The NICU at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax may have set a record. They celebrate a year and a week without having a case of central line-associated bloodstream infection.
Greece is mandating
#COVID19
vaccines for healthcare workers.
"Nursing home staff will need to get vaccinated immediately, while healthcare workers will have to be vaccinated starting Sept. 1."
You can't put the most vulnerable at risk.
Happy International Infection Prevention and Control Professional Day, everyone! Thank you for your contributions to patient and staff safety every day
#IPDay
Today is
#WorldHandHygieneDay
!
Did you know that, as per a
@WHO
2019 survey, only 16% of healthcare facilities met all minimum requirements for IPC programs (none in LICs)?
#HandHygiene
is CRITICAL to maintaining patient and staff safety, and we can all play our part!
Congratulations to Mandy Deeves, winner of the 2019 Moira Walker Award for International Service! Thanks to
@SageProducts
for their support.
#IFICIPAC2019
Happy Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, everyone! Laboratory colleagues are absolutely crucial to any
#IPAC
program, let alone the amazing work they have and are doing during
#COVID19
!
🔬🧫👏😍
Today marks the start of
#NICW
- National Infection Control Week! This year's theme is "Spread prevention - not infection!". Do you have plans to celebrate
#NICW
? Tweet us/tag us at
@IPACCanada
& let us know what you are up to!
Learn more:
Happy
#NICW
, everyone! This year's theme is "Unmasking the Future" and we can't wait to see what you all have planned!
Tag us
@IPACCanada
or send us an email at socialmedia
@ipac
-canada.org so we can highlight your work and celebrations
#NICW
#IPAC
Today marks
@csmls
National Medical Laboratory Week!
@IPACCanada
would like to recognize the vital contributions Medical Lab professionals make to
#IPAC
and
#PatientStaffSafety
- thank you for all you do!
Day 2 is underway at
#IPAC2023
!
Thank you, Dr. Michael Klompas, for your talk on how
#COVID19
challenged, and continues to challenge, the traditional IPAC dogma.
IPAC Canada thanks nurses everywhere for the hard work that you do every day, and for your important contribution to infection prevention and control.
#NationalNursingWeek
#YesThisIsNursing
November 18-24 marks World Antimicrobial Awareness Week! “Preventing antimicrobial resistance together” is the theme for
#WAAW
2022. Canadian health & research organizations collaborated to assemble resources that promote patient
safety and help slow
#AMR
:
Due to the recent increase of measles cases, heightened anti-vaccine rhetoric & fast-spreading misinformation about vaccines in the public sphere, IPAC Canada’s Board of Directors has adopted the following emergency resolution:
#StartWithVaccines
#vaccination
#cdnhealth
.
Thank you, Dr. Steven Taylor, for your wonderful keynote speech on the psychology of pandemics! And many thanks to
@ianhanomansing
for the wonderful moderating!
Are you enjoying day 1 so far? Let us know using
#IPAC2023
For Members Only! Applications open for another week for the 2021
@sanimarcgroup
Environmental Research and Innovative Stewardship Scholarship. Full details at: . Deadline February 22, 2021
#IPAC
#Scholarship
#ShoutOut
to
#ICP
Betty Jean Macdonald from
@LakeridgeHealth
who took on
#Covid19
outbreak at Orchard Villa LTC in Pickering, ON. She worked w/ the Military team- long hours, tough conditions and OB was declared over Jun-11. Great work, new environment, challenging conditions!
@IPACCanada
wants to wish all Nurses a very happy Nursing Week! One week is in no way enough to express our gratitude for all you to do to keep patients, colleagues and all Canadians safe. We owe you a debt of gratitude & hope you know how much you are appreciated!
#NursingWeek
Today is
#WorldHandHygieneDay
! Sharing knowledge about hand hygiene and
#IPAC
is still so important because it is ultimately a very effective way to stop the spread of harmful germs in healthcare and saves millions of lives every year.
Learn more:
Join us in congratulating Anne Bialachowski of St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton on receiving an IPAC Canada Honourary Membership. Anne will be honoured at the
#IPAC2018
Conference Opening Ceremonies.
For those of us who have young children: The ugly ducklings—biofilms in bath toys. An Eawag study has now revealed the "dark side" of flexible plastic bath toys with diverse microbial growth in those item.
Welcome, everyone, to day 1 of the
#IPAC2022
@IPACCanada
Virtual Conference! We are so excited to have you, and can't wait to learn from our amazing speakers and educators!
Will you be joining us? Tweet us, comment, retweet etc. using
#IPAC2022
to let us know!
#IPAC
#IPAC2022
Today, IPAC Canada is pleased to host our Parliament Hill Day to engage with Members of Parliament on ways to strengthen our healthcare system and support Infection Control Professionals across Canada
#IPACCanadaHillDay
(1/4)
Thank you to
@JustinTrudeau
for recognizing the importance of tackling antimicrobial resistance in the mandate of Minister
@PattyHajdu
. Canada needs better surveillance, and well supported stewardship programs as a first step.
#AMR
#cdnhealth
#cdnpoli
A large academic dental practice saw a nearly 73% decrease in antibiotic prescribing after implementing a comprehensive antibiotic stewardship program that is thought to be the first of its kind.
October 28-Nov 1 is Canadian Patient Safety Week! Let's
#ConquerSilence
with
@Patient_Safety
and help put an end to the 28,000 preventable healthcare deaths annually. How do YOU contribute to patient safety?
#IPAC
#PatientSafety
And just like that, our time has almost come to a close at
#IPAC2021
! Join us for our closing remarks with Dr. Bonnie Henry. Thank you to all that have helped make our first virtual conference possible
#IPAC2021
#NICW
continues! Continue to tweet us
@IPACCanada
and share how you are celebrating at your organization.
#IPAC
is vital to patient AND staff safety - we always go
#BeyondTheHorizon
and the work of
#IPAC
professionals deserves to be celebrated!
Happy Friday,
#IPAC
Professionals - you made it through another
#COVID
week! Thank you for all you do to contribute to patient and staff safety (and an extra thank you for those of us On-Call this weekend!)
We have to express our sincere gratitude to the
#IPAC2023
Scientific committee,
@IPACCanada
Board, Chapter/Group presidents, speakers/presenters, and moderators for putting together such an incredible conference!
And of course, thank you to all attendees!
Join us in congratulating
@CPHO_Canada
Dr. Theresa Tam on being awarded the 2021
@3MCanada
Champion of Infection Control Award! Dr. Tam is recognized for her lifetime achievement in service to healthcare, and her leadership during the pandemic.
#IPAC2021
IPAC Canada Board Members and Chapter Chairs are prepared for 2020 Hill Day. We are talking to decision-makers in Ottawa about the importance of addressing anti-microbial resistance and vaccine hesitancy
#cdnpoli
This afternoon, IPAC Canada members met with MP Mike Lake to discuss the role of Infection Control Professionals in our healthcare system and the need for greater resources to expand IPAC programs where they are needed! Thank you
@MikeLakeMP
#IPACCanadaHillDay
August is National Immunization Awareness Month!
@IPACCanada
would like to recognize all those researchers and clinicians who make vaccines possible, and all those who help protect themselves and others by getting vaccinated!
#NIAM2022
#VaccinesWork
@ImmunizedotCa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa can produce specific molecular factors that dramatically increase or decrease an antibiotic's ability to kill Staphylococcus aureus, another bacterium that often co-infects with P. aeruginosa. News: Journal:
Happy
#NICW
National Infection Control Week,
#IPAC
friends! Thank you for ALL you do to go
#BeyondTheHorizon
in the interest of patient and staff safety. We would love to here from you! Tweet us
@IPACCanada
and share how you are celebrating this week!
#IPAC
#NICW
Next week is
#NICW
National Infection Control Week! We are looking forward to seeing how you/your organization are celebrating all
#IPAC
does to go
#BeyondTheHorizon
! Tweet us
@IPACCanada
and let us know 😀🧫🔬💊