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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

  • Information and updates on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak

 

Latest Reports

  • CDI Quarterly Update: Q1 of 2019-2020
  • MRSA Quarterly Update: Q1 of 2019-2020
  • CPO Quarterly Update: Q1 of 2019-2020
  • Hand Cleaning Compliance: Q1 of 2019-2020
  • Annual Surveillance Report for the fiscal year 2018-2019

Guidelines & Toolkits

  • Updated: Respiratory Infection Outbreak Guidelines
  • GI Outbreak Guidelines
  • Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO) Toolkit
  • Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (ARO) Guidelines
  • Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) Toolkit

Upcoming Webinars and Events

  • BCCDC Influenza Rounds Webinar (recording)

 

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

  • NOTICE: Teleclass Education will be POSTPONED at least until May 2020
  • Upcoming and archived Teleclasses

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