What’s New

• BCCDC Influenza Update: Sporadic Flu Detections in BC
• Rapid test developed to measure antibiotic resistance in patients with UTIs
• Canadian scientists find new way to attack antibiotic-resistant lung infections
• New drug shows promise in killing methicillin- and mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• Does “completing the course” of antibiotics put patients at unnecessary risk?
• Stethoscope hygiene failures can lead to patient infections

Latest Reports

• CDI Quarterly Update: Q3 of 2016-2017
• MRSA Quarterly Update: Q3 of 2016-2017
• CPO Surveillance Report: Q3 of 2016-2017
• Hand Cleaning Compliance: Q3 of 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

• Webinar: Assay Validation for Clinical Diagnostics – Sept 6
• International Infection Prevention Week – Oct 15-21, 2017
• IPAC-BC Education Day – Nov 3, 2017
• PICNet 2018 Educational Conference – March 8-9, 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

• Aug 24: Social media: useless or useful in infection prevention?
• Sep 14: Relationship between patient safety climate and adherence to standard precautions
• Sep 28: How to publish in the journals and why it matters