What’s New

• PICNet Annual Report for 2017-18 
• FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics on risks of mental health and low blood sugar adverse reactions. News Release
• CDC has a redesigned sepsis website
• HPV test should replace Pap test for cervical cancer screening, study suggests. News
• Finally, a way to keep syphilis growing in the lab. News
• Does a full hospital mean higher infection risk? – A new study finds the opposite to be true. News | Journal
• More infection control news…

Latest Reports

• CDI Quarterly Update: Q3 of 2017-2018
• MRSA Quarterly Update: Q3 of 2017-2018
• CPO Quarterly Update: Q3 of 2017-2018
• Hand Cleaning Compliance: Q3 of 2017-2018
• Annual Surveillance Report for the fiscal year 2016-2017

Guidelines & Toolkits

• GI Outbreak Guidelines
• Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO) Toolkit
• Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (ARO) Guidelines
• Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) Toolkit

Upcoming Webinars and Events

• BCCDC Grand Rounds: Expanding Hepatitis C Screening and Treatment in Community – July 27
• Save the Date: IPAC-BC Education Day – Sept 28

Infection Control Resources

• Precaution Signs
• Infection Control Posters
• Fact Sheets and Brochures
• Infection Control Booklet for Residential Care
• Let’s Go Viral! workshop in-a-box

Webber Teleclasses

• Aug 16: Interpreting research evidence: A key skill for infection control professionals
• Sep 6: Molecular diagnostics and its role in infection prevention
• Sep 13: Neonatal sepsis prevention in low-resource settings