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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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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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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[…] may emerge in relation to the confirmed cases. Recommendations: To stay informed and take proactive measures to protect yourself and your patients, co-workers and others from measles, please refer to the following recommendations: For detailed infection prevention and control guidelines, refer to PICNet’s Measles: Infection Prevention and Control Information for Health Care Workers or to your local health authority guidance. To reduce potential transmission to people...
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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 UTI’s in Long-Term Care AMMI-Canada has resources on Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Long-Term Care Residents AMMI position statement IDSA clinical practice guideline AMMI toolkit Public Health Ontario has a suite of resources for UTI’s in Long-Term Care You can view this Powerpoint presentation given by Dr. Jennifer Grant...
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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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[…] People who underwent minor surgery at a west Ottawa medical clinic were at a higher risk of infection due to improperly cleaned medical equipment over the last 15 years, health officials say. News. NCCID Disease Debriefs provide Canadian public health practitioners and clinicians with up-to-date reviews of essential information on prominent infectious diseases for Canadian public health practice. Follow this link to find more info on Lyme...
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Waste Management Training For Healthcare Staff Disclaimer Please note: content in this presentation is accurate for VCH, PHC, FHA and PHSA owned and operated sites; for other sites/health authorities, practice may vary depending on logistics, contracts for service vendors and end disposal vendors, etc. If you are not part of VCH, PHC, FHA or PHSA, please contact your Hazardous Waste Management person for questions, clarifications, documentation, etc. Thank...
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BC Guidelines, Toolkits and Publications Updated: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Candida auris (C. auris) for Health Care Settings Created by: PICNet June 16, 2024 Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO) Toolkit Created by: PICNet September 2014, updated April 2018 For information on surveillance of CPO and the Surveillance Protocol for CPO in BC, check out the the CPO surveillance webpage. Notice: The Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO) Toolkit is...
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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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[…] that acquire C. auris have no symptoms, as it can live on their skin and mucous membranes without causing infection. To date, C. auris has caused infections of the blood, wounds, and ears. Symptoms vary depending on the area of the body that is infected. What is the treatment? If C. auris infections do occur, most are treatable with a class of antifungal drugs called echinocandins. However,...
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[…] auris have no symptoms, as it can live on their skin and mucous membranes without causing infection. To date , C. auris has caused infections of the blood , wounds , and ears. Symptoms vary depending on the area of the body that is infected. What is the treatment? If C. auris infections do occur, most are treatable with a class of antifungal drugs called echinocandins. However,...
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Additional Precaution Signs PICNet and the B.C. regional health authorities have recently created and updated provincial additional precaution signs, which serve as a visual aid to communicate additional infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, including personal protective equipment (PPE). The new and revised signs aim to enhance adherence to current IPC best practices within health care settings. Changes and improvements to content from the 2017 versions of the signs...
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[…] been 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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In December 2015, the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (AMMI) published an updated guidance document for the use of antivirals in the management of care facility influenza outbreaks for the 2015-16 season. Given the potential for low vaccine effectiveness of this season’s influenza vaccine, the AMMI guidance document states that, at the discretion of the local health authority or Medical Health Officer, antiviral prophylaxis may be...
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[…] – 2:30 Setting up an antimicrobial stewardship program Dr. David Patrick, Medical Epidemiology Lead, BCCDC 2:30 – 3:00 Health Break Posters and Exhibitors 3:00 – 3:45 Breakout Sessions: 1. IPC off the side of your desk 2. Physician handwashing survey 3. Right brain/left brain thinking 1. Avril Taylor, Fraserview Intermediate Care; Mary Vachon, The Good Samaritan Society 2. Dr. Victor Leung, Providence Health Care 3. Bruce Gamage,...
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[…] Network (TIBDN) Fall Education Day Nov 19, 2015 Page 2 of 2 Job Postings Providence Health Care has job postings for Epidemiologists (1.5 positions) and an Infection Control Practitioner ; you can read the job descriptions on the PHC website. Fraser Health has a job postin g for an Epidemiologist . Please share these posts with anyone you think might be inte rested. Webber Training: Upcoming Teleclasses...
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Page 1 of 2 PICNet September Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together September 2015 Residential Care Visits We still have spaces available for our October -November residential care visits, so we've extended the deadline to apply. If you're located in the Lower Mainland and would like us to bring our infection control workshop to your facility, you can read more about it and download the application from the PICNet website....
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Infection Control Week Visit Application Form 201 5 Details about our residential care visits can be found on our website . If you are interested in having PICNet visit your facility, please complete this form and submit it to us by email ( helen.evans@phsa.ca ) or fax (604-875-4373). Upon receipt, we will follow up with a phone call to confirm our visit date and to discuss your infection control...
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