Presentations/Handouts
Presentations/Handouts are added to this page as they are received.
Sunday 17th June
Full Day Session. Novice Practitioner Day. Growing for the Future
Planting the Seeds of Wisdom
8:30 am - 9:15 am
Marilyn Weinmaster RN BScN CIC, Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, Regina
The presenter will provide an overview of the Chain of Infection, Routine Practices, Additional Precautions and Risk Assessment.
Marilyn Weinmaster RN BScN CIC, Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, Regina
The presenter will provide an overview of the Chain of Infection, Routine Practices, Additional Precautions and Risk Assessment.
Download Handouts (1.2 MB) / Date added: 8 June, 2012
Cultivating Teamwork
1 pm - 1:45 pm
Maggie Sim RN, Public Health Nurse, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon
Attendees will be informed about the Public Health Surveillance System and become familiar with the links between Public Health and Infection Prevention and Control.
Maggie Sim RN, Public Health Nurse, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon
Attendees will be informed about the Public Health Surveillance System and become familiar with the links between Public Health and Infection Prevention and Control.
Download Handouts (1.1 MB) / Date added: 27 June, 2012
Equipment To Make The Field Grow
1:45 pm
Donna Wiens RN BN CIC, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon
This session will describe the elements of an Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) program and discuss real-life examples of the elements in action. The presenter will refer to Canadian reference sources regarding IPAC program structure. In addition, the presenter will discuss the importance of aligning IPAC goals and objectives with those of the hospital/health region, and describe the role and function of the Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
Donna Wiens RN BN CIC, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon
This session will describe the elements of an Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) program and discuss real-life examples of the elements in action. The presenter will refer to Canadian reference sources regarding IPAC program structure. In addition, the presenter will discuss the importance of aligning IPAC goals and objectives with those of the hospital/health region, and describe the role and function of the Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
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Surveillance for an Effective IPAC Program
3 pm - 3:30 pm
Monali Varia BSc MHSc CIC, Peel Public Health, Brampton, Ontario
Participants will be able to define a case-control study and identify applications in infection prevention and control programs in their institutions. Examples of effective and ineffective case-control studies will be described. There will also be an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and challenges in conducting these studies.
Monali Varia BSc MHSc CIC, Peel Public Health, Brampton, Ontario
Participants will be able to define a case-control study and identify applications in infection prevention and control programs in their institutions. Examples of effective and ineffective case-control studies will be described. There will also be an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and challenges in conducting these studies.
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Working The Field To Increase Your Yield
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Gayle Gilmore RN MA MIS CIC, Duluth, Minnesota
An excellent close to an interesting and informative day, this session will define empowerment within the healthcare setting, review several communication techniques to change behaviour, and list positive and negative aspects of assertiveness.
Gayle Gilmore RN MA MIS CIC, Duluth, Minnesota
An excellent close to an interesting and informative day, this session will define empowerment within the healthcare setting, review several communication techniques to change behaviour, and list positive and negative aspects of assertiveness.
Download Handouts (680 KB) / Date added: 16 July, 2012Full Day Session. Advanced Practitioner Day. A Team Effort
Describing the Game Plan: Case-Control Studies
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Monali Varia BSc MHSc CIC, Peel Public Health, Brampton, Ontario
This session will provide discussion on when a case-control study is appropriate and when not, why you would run a case-control study, and how to set it up.
Monali Varia BSc MHSc CIC, Peel Public Health, Brampton, Ontario
This session will provide discussion on when a case-control study is appropriate and when not, why you would run a case-control study, and how to set it up.
Download Handouts (2 MB) / Date added: 16 June, 2012
Conditioning Your Team: Life on the playing field
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Gayle Gilmore RN MA MIS CIC, Duluth, Minnesota
The presenter will describe the use of delegation in infection prevention and control. She will list four or more methods of augmenting your infection prevention and control team. She will also discuss potential problems with delegation of infection prevention and control activities.
Gayle Gilmore RN MA MIS CIC, Duluth, Minnesota
The presenter will describe the use of delegation in infection prevention and control. She will list four or more methods of augmenting your infection prevention and control team. She will also discuss potential problems with delegation of infection prevention and control activities.
Download Handouts (581 KB) / Date added: 14 May, 2012
Protecting the Blind Side
1 pm - 1:45 pm
Donna Moralejo RN PhD, Memorial University of Nursing, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
This session will review the key steps of the evaluation process and how to include evaluation when planning projects. Practical strategies for evaluating process, outcomes and impacts will be illustrated using examples of common activities of ICPs.
Donna Moralejo RN PhD, Memorial University of Nursing, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
This session will review the key steps of the evaluation process and how to include evaluation when planning projects. Practical strategies for evaluating process, outcomes and impacts will be illustrated using examples of common activities of ICPs.
Download Handouts (Size 4.7 MB) / Date added: 27 June, 2012
Making the Abstract Concrete
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Alexis Silverman RN BA BScN CIC, Peel Police Department, Mississauga, Ontario
Attendees will understand the purpose of an abstract and will be able to
identify what activities/projects/programs/initiatives would make good
abstract materials.
Alexis Silverman RN BA BScN CIC, Peel Police Department, Mississauga, Ontario
Attendees will understand the purpose of an abstract and will be able to
identify what activities/projects/programs/initiatives would make good
abstract materials.
Download Handouts (Size 4.7 MB) / Date added: 17 May, 2012
Landing in the End Zone
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Melody Cordoviz RN BSc BScN, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton
After learning how to identify abstract material, the attendee will be
introduced to the process of writing a scientific abstract and to identify
elements of an interesting poster or oral presentation.
Melody Cordoviz RN BSc BScN, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton
After learning how to identify abstract material, the attendee will be
introduced to the process of writing a scientific abstract and to identify
elements of an interesting poster or oral presentation.
Download Handouts (Size 655 KB) / Date added: 14 May, 2012Monday 18th June
Pre-Conference Day - Full Day Session
Virox Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization Day
The Role of the Environment in the Spread of Pathogens
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Syed Sattar BSc MSc Dip.Bact PhD, Centre for Research on Environmental
Microbiology (CREM), Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, University of Ottawa
The presenter will review the literature and science supporting the role of the
environment in the spread of pathogens, including a critical assessment of the
available information. There will be a discussion of different surfaces and their role in
transmitting pathogens.
Syed Sattar BSc MSc Dip.Bact PhD, Centre for Research on Environmental
Microbiology (CREM), Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, University of Ottawa
The presenter will review the literature and science supporting the role of the
environment in the spread of pathogens, including a critical assessment of the
available information. There will be a discussion of different surfaces and their role in
transmitting pathogens.
Download Handouts (327 KB) / Date added: 3 June, 2012
Environmental Service Quality Assurance Programs
11:15 am - 12 noon
Mark Heller, Former VP Environmental Services, Alberta Health Services
After decades, research is finally catching up with what Florence Nightingale (and
everybody's mother) has known forever – Clean Matters! After implementing
Canada's largest healthcare quality and performance monitoring programs, Mr. Heller
will share his insights on Quality Assurance and Quality Performance Monitoring.
He will explain how IPAC professionals can be most helpful to their facility's
Environmental Services Team.
Mark Heller, Former VP Environmental Services, Alberta Health Services
After decades, research is finally catching up with what Florence Nightingale (and
everybody's mother) has known forever – Clean Matters! After implementing
Canada's largest healthcare quality and performance monitoring programs, Mr. Heller
will share his insights on Quality Assurance and Quality Performance Monitoring.
He will explain how IPAC professionals can be most helpful to their facility's
Environmental Services Team.
Download Handouts (2.8 MB) / Date added: 17 May, 2012
Pandora's Box of Challenging Organisms
3 pm - 4 pm
Elizabeth Bryce, Vancouver Health Authority
The presenter will provide a better understanding of Prions, Spores and
Parasites and what makes them challenging for cleaning and disinfection. To
be addressed are the questions: Do we need to kill these organisms? What is
the importance of cleaning?
Elizabeth Bryce, Vancouver Health Authority
The presenter will provide a better understanding of Prions, Spores and
Parasites and what makes them challenging for cleaning and disinfection. To
be addressed are the questions: Do we need to kill these organisms? What is
the importance of cleaning?
Download Handouts (1.4 MB) / Date added: 10 May, 2012
Medical Device Reprocessing: How to "Ban the Biofilm"!
4 pm - 4:45 pm
Michelle Alfa PhD FCCM, St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg
The presenter will discuss development of biofilms and involvement in infection transmission and cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing instruments to minimize biofilm development.
Michelle Alfa PhD FCCM, St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg
The presenter will discuss development of biofilms and involvement in infection transmission and cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing instruments to minimize biofilm development.
Download Handouts (1.1 MB) / Date added: 14 June, 2012Pediatrics Half Day - Morning
Protecting the Seedlings – IPAC in Pediatrics
Screening, Isolation, and Cohorting in the Pediatric Emergency
Department
9 am - 9:30 am
Michael Rotstein RN BScN BHA CIC, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
This session will
1) discuss key screening questions to identify communicable diseases in the Paediatric Emergency Department;
2) demonstrate the use of a two-stage screening process;
3) identify optimal isolation practices to prevent infection transmission in various areas of the Emergency Department; and
4) describe cohorting strategies to minimize exposures of communicable diseases.
Michael Rotstein RN BScN BHA CIC, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
This session will
1) discuss key screening questions to identify communicable diseases in the Paediatric Emergency Department;
2) demonstrate the use of a two-stage screening process;
3) identify optimal isolation practices to prevent infection transmission in various areas of the Emergency Department; and
4) describe cohorting strategies to minimize exposures of communicable diseases.
Download Handouts (257 KB) / Date added: 12 June, 2012 Updated: 29 June, 2012
IPAC in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Karen Valentine RN BScN CIC, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon
This session will review screening in the NICU, antiseptics, infant formula, EBM (Expressed Breast Milk), and the risk factors for healthcare-acquired infections.
Karen Valentine RN BScN CIC, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon
This session will review screening in the NICU, antiseptics, infant formula, EBM (Expressed Breast Milk), and the risk factors for healthcare-acquired infections.
Download Handouts (1.6 MB) / Date added: 14 June, 2012
Applying CLABSI and VAP Bundles in the Pediatric Population
10:45 am - 11:20 am
Laurie Streitenberger RN BSc CIC, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
The session will include suggestions to gain buy-in and develop an implementation plan.
Laurie Streitenberger RN BSc CIC, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
The session will include suggestions to gain buy-in and develop an implementation plan.
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Management of Varicella Zoster & the impact of immunization
11:20 am - noon
Ben J.K. Tan MD FRCPC, Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
The presenter will review management of varicella zoster virus in haemodialysis and oncology populations or immunocompromised patients, including previously immunized and now exposed immunocompromised patients.
Ben J.K. Tan MD FRCPC, Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
The presenter will review management of varicella zoster virus in haemodialysis and oncology populations or immunocompromised patients, including previously immunized and now exposed immunocompromised patients.
Download Handouts (1.6 MB) / Date added: 18 June, 2012Long Term Care Half Day - Afternoon
The Green, Green Grass of Home - IPAC in Long Term Care
Safety in the Fields: Making decisions about cleaning, disinfection and
sterilization (CDS) in Long Term Care
1:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Colette Ouellet RN BN CIC, Public Health Ontario, Infection Control Network – Champlain, Ottawa
The presenter will review Spaulding's criteria as a decision-making tool, highlight the potential weaknesses of a CDS program, and explore the parameters of a CDS audit.
This session is being recorded by Webber Training
Colette Ouellet RN BN CIC, Public Health Ontario, Infection Control Network – Champlain, Ottawa
The presenter will review Spaulding's criteria as a decision-making tool, highlight the potential weaknesses of a CDS program, and explore the parameters of a CDS audit.
This session is being recorded by Webber Training
Download Handouts (3.1 MB) / Date added: 13 July, 2012
What's Blowing in the Wind? (Tuberculosis and Long Term Care )
1:45 pm - 3 pm
Ruth Anne Appl RN BScN, TB Control Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
This session will review the risk, presentation, screening and management of Tuberculosis in the elderly. A case study from a long term care home will also be presented.
Ruth Anne Appl RN BScN, TB Control Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
This session will review the risk, presentation, screening and management of Tuberculosis in the elderly. A case study from a long term care home will also be presented.
Download Handouts (600 KB) / Date added: 12 June, 2012
What's On The Horizon? Reaping what you sow (Surveillance in Long
Term Care)
3 pm - 4 pm
Eva Skiba RN Hon. BScN GNC CIC, Public Health Ontario – Infection Control Network – Toronto Central, Toronto
The objectives of this session are to define surveillance as a system and
determine the importance of data collection, collation and analysis. The
attendee will learn to assess the population at risk and determine priorities for
surveillance in a long term care facility. In addition, the presenter will discuss
establishment of case definitions, and review of data collection strategies,
analysis and evaluation. The presenter will also demonstrate data utilization
for quality improvement. Knowledge will be applied in case scenarios.
Eva Skiba RN Hon. BScN GNC CIC, Public Health Ontario – Infection Control Network – Toronto Central, Toronto
The objectives of this session are to define surveillance as a system and
determine the importance of data collection, collation and analysis. The
attendee will learn to assess the population at risk and determine priorities for
surveillance in a long term care facility. In addition, the presenter will discuss
establishment of case definitions, and review of data collection strategies,
analysis and evaluation. The presenter will also demonstrate data utilization
for quality improvement. Knowledge will be applied in case scenarios.
Download Handouts (1.3 MB) / Date added: 14 May, 2012
Bugs, Drugs and the Same Old Mugs–Outbreak Management
4 pm - 5 pm
Jennelle Schermann BSN MN, Strasbourg Health Region, Strasbourg
Brenda Temple BRS MSc CIC, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon
This session is a practical general overview of outbreak management roles in
Long Term Care. The presenters will review some of the unique challenges
faced in the Long Term Care setting.
Jennelle Schermann BSN MN, Strasbourg Health Region, Strasbourg
Brenda Temple BRS MSc CIC, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon
This session is a practical general overview of outbreak management roles in
Long Term Care. The presenters will review some of the unique challenges
faced in the Long Term Care setting.
Download Handouts (925 KB) / Date added: 14 May, 2012Tuesday 19th June
Keynote Speaker
Engaging the Executive to Make IPAC a Priority. Dream the Impossible Dream?
8:15 am - 9:15 am
Cheryl Etches RN, Director of Nursing, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, England
Session sponsored by Clorox.
Cheryl Etches RN, Director of Nursing, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, England
Session sponsored by Clorox.
Download Handouts (688 KB) / Date added: 16 June, 2012Concurrent Session #1 - Accreditation (3:30 pm - 5 pm)
Overview of Accreditation Canada's Infection Prevention and Control Standards
Diana Sarakbi, Accreditation Product Development Specialist, Accreditation
Canada, Ottawa
Dick Zoutman MD FRCPC, Quinte Health, Belleville, Ontario
Session sponsored by Accreditation Canada.
Dick Zoutman MD FRCPC, Quinte Health, Belleville, Ontario
Session sponsored by Accreditation Canada.
Download Handouts (4 MB) / Date added: 18 June, 2012 (Updated 27 June, 2012)Concurrent Session #2 - Community and Home Care (3:30 pm - 5 pm)
Managing Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (AROs) in the Community and
Home
Home
Darlene Meeds Montero MSc CPHI(C) CIC, Saskatoon Health Region,
Saskatoon
The objectives of this session are to briefly review existing Antibiotic Resistant
Organisms (AROs) and review the AROs that are increasing in numbers in
the community. The presenter will discuss the management of AROs in the
community and in the home setting and future directions for managing AROs in
the community and home settings. The presenter will discuss the present role of
the community ICP with AROs in Saskatoon Health and the unique challenges
and needs of the community
The objectives of this session are to briefly review existing Antibiotic Resistant
Organisms (AROs) and review the AROs that are increasing in numbers in
the community. The presenter will discuss the management of AROs in the
community and in the home setting and future directions for managing AROs in
the community and home settings. The presenter will discuss the present role of
the community ICP with AROs in Saskatoon Health and the unique challenges
and needs of the community
Download Handouts (480 KB) / Date added: 14 May, 2012
Trash Talking in Home and Community Settings
Nan Cleator RN (BNc), Victorian Order of Nurses Canada, Huntsville,
Ontario
Participants will be able to understand the risks of health-care wastes, identify what directs waste management practices in Canada, and identify, segregate and containerize health-care waste by types/classes. Participants will also learn how to implement safe waste management practices in home and community settings.
Participants will be able to understand the risks of health-care wastes, identify what directs waste management practices in Canada, and identify, segregate and containerize health-care waste by types/classes. Participants will also learn how to implement safe waste management practices in home and community settings.
Download Handouts (450 KB) / Date added: 12 June, 2012Concurrent Session #3 - Non-Traditional Settings (3:30 pm - 5 pm)
'Alone but never Lonely'
Infection Control Practice in a Diverse and Remote Health Care Environment
Infection Control Practice in a Diverse and Remote Health Care Environment
Barbara Biliske RN BSN CIC, Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region, LaRonge
The presenter will share her insights on how to survive and flourish in a solo practice.
She will share experiences and learning as an infection prevention and control program
is created from the ground up.
The presenter will share her insights on how to survive and flourish in a solo practice.
She will share experiences and learning as an infection prevention and control program
is created from the ground up.
Download Handouts (5.4 MB) / Date added: 17 May, 2012
IPAC Challenges in EMS: A Day In the Life
Greg Bruce A-EMCA, County of Simcoe Paramedic Services, Midhurst ON
This session will review the IPAC challenges faced by EMS personnel and the relationship between EMS personnel and ICPs in ensuring safer environments for both patients and staff.
This session will review the IPAC challenges faced by EMS personnel and the relationship between EMS personnel and ICPs in ensuring safer environments for both patients and staff.
Download Handouts (900 KB) / Date added: 14 June, 2012Hand Hygiene Dinner Symposium (5:30 pm - 9 pm)
Moderator – Dick Zoutman, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University
The objectives of this Symposium are to provide a historical and scientific overview of alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHR), to provide an understanding of critical variables which may influence the antimicrobial efficacy and clinical effectiveness of ABHR, and to provide an understanding of the key principles of hand hygiene and recent learnings in hand hygiene compliance monitoring.
The Science of ABHR Performance Evaluation and Factors Influencing ABHR Efficacy
William R. Jarvis MD, Jason and Jarvis, LLC, South Carolina
Dr. Jarvis will review the basic science of alcohol and ABHR antimicrobial activity and introduce an 'in-use efficacy' hand hygiene model. He will review data around the relative influence of alcohol level, formulation, and application volume on ABHR efficacy.
Download Handouts (4.5 MB) Added 27 July, 2012
View Video: The Science of ABHR Performance Evaluation and Factors Influencing ABHR Efficacy (YouTube) Added 27 July, 2012
Hand Hygiene Compliance
Michael Gardam MSc MD CM MSc FRCPC CIC, University Health Network, Toronto
Dr. Gardam will discuss the learnings and challenges of automated monitoring. He will describe the UHN-Hospital Watch Live Project.
Download Handouts (1.6 MB) Added 27 July, 2012
View Video: Auditing Hand Hygiene Performance (YouTube) Added 27 July, 2012
Ask the Experts Q and A
View Video: Ask the Experts Session (YouTube) Added 27 July, 2012
The objectives of this Symposium are to provide a historical and scientific overview of alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHR), to provide an understanding of critical variables which may influence the antimicrobial efficacy and clinical effectiveness of ABHR, and to provide an understanding of the key principles of hand hygiene and recent learnings in hand hygiene compliance monitoring.
The Science of ABHR Performance Evaluation and Factors Influencing ABHR Efficacy
William R. Jarvis MD, Jason and Jarvis, LLC, South Carolina
Dr. Jarvis will review the basic science of alcohol and ABHR antimicrobial activity and introduce an 'in-use efficacy' hand hygiene model. He will review data around the relative influence of alcohol level, formulation, and application volume on ABHR efficacy.
Download Handouts (4.5 MB) Added 27 July, 2012
View Video: The Science of ABHR Performance Evaluation and Factors Influencing ABHR Efficacy (YouTube) Added 27 July, 2012
Hand Hygiene Compliance
Michael Gardam MSc MD CM MSc FRCPC CIC, University Health Network, Toronto
Dr. Gardam will discuss the learnings and challenges of automated monitoring. He will describe the UHN-Hospital Watch Live Project.
Download Handouts (1.6 MB) Added 27 July, 2012
View Video: Auditing Hand Hygiene Performance (YouTube) Added 27 July, 2012
Ask the Experts Q and A
View Video: Ask the Experts Session (YouTube) Added 27 July, 2012
Photo Gallery
Gallery added: 23 July, 2012
Gallery added: 23 July, 2012
Wednesday 20th June
Plenary Session
Imported Topical Diseases: Coming to your Hospital Sooner than Later
9:15 am - 10 am
Jay Keystone MD, Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine, Toronto General Hospital What clinical souvenirs are you bringing home from your travels? What are the risks, how are they recognized and what should be the response to travel-associated infections?
Jay Keystone MD, Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine, Toronto General Hospital What clinical souvenirs are you bringing home from your travels? What are the risks, how are they recognized and what should be the response to travel-associated infections?
Download Handouts (9.5 MB) / Date added: 7 June, 2012
To Decolonize, or Not?
10:30 - 11:30 am
John Embil BSc(Hon) MD FRCPC FACP, Infection Prevention and Control Unit, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
By attending the session, the attendee will be able to state the efficacy of decolonization regimens, state established decolonization regimens, state when there may be a benefit to decolonization, and state when there may not be a benefit to decolonization.
John Embil BSc(Hon) MD FRCPC FACP, Infection Prevention and Control Unit, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
By attending the session, the attendee will be able to state the efficacy of decolonization regimens, state established decolonization regimens, state when there may be a benefit to decolonization, and state when there may not be a benefit to decolonization.
Charting the Future of Infection Prevention and Control: Right-Brain Thinkers in a Left-Brain System
11:30 am - 12 noon
Bruce Gamage RN BSN CIC, CHICA-Canada 2012 President-elect
How do CHICA-Canada and IPAC need to move into a new way of thinking in order to remain effective and create change in the 21st Century? What are the abilities that individuals and organizations must master in an outsourced, automated age? CHICA-Canada's 2012 President-elect will give his perspective on this interesting conundrum.
Bruce Gamage RN BSN CIC, CHICA-Canada 2012 President-elect
How do CHICA-Canada and IPAC need to move into a new way of thinking in order to remain effective and create change in the 21st Century? What are the abilities that individuals and organizations must master in an outsourced, automated age? CHICA-Canada's 2012 President-elect will give his perspective on this interesting conundrum.
Download Handouts (741 KB) / Date added: 3 June, 2012Concurrent Session #2 - Bugs! (3:30 pm - 5 pm)
Meningitis / Pertussis / Measles
Presenters will review prevention, treatment and management of vaccine
preventable diseases.
Meningitis – Athena McConnell BSc, MD, MSc (MEd), Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
*Pertussis–Julie Kryzanowski, MD CCFP FRCPC, Saskatoon Health Region
Measles – Joanne Embree MSc MD FRCPC (Pediatrics) FRCPC (Infectious Diseases), Pediatric and Child Health, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
Meningitis – Athena McConnell BSc, MD, MSc (MEd), Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
*Pertussis–Julie Kryzanowski, MD CCFP FRCPC, Saskatoon Health Region
Measles – Joanne Embree MSc MD FRCPC (Pediatrics) FRCPC (Infectious Diseases), Pediatric and Child Health, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
*Download Handout for Pertussis (Kryzanowski) (361 KB) / Date added: 21 June, 2012Concurrent Session #3 - IPAC In the Operating Room (3:30 pm - 5 pm)
Implementation of the Surgical Checklist in SHR Operating Rooms
Lynn Cushway RN BSN, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon
In November, 2009 Saskatoon Health Region Operating Rooms implemented the Surgical Safety Checklist. It was a long, often bumpy road which began three years earlier. We learned many things along the way in getting to where we are now. Here is our story. Our objectives are to describe the process and timeline for implementation of the surgical safety checklist, talk about the barriers we encountered in implementation, how we overcame them, and what we would do differently if we could do it over. And – where are we now?
In November, 2009 Saskatoon Health Region Operating Rooms implemented the Surgical Safety Checklist. It was a long, often bumpy road which began three years earlier. We learned many things along the way in getting to where we are now. Here is our story. Our objectives are to describe the process and timeline for implementation of the surgical safety checklist, talk about the barriers we encountered in implementation, how we overcame them, and what we would do differently if we could do it over. And – where are we now?
Download Handouts (Size 1.2 MB) / Date added: 16 July, 2012Thursday 21st June
Post-Conference Education Event
CHICA-Canada Audit Tools - Training the Auditor
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Anne Bialachowski RN BN MS CIC, Karen Clinker MEd BScN CCOHN CIC, Shirley McDonald ART CIC
This session will provide a brief overview of the auditing process, illustrate the components and use of CHICA Audit Tools, and use selected audit tools to evaluate IP&C practice in specific scenarios, demonstrate scoring, assess risk to deficiencies and provide an action plan for improvement.
Anne Bialachowski RN BN MS CIC, Karen Clinker MEd BScN CCOHN CIC, Shirley McDonald ART CIC
This session will provide a brief overview of the auditing process, illustrate the components and use of CHICA Audit Tools, and use selected audit tools to evaluate IP&C practice in specific scenarios, demonstrate scoring, assess risk to deficiencies and provide an action plan for improvement.
Download Handouts (591 KB) / Date added: 30 May, 2012Closing Speaker
Storytelling in Infection Prevention and Control
11 am - noon
Hugh MacLeod, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Edmonton
Hugh MacLeod, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Edmonton
Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTTN1FVKXk0 / Date added: 16 July, 2012
Oral Presentations - Tuesday 19th June
Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization
IPC in Alberta First Nation Communities Our Four Year Journey
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Ruth Richardson
First Nations and Inuit Health, Alberta, Canada
Ruth Richardson
First Nations and Inuit Health, Alberta, Canada
Download Handout (300 KB) / Date added: 16 July , 2012
Rapid Clearance Test for Medical Facilities - Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen Screen
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
James Scott1 ,2, Richard Summerbell1 ,2
1University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2Sporometrics, Ontario, Canada
James Scott1 ,2, Richard Summerbell1 ,2
1University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2Sporometrics, Ontario, Canada
Download Handouts (1.2 MB) / Date added: 17 May, 2012
Risk For Healthcare Associated Infections (4-21%)
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke
KNIP Consultancy Infection Prevention, Limburg, Netherlands
Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke
KNIP Consultancy Infection Prevention, Limburg, Netherlands
Download Handouts (945 KB) / Date added: 10 May, 2012Outbreak Management
A Curious Case of a Fruit Fly Outbreak in an Acute Care Hospital
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Debbie Lam-Li1, John Conly1 ,2
1Foothills Medical Centre, Alberta Health Services-Calgary and Area, Alberta, Canada
2University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Debbie Lam-Li1, John Conly1 ,2
1Foothills Medical Centre, Alberta Health Services-Calgary and Area, Alberta, Canada
2University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Download Handouts (1.9 MB) / Date added: 10 May, 2012Surveillance
Antibiotic Resistant Organism Screening in a Tertiary Care Hospital Emergency
Department: Assessment of Compliance and Risk Factors Associated with Screening
Department: Assessment of Compliance and Risk Factors Associated with Screening
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Nermin Gergis, Bronwen Edgar, Sandra Callery, Mary Vearncombe
Infection Prevention and Control, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nermin Gergis, Bronwen Edgar, Sandra Callery, Mary Vearncombe
Infection Prevention and Control, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Preventing Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Transmission in Pediatric Health Care Facilities
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Joanne Langley1, Joan Durand2, Joanne Embree3, Sarah Forgie2, Allana Ivany1, Nicole Le Saux4, Anne Matlow5, Dorothy Moore6, Michael Mulvey7, Aboubakar Mounchili8, Karen Olekson9, Linda Pelude8, Eva Thomas10, Joseph Vayalumkal11, Jennifer Zhang8, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP)8 1. IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia, Canada,
2. Stollery Children's Hospital, Alberta, Canada,
3. University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada,
4. Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada,
5. Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario, Canada,
6. Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec, Canada,
7. National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Manitoba, Canada,
8. Public Health Agency of Canada, Ontario, Canada,
9. Health Sciences Centre, Manitoba, Canada,
10. Children's and Women's Health Centre, British columbia, Canada,
11. Alberta Children's Hospital, Alberta, Canada
Joanne Langley1, Joan Durand2, Joanne Embree3, Sarah Forgie2, Allana Ivany1, Nicole Le Saux4, Anne Matlow5, Dorothy Moore6, Michael Mulvey7, Aboubakar Mounchili8, Karen Olekson9, Linda Pelude8, Eva Thomas10, Joseph Vayalumkal11, Jennifer Zhang8, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP)8 1. IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia, Canada,
2. Stollery Children's Hospital, Alberta, Canada,
3. University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada,
4. Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada,
5. Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario, Canada,
6. Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec, Canada,
7. National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Manitoba, Canada,
8. Public Health Agency of Canada, Ontario, Canada,
9. Health Sciences Centre, Manitoba, Canada,
10. Children's and Women's Health Centre, British columbia, Canada,
11. Alberta Children's Hospital, Alberta, Canada
Download Handouts (650 KB) / Date added: 16 July, 2012
Prevalence of MRSA, VRE,and Clostridium difficile in Canadian Hospitals
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Andrew Simor, Victoria Williams, Denise Gravel, Zahir Hirji, Felicia Laing, Oscar Larios, Allison McGeer, Karl Weiss, and the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA)-Canada.
Andrew Simor, Victoria Williams, Denise Gravel, Zahir Hirji, Felicia Laing, Oscar Larios, Allison McGeer, Karl Weiss, and the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA)-Canada.
Download Handouts (310 KB) / Date added: 27 June, 2012Oral Presentations - Wednesday 20th June
Program Evaluation
Evaluating the Alberta Health Services Infection Prevention and Control Surveillance System
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Jenine Leal1, Kathryn Bush1, Kimberley Simmonds1, Nancy Alfieri1, Elizabeth Henderson1 ,2
1. Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada,
2. University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jenine Leal1, Kathryn Bush1, Kimberley Simmonds1, Nancy Alfieri1, Elizabeth Henderson1 ,2
1. Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada,
2. University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Download Handouts (350 KB) Date added: 16 July, 2012
Environmental Cleaning Toolkit: Standardizing Training to Enhance Capacity for Cleaning
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Grace Volkening, Brenda Smith, Nora Boyd
Public Health Ontario - Regional Infection Control Network, Ontario, Canada
Grace Volkening, Brenda Smith, Nora Boyd
Public Health Ontario - Regional Infection Control Network, Ontario, Canada
Download Handouts (2.5 MB) Date added: 9 July, 2012
Measuring the effectiveness of terminal cleaning at the Foothills Medical Center, a 1000 bed tertiary acute care
center.
2:45 pm - 3 pm
Craig Pearce1 ,2 , Brenda Hannah3, Theresa Kline2, Thomas Louie1 ,2 , Frank Galetta1, Nancy Alfieri1, Elizabeth Henderson1 ,2
1Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada, 2University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 3Clifton Manor, Alberta, Canada
Craig Pearce1 ,2 , Brenda Hannah3, Theresa Kline2, Thomas Louie1 ,2 , Frank Galetta1, Nancy Alfieri1, Elizabeth Henderson1 ,2
1Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada, 2University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 3Clifton Manor, Alberta, Canada
Quality and Process Improvement
C-Difficile Outbreak Declared Over – Now Your Work Has Begun
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Dawn Major
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, Ontario, Canada
Dawn Major
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, Ontario, Canada
Download Handouts (625 KB) / Date added: 16 June, 2012
Patient Wash Basins: A Closer Observation
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Suzanne Plourde, Sandra Callery
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Ontario, Canada
Suzanne Plourde, Sandra Callery
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Ontario, Canada
Download Handouts (475 KB) / Date added: 27 June, 2012
Adaptation of PIDAC Best Practices To Implement IPAC Measures in Day Nursesries
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Deborah Wharton, Debra Hayden
Toronto Public Health, Ontario, Canada
Deborah Wharton, Debra Hayden
Toronto Public Health, Ontario, Canada
Pretty Little Liars versus Showgirls: A Comparison Between Covert and Overt Hand Hygiene Audits
2:45 pm - 3 pm
Melody Cordoviz, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
Melody Cordoviz, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
Download Handouts (250 KB) / Date added:14 May, 2012Practice Standards and Guidelines
Prevalence Survey of Peripheral Venous Catheters (PVC) in a Teaching Hospital
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Carla Corpus, Victoria Williams, Barbara Catt, Sandra Callery
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Carla Corpus, Victoria Williams, Barbara Catt, Sandra Callery
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Download Handouts (875 KB) / Date added: 11 June, 2012
Mind Mapping for Hand Hygiene Improvement: A tool supporting thematic analysis and communicating focus group data while continuing the dialogue
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Laurie Boyer, Kim Carter, Anne Sevigny, Linda Geisler, Kathy Walsh
North Bay Regional Health Centre, Ontario, Canada
Laurie Boyer, Kim Carter, Anne Sevigny, Linda Geisler, Kathy Walsh
North Bay Regional Health Centre, Ontario, Canada
Download Handouts (2.6 MB) / Date added: 19 June, 2012
