If you work for another health authority, please refer to their procedures. It has been six months since the outbreak of Ebola was declared in Western Africa. To date, there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in Canada, and the risk to the Canadian general public is very low. Health care workers in Canada, however, could be required to care for a patient with Ebola if a traveller...
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[…] operations, just to name a few! If you are interested in presenting, please fill out the following sections: Name of Presenter(s): Role /Job title of Presenter(s): Organization: Presenter(s) E -mail: Title of your presentation: Briefly describe your topic: Please check all the dates that you are available to present, from 12pm - 1pm: â May 6, 2021 â May 13, 2021 â May 20, 2021 â June...
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Page 1 of 2 PICNet PROVINCIAL INFECTION CONTROL NETWORK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A program of the Provincial Health Services Authority PICNet April Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! Issue: #3 April 2013 Education Modules on the LearningHub More infection control education modules are now available on the PHSA LearningHub (which anyone can access, not just PHSA employees). You can still access PICNet's online modules via the PICNet website if you...
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PICNet December Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together December 2014 PICNet 2015 Conference - Early bird deadline Dec 15th Registration is open for the PICNet 2015 Educational Conference , March 5 - 6 at the Hilton Airport Hotel in Richmond. Yo u can view the conference program on our website , read about the presenters , and download the registration form. There are two Early Bird disc ounts...
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PICNet May Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together May 2015 Community of Practice Survey We want to hear from you! It's important to us to know how well we're meeting the needs of you, our Community of Practice, in terms of guidelines, surveillance, education, and communication. Please complete our online survey, as the results will help us in planning where to best direct our resources. The survey should take no more...
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Page 1 of 3 PICNet August Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together August 2015 PICNet Survey Document: responses to your input In May/June 2015, PICNet conducted a Community of Practice survey. We have since been analyzing and discussing the results. Many of your concerns and suggestions will be brought forward to the September meeting of our Scientific Operations Advisory Committee. We have also created a Responses and Next Steps document so that...
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Page 1 of 2 PICNet March Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together March 2016 PICNet Educational Conference: Presentation Slides Thanks to everyone who made the 2016 PICNet Educational Conference such a success! Presentation slides are available for download on the Conference Program page. (Any that are missing will be posted by the end of the week). Videos from the pre -conference workshop will be available after the videos are edited; we...
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Page 1 of 2 . PICNet October Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together October 2016 Webinar - Thursday Oct 27 The International Centre for Infectious Diseases is hosting a webinar tomorrow: Antibacterial Resistance in Gram - Negatives: prevalence, risk factors and impact of inappropriate therapy . You can register on their website. You can view other upcoming webinars on our Webinars and Lectures page (and we also post links on our...
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IPAC-BC will be hosting an Infection Prevention and Control Education Day on Friday November 4, 2016. Be sure to mark it in your calendar! The event will be open to everyone (not just IPAC members). Details on the program and registration fees will be announced later this year. The event will be held in the Century-Plaza Hotel at 1015 Burrard Street, Vancouver. If you will be traveling from other...
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. Topic Title of report Date report posted CDI, MRSA, CPO, HCC Quarterly Surveillance Report, Q4 of 2023/24 Sep 25, 2024 CDI, MRSA, CPO, HCC Quarterly Surveillance Report, Q3 of 2023/24 June 17, 2024 CDI, MRSA, CPO, HCC Quarterly Surveillance Report, Q2 of 2023/24 Mar 11, 2024 CDI, MRSA, CPO, HCC Quarterly Surveillance Report, Q1 of 2023/24 Jan 29, 2024 CDI, MRSA, CPO, HCC Quarterly Surveillance Report, Q4 of...
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BC Guidelines Long Term Care Infection Prevention and Control Manual for Non-Affiliated Sites Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) September 2011...
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PICNet takes on projects that come to us from our Community of Practice and other sources. We have a project triage process to determine what project we take on, based on urgency, relevance, and workload. If you are interested in proposing a project to us, as the first step please submit the Project Pre-Proposal Checklist. Examples of past projects that originated from Community of Practice requests include: Infection Control...
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[…] pm, Friday March 9 Please note: exhibitors in the main conference room will need to wait for the break between the first and second presentations after lunch to pack up, so as not to disturb delegates listening to the post-lunch presentation; exact times will be posted once the conference program is finalized. Times that delegates will be visiting your booths are: breakfast, morning coffee break, lunch,...
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[…] properly cooked. Given human-to-human transmission in nosocomial settings, travelers to affected areas should attend health care facilities only when medically necessary. Clinicians are reminded that travel history and timely notification are critical to emerging pathogen detection and response. See below for more details. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UPDATES Avian Influenza, China A(H7N9) A fourth wave of H7N9 activity is underway in China. Since October 2015, 23 human cases of...
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[…] Jessica Dangles, MBA, MS, PMP, CAE •CBIC President•Healthcare-Associated Infection/Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Program Manager•First CIC® Certified: 2008•LTC-CIP Certified: 20223Andrea Flinchum, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, FAPIC Objectives:1.Review CBIC mission & vision2.Outline of the AL-CIP & assessment development cycle3.Comparison of CBIC credentials 4.Outline AL-CIP competency framework What is CBIC?Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.Voluntary, autonomous, multidisciplinary board Mission: Provide pathways to demonstrate and maintain competence in...
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Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures Medical procedures and Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures (AGMPs) used for patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. On this page: About AGMPs and decision making Guidance for health-care workers Review of medical procedures Signage Requests for review About the Provincial AGMP Expert Working Group About AGMPs and decision making AGMPs performed on patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 may generate aerosols in high concentrations, which...
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PICNet June Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! June 2014 Clean Shots hand hygiene photo contest Congratulations to the Clean Shots winners, and thanks to everyone who made the contest such a success. If you haven't already checked out all the great photos, you can view the full set or the 100 finalists . (If you're using an older browser and have problems viewing the photos, you can also view them...
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[…] (35) 6.5% (32) 6.5% (48) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Q1 2009/10 (Apr 1 to Jun 25/09) Q2 2009/10 (Jun 26 to Sep 17/09) Q3 2009/10 (Sep 17 to Dec 10/09) Q4 2009/10 (Dec 11 to Mar 31/10) Percentage of All C ases R eported HCA - Reporting Facility H C A - Another Acute C are Facility Cases by...
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PICNet June Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! June 2014 Clean Shots hand hygiene photo contest Congratulations to the Clean Shots winners, and thanks to everyone who made the contest such a success. If you haven't already checked out all the great photos, you can view the full set or the 100 finalists . (If you're using an older browser and have problems viewing the photos, you can also view them...
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PICNet November Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together November 2014 CPO Toolkit PICNet, in collaboration with the CPO Working Group, has created a CPO Toolkit to assist acute care facilities in the management of patients with CPO. This toolkit will be reviewed in one year and revised as further knowledge is learned about these emerging organi sms. You can download the toolkit from the PICNet website. PICNet 2015 Calendars - order...
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