[…] Network of British Columbia (PICNet) April 16, 201 3 PICNet MRSA Surveillance Summary: Q3 2012/2013 Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) 2 Quarterly d ata summary : Q 3 of Fiscal Year 2012/2013 The emergence and spread of Methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare settings has become a major concern because MRSA infections are more difficult to tre at than ordinary S. aureus infections,...
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[…] promise to me yeah and you broke it, you broke it. Oh, no. I gave a promise to you and I’ll keep it , I’ll keep it oh yeah These eyes watched you bring my world to an end- These fingers scrubbed rinsed and dried. This heart could not accept and pretend- This girl cannot accept any less The hurtin’s on me yeah- <mark...
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[…] does not have any harmful side effects. ABHR kills only the transient ï¬ ora; it leaves the normal (resident) ï¬ ora behind. Also, ABHR does not make germs more resistant! âSuperbugsâ have been in the news a lot lately, and many people are confused about what makes a germ resistant. âSuperbugsâ are antibiotic resistant organisms (AROs), which are bacteria that have developed resistance to antibiotic...
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[…] Training for Infection Control Practitioners (ICP) to help healthcare workers develop awareness for spotting deficiencies and improv e their working environment. In addition, the PICNet education modules continue to be shared with organizations across the world who have asked to host the modules on their websites. Consistent with its role in supporting infection prevention and control education and training, PICNet continued to provide...
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[…] However, research has shown that medical students find Twitter and Facebook useful as supplementsto traditional educational strategies. • Practicing physicians and nurse practitioners also find social media acceptable for continuing education. Journal club: Social media as an antimicrobial stewardship tool (Conway & Knighton, 2017) 49 •Given this broad acceptance, could social media be used for other topics in infection control besides ASPs? A study by Pan et al suggest it could be. Pan et al created a hand hygiene promotional video on YouTube and posted linksto it on their hospital website, employee e‐mail list, and Facebook page. •Their results showed that the video was accessed most frequently on social media sites. Fewer than 1% of website and e‐mail subscribers opened the link, but 6% of Facebook subscribers opened it. Similarly, only 12% of total views occurred via the hospital website and e‐mail, whereas 38% occurred via Facebook, and 20% occurred via YouTube and Google searches. •The results suggest that compared with hospital Web sites and e‐mail, Facebook is a more effective platform for disseminating infection control messages. Journal club: Social media as an antimicrobial stewardship tool (Conway & Knighton, 2017) 50 • Twitter… is the only platform that allows one to connect, engage, learn, and educate oneself and others in real time on a global scale. • HCPs are using social media tools to communicate, educate, and engage with their peers worldwide. • Twitter allows HCPs to deliver easily accessible "real‐time" clinical information on a global scale. – During an ID outbreak, acquiring information in real time is critical –MERS‐CoV, enterovirus D68, Ebola • Twitter has become a daily part of many HCPs’ lives, allowing them to communicate real‐time healthcare information and medical alerts to a large global audience, including those who are considered experts or thought leaders in a particular field, and to solicit feedback. •The "always‐on" culture of today is accustomed to bite‐sized, on‐demand learning. This type of learning transitions to medical trainees who have grown up with computers, smartphones, iPads, and Wi‐Fi. •Many HCPs outside the United States do not have free access to journals, so a tweet ...
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[…] data and patient information collected at BCPHMRL for the provincial surveillance report. Hand Cleaning Compliance The methodology for the provincial hand hygiene audits was adapted by the Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group (PHHWG) from the World Health Organization ’s guidelines for hand hygiene that describes direct observation as the gold standard methodology for assessing hand hygiene ( 23) . During the...
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[…] (PICNet) February 8 , 201 3 PICNet MRSA Surveillance Summary: Q1 and Q2 2012/2013 Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) 2 Quarterly d ata summary : Q1 and Q2 of Fiscal Year 2012/2013 The emergence and spread of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare settings has become a major concern because MRSA infections are more difficult to treat than ordinary S. aureus infections, and may...
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Having to pay for your own shingles vaccine isn’t ageism, BC tribunal rules. News 8 stories you should read during Sepsis Awareness Month. News B.C. health researchers advance HIV progress with new method addressing dormant strains. News There are currently 1.2M Canadian children living in low-income housing. 25% of them did not received full recommended doses of diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus vaccine by...
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[…] Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565 Little Ice Age noted for crop failures, bread riots, famine, wars. Details outlined in "Global Crisis," by Geoffrey Parker and "Nature’s Mutiny" by Philipp Blom . 7 http://www.fao.org/hunger/en/ 8 https://our worldindata.org/world-population-growth 9 USDA: Percent of consumer expenditures spent on food consumed at home by selected countries, 2016 Percent http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-expenditures.aspx Our entire consumer economy depends on relatively inexpensive food 10 11...
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[…] be used to curtail the emergence of pathogens. 5. Correlate the local and global issue of these pathogens through the lenses of globalization and public health. 3 History and background On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, first identified in Wuhan China. The new...
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Glossary This glossary was created with input from members of PICNet, PHAC Infection Control Guidelines and the BC Ministry of Health. A Acute Care Facility – A hospital where lengths of stay average < 30 days, and where a variety of services are provided, including surgery and intensive care. Additional Precautions – Interventions implemented for certain pathogens or clinical presentations in addition to routine infection control practices, to reduce...
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[…] Prof. M. Lindsay Grayson Infectious Diseases & Microbiology Department , Austin Health Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia Hosted by Claire Kilpatrick WHO Infection Control Global Unit www.webbertraining.com April 12, 2017 Sponsored by the World Health Organization Infection Control Global Unit - www.who.int/gpsc/en Conflict of Interest Disclosures Funding: •Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Health Care • Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)...
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[…] most important cause of healthcare associated diarrhea and is increasingly important as a community pathogen. A more virulent strain of C. difficile has been identified and has been responsib le for severe cases of disease worldwide. In British Columbia C. difficile infection (CDI) rates within acute care facilities have been publicly available since April 2009. Higher rates in some facilities remain an ongoing challenge. In March 2012,...
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In the past month, there has been lots of news related to antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance, and the hunt for new developments to replace antibiotics. Here is a selection of news stories and journal articles you may find interesting: What is a “phage wrangler”? The hunt for a bacteriophage to attack antibiotic-resistant Burkholderia cepacia. News “Molecular pencil sharpener” releases antibiotic. News |...
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[…] Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) 18 Discussion Since C. difficile has been recognized as the leading cause of healthcare -associated diarrhea, as well as being responsible for outbreaks in hospitals all over the world 3 (including recent outbreaks in BC hospitals ), the increasing awareness of CDI has extended beyond healthcare workers to include mainstream media and the public. In response, HA...
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[…] NAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMEN TS NOVEMBER 2014 HEALTH PROTECTION BRANCH MINISTRY OF HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR PERSONA L SERVICES ESTABLISHMENTS NOVEMBER 2014 ii PREFACE If you are an operator who provide s a service to or on the body of another person of the general public , th ese guideline s should be of interest to you. The purpose of these guideline s is to clarify...
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[…] of program topics. If you would like to suggest any new/additional topics or speakers, you can email Joanne Archer. And don’t forget to save the date: the conference takes place March 9-10, 2017. Infection Control News There are several new stories on the PICNet news page, including that of Angus the C.difficile-hunting dog. PICNet Medical Co-Lead Dr. Elizabeth Bryce was...
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[…] are some to get you started: ⢠The MRSA Team (think: the A -Team) ⢠Law and Order: Additional Precautions Unit ⢠Germ CSI ⢠Americaâs Next Top Microbe ⢠28 Days Later (if the world stops hand hygiene) ⢠Germs like to travel ⢠Do people really cover their coughs? ⢠If germs could be seen You can get some great inspiration for...
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[…] are some to get you started: ⢠The MRSA Team (think: the A- Team) ⢠Law and Order: Additional Precautions Unit ⢠Germ CSI ⢠Americaâs Next Top Microbe ⢠28 Days Later (if the world stops hand hygiene ) ⢠Germs like to travel ⢠Do people really cover their coughs? ⢠If germs could be seen You can get some great inspiration...
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[…] type of fungus) first identified in Japan in 2009 , which is causing particular concern within the healthcare context . Since its identificatio n, C. auri s has sparked outbreaks in healthcare settings around the world, often leading to severe infections with high mortality rates. Notably , there has been a rapid increase of cases in health -care facilities in Canada and the United...
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