DECEMBER 2008

• Attention Ontario ICPs: The Registered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario (RNFOO) is proud to announce the 2009 Awards and Scholarship Application Process is now open. This program is for Ontario healthcare professionals. Please view the awards and scholarships table online and should you wish to apply for any you must submit an online application and provide the required documents. Please note the deadline to submit an application is February 13th, 2009 at 4:30pm. View awards & scholarships...view instructions for submitting application...
• 2009 Roadshows: CHICA–CANADA and BD (Becton Dickinson) have hosted a successful series of “MRSA Road Show Seminars”. In 2008, Roadshows were held in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto. The “Road Show Seminars” are designed to educate healthcare professionals and healthcare administrators on decreasing the rate of healthcare-associated infections with the focus on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). The fourth in the Roadshow series will be held on February 20, 2009 in Halifax, NS. More information...
• IFIC Scholarships for 10th IFIC Congress: The International Federation of Infection Control will facilitate attendance at its annual conference to be held in Lithuania October 8-11, 2009. More information...
• CHICA-Canada Position Statement on Facility Design: CHICA-Canada's Healthcare Facility Design & Construction Interest Group and the CHICA-Canada Board are pleased to present a position statement regarding facility design.
• CBC Radio One Broadcast December 15:  Listen to CBC Radio One at 11:30 am ET on Monday, December 15, 2008 for an interview with Dr. Dick Zoutman on the 'White Coat Black Art' program, discussing hand hygiene and antibacterial hand washes. You can also listen online at CBC.ca.
• Employment Opportunity: An Infection Control Practitioner is required for the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, ON. Deadline for applications is December 22, 2008. More information...
• CCAR Online Survey: You are invited to complete an online survey for the Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (CCAR), designed to gain a better understanding of current antimicrobial resistance activities across Canada and to suggest future priorities. Take the survey...
• Employment Opportunity: An Occupational Health Nurse Consultant is required for the Infection Prevention and Control Program of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Deadline for applications is 11 December, 2008. More information...

NOVEMBER 2008

• 2008-2009 Oxoid Awards: Oxoid announces that the 2008-2009 Infection Control Team of the Year awards are now open for entry. Deadline for applications is 13 February, 2009. More information...
• Launch of Pandemic Preparedness Portal: A Queen’s-led research group in partnership with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is launching a new web portal in response to worldwide concerns about the threat of an influenza pandemic. More information...Go to portal...
• New Chapter Website! Congratulations to CHICA-Southwestern Ontario on the development of their chapter website! View website...