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2017/07/05
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Hotel Information

Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel 7551 Westminster Highway Richmond, BC V6X 1A3 Tel: (604) 273-7878 Reservations: 1-866-716-8134 sheratonvancouverairport.com Online room bookings . The hotel is 2.5 blocks from Richmond-Brighouse skytrain station, and there is a free shuttle from the Vancouver Airport. . Guest Room Reservations Room rates are as follows: Single rate (king-size bed) $159 Double rate (two queen-size beds) $159 Triple rate (two queen-size beds) $179 Quad...

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2016/09/12
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Conference Program and Presentation Slides

Presentation slides can be viewed/downloaded by clicking on the PDF icons. (Two presentations are not yet posted as we are still waiting to hear back from these presenters.) You can read the presenters’ bios here. Thursday March 9, 2017 March 9th Topic   Presenter 8:00–8:30 Registration and Breakfast   Exhibitors 8:30–8:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks   Linda Hoang PICNet Medical Co-Lead 8:40–9:00 Update on PICNet   Bruce Gamage PICNet...

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2015/12/23
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Study links IBS to Vitamin D deficiency

[…] (IBS) and lack of vitamin D. There is no single known cause and no single known cure for IBS, although food and stress have been identified as aggravating factors. In the study by the University of Sheffield’s Molecular Gastroenterology Research Group, 82 per cent of the 52 IBS sufferers tested had insufficient levels of vitamin D. Read the full  news article on...

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2015/12/01
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Link between Zika Fever and birth defects in Brazil

[…] Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects. The fever, it said, is behind a spike in cases of micro-encephalitis – an inflammation of the brain contracted in the first months of pregnancy. It has recorded two adult deaths and 739 cases of the disease, which can stunt the growth of the foetus’s head. A World Health Organization team arrives...

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2017/03/17
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Stop! Clean Your Hands day: CPSI video competition

This year, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) is hosting a video competition for Stop! Clean Your Hands Day (also known as World Hand Hygiene Day). CPSI is looking for creative and original video submissions featuring the important questions you ask yourself to make sure the care you provide is the safest possible. Every video they receive will be uploaded to CPSI’s YouTube channel. STOP! Clean...

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2017/11/10
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Antibiotic Awareness Week: Resources

[…] list of resources: Simple things clinicians can do to help reduce unnecessary antibiotic use / Choosing Wisely Canada Antibiotic (antimicrobial) resistance: fact sheets / Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Antibiotic resistance fact sheet / World Health Organization (WHO) I Use Antibiotics Responsibly Pledge / WHO ‘Antibiotics: Handle with care’ campaign video / WHO Recommendations for appropriate prescribing of antimicrobials / Bugs and Drugs Clinical practice guidelines...

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2018/09/05
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September is Sepsis Awareness Month

You can find resources, including fact sheets, videos, graphics, booklets, and more at: Canada Canadian Patient Safety Institute Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses Canadian Sepsis Foundation International US Centers for Disease Control Sepsis Alliance World Sepsis Day      ...

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2024/08/20
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INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (IPC) ADVISORY & MPOX GUIDANCE

Date: August 20, 2024   In response to the  World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on August 14th,  PICNet directs you to provincial IPC guidance for mpox in health-care settings, available on PICNet’s mpox webpage. The mpox guidance is intended for health-care workers in health-care settings, programs and services, including acute care/inpatient settings, primary and community clinics, pre-hospital, home health and long-term care....

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