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Infection control news

Read the latest national and international infection control news at picnet.ca/news

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PICNet Annual Report

PICNet's annual report for the fiscal year 2017-18 is now available for download.

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New e-Learning Modules: Infection Control Precautions for Rare or Emerging Pathogens

Two new Infection Control Precautions for Rare or Emerging Pathogens education modules are now available on the PHSA LearningHub.

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Searchable Guidelines page

Guidelines created by PICNet and other organizations can be found on our Guidelines page. The table can be sorted, filtered, and features a search box.

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What’s New

  • ICP position at Fraser Health
  • Rapid Expansion of Multidrug Resistant E Coli Clone ST1193 in the United States. News
  • Acrylic nails harbor more bacteria than natural nails, but little is known about the new and popular gel nail products. Gel nails may be more difficult to clean using alcohol hand gel. Study
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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

  • CDC webinar: Outbreaks in Outpatient Oncology Settings: Lessons Learned and Key Considerations for Handling Sterile Medications – Aug 9
  • IPAC-BC Education Day – Sept 28

Infection Control Resources

  • Precaution Signs
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  • 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

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