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Infection Control Week 2017
Infection Control Week takes place October 15-21, 2017, and PICNet has lots of activities and resources available: 1. Planning and Communications Toolkit To help you plan your IC Week activities and promotion, you can use PICNet’s downloadable toolkit, which contains a planning/resources template, 20 different activities to choose from, and communications tools such as sample newsletters, blog posts, and tweets. Download the Toolkit 2. “Let’s Go Viral!” Workshop In-A-Box Run...
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Immunization for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
BC Policies and Guidelines Additional Influenza Information Created By: British Columbia Ministry of Health October 2024 Immunization Program Created By: British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) July 2024 Management of Health Care Providers Pre and Post Exposure to Measles, Mumps or Rubella (MMR) Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) May 2011 Information, Resources, and Links Including immunization schedules for health-care workers. [vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg...
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Residential Care Visits 2016
During fall 2016, PICNet’s Bug Gang will visit long-term care facilities across the Lower Mainland and in Prince George. For the past four years, our educational infection control game has been a huge hit. We are limited in the number of facilities we can visit, so be sure to book early if you’d like us to come! Please note, we can only visit facilities we have not visited before. PICNet can visit your long-term care facility during mid-September to mid-November 2015...
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Residential Care Visits 2015
During fall 2015, PICNet’s Bug Gang will visit long-term care facilities across the Lower Mainland. For the past three years, our educational infection control game has been a huge hit. We are limited in the number of facilities we can visit, so be sure to book early if you’d like us to come! PICNet can visit your long-term care facility during mid-September to mid-November 2015. We can do a morning or an afternoon session (or two sessions, depending...
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Exhibitor Information
Downloads: Conference Program (with exhibitor times) Exhibitor Floorplan Shipping Label Template Shipping Information If you are shipping any boxes directly to the hotel, please note that the Hilton will be charging for a storage fee for boxes that need to be stored overnight, either before or after the conference. The fee (payable directly to the Hilton, not PICNet) is $25/day per regular-sized item, and $150/day for oversized shipments (anything over 100 lbs and/or in a crate)...
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Ebola information from PHSA
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 or...
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IPAC-BC Education Day: Save the Date!
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 parts...
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