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...
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Screening for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) Why bo ther? Hilary Humphreys Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Hosted by Suzanne Rhodenizer-Rose Nova Scotia Health Authority www.webbertraining.com June 9, 2016 Declarations The views expressed are in a professional but personal context & are not necessarily those of the RCSI & Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. I have recently received research funding...
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[…] before entering KEEP SIGN POSTED UNTIL ROOM CLEANED HOUSEKEEPER will remove sign after Isolation Discharge cleaning Families and Visitors: Clean hands before entering and when leaving room Wear gown and gloves for any contact with the patient or environment. Clean hands with A) hand foam/gel or B) soap and water Staff: Point-of-Care Risk Assessment When there is a risk of splash or spray, wear face and...
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[…] patients on your committees can help you; and other ways to involve patients Carolyn Canfield Honorary Lecturer, Dept of Family Practice, UBC Faculty of Medicine March 10 th Presentations Speaker Lyophilized (freeze -dried) Fecal Microbiota Therapy (fecal transplant) Dr. Christine Lee Medical Microbiologist, Island Health Canadian regulations: what they do and don稚 guarantee, when buying products (such as medications, medical devices, etc.) Jim Gauthier MLT, CIC...
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April 2016 Recommended practices for the prevention of endoscopy -related infections Background: The Public Health Agency of Canada (the Agency) was informed of an US outbreak of Carbapenem -resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) that was associated with reprocessed duodenoscopes (1). To date there have been no similar reports of outbreaks associated with duodenoscopes in Canada. Objective: To summarize what is known about the risk of CRE infect...
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[…] Challenges in setting up education programmes in IPC in Africa Level of basic education (primary and high school) is varied Learning is by rote; critical thinking is not well developed Difficult to understand concepts where there is a lack of infrastructure Irregular access to the internet; self learning is limited Little or no access to current literature Adopting concepts and guidelines from other countries without being...
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[…] please send i t to PICNet at picnet@phsa.ca (cc Guanghong.han@phsa), or fax 604-8 75-4373 1 U nique Identifier – assigned by BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (PHL) _____________________________ 2 Patient’s status Inpatient Haemodialysis clinic patient O ther , please specify ___________________________________ 3 Date of admission or visit (dd/mmm/yyyy) __________________________ 4 Name of the facility __________________________ 5 CPO status Infection (please also complete appendix D) Colonization Unknown 6...
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[…] against mycobacteria, spores, virusesCHG3Rationale for Routine CHX Bathing•Potentially pathogenic microbes commonly contaminate/colonize skin of hospital patients•MRSA, C. difficile, C. auris, MDR-A. baumannii, carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae•CHX binds to stratum corneum, prolonging effectiveness of antisepsis•Reducing burden of these microbes on skin by CHX bathing has beneficial effects:•Fewer central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)•Fewer contaminated blood cultures•Reduction in cross-transmission of MDROs•Most studies conducted in ICUs•Best data for MRSA, VRE4 Unintended Microbial...
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[…] mycobacteria, spores, virusesCHG3 Rationale for Routine CHX Bathing•Potentially pathogenic microbes commonly contaminate/colonize skin of hospital patients•MRSA, C. difficile, C. auris, MDR-A. baumannii, carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae•CHX binds to stratum corneum, prolonging effectiveness of antisepsis•Reducing burden of these microbes on skin by CHX bathing has beneficial effects:•Fewer central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)•Fewer contaminated blood cultures•Reduction in cross-transmission of MDROs•Most studies conducted in ICUs•Best data for MRSA, VRE4 5 •Survey...
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[…] implementation strategies are required to reduce the barriers and strengthen the enablers. Governments, HF managers, HWs should be engaged We advocate for sustainable PPE implementation strategies that address its multilevel transdisciplinary complexity, which will enhance safety and health care quality and effectiveness. We hope the lessons learned in this review can inform decision makers and providers to collectively develop more robust and structured PPE implementation...
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Stay homewhen you’re sick andsneezes Cover your coughs Get your flu shot Clean your hands Four important steps! The best ways to make sure your loved ones and other residents don’t get sick is to:• Stay home when you’re sick – this is the most important one! • Cover your coughs and sneezes – completely! • Wash your hands well – especially after going to the bathroom,...
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Stay homewhen you’re sick andsneezes Cover your coughs Get your flu shot Clean your hands Four important steps! The best ways to make sure your loved ones and other residents don’t get sick is to:• Stay home when you’re sick – this is the most important one! • Cover your coughs and sneezes – completely! • Wash your hands well – especially after going to the bathroom,...
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Stay homewhen you’re sick andsneezes Cover your coughs Get your flu shot Clean your hands Four important steps! The best ways to make sure your loved ones and other residents don’t get sick is to:• Stay home when you’re sick – this is the most important one! • Cover your coughs and sneezes – completely! • Wash your hands well – especially after going to the bathroom,...
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CPO Surveillance Protocol Revised January 17, 2024 Page 21 Appendix F – Letter to Ordering Provider in Response to CPO or C. auris Cases Identified in the Community Date: Dear Health Care Provider (ordering provider), Re: Patient Last name, First name; PHN; DOB Public Health has received laboratory notification that your patient tested positive for a carbapenemase-producing organism (CPO) ☐ or Candida auris (C. auris) ☐ - both emerging...
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[…] use on a display•Placement of dispensers to interrupt and encourageCommonwealth Games Birmingham 202248 2/7/2413PROVING TARGETED HYGIENE WORKS49Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) studies: determine the risk of illnessRISKHAZARDDOSEEXPOSUREThe QMRA framework uses mathematicalCalculations to look at real- world risk outcomes.Where are themicrobes?How do peopleget infected?How muchdoes it take toget infected?Modelling quantifies riskof infection50•If you don’t practise hygiene?What’s the risk of getting ill from an infectious disease?•If...
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Jeopardy! Hand hygiene Game Instructions for use Download the PowerPoint ® slide deck. You will need a computer with a monitor that your participants can all see. Alternatively, a hard copy of the game can be adapted using a poster board. Divide participants into three or more contestant teams . Play the game in Slide Show mode. Instruct each contestant/team to select the category, and points...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to ban anti-bacterial hand and body washes. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are considered one of the biggest threats to human health today. By 2050, infections that cannot be treated with antibiotics are expected to kill more people than cancer. Antibiotics are not only used for treating bacterial infections, but also for preventing infections during surgical procedures, treatment of cancer, etc....
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PICNet 2014 Educational Conference: Learning from the Past to Inform the Future March 3-4, 2014 The presentation slides are available for download; click on the PDF icon next to the presentation title to view/download the file. March 3rd Topic Speaker Name 8:00–8:30 Registration and Breakfast Exhibitors 8:30–8:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks PICNet Co-Director 8:40–9:00 Update on PICNet Bruce Gamage, PICNet 9:00–10:00 Health Canada standards...
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Information and signage to prevent the spread of infection in your health care facility. HAND HYGIENE How to clean your hands Hand Hygiene: The 4 Moments Handwashing: Commonly Missed Areas Hand Hygiene Saves Lives (Fact Sheet) How to clean hands with sanitizer Generation Touch Treasure Map Lunch at Desk Manicures and long nails Resistance is Futile Soap vs. Sanitizer COUGH ETIQUETTE / STAY HOME WHEN SICK Class of...
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