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Infection control news

  • Are lab mice "too clean?"
  • Do hot air hand dryers bathe hands in bacteria?
  • New C. diff research

Follow links under "What's New" (below left) to read the articles.

Upcoming Webinars

There are several upcoming webinars and teleclasses: the links can be found on this page (below), and more details can be found on our Webinars and Lectures and Webber Teleclasses pages.

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New infection control posters

These posters were designed for residential care facilities, but many of them apply to acute care, too!

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What’s New

  • How can we prepare better for influenza epidemics? A paper published in BMJ explored options to improve preparation for influenza epidemics.
  • Vaginal hygiene products like sprays, wipes, creams linked to infections: study
  • Cysteine Protease-Mediated Autocleavage of C. difficile Toxins Regulates Their Proinflammatory Activity. News | Journal | Editorial
  • Squeaky clean mice could be ruining research. News
  • Deposition of bacteria and bacterial spores by bathroom hot air hand dryers Journal

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

  • CPSI six-part webinar series: Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science – Feb 26-Jun 19
  • BCCDC Grand Rounds: Bioinformatics activities for Genomic Sequencing in the Public Health Lab – May 1

Infection Control Resources

  • Precaution Signs
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Webber Teleclasses

  • May 10: How the certification board of infection control (CBIC) works for you
  • May 17: The silent tsunami of azole-resistance in the opportunistic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
  • May 29: Simulation as an education tool

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