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International Infection Prevention Week

International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) takes place October 14-20, 2018, and National Infection Control Week (NICW – Canada) takes place October 15-19, 2018. PICNet has lots of resources and activity ideas...

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Infection control news

A weekly summary of the latest national and international infection control news is posted every Monday at picnet.ca/news

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What’s New

  • Podcast Miniseries on Penicillin Allergy – and intro video
  • Canadian study finds that many privacy curtains become contaminated with a drug-resistant bacteria. News video | Journal
  • Hand sanitizer might keep you safer from germs than soap and water…from a study that followed 900 kids. News
  • Risk of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in patients with a documented penicillin allergy BMJ
  • More infection control news…

Latest Reports

  • CDI Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2017-2018
  • MRSA Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2017-2018
  • CPO Quarterly Update: Q4 of 2017-2018
  • Hand Cleaning Compliance: Q4 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

  • International Infection Prevention Week – Oct 14-20, 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 18: CLASS POSTPONED
  • Oct 25: “Ahead” – a consolidated framework for behavioural infectious risks in acute care
  • Nov 8: Myths and facts regarding infection prevention and control in outbreak settings

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