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Infection Control Week

Infection Control Week is Oct 15-21, and we have a whole new set of posters for you!

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More Infection Control Week resources

...can be found at picnet.ca/conferences-events/icweek2017

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PICNet 2018 Conference: Save the Date!

PICNet's Annual Educational Conference takes place March 8-9, 2018. The program is still under development, but you can view the presenters confirmed to date. Registration will open in November.

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Respiratory hygiene (cough etiquette)

With a bad flu season on its way, let's promote cough etiquette, not just hand hygiene!

We've created some new posters for you, and reorganized our posters page to make it easier to find posters by topic.

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What’s New

  • Antibiotic resistance: clear negative relationship between population density and mutation rate. News | Journal
  • ‘Smart bandage’ developed in B.C. changes colour at first signs of infection: News | Journal 
  • Canada Communicable Disease Report Monthly (CCDR): Emerging Infections
  • Air pollution alters Staph aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilms, antibiotic tolerance and colonisation
  • New study: nursing home staff often fail to change gloves

Latest Reports

  • CDI Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2016-2017
  • MRSA Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2016-2017
  • CPO Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2016-2017
  • Hand Cleaning Compliance: Q4 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

  • Infection Control Week – Oct 15-21, 2017
  • IPAC-BC Education Day: Registration now open – Nov 3, 2017
  • Change Day BC – Nov 11, 2017
  • PICNet 2018 Educational Conference – March 8-9, 2018

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

  • Oct 26: Infection control in paramedic services
  • Nov 9: Cleaning the grey zones of hospitals: lessons from a community-based teaching hospital
  • Dec 7: Beyond high-touch surfaces: floors, portable equipment, and other potential sources of healthcare infection transmission

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