What’s New

• Enterovirus  D-68 cases in BC
• Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS) Report 2016
• Colistin-resistant E.Coli
• FDA bans antibacterial agents from soaps
• Canada’s Ebola vaccine in Guinea

Latest Reports

• CDI Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2015-2016
• MRSA Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2015-2016
• CPO Surveillance Report: Q3 of 2015-2016 (Q4 will be posted during the week of Sept 26)
• Hand Cleaning Compliance in Acute Care and Residential Care Facilities: Q4 of 2015-2016

Guidelines & Toolkits

• PICNet’s GI Outbreak Guidelines have been updated
• Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO) Toolkit
• Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (ARO) Guidelines
• Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) Toolkit

Upcoming Events

• Communicating with Healthcare Workers – Sept 22  – references and slides are available.
• Discovery Talks: The NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program: Expansion to National and International Networks – Oct 17
• BCCDC Grand Rounds: Fecal microbiota transplantation for intestinal decolonization of multidrug-resistant, opportunistic pathogens – Nov 22

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

• Sep 27: DEBATE: Contact precautions are essential for the management of patients with MDROs
• Sep 29: Adherence engineering to reduce CLABSI
• Oct 13: Update on strategies for cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in healthcare