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Hand Cleaning Compliance Q1 2014_2015
[…] and after direct patient care 2. Reporting performance on a regular basis to senior leaders, physicians, and managers across the health authorities, and to the public 3. Using a variety of communications such as posters, newsletters, and posting of results on units 4. Making improvements to reduce the barriers identified, such as ensuring that hand cleaning products are readily available for all staff and...
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PICNet TravelExpenseClaim Guidelines
PICNet Travel and Expense Claim Guidel ines PICNet travel and expense claim guidelines adhere to the financial policies of the Provincial Health Services Authority. Please see the policy below for expense claim guidance. Please submit your PICNet Travel/Expense Claim along with original receipts to: PICNet Management Office Attn : Helen Evans, Communications Coordinator 555 West 12th Avenue Suite #400 East Tower, Room 413/414 Vancouver, BC V5Z...
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PICNet CDI quarterly summary Q1 2014_15
Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Surveillance Quarterly data summary: Q 1 of Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Prepared by: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) October 201 4 PICNet CDI Surveillance Summary: Q1 2014/2015 Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) 2 Quarterly data summary: Q 1 of Fiscal Year 201 4/2015 Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of healthcare -associated infectious diarrhea,...
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PICNet November Newsletter
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...
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OctoberNewsletter
PICNet October Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! October 2014 PICNet 2015 Calendars - order by November 17! PICNet's 2015 Infection Control Calendars are ready to order! Based on your feedback, we have switched to a calendar year format (Jan-Dec) for PICNet's Infection Control Calendar. The 2015 calendar will be sent to the printers mid -November, so we need to receive your orders by Nove mber 17th...
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PICNet MRSA quarterly summary Q2 2014_15
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...
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PICNet CDI quarterly summary Q2 2014_15
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...
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AlRawahi_Shingles in Immunocompromised Patients
[…] Herpes Zoster • A more serious infection, such as zoster keratitis or zoster ophthalmicus , can result from involvement of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal cranial nerve Etymology •Herpesviridae is derived from the Greek word herpein ("to creep"), referring to the latent, recurring infections typical of this group of viruses. • Zoster comes from Greek zōstēr , meaning "belt"...
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PICNet_MRSA_Surveillance_Q3_201415
Healthcare - associated infections surveillance report Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Update, Q 3 2014/2015 March 2015 Summary Table Q3 2014/2015 Previous quarter Last 4 quarters Total new MRSA cases identified 686 734 2,778 Number of MRSA associated with the reporting facility 335 400 1,459 Total inpatient days 757 ,058 702,236 3,106 ,827 Provincial rate per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 4.4 ( 4.0 -4 .9 )...
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PICNet December Newsletter
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...
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PICNet Newsletter May2015
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...
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SSI One Pager SaferHealthcareNow
Goal PREVENT SURGICAL SITE INFECTION (SSI) AND DEATHS BY RELIABLY IMPLEMENTING IDEAL PERIOPERATIVE CARE FOR ALL SURGICAL PATIENTS. Background • Surgical site infection is the most common healthcare associated infection among surgical patients, with 77 per cent of patient deaths reported to be related to infection. 1 • In Western countries, between two to five per cent of patients undergo ing clean surgical...
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PICNet Newsletter Aug2015
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...
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PICNet_CDI_Surveillance_Q4_201415
Healthcare‐associated infections surveillance report Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) Update, Q4 2014/2015 August 2015 Summary Table Q4 2014/2015 Previous quarter Last 4 quarters Total CDI cases identified 831 482 2,186 Number of new CDI associated with the reporting facility 465 240 1,130 Total inpatient days 946,826 673,303 2,878,240 Provincial rate per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 4.9 (4.5‐5.4) 3.6 (3.1‐4.0) 3.9 (3.7‐4.2) Highlights The provincial rate of new cases of CDI associated with the reporting facility increased significantly in Q4 of 2014/2015, compared to the previous quarter (Q3 of 2014/2015) and the last four quarters (Q4 of 2013/2014 – Q3 of 2014/2015). The higher provincial rate in Q4 reflects an increase in the CDI rate for certain health authorities. These health authorities have been monitoring and addressing the increase of CDI in their facilities. The overall downtrend in the provincial CDI rates from Q1 of 2009/2010 to Q4 of FY 2014/2015 was still statistically significant (trend χ 2 = 699.97, p < 0.0001). The provincial CDI surveillance program was established to monitor the incidence and trends of healthcare‐ associated CDI among patients who have been hospitalized in 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 unusually high levels and produce toxins that can damage the bowel and cause diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramping, dehydration, and even death. C. difficile bacteria and their spores are shed <mark...
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PICNet_MRSA_Surveillance_Q4_201415
Healthcare‐associated infections surveillance report Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Update, Q4 2014/2015 August 2015 Summary Table Q4 2014/2015 Previous quarter Last 4 quarters Total new MRSA cases identified 1,082 689 2,847 Number of MRSA associated with the reporting facility 537 333 1,453 Total inpatient days 1,014,015 757,100 3,142,728 Provincial rate per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 5.3 (4.9‐5.8) 4.4 (4.0‐4.9) 4.6 (4.4‐4.9) Highlights The provincial rate of new cases of MRSA associated with the reporting facility in Q4 of 2014/2015 was significantly higher than in the previous quarter (Q3 of 2014/2015) and the last four quarters (Q4 of 2013/2014 – Q3 of 2014/2015). The provincial rate of MRSA fluctuated greatly in the past four quarters. The health authorities have been closely monitoring the trends of MRSA in their facilities. The provincial MRSA surveillance program was established to monitor the incidence and trends of healthcare‐ associated MRSA (either colonization or infection) among patients who have been hospitalized in acute care facilities. MRSA stands for Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of S. aureus that has become resistant to certain antibiotics such as methicillin, penicillin, amoxicillin, etc., and is thus more difficult to treat. Like non‐ resistant S. aureus, MRSA often lives on the skin or in the nose of healthy people without causing symptoms (this is called colonization). It can, however, cause skin and other infections. Most infections are minor, such as pimples and boils. Serious infections — such as wound infections, pneumonia, or septicaemia (infections getting into the bloodstream) — can result in life‐threatening illness or, on rare occasions, death, if left untreated. Those with ...
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PICNet Newsletter Sept2015
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...
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PICNet_MRSA_Surveillance_Q1_201516
Healthcare- associated infections surveillance report Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Update, Q 1 201 5/2016 October 2015 Summary Table Q1 201 5/2016 Previous quarter Last 4 quarters Total of new MRSA cases identified 751 1,082 3,130 Number of MRSA associated with the reporting facility 357 537 1,552 Total inpatient days 698,000 1,014,015 3,168,476 Provincial rate per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 5.1 (4.6 -5.7) 5.3 (4.9- 5.8)...
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PICNet_HandCleaningCompliance_Q1_201516
[…] after direct patient care 3. Reporting performance on a regular basis to senior leaders, physicians, and managers across the health authorities, and to the public 4. Using a variety of communi cations such as posters, newsletters, and posting of results on units 5. Identifying new initiatives and opportunities to improve the compliance before patient contact and to enga ge physicians more effectively 6....
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