence Care, Kingston, Ontario Sponsored by Meiko (www.meiko. de) April 14 (British Teleclass) SURGICAL SITE INFECTION: A SURGEON’S PERSPECTIVE Prof. David Leaper, University of Huddersfield, UK April 16 A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL GUIDELINES IN AN AMBULATORY...
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[…] even the mouth of a giant lizard – all in the urgent search for new antibiotics. World Premiere : CBC-TV’s The Nature of Things Thursday, March 5 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NL) The world desperately needs new antibiotics. In Canada alone, as many as 12,000 people die every year from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. That ’s because we’ve used and abused current antibiotics until many have los t...
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Healthcare - associated infections surveillance report Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) Update, Q2 2014/2015 December 2014 Summary Table Q2 2014/2015 Previous quarter Last 4 quarters Total CDI cases identified 461 467 2,275 Number of new CDI associated with the reporting facility 236 254 1,21 4 Total inpatient days 652,348 649,100 2,891,427 Provincial rate (95% CI) per 10,000 inpatient days 3.6 (3.2-4.1) 3.9 (3.5- 4.4) 4.2 (4.0 -4.4) Highlights • The...
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Healthcare - associated infections surveillance report Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Update, Q2 2014/2015 December 2014 Summary Table Q2 2014/2015 Previous quarter Last 4 quarters Total new MRSA cases identified 734 610 2,683 Number of MRSA associated with the reporting facility 400 287 1,408 Total inpatient days 702,236 698,855 3,099,292 Provincial rate (95% CI) per 10,000 inpatient days 5.7 (5.2-6.3) 4.1 (3.7- 4.6) 4.5 (4.3- 4.8) Highlights • The provincial...
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ABHR ABHR ABHR Here be pathogens! Nursing Station Service room Med Cart Hand washing Hand cleaning! Hand washing! Touched a keyboard! Clean Hands! No infections! Start Wash! www.picnet.ca PICNet...
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[…] INFECTION TRANSMISSION Timothy Landers, RN, CNP, PhD College of Nursing Jason Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, DACVPM College of Veterinary Medicine www.webbertraining.com November 20, 2014 Hosted by Paul Webber paul@webbertraining.com Conflict of Interest Statement The presenters declare they have no competing interests 2 Learning Objectives Describe features of the human-animal bond and its implications for human health and infection prevention Define zoonotic transmission and describe...
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[…] Impact: Identified in a Hanoi patient with atypical pneumonia (Dr. Carlo Urbani) First Canadian case admitted to hospital 22 HCW in Hanoi fall ill Hospital outbreaks in Hong Kong WHO alert issued 8,096 cases, 774 deaths 3 SARS: Vulnerability of Healthcare Workers Dr Nestor Yanga 54 year old family physician, Toronto Apr 1-2: examined 3 patients with und iagnosed SARS Apr 4: fever, myalgia, diarrhea, cough Apr...
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