[…] tabulated, these will form part of the communications planning process. In the meantime, communications work continue s in the form of updating and improving the website, keeping the CoP updated on PICNet activities and IPC news via PICNet’s newsletters, PICNet Annual Report 2011 -2012 Good Science – Good Will 16 PICNet Annual Report 2011 –2012 preparing reports for PHSA Executive,...
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[…] range respiratory droplets, such as SARS -CoV -2, influenza, and RSV. This guideline outlines the IPC measures to provide care safely in these settings , including interactions with patients. This guidance is based on the latest best practice and scientific evidence and is subject to change as new information becomes available. Due to the very broad range of services and settings...
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[…] Respiratory Illness in Long -Term Care Settings in BC 45 Appendix K: Example Daily Update Outbreak Report for O utbreak M anagement Team Location: ______________________________________ Date: _______________________ Day _____ of Outbreak Number of new cases today - Resident s: __________ Number of new cases today – HC Ws: ___________ Date of symptom onset of last case: ___________ Number of resident s currently symptomatic (<mark...
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[…] MD PhD Iris van der Horst MScDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention Amsterdam Center for Implementation ScienceAndrea ThoonsenChristiaan VisFemke van NassauNina ZipfelAnnicka van der PlasEsther BisschopsMireille DekkerAmsCISboard membersAmsCISadvisoryCommitteeMargriet MullenderHan AnemaMartine de BruijneMichel WensingPauline Goense Todays objectives •to explore the core of implementation science•to discuss how we can use knowledge from implementation science in practice•to learn how to identify barriers and facilitators•to understand how...
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[…] beliefs are available. Hand Hygiene Research•A Discourse Analysis of Hand Hygiene Policy in the NHS•Fused Corpus Linguistics (quantitative) with Critical Discourse Analysis (qualitative) to examine:•359 Hand Hygiene Policies of all NHS Trusts in England•Over 1,000,000 words. Deontic Logic•Deontic logic is the investigation of normative concepts, especially:•Obligation•Permission•Prohibition. Zero Tolerance•First introduced to the NHS as a method of addressing workplace violence•Its application to IPC...
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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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[…] B infec tious substances (Class 6, Division 6.2) and clinical, (bio) medical or regulated medical waste (canada.ca) 9. References 1. World Health Organization (WHO). Monkeypox Fact Sheet 19 May 2022. Accessed June 8, 2022. https://www.who.int/ news -room/fact -sheets/detail/monkeypox 2. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Monkeypox | Poxvirus | CDC Jun 7, 2022. Accessed June 8, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.html 3. Public Health...
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[…] the latest report to find that health-care providers rarely perform stethoscope hygiene between patient encounters, despite its importance for infection prevention. Infection control guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that re- usable medical equipment, such as stethoscopes, must undergo disinfection between patients. “Stethoscopes are used repeatedly throughout the day and become contaminated after each patient exposure, so <mark...
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[…] Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance PICNet: Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms BCCDC: Antibiotic Wise and Antimicrobial Stewardship for health-care professionals Farewell to Stephanie, PICNet’s Education and Practice Coordinator It is with mixed emotions that we share the news that Stephanie Burniston, Education and Practice Coordinator with PICNet, departed PHSA on November 8th, 2024. We are extremely sad to see her go; however, we’re also elated to continue our partnership...
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[…] site of the Phase 1 trial to test its safety on humans, researchers were overwhelmed with volunteers, many of whom said they wanted to do what they could to help fight the epidemic after seeing news reports about the crisis in West Africa. Even with the results of the 2015 vaccine trials in Guinea, there is more...
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[…] vehicle to promote antibiotic-resistant gene dissemination internationally”. This could help explain why resistant bacteria have been showing up in unexpected places around the world such as isolated caves and ancient permafrost. “Our study implies that long-term and repeated feeding with fishmeal may accelerate the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and even pathogens …,” the researchers wrote in the journal Environmental Science & Technology....
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[…] What is Clostridium difficile ? Clostridium difficile is a toxin producing bacteria. Approximately 5% of the population normally carry C. difficile in their bowel without symptoms of infection . Infection is commonly associated with antibiotic usage, (either while on the antibiotics, or up to 3 weeks later.) The antibiotics alter the normal bacterial population of the bowel and allow...
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[…] The Candida auris Alert: Facts and Perspectives. The Journal of infectious diseases. 2018; 217(4):516 –20. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix597 PMID: 29390110 . 13. BC Center for Disease Control. Laboratory trends. October 2017. http://www.bccdc.ca/health - professionals/professional -resources/laboratory -trends - newsletter . 14. MRSA Tracking. last updated: April 13, 2016 . http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/tracking/index.html . Accessed August 22, 2016 15. Zacharioudakis IM, Zervou FN, Pliakos EE, Ziakas PD, Mylonakis...
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[…] 8:00 am Tear -down time: Friday March 9, 1:10 - 3: 30 pm You can view the exhibition times on the following pages. Shipping information - important! If you are shipping boxes to the Sheraton in advance of the conference, the hotel's conference manager needs to know the exact number, size, and weight of boxes you will be sending. Please...
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[…] data are also be ing used as part of indicators for evaluating p erformance and quality i nitiatives by some of the health authorities. In addition, PICNet provided consultation to Perinatal Services BC on developing usage recommendati ons for some commonly used equipment specific to their discipline. Guidelines PICNet undertook a revision of the Home and Community Care guidelines. In...
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[…] organ systems in humans, fungi often cause dermatological conditions that do not involve tissue invasion. The main groups of fungi causing superficial fungal infections are dermatophytes, yeasts , and moulds. (30) Whenever shared, re - usable instruments are potentially exposed to non -intact skin and blood or other body fluids , there is a potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens...
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[…] no evidence- based knowledge! In a population in a tropical area, at a very high risk! Where infections and death among HCW was known high, already from many years ago! Why was Ebola handled in USA and Europe – as a level 4 disease? 45 Report of the Ebola Interim Assessment Panel Report of the Ebola Interim Assessment Panel, July...
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[…] available on the PICNet website, while work continued on two other projects, the Provincial Infection Control Framework and the All Hazards Training. PICNet also posted provincial information to two issues related to outbreaks in the USA: the reprocessing of duodenoscopes used for ERCP, and Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with 3T Heater -Cooler Systems. Finally, PICNet provided advice to the...
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[…] Conference, Winnipeg Upcoming Teleclasses Hand hygiene technologies 2005- 2014: are these interventions the missing link in hand hygiene compliance? July 24th, 2014, 10:30 am PST Speaker: Dr.Maryanne McGuckin and Mr. John Govennik, McGuckin Methods International, USA Infection prevention and control - the Argentina experience Date: August 14th, 2014 10:30 am PST Speaker: Carolina Giuffr, Buenos Aires British Hospital, Argentina You can view <mark...
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Hand Cleaning Compliance in BC Acute Care Facilities Fiscal year 201 3/201 4 Prepared by: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) June 201 4 Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504 Vancouver, BC , V6H 4B1 Tel: 604 -875 -4844 ext 2298 3 Fax: 604 -875 -4373 Email: picnet@phsa.ca www.picnet.ca Hand Cleaning Compliance in BC Acute Care Facilities 2013/2014...
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