What’s New

• Podcast Miniseries on Penicillin Allergy – and intro video
• Canadian study finds that many privacy curtains become contaminated with a drug-resistant bacteria. News video | Journal
• Hand sanitizer might keep you safer from germs than soap and water…from a study that followed 900 kids. News
• Risk of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in patients with a documented penicillin allergy BMJ
• UMN researchers discover influenza virus doesn’t replicate equally in all cells. News
• Scientists engineer bacteria-hunting virus to kill E. coli in drinking water. News
• Vancouver lab hopes E. coli treatment could help cure Crohn’s disease. News
• More infection control news…

Latest Reports

• CDI Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2017-2018
• MRSA Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2017-2018
• CPO Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2017-2018
• Hand Cleaning Compliance: Q4 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

• International Infection Prevention Week – Oct 14-20, 2018

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

• Oct 18: CLASS POSTPONED
• Oct 25: “Ahead” – a consolidated framework for behavioural infectious risks in acute care
• Nov 8: Myths and facts regarding infection prevention and control in outbreak settings