Bruce Gamage, Network Manager
Welcome to the 2013 Educational Conference
Who are we? • Drs. Judy Isaac-Renton and Liz Bryce – Co-Directors
• Bruce Gamage – Network Manager
• Joanne Archer – Education and Best Practices Coordinator
• Dr. Guanghong Han – Surveillance Epidemiologist
• Helen Evans – Communications Coordinator
• Susan Brauer – Admin Assistant
Achievements in the past year
Surveillance • Now have 5 years of CDI Surveillance data
available – most recent for Q1&2 2012/13
• Almost 2 years worth of MRSA surveillance data available
• Hand hygiene audit data – 2nd annual report expected in May
• All reports are posted on our
website at: www.picnet.ca
Surveillance Steering Committee • Jun Chen Collet, PHSA
• Tara Donovan, FHA
• Leslie Forrester, VCH
• Bruce Gamage (Chair), PICNet
• Dr. Guanghong Han, PICNet
• Deanna Hembroff, NHA
• Dr. Bonnie Henry, BCCDC
• Dr. Linda Hoang, BCAMM
• Anthony Leamon, VIHA
• Dr. Elisa Lloyd-Smith, PHC
Guidelines and Best Practices
• Revised ARO Guidelines – posted March 20
• CDI toolkit – posted March 20
• Environmental Services Guidelines to be completed in April
• All guidelines are freely available
on our website
ARO Guidelines Revisions Working Group
• Joanne Archer, PICNet (Chair)
• Bruce Gamage, PICNet
• Dr. Jen Grant, VCH
• Dr. Pam Kibsey, VIHA
• Dr. Victor Leung, PHC
• Dr. Ben Mack, FHA
• Holly-Lynn Nelson, NHA
• Cindy Proskow, VIHA
• Coleen Reiswig, IHA
CDI Toolkit Working Group
• CDI Toolkit Working Group • Linda Adam, VCH
• Joanne Archer, PICNet
• Kelsey Breault, NHA
• Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, VCH
• Allison Chant, PHSA
• Sandra Daniels, FHA
• Noorsallah Esmail, FHA
• Bruce Gamage, PICNet
• Jessica Finerty, MOH
• Dr. Pamela Kibsey, VIHA
• Dr. Victor Leung, PHC
• Meg Rao, IHA
• Brian Sagar, MOH
• Valerie Wood, VIHA
• CDI Clinical Management Algorithm Working Group
• Joanne Archer, PICNet
• Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, VCH
• Dr. John Galbraith, VIHA
• Dr. Victor Leung, PHC
• Dr. Ted Steiner, UBC
• Dr. Adil Virani, FHA
• Dr. Denise Werry, IHA
Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning
• Working Group members:
• Jim Curtin, PHC
• Sandra Daniels, FHA
• Alan Davies, IHA
• Rita Dekleer, VCH
• Darrel Elliot, LMBISS
• Lauren Ferreira, NHA
• Nicki Gill, IHA
• Louise Holmes, PHSA
• Murray Hutchison, VIHA
• Dan Jackson, LMBISS
• Felicia Laing, VCH
• Dr. Victor Leung, PHC
• Benson Low, LMBISS
• Holly-Lynn Nelson, NHA
• Mike Petrie, LMBISS
• Cynthia Proskow, VIHA
• Jessica Finerty, BC MOH
• Brian Sagar, BC MOH
• Joanne Archer, PICNet
• Bev Dobbyn, Consultant
• Bruce Gamage, PICNet
Education and Training • Education Day
– Positive Deviance – In October PICNet hosted and education day presented by Melissa Crump and Missy Blackburn – 53 people attended
• Infection Control Week – During NICW PICNet visited 10
Residential Care Facilities and presented over 25 educational sessions
– Lots of fun was had by all!
Education modules • IC Basics updated
• Provincial Hand Hygiene module – Both are available on the PHSA Learning Hub
– You can track them and receive certificates
• Other modules will be available on both PICNet website and PHSA Learning Hub
Education Resource Fund 2013 Recipients
• Sylvia Eaton, NHA
• Kelsi Laporte, PHSA
• Eileen Lavoie, IHA
• Holly-Lynn Nelson, NHA
• Norberto Peralta, Haro Park Care Centre
• Bonnie Schurack, NHA
• Dr. Elisa Lloyd-Smith, PHC
We are moving! • April 19 – to Broadway and Oak
Thank you
…we couldn’t do it without you!