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2014/09/03
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Antibiotic Resistant Organism (ARO) Surveillance in British Columbia 2011 Report The Medical Microbiologists of British Columb ia (BCAMM) have established a representative network for gathering surveillance information on AROs in British Columbia. Participating laboratories are from all Health Authorities (HA) in B.C. and include data both in- and out- patients. This is the tenth consecutive year for th is report, with yearly cumulative data from 2002 to 2011....

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2014/09/03
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Antibiotic Resistant Organism (ARO) Surveillance in British Columbia 2010 Report The Medical Microbiologists of British Columb ia (BCAMM) have established a representative network for gathering surveillance information on AROs in British Columbia. Participating laboratories are from all Health Authorities (HA) in B.C. and include data both in- and out- patients. This is the ninth consecutive year for this report, with yearly cumulative data from 2002 to 2010. Limitations...

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2019/03/11
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Infection Control News: March 4-8, 2019

Measles UNICEF warned of a resurgence of measles in the world, noting that ten countries, including Brazil, Ukraine and France, were responsible for about three quarters of the total increase in cases in 2018. News. Fraser Health confirms new case of measles in Metro Vancouver area, bringing total to 17. News. The N.W.T.’s chief public health officer has declared a measles outbreak in Inuvik,...

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2018/08/27
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Infection Control News: Aug 20-24, 2018

[…] ganglia function. Health information. Family testimony Women should avoid performing animal birthing and breeding activities during pregnancy and also should not handle dogs giving birth or their newborn puppies. See why here. News Today is… world mosquito day. Find 5 of the deadliest diseases spread by mosquitoes. News.   Hospital patients who acquire candidemia—a blood infection caused by the fungus Candida that...

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2018/07/10
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Future of IC Bright or Bleak SLIDES

[…] Lack of human factors and systems engineering expertise The overall outlook 82 Is bright In fact so bright, many cannot see it because of the glare Infection control was our past before antibiotics; in a world without them infection prevention becomes critical if healthcare is to be provided at the same level We have evidence for interventions, we must help colleagues to reliably...

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2014/09/02
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CDI Quarterly Surveillance Report Q3 2013_2014

[…] 3 of Fiscal Year 201 3/2014 Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of healthcare -associated infectious diarrhea , and is associated with increased healthcare costs, prolonged hospitalization, and higher morbidity and mortality . The provincial CDI surveillance program was established to monitor the incidence and trends of CDI among inpatients admitted to acute care facilities in British Columbia ( BC ). This summary updates...

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2016/03/07
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PICNet Workshop_Staff Education_2016 SLIDES

The who, what, where, why , when, and HOW! Educating your staff: How to build engaging workshops that encourage learning through participation How do you like the day so far? • Adult Learning Theories • Program Planning and Evaluation (including Needs Assessment) • Strategies that Engage Learners, or not. • Learning from our mistakes What are we going to talk about now? Adult Learning Theories:...

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2018/04/12
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PICNet CPO Toolkit_April 2018

[…] for Screening Samples for detection of Carbapenemase Pr oducing Enterobacteriacae (CPE) BACKGROUND: Carbapenems are broad -spectrum antibiotics that are often considered "antibiotics of last resort". However their efficacies are increasingly becoming compromised because of the worldwide emergence of resistant isolates. This resistance is mainly caused by production of carbapenemases, enzymes that are encoded for by genes that are frequently located on plasmids which facilitates their...

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2018/10/15
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Infection Control News: Oct 9-12, 2018

[…] and Ituri provinces has seen 140 confirmed cases since July, 108 of whom have died. News. From BBC.com: Doctors have been given permission to give a British man with CJD a pioneering treatment, in a world first. News. Doggone good germ detective visits Trail hospital: Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital was one of seven Interior Health facilities Angus has checked for C.difficile. News US...

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2018/11/13
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Infection Control News: Nov 05-09, 2018

[…] fear needs to be addressed, with different ways to fight the fear of needles. News. Why are there so many shortages of common vaccines? Either there has been a spike in demand somewhere in the world, or there has been a manufacturing problem that is interfering with supply. Find more in this article. News. Scientists may have found the key...

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2016/12/23
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Ebola vaccine trial results

Excerpted from: The New York Times  In a scientific triumph that will change the way the world fights a terrifying killer, an experimental Ebola vaccine tested on humans in the waning days of the West African epidemic has been shown to provide 100 percent protection against the lethal disease. The vaccine has not yet been approved by any regulatory authority, but it is...

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2019/04/01
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Infection Control News: March 25-29, 2019

[…] warning. News. What you need to know about recent salmonella outbreaks in Canada. News. Ebola. Congo’s Ebola epidemic has now exceeded 1,000 cases, the Health Ministry said on Monday, with a death toll of 629 in the world’s second worst ever outbreak. News. A Montreal pediatrician explains rare strain of meningitis. Video. Jane Stanton’s life changed after she contracted measles. She even said that it makes her...

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2019/04/08
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Infection Control News: April 1-5, 2019

Unvaccinated: Pockets of Canada vulnerable to serious outbreaks of disease.  News. Some Kelowna properties have been put under a boil water advisory due to increased water turbidity in Mill Creek, B.C. News. A recall has been added to the CFIA’s Food Recall Report. Reason for Recall: Listeria. Product: Oreinos Mylopotamos brand Cretan Dry Mizythra. Recalling Firm: MFG Distribution Inc. Distribution: Ontario, Quebec. CFIA Listing. A recall has been added...

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2015/07/20
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Public Health Outbreak Response SLIDES

[…] (2) Rhizopus spp (1) 8 http://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/index.html 9 Free and Public Resources CDC HAI Outbreak Investigation Toolkit http://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/outbreaktoolkit.html Video presentation about outbreak investigation in healthcare settings Outbreak investigation abstraction form with users guide Outbreak Database ( worldwide) http://www.outbreak-database.com/Home.aspx TRAVEL AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease (2015) 13, 3e5 World Airline Route Map* *"World-airline-routemap-2009" by Jpatokal - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via...

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2017/09/08
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PublicHealthOntario_hand-care-program

[…] Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Association for Professionals in Infection Control/Infectious Diseases Society of America. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2002;51(RR-16):1-45, quiz CE1-4. Available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf. 2. World Health Organization. WHO guidelines on hand hygiene in health care. First global patient safety challenge: clean care is safer care. Geneva: WHO; 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009 from: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241597906_eng.pdf. Supplementary...

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2014/08/29
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MRSA Report Q3 2013_2014

[…] Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) February 2014 PICNet MRSA Surveillance Summary: Q3 2013/2014 Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) 2 Quarterly data summary: Q 3 of Fiscal Year 201 3/201 4 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...

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