World Hand Hygiene Day ... Unite for Safety: Clean Your Hands |
5 May 2022 |
Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization, Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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How Do We Imagine Our Future? The Infection Prevention Crystal Ball Initiative |
28 April 2022 |
Prof. Hugo Sax, University of Bern, Switzerland |
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Unintended Microbial Consequences of Routine Chlorhexidine Bathing |
3 March 2022 |
Prof. Mary Hayden, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago |
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The Denver Russell Memorial Teleclass |
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Rethinking Solutions for Public Health Problems: A Holistic One Health Social Science (OHSS) Systems Approach |
10 February 2022 |
Dr. Laura C. Streichert, One Health Commission Advisory Council |
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Three Early IPC Pioneers: Who Can Still Teach Us a Thing or Two |
8 February 2022 |
Dr. Evonne Curran, Glasgow Caledonia University, Scotland |
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One Health for Human Health Clinicians: In Light of COVID-19 Are We Approaching a Tipping Point? |
13 January 2022 |
Dr. Cheryl Stroud, One Health Commission |
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COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Dress Rehearsal for "Disease X"? |
16 December 2021 |
Prof. Stephen Morse, Colombia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York |
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The Sanitation Economy & Public Health |
18 November 2021 |
Alexandra Knezovich, Toilet Board Coalition |
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Hand Hygiene - Reloaded |
28 October 2021 |
Prof. Hugo Sax, University of Bern, Switzerland |
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Clean Hospitals Day 2021: Why Environmental Hygiene is More Important Than Ever |
20 October 2021 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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Infection Control and Prevention in Long-Term Care Facilities and Healthcare Laundry |
7 October 2021 |
John Scherberger, Healthcare Risk Mitigation, South Carolina |
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Past, Present & Future |
29 September 2021 |
Peter Hoffman, Public Health England |
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Live broadcast from the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) conference |
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Infection Prevention - Through a Different Lens |
27 September 2021 |
Prof. Heather Loveday, University of West London |
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Live broadcast from the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) conference |
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Antimicrobial Resistance - We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us |
16 September 2021 |
Dr. Allison McGeer, Sinai Health System, University of Toronto |
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Bacteriophage and Probiotics Used for Infection Prevention in Healthcare Settings: A Work in Progress |
26 August 2021 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster, Environmental Infection Prevention, LLC |
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From Policy to Practice: Implementing Government Directed Policy & Implications for Infection Control Practice |
16 June 2021 |
Dr. Sally Havers, Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
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Emerging Pathogens: Have We Learned Any Lessons? |
27 May 2021 |
Prof. Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University |
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Complacency About Diseases, Anxiety About Vaccines:
The Meningitis Perspective |
21 May 2021 |
Liz Rodgers, Meningitis Research Foundation |
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Hygiene Behaviour in Our Homes and Everyday Lives to Meet 21st Century Needs |
18 May 2021 |
Prof. Sally F Bloomfield, International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, UK |
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The Norwegian Experience Controlling the Coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic |
11 May 2021 |
Prof. Bjørg Marit Andersen, University of South-East Norway |
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5th May 2021: Achieving Effective Hand Hygiene at the Point of Care |
5 May 2021 |
Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization & Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva |
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Returning to Work During COVID-19 |
21 April 2021 |
Crystal Polson, University of Melbourne, Australia |
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COVID-19: Lessons to be Learned and the Role of the Global Virus Network |
15 April 2021 |
Dr. Christian Brechot, University of South Florida, President, Global Virus Network |
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JHI Journal Document: Disinfection and cleaning of heater-cooler units |
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Safety in the Medical Device Reprocessing Department During COVID-19 |
25 March 2021 |
Merlee Steele-Rodway, Educator/Consultant IPAC & MDR |
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Lessons Learned From Heater-Coolers |
11 March 2021 |
Prof. Joseph O. Falkinham, III, Virginia Tech |
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Reimagining Infection Prevention With Compassion - A Positive Legacy of COVID-19? |
9 March 2021 |
Jules Storr, S3 Global Consulting |
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The 2020 COVID-19 Journey and It's Impact on New Zealand |
17 February 2021 |
Dr. Ian Town
, Ministry of Health, New Zealand |
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Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Asia Pacific |
9 February 2021 |
Dr. Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Thammasat University Hospital, Thailand |
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Supporting the Wellbeing of Healthcare Workers Through Difficult Times |
4 February 2021 |
Dr. Diane Aubin & Amy Pack, Canadian Patient Safety Institute |
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COVID Update & Vaccine Info |
28 January 2021 |
Dr. Robert Ball, Medical University of South Carolina |
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COVID in Nursing Homes |
21 January 2021 |
Prof. Allison McGeer, University of Toronto |
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Fake News in the Time of COVID-19 |
14 January 2021 |
Prof. Didier Pittet and Alexandra Peters, University of Geneva Hospitals, Switzerland |
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An Update on COVID-19 - Including Vaccines |
17 December 2020 |
Dr. Julian W Tang, University of Leicester, UK |
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Making Behaviour Change Interventions Effective by Applying Behviour Change Theory |
10 December 2020 |
Prof. Colin Furness, University of Toronto |
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Effectively Monitoring Hand Hygiene: Direct Observation Only or Combined with Automated Monitoring |
3 December 2020 |
Dr. John M. Boyce, J.M. Boyce Consulting |
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Infection Prevention and Control in Home Health Care |
5 November 2020 |
Prof. Jingjing Shang, Columbia University, School of Nursing |
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Preventing Transmission of COVID-19 in the Home |
22 October 2020 |
Mary McGoldrick, Home Care and Hospice Consultant |
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Clean Hospitals: The Next Frontier |
20 October 2020 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals, and Dr. Pierre Parneix, Nouvelle Aquitaine Healthcare-Associated Infection Control Centre |
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Can We Halve Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections? |
20 October 2020 |
Martin Kiernan, University of West London & Prof. Jon Otter, Imperial College London |
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Certification in Infection Prevention and Control ... Value of Certification - What's In It For Me? |
15 October 2020 |
Sandra Callery, CBIC Board Director |
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Waterborne Pathogens: Why is Their Profile Changing? |
24 September 2020 |
Prof. Syed Sattar, University of Ottawa |
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Reprocessing of Critical Foot Care Devices |
17 September 2020 |
Clare Barry & Merlee Steele-Rodway, Canada |
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Pet Associated Zoonoses: What’s New and Relevant for Infection Prevention and Control |
10 September 2020 |
Prof. Jason Stull, University of Prince Edward Island |
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Hospital Laundry and C. difficile Spore Inactivation |
26 August 2020 |
Kevin McLaren, The American Reusable Textile Asociation |
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Polio Eradication in India - Takeaways for Others |
18 August 2020 |
Dr. Ranga Reddy Burri, President, Infection Control Academy of India |
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AHEAD: Behavioral Science Framework for Infection Prevention |
13 August 2020 |
Prof. Hugo Sax and Prof. Lauren Clack, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland |
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Cleaning and Disinfection in the Time of SARS-CoV-2 |
6 August 2020 |
Dr. Curtis Donskey, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Ohio |
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As the Hospital Turns: The Continuing Saga of Environmental Cleaning & Disinfection |
23 July 2020 |
Terrence Shaw and Corey Weisgerber, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
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The Buzz Around Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases |
16 July 2020 |
Dr. Marcia Anderson, Environmental Protection Agency |
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Infection Prevention and Control in Home Care and Hospice: Common Compliance Issues |
9 July 2020 |
Mary McGoldrick, Home Health Systems, Inc. |
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Sharps Injuries – Why Aren’t We At Zero? |
17 June 2020 |
Terry Grimmond, New Zealand |
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How Difficult is it to Eliminate Coronavirus from Surfaces? |
11 June 2020 |
Prof. Jean-Yve Maillard, Cardiff University, Wales |
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Feedback as a Principle of System Behaviour: About Helicopters, Metabolism, and Healthcare Workers |
4 June 2020 |
Prof Hugo Sax, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland |
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Celebrating Nurses and Midwives for Clean Care in the Context of the WHO Hand Hygiene Campaign and the COVID-19 Pandemic |
12 May 2020 |
Prof Didier Pittet and Ms Elizabeth Iro, World Health Organization |
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The Efficacy of Infection Prevention and Control Committees in African Settings |
3 March 2020 |
Dr. Eltony Mugomeri, Africa University, Zimbabwe |
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Developing and Implementing a Personal Protective Equipment Training Program for High-Consequence Infectious Disease Preparedness |
19 February 2020 |
Ruth Barratt, CNC Infection Prevention and Disease Control (Biopreparedness), Sydney |
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Antimicrobial Resistance - A Global One Health Challenge |
18 February 2020 |
Prof. Séamus Fanning, University College, Dublin, Ireland |
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Malnutrition Risk and Healthcare Infection - A MUST Do |
13 February 2020 |
Dr. Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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Positive Deviance and Hand Hygiene of Nurses in a Quebec Hospital: What Can We Learn From the Best? |
30 January 2020 |
Dr. Josiane Létourneau, University of Montreal |
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A One Health Perspective on Food Security |
23 January 2020 |
Dr. Laura H. Kahn, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University |
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Social Media Impact on Infection Prevention and Control |
7 January 2020 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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Cleaning in Healthcare |
18 December 2019 |
Prof. Andreas Voss, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
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How to Communicate About HAI With X, Y, and Z Generations |
5 December 2019 |
Dr. Anne-Gaëlle Venier, CPIAS Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France |
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Research Priorities: Where Do We Go From Here? |
21 November 2019 |
Caroline Nott and Dr. Kathryn Suh, The Ottawa Hospital |
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Minimum Requirements for Starting the Implementation of the WHO Core Components of Infection Prevention and Control Programs |
18 November 2019 |
Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization |
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The Role of Cleaners in Infection Prevention - Neglected Front Line Workers in Healthcare Facilities |
12 November 2019 |
Prof. Wendy Graham and Dr. Giorgia Gon, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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Sponsored by the
World Surgical Infection Society
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Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia ... The Forgotten Healthcare Associated Infection |
7 November 2019 |
Martin Kiernan, University of West London |
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Infection Control Risk Assessment Issues ... New Construction |
24 October 2019 |
Andrew Streifel, Univeristy of Minnesota |
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Challenges for Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Paramedic-Led Healthcare:
Self-Reported Behaviours and Perceptions
of Australian Paramedics |
16 October 2019 |
Prof. Nigel Barr, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia |
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Endoscope Reprocessing: Paradigm Shift |
10 October 2019 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa, University of Manitoba |
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Beware of Dry-Surface Biofims |
2 October 2019 |
Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard, Cardiff University, Wales |
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Delivering IPC Education Systems for Africa - One Size Does Not Fit All |
24 September 2019 |
Prof. Shaheen Mehtar, Infection Control Africa Network |
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Broadcast live from the New Zealand IPCNC conference
Live broadcast sponsored by Schülke |
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Pneumocystis - An Important Healthcare-Associated Infection? |
24 September 2019 |
Dr. Tim Boswell, Nottingham University Hospital |
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Live broadcast from Infection Prevention Society conference |
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Challenges and Opportunities in Infection Prevention & Control |
22 September 2019 |
Prof. Brett Mitchell, University of Newcastle, Australia |
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Live broadcast from the Infection Prevention Society (www.ups.uk.net) conference |
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Meat, Monkeys, and Mosquitoes: A One Health Perspective on Emerging Diseases |
12 September 2019 |
Prof. Laura H. Kahn, Princeton University |
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Bed Bugs - Considerations for Health Care and Social Service Providers |
15 August 2019 |
Dr. Marcia Anderson, Environmental Protection Agency, US |
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Diagnostic Stewardship: Modified Culture Testing to Enhance Antibiotic Stewardship |
25 July 2019 |
Robert Garcia, New York |
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Control of Nosocomial Infection in Pediatrics |
16 July 2019 |
Prof. S.H. Armin, Beheshtee University, Iran |
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Superbugs: Filoviruses |
9 July 2019 |
Prof. Adriano Duse, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
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Getting to Grips With Healthcare-Associated Gram-negative Bloodstream Infection? |
25 June 2019 |
Jon Otter, Imperial College London |
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Water Damage Management in Healthcare |
19 June 2019 |
Prof. Michael Buck, University of Minnesota |
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SSI Surveillance Strategies in Under-Resourced Settings |
13 June 2019 |
Dr. Joseph S. Solomkin, World Surgical Infection Society |
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Sponsored by the World Surgical Infection Society |
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Active Surveillance Culture of Asymptomatic Patients as a Strategy to Control MDROs |
5 June 2019 |
Prof. Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Thammasat University Hospital, Thailand |
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One Health - The Risks and Rewards of Loving Animals |
29 May 2019 |
Prof. Jason Stull, University of Prince Edward Island, and Ohio State University |
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Live broadcast sponsored by GOJO Canada
Broadcast live from the 2019 IPAC Canada conference
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Principles of Adult Learning for Achieving Effective Teaching |
28 May 2019 |
Karen K. Hoffmann, University of North Carolina School of Medicine |
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Broadcast live from the 2019 IPAC Canada conference |
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Advantages, Pitfalls, and Lessons Learned From High-Tech Learning and Teaching Strategies |
28 May 2019 |
Prof. Marilyn Cruikshank, Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control |
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Broadcast live from the 2019 IPAC Canada conference |
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Adapting IPAC in Unconventional Spaces |
27 May 2019 |
Peter Hoffman, Public Health England, Karenn Staniforth, Nottingham University Hospitals, Dr. Michael Weinbren, University Hospitals Coventry |
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Migrant and Refugee Populations: A Public Health and Policy Perspective on a Continuing Global Crisis |
16 May 2019 |
Prof. Sotirios Tsiodras, Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
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Clean Care For All - It's In Your Hands! |
3 May 2019 |
Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi and Prof. Didier Pittet, World Health Organization, Geneva |
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Hosted by the World Health Organization |
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Hospital Renovation - Infection Control Best Practice, Training & Experience |
18 April 2019 |
Andrew Streifel, University of Minnesota |
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Modern Tools for Bacterial Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing |
9 April 2019 |
Prof. Vincent Cattoir, University Hospital of Rennes, France |
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Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance in the Era of Electroinc Health Data |
3 April 2019 |
Prof. Philip Russo, Monash University, Australia |
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Influenza and Viral Pneumonia |
21 March 2019 |
Rodrigo Cavallazzi, University of Louisville |
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A Novel Approach to Stethoscope Hygiene |
19 March 2019 |
Prof. Gabriele Messina, University of Siena, Italy |
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Peering Beyond the Five Moments of Hand Hygiene Compliance |
7 March 2019 |
Prof. Colin Furness, University of Toronto |
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Collaborative Clinical Research to Reduce Infections |
21 February 2019 |
Prof. Elaine Larson, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health |
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The Fallout of Fake News in Infection Prevention ... and Why Context Matters |
14 February 2019 |
Prof. Pierre Parneix, CPIAS Noufelle Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France, and Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva, Switzerland |
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The Introduction of Risk-Based Assessment for Management of ESBL-E Patients in Acute Care |
13 February 2019 |
Julianne Munro, Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand |
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The Introduction of Risk-Based Assessment for Management of ESBL-E Patients in Acute Care |
13 February 2019 |
Julianne Munro, Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand |
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The Effectiveness of TB Infection Control Strategies in High HIV/TB Burden Settings |
7 February 2019 |
Dr. Eltony Mugomeri, Africa University, Zimbabwe |
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Clostridium difficile Prevention Using Human Factors and Systems Engineering Approach |
31 January 2019 |
Prof. Nasia Safdar, University of Wisconsin |
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WHO 2019 Global Survey on Infection Prevention and Control and Hand Hygiene |
17 January 2019 |
Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit, and Prof. Didier Pittet, WHO Collaborating Programme on Patient Safety |
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Sponsored by the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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New Perspectives on Infection Prevention and Control Program Assessments in the Spirit of Improvement |
19 December 2018 |
Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Implementing Infection Control: Ways to Get Your Hospital to Talk About Infection Control |
13 December 2018 |
Prof. Andreas Voss, Radboud University, The Netherlands |
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Control of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriacea in an Endemic Setting |
12 December 2018 |
Kalisvar Marimuthu, National University of Singapore |
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Infectious Disease Highlights and Lowlights in 2018, and What to Expect in 2019 |
9 December 2018 |
Dr. Larry Madoff, International Society for Infectious Diseases |
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Sporicides and How To Test Them |
27 November 2018 |
Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard, Cardiff University, Wales |
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Broadcast live from the Healthcare Infection Society conference
Broadcast sponsored by Clinell (www.clinell.com) |
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Decolonization to
Reduce MDROs in Healthcare:
Who, What, Where, When, and Why?
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26 November 2018 |
Prof. Susan Huang, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine |
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Broadcast live from the Healthcare Infection Society conference
Broadcast sponsored by Clinell (www.clinell.com) |
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Neonatal Sepsis Prevention in Low-Resource Settings |
22 November 2018 |
Prof. Angela Dramowski, Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
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HCV Infection in Prison. From Individual Care to Viral Eradication Strategy: A Benefit For the Community |
15 November 2018 |
Dr. R. Ranieri and Dr. R. Giuliani, Penitenciary Regional Health Unit, San Paolo University Hospital, Italy |
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Prevention of Surgical Site Infections - Turning Recommendations Into Practice With a Proven Improvement Strategy |
14 November 2018 |
Claire Kilpatrick, WHO Global Infection Prevention and Control Unit |
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Sponsored by the WHO Global Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Reconsidering Hand Hygiene Observation Methodology |
1 November 2018 |
Prof. Dinah Gould, Cardiff University, Wales |
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Broadcast live from the New Zealand Infection Prevention and Control Nurses College conference |
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"AHEAD" - A Consolidated Framework For Behavioural Infectious Risks in Acute Care ... Part 1 |
25 October 2018 |
Prof. Hugo Sax, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland |
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Infection Control Champions: Made ... Not Born |
11 October 2018 |
Ivan W. Gowe, Certification Board of Infection Control |
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The Impact of Disinfectants on Antimicrobial Resistance - An Ayliffe Prediction |
2 October 2018 |
Prof. Shaheen Mehtar, Infection Control Africa Network, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town |
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Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society conference |
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Surveillance by Objectives? Using Measurement in the Prevention of HCAI |
30 September 2018 |
Prof. Jennie Wilson, Richard Wells Research Centre, University of West London |
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Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society conference |
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Chlorhexidine Use and Bacterial Resistance |
27 September 2018 |
Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard, Cardiff University, Wales |
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The Race to Stop the Silent Tsunami of Antifungal Drug Resistance |
20 September 2018 |
Dr. Paul E. Verweij, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands |
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Molecular Diagnostics and It's Role in Infection Prevention |
6 September 2018 |
Prof. Sanchita Das, University of Chicago |
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Interpreting Research Evidence |
16 August 2018 |
Prof. Donna Moralejo, Memorial University, Newfoundland |
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Hospital Infection Control From a Developing Country's Perspective |
17 July 2018 |
Prof. Aamer Ikram, Director, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan
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The Future of Infection Control - Bright or Bleak? |
12 July 2018 |
Martin Kiernan, University of West London, UK |
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One Nurse's journey - Collaborative Clinical Research to Reduce Infections |
11 July 2018 |
Prof. Elaine Larson Columbia University, mailman School of Public Health |
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Involving Patients in Understanding Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Using Video-Reflexive Methods |
13 June 2018 |
Dr. Mary Wyer, University of Sidney, Australia |
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Joining the Ranks: Mannequins and the Inside Story |
29 May 2018 |
Dr. Ghazwan Altabbaa and Dione Kolodka, Alberta Health Services
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Broadcast live from IPAC Canada conference |
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Trekking Safely Through the Storm - Managing Complex IPAC Issues |
28 May 2018 |
Prof. Mark Joffee, University of Alberta |
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Sponsored by GOJO Canada
Broadcast live from IPAC Canada conference |
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How CBIC Works For You |
10 May 2018 |
Lita Jo Henman and
Ivan W. Gowe, Certification Board of Infection Control |
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WHO Global Hand Hygiene Campaign 2018 - "It's in your hands - prevent sepsis in health care" |
3 May 2018 |
Prof. Didier Pittet and Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization |
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Sponsored by the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Understanding Risk Perceptions and Responses of the Public, Healthcare Professionals, and the Media: The Case for Clostridium difficile |
12 April 2018 |
Dr. Emma Burnett, University of Dundee |
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Hopes, Hypes, and Multivallate Defences Against Antimicrobial Resistance |
10 April 2018 |
Prof. Neil Woodford, Public Health England |
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Denver Russell Memorial Teleclass Lecture |
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Genetic Analysis of Organisms Isolated From the ICU |
10 April 2018 |
Prof. Slade Jensen, Western Sydney University, Australia |
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Topical Antibiotics to Prevent Post-Operative Surgical Infection. Is the Paradigm Changing? |
10 April 2018 |
Prof. Hilary Humphreys, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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Nurse-Driven Antibiotic Stewardship: Qualitative Study of Perceived Barriers to Recommended Practices |
22 March 2018 |
Dr. Eileen J. Carter, New York Presbyterian Hospital |
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Clostridium difficile Asymptomatic Carriers - The Hidden Part of the Iceburg |
15 March 2018 |
Prof. Yves Longtin, McGill University, Montreal |
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Climate Change and Infectious Diseases |
14 March 2018 |
Dr. Mark Birch, Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand |
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Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes and Palliative Care |
8 March 2018 |
Prof. Pat Stone, Columbia University, New York |
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Why Leadership Matters for Effective IPC |
28 February 2018 |
Julie Storr, WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
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Root Cause Analysis to Support IC Teams' Daily Work |
22 February 2018 |
Dr. Anne-Gaëlle Venier, CPIAS Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France |
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Improving the Knowledge and Receptiveness of Medical Students Towards Hand Hygiene:
Exploring New Approaches |
21 February 2018 |
Prof. Rajneesh Kaur
,
University of New South Wales,
Australia |
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Refugee Health: A New Perspective for Infection Prevention and Control |
15 February 2018 |
Prof. Ruth Carrico, University of Louisville School of Medicine |
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Patients Are Your Partners - Why and How This Partnership Works |
8 February 2018 |
Kim Neudorf and Judy Birdsell, Patients for Patient Safety Canada, and Ioana Popescu, Canadian Patient Safety Institute |
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Practical Approaches for Monitoring Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities |
25 January 2018 |
Prof. Curtis Donskey, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio |
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Global Infection Prevention & Control Priorities 2018-2011: A Call For Action |
24 January 2018 |
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Sponsored by the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Using the Right Model to Calculate the Financial Implications of Clostridium difficile Infection |
18 January 2018 |
Dr. Mairead Skally, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland |
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Enhanced Performance Feedback and Patient Participation to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance |
14 December 2017 |
Prof. Andrew Stewardson, Australia and Prof. Hugo Sax, Switzerland |
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Beyond High-Touch Surfaces: Floors, Portable Equipment, Sinks, and Other Potential Sources of Healthcare Infection Transmission |
7 December 2017 |
Dr. Curtis Donskey, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio |
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The Role of Rapid Diagnostics in Preventing Healthcare Infection |
21 November 2017 |
Prof. Hilary Humphreys, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Beaumont Hospital, Ireland |
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The Problem With Evidence - The Thorny Relationship of Infection Control and Evidence-Based Practice |
20 November 2017 |
Prof. Frank Bowden, ANU Medical School, Australia |
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PLEASE NOTE: The quality of this recording is very poor- sorry
Broadcast live from the ACPIC conference, Australia |
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Noroviruses - Looking at the Evidence for What We Know and What We Do |
20 November 2017 |
Dr. Chong Wei Ong, Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Australia |
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Broadcast live from the ACPIC conference, Australia |
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Administrations Sets / Infusion Tubing: How Often Should They be Changed to Prevent CRBSI? |
20 November 2017 |
Emily Larsen, Griggith University, University, Australia |
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Broadcast live from the ACPIC conference, Australia |
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Cleaning the "Grey Zones" of Hospitals |
16 November 2017 |
Dr. Makeda Semret, McGill University, Montreal |
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WHO Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Health Care Facilities |
13 November 2017 |
Prof. M. Lindsay Grayson, University of Melbourne, Australia |
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Sponsored by the WHO Infection Control Global Unit |
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Infection Prevention for Hospitalized Children and Neonates in Africa |
31 October 2017 |
Dr. Angela Dramowski, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town |
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Infection Control in Paramedic Services |
26 October 2017 |
Jennifer Amyotte
, City of Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services |
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Hand Hygiene Program Successes in Member Countries of the INICC |
17 October 2017 |
Dr. Victor Rosenthal, INICC Founder and Chairman |
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Broadcast live from the IPCNC conference in Auckland, New Zealand
Broadcast sponsored by Schülke (www.schuelke.com) |
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Strengthening IPC Structures Through Education - Capacity Building in Africa |
12 October 2017 |
Prof. Shaheen Mehtar, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Infection Control Guidelines That Did Not Work Against Ebola in 2014 |
5 October 2017 |
Prof. Bjørg Marit Andersen, Oslo, Norway |
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10 Years of Evidence - From Information to Implementation |
20 September 2017 |
Prof. Heather Loveday, Richard Wells Research Centre, University of West London, UK |
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Broadcast live from the 2017 IPS Conference |
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Infectious Diseases in a Borderless World |
20 September 2017 |
Prof. Dr. Leo Visser, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands |
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Broadcast live from the 2017 IPS Conference |
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What Makes Infection Prevention and Control Work? |
18 September 2017 |
Julie Storr, S3 Global |
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Broadcast live from the 2017 IPS Conference |
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Social Media: Useful or Useless in Infection Prevention and Control? |
24 August 2017 |
Helen Evans, National Social Media Manager, IPAC-Canada |
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Learning Infection Control Via Games |
10 August 2017 |
Dr. Anne-Gaelle Venier, Cpias Nouvelle Aquitaine, France |
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The Impact of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection |
26 July 2017 |
Prof. Brett Mitchell, Avondale College, Australia |
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The Psychology of Hand Hygiene: How to Improve Hand Hygiene Using Behaviour Change Frameworks |
13 July 2017 |
Dr. Jocelyn Srigley, Provincial Health Services Authority, British Colombia |
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacilli |
20 June 2017 |
Dr. Andrew Simor, University of Toronto |
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Broadcast live from the 2017 IPAC Canada conference
Sponsored by Sealed Air Diversey Care (www.sealedair.com) |
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Rapid Reporting of Emerging Disease Outbreaks Using Unofficial Sources: Lessons From ProMED |
1 June 2017 |
Prof. Larry Madoff, Harvard University Medical School |
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The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Methods for Bedpan Management |
30 May 2017 |
Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke, Knowhow Infection Prevention Consultancy KNIP, The Netherlands |
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Sponsored by Cleanis (www.cleanis.com) |
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The Airborne Spread of Infectious Agents: Survival and Decontamination of Human Pathogens in Indoor Air |
18 May 2017 |
Prof. Syed Sattar, University of Ottawa |
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Fight Antibiotic Resistance: It's in Your Hands |
5 May 2017 |
Prof. Didier Pittet and Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization |
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Sponsored by the WHO Infection Control Global Unit |
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Cost Analysis of Universal Screening vs. Risk Factor-Based Screening for MRSA |
27 April 2017 |
Dr. Virginia Roth, The Ottawa Hospital |
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Do's and Don'ts for Hospital Cleaning |
25 April 2017 |
Prof. Stephanie Dancer, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland |
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Denver Russell Memorial Teleclass Lecture |
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Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance - A View (and response) From Down-Under |
12 April 2017 |
Prof. Lindsay Grayson, University of Melbourne, Australia |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Infection Control Global Unit |
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Technologic Innovations to Prevent Catheter - Related Bloodstream Infection |
6 April 2017 |
Dr. Mark E. Rupp, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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Screening for Stayphylococcus aureus Before Surgery. Why Bother? |
30 March 2017 |
Dr. Hilary Humphreys, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention in the Continuum of Acute Care |
29 March 2017 |
Dr. Jan Gralton, New South Wales Clinical Excellence Commission, Australia |
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Severe MRSA in Acute Care Setting - Key Factors for Preventing MRSA in the ICU |
28 March 2017 |
Dr. Philippe Eggimann, Université de Lausanne |
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How to Become CIC Certified Without Becoming Certifiable |
16 March 2017 |
Susan Cooper, Public Health Ontario |
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Evaluating IPC Education in the Workplace |
9 March 2017 |
Martin Kiernan, University of West London |
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The Role of Dry Surface Contamination in Healthcare Infection Transmission |
28 February 2017 |
Prof. Jon Otter, Imperial College London |
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Using Expert Process to Combat Clostridium difficile Infections |
23 February 2017 |
Isabelle Guerreiro and Camille Achonu, Public Health Ontario |
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Providers Toward Ebola Virus Disease in Hotspots in Khartoum and White Nile States, Sudan |
2 February 2017 |
Dr. Musaab Mohamed Nour Abdelrahim Alfaki, Daoud Research Group and Charity Clinic, Sudan |
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M. chimaera Infections Associated with Heater Cooler Units |
26 January 2017 |
Prof. Michael Edmond, University of Iowa |
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The Role of Intersectional Innovations in Preventing Infection |
19 January 2017 |
Prof. Sanjay Saint, University of Michigan |
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Infection Control in Elderly Care Facilities - Where Should We Go? |
15 December 2016 |
Prof. Andreas Voss, Radboud University, The Netherlands |
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Viability of Bacteria on Fabrics |
8 December 2016 |
Prof. Jerry H. Kavouras, Lewis University |
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Moving from Evidence to Innovations in Practice |
22 November 2016 |
Prof. Gill Garvey, The University of Adelaide |
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Live broadcast from the 2016 ACIPC Conference
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Schülke (www.schulke.com.au) |
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Latest Innovations in Infection Prevention and Control |
22 November 2016 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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Live broadcast from the 2016 ACIPC Conference
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Schülke (www.schulke.com.au) |
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Ten Years of National HAI - 2007-2016 |
22 November 2016 |
Prof. Marilyn Cruikshank, Director, National HAI Prevention Program, Australia |
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Live broadcast from the 2016 ACIPC Conference
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Schülke (www.schulke.com.au) |
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Meeting the Challenge of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Aged Care Homes |
22 November 2016 |
Prof. Karin Thursky, National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Australia |
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Live broadcast from the 2016 ACIPC Conference
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Schülke (www.schulke.com.au) |
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ACIPC (Australia) Conference Patron Address |
21 November 2016 |
Professor Peter Collignon, Australian National University |
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Live broadcast from the 2016 ACIPC Conference
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Schülke (www.schulke.com.au) |
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Why is Improving Infection Prevention and Control So Hard? |
21 November 2016 |
Prof. Mary Dixon-Woods, University of Cambridge |
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Live broadcast from the 2016 ACIPC Conference Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Schülke (www.schulke.com.au) |
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Influencing Decision Makers |
21 November 2016 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine |
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Live broadcast from the 2016 ACIPC Conference
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Schülke (www.schulke.com.au) |
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New IPC Recommendations from WHO - The Importance of IPC Actions in Fighting the Antimicrobial Resistance Burden |
14 November 2016 |
Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Norovirus and Healthcare Facilities: How to Keep the Virus Out, and What to do When it Gets in |
10 November 2016 |
Prof. Ben Lopman, Emory University, and Prof. Miren Iturriza-Gomara, University |
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Antimicrobial Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare Settings - Can They Really Be Beneficial? |
27 October 2016 |
Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard, Cardiff University, Wales |
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Certification and Support of the CIC Certification Examination |
20 October 2016 |
Karen Anderson and Chris Zirges, CBIC |
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Technology for Monitoring Hand Hygiene in the 21st Century: Why Aren't We Using it? |
19 October 2016 |
Prof. Mary-Louise McLaws, University of New South Wales, Australia |
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Update on Methods for Cleaning and Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces |
13 October 2016 |
Dr. John M. Boyce, MD J.M. Boyce Consulting, LLC |
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Adherence Engineering to Reduce Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections |
29 September 2016 |
Dr. Frank A. Drews University of Utah |
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Using Science to Guide Hand Hygiene Surveillance and Improvement |
28 September 2016 |
Prof. Eli Perencevich, University of Iowa |
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Broadcast live from the 2016 Infection Prevention Society conference (www.ips.uk.org) |
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Debate - Are Contact Precautions Essential to the Management of Patients With MDRO's |
27 September 2016 |
Dr. Eli Perencevich and Dr. Fidelma Fitzpatrick |
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Broadcast live from the 2016 Infection Prevention Society conference (www.ips.uk.org) |
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How Can We Improve Improvement? |
26 September 2016 |
Prof. Mary Dixon-Woods, University of Cambridge |
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Broadcast live from the 2016 Infection Prevention Society conference (www.ips.uk.org) |
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Hardware or Software? Interventions for a Sustainable Infection Control Programme |
22 September 2016 |
Dr. Joost Hopman, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
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Infection Control and Pet Therapy |
15 September 2016 |
Prof. J Scott Weese, University of Guelph |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc |
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Chlorine Use in Health Care |
18 August 2016 |
Prof. William Rutala, University of North Carolina |
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Can Patient Empowerment Be Used as a Strategy to Improve Infection Control Compliance? |
10 August 2016 |
Dr. Holly Seale, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW Australia |
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Results of Qualitative Research on Implementation of Infection Control Best Practice in European Hospitals |
14 July 2016 |
Lauren Clack and Dr. Hugo Sax, PROHIBIT Study Group |
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Sharps Injury Prevention: Challenges and Effective Strategies |
29 June 2016 |
Dr. Terry Grimmond, Grimmond and Associates, New Zealand |
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Exploring the Role of Environmental Surfaces in Occupational Infection Prevention |
23 June 2016 |
Barbara DeBaun, and Dr. Amber Hogan Mitchell |
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Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice in Long-Term Care: An Innovative Model for Success |
13 June 2016 |
Sharon Bradley, Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority |
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Broadcast live from 2016 APIC conference |
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Being Heard: The IP and Organizational Structure |
13 June 2016 |
Janet Glowicz, Northrop Grumman CIMS |
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Broadcast live from 2016 APIC conference |
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Screening for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) ... Why Bother? |
9 June 2016 |
Dr. Hilary Humphreys, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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Are Your Cleaning Wipes Safe? |
2 June 2016 |
Dr. Laura Gavaldà, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain |
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Implementation of Clinical Indication for Peripheral IV Dwell Time: Check the Patient, Not the Clock |
26 May 2016 |
Michelle DeVries, Methodist Hospitals, Gary, Indiana |
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What's New in Number 2? Update on Diarrheal Disease from a Global Perspective |
17 May 2016 |
Dr. David Goldfarb, BC Children's Hospital |
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Broadcast live from the 2016 IPAC Canada conference. Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com). |
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One Health and the Politics of Antibiotic Resistance |
16 May 2016 |
Prof. Laura H. Kahn, Princeton University |
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Broadcast live from the 2016 IPAC Canada conference.
Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc. (www.virox.com) |
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IP Resources: A Discussion of Strategies to Calculate Appropriate Infection Prevention Personnel Resources |
12 May 2016 |
Kathleen A. Gase, BJC Learning Institute, St. Louis |
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Hand Hygiene Supports Safe Surgical Care |
4 May 2016 |
Prof. Didier Pittet and Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Infection Prevention and Control with Accreditation Canada Qmentum Program |
28 April 2016 |
Chingiz Amirov, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto |
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Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Infection Prevention - It's Not Just Washing Hands |
26 April 2016 |
Peter Hoffman, Public Health England |
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Denver Russell Memorial Teleclass Lecture |
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The Core Components for Infection Prevention and Control Programs and Action Plan |
20 April 2016 |
Julie Storr, WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
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Utilization of Methylglyoxal in Manuka Honey to Reduce S. aureus Colonisation in the Nasal Vestibule |
16 April 2016 |
Dr. Julian Ketel, Waiariki Institute of Technology, New Zealand |
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Preventing Invasive Candida Infections - Where Could We Do Better? |
7 April 2016 |
Dr. Philippe Eggimann, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Switzerland |
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Successful Implementation of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Bundles: Lessons Learned |
29 March 2016 |
Dr. Sarah L. Krein, University of Michigan |
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Global Mycobacterium chimaera Outbreak in Cardiac Surgery |
16 March 2016 |
Dr. Hugo Sax and Dr. Barbara Hasse, University of Zurich Hospitals |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
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Barriers to TB Infection Control in Developing Countries |
10 March 2016 |
Eltony Mugomeri, National University of Lesotho |
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MERS-COV: Implications for Healthcare Facilities |
2 March 2016 |
Prof. Sotirios Tsiodras, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
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Patient Empowerment in Hand Hygiene Programs to Combat Epidemics and Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis |
24 February 2016 |
Prof. Yee-Chun Chen, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan |
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Successful Implementation Strategy for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections |
17 February 2016 |
Prof. Sean Berenholtz, Johns Hopkins University |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
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Epidemiologic and Molecular Patterns of Hospital and Community-Associated MRSA |
28 January 2016 |
Prof. Geoffrey Taylor, University of Alberta |
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Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Gram Negative Antibiotic Resistant Rods |
21 January 2016 |
Prof. Elaine Larson, Columbia University |
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Ebola Outbreak - What Are the Main Lessons Learned for Infection Control? |
20 January 2016 |
Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, Dr. Anthony Twyman, Dr. Joyce Hightower, World Health Organization |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
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Examining the Unmentionables - Sanitation and the Global Agenda |
17 December 2015 |
Rose George, Author & Journalist |
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Rising to the Challenge of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria |
10 December 2015 |
Prof. Jon Otter, Imperial College Hospitals NHS Trust |
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HIV Treatment as Prevention - From Research Hypothesis to Global Policy and Beyond |
3 December 2015 |
Prof. Julio Montaner, University of British Columbia |
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The Role of Water as a Vector in the Transmission of Infections in Hospitals |
17 November 2015 |
Dr. Jimmy Walker, Public Health England |
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Current Trends in Salmonella: Epidemiology, Infection and Control |
12 November 2015 |
Dr. Keith Warriner, University of Guelph |
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Demystifying the CIC Certification Exam |
5 November 2015 |
Roy Boukidjian and Linda Goss, Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Antimicrobial Stewardship |
20 October 2015 |
Menino Osbert Cotta, University of Melbourne, Australia |
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Root Cause Analysis Used in the Field of Infection Control |
15 October 2015 |
Prof. Pierre Parneix, Bordeaux Hospital University Center, France |
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The Use of Social Media in Support of Global Infection Prevention and Control |
14 October 2015 |
Claire Kilpatrick and Jules Storr, Directors S3 Global |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Recurrent Clostridium difficile : The Role of Faecal Microbiota Transplants |
29 September 2015 |
Dr Jonathan Sutton, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wales |
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Broadcast live from the 2015 Infection Prevention Society conference |
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Debate - Selective Decontamination of the Gut |
29 September 2015 |
Prof. Jan Kluytmans, The Netherlands, and Dr. Cliff McDonald, USA |
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Broadcast live from the 2015 Infection Prevention Society conference |
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What Did the Romans Ever Do For Us? Do We Learn From History |
28 September 2015 |
Dr. Carole Fry, Public Health England |
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Broadcast live from the 2015 Infection Prevention Society conference |
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Evidence vs. Tradition: Examining the science on bathing critically ill patients |
24 September 2015 |
Kathleen M. Vollman , Advancing Nursing, MIchigan |
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Sponsored by Sage Products (www.sage.com) |
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Ventilation for Energy Management and Infection Control |
17 September 2015 |
Andrew Streifel, University of Minnesota Medical Center |
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Is Mandatory Influenza Vaccination the Best Way to Protect Our Patients? |
3 September 2015 |
Dr. Michael Gardam, University of Toronto |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Schuelke (www.schuelke) and Johnson & Johnson Pacific (www.jnjnz.co.nz) |
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Gastrointestinal Endoscopes: A Need to Shift from Disinfection to Sterilization |
23 July 2015 |
Prof. William A. Rutala, University of North Carolina |
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To Glove or Not to Glove? How to Answer the Question |
21 July 2015 |
Dr Jennie Wilson, Richard Wells Research Centre, UK |
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Thinking Tools for Infection Prevention and Patient Safety |
16 July 2015 |
Dr. Hugo Sax, University of Zurich Hospitals, Switzerland |
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Natural Ventilation in the Healthcare Environment |
29 June 2015 |
Russell Olmstead, Trinity Health, Dick Moeller, Mazzetti, and Linda Dickey, UC Irvine Health |
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Broadcast live from 2015 APIC conference. |
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Healthcare Infection Control and Recent Public Health Responses |
28 June 2015 |
Dr. Ryan Fagan, CDC |
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Recorded at the 2015 APIC conference www.apic.org |
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Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Resource-Limited Settings |
25 June 2015 |
Dr. Mariah Obino, Kissii Hospital, Kenya, and Dr. Gayani Tillekeratne, Duke University |
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The Power of Influence |
15 June 2015 |
Michael Grinder, Michael Grinder Associates, Battleground, WA |
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Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com)
Broadcast live from the 2015 conference of IPAC Canada
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Preventing Infections in Healthcare Workers: Strategies and Challenges |
3 June 2015 |
Bruce Gamage, IPAC Canada President |
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Broadcast live from the 2015 Congress of the French Society for Hospital Hygiene |
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Food Safety Culture From Farm to Fork |
27 May 2015 |
Dr. Douglas Powell, Powell Food Safety |
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Is Your Phone Bugged? The Role of Mobile Technology in Infection Control |
21 May 2015 |
Mr. Richard Brady, FRCSEd MD, Western General Surgery, NHS Lothian, UK |
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Consumer Perceptions of Healthcare Associated Infection and Hand Hygiene - A Global Survey |
13 May 2015 |
Claire Kilpatrick, World Health Organization, and Dr. Maryanne McGuckin, McGuckin Methods International |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
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10 Years of Clean Care is Safer Care - Why You Should Be a Part of the Social Pandemic That is SAVE LIVES: CLEAN YOUR HANDS |
5 May 2015 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, World Health Organization |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
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Vaccination of Healthcare Providers: A Critical Step Toward Patient Safety |
3 May 2015 |
Maltezou, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece |
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Are Towelettes (Wipes) Effective for Surface Decontamination in Healthcare Settings? |
30 April 2015 |
Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard, Cardiff University, Wales |
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Coming Up Roses - A Sustainable Solution to Continence Products Disposal |
22 April 2015 |
Julianne Munro, Christchurch Women's Hospital, New Zealand |
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A Pragmatic Approach to Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines in an Ambulatory Care Setting |
16 April 2015 |
Jessica Ng, Women's College Hospital, Toronto |
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Feces Management: Time to Address the Risks |
9 April 2015 |
Jim Gauthier, Providence Care, Kingston |
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Sponsored by Meiko (www.meiko.de) |
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Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infection - What We Find in Guidelines |
26 March 2015 |
Dr. Walter Zingg and Dr. Maria Martin, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
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Infection Prevention and Control in Correctional Settings |
12 March 2015 |
Prof. Carolyn Herzig, Columbia University |
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Using the Core Components of Infection Control Programmes During the Ebola Outbreak |
11 March 2015 |
Dr. Sergey Eremin, World Health Organization |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
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Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI): Making It Happen |
5 March 2015 |
Prof. Sanjay Saint, University of Michigan School of Medicine |
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WHO Guideline and Systematic Review on Hand Hygiene and the Use of Chlorine in the Context of Ebola |
25 February 2015 |
Dr. Joost Hopman, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
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Hotel Microbiology |
19 February 2015 |
Prof. Charles P. Gerba, University of Arizona |
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Sleep Quality in Hospitalized Patients with Infection: An Observational Study |
15 February 2015 |
Prof. Farrin A. Manian, Harvard Medical School |
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Imagery and Infection Prevention: An Under Appreciated Medium |
4 February 2015 |
Dr. Cathryn Murphy & Lisa Kurtz, Griffith University, Australia |
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All That Glistens is Not Clean |
29 January 2015 |
Dr. Elaine Cloutman-Green, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London |
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Infection in Home Health Care - Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Challenges |
21 January 2015 |
Prof. Jingjing Shang, Columbia University, School of Nursing |
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Spotlight on the Future of HAI: A Case Study to Inform Global Action |
14 January 2015 |
Dr Raheelah Ahmad, Imperial College London |
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Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare: Is Monitoring of Cleaning Compliance Really Needed? |
11 December 2014 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa, St. Boniface Research Centre, Winnipeg |
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Chemotherapy - Health, Safety, and Waste Management Issues |
4 December 2014 |
Ed Krisiunas, WNWN International Inc |
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The Role of Companion Animals in Infection Transmission |
20 November 2014 |
Prof. Timothy Landers and Prof. Jason Stull, The Ohio State University |
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Debate - High-Tech Decontamination of the Environment |
18 November 2014 |
Prof. Hilary Humphreys, Prof. Philip Carling, Martin Kiernan, Peter Hofman |
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Broadcast live from the 2014 Healthcare Infection Society conference |
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Airborne Transmission and Precaution - Facts and Myths |
17 November 2014 |
Prof. W.H. Seto, Hong Kong |
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Broadcast live from the 2014 Healthcare Infection Society conference in Lyon, France |
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Norovirus - Understanding Diversity in Relation to Detection, Healthcare Impact, Control and Prevention |
17 November 2014 |
Prof. Marion Koopmans, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
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Broadcast live from the 2014 Healthcare Infection Society conference in Lyon, France |
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Emerging Respiratory Viruses: Are Healthcare Workers Protected? |
13 November 2014 |
Dr. Virginia Roth, The Ottawa Hospital & University of Ottawa |
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Global Application of Behaviour Change Models in Infection Control Strategies |
12 November 2014 |
Dr. Michael Borg, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta |
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Sponsored by the WHO Patient Safety Challenge |
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CBIC Practice Analysis - What is it and Why is it Critical to the test? |
6 November 2014 |
Craig Gilliam and Jo Henman, Certification Board of Infection Control & Epidemiology, Inc. |
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Broadcast sponsored by Sealed Air (www.sealedair.com) |
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Infection Prevention in US Outpatient Oncology Setting |
23 October 2014 |
Dr. Alice Guh, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC |
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Healthcare Textiles: Factors That Impact Cleanliness |
16 October 2014 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster, CDC |
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Enhanced Environmental Cleaning in Controlling Clostridium difficile Infections in the Hospital Setting |
9 October 2014 |
Prof. Farrin A. Manian, Harvard Medical School |
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Public Reporting and Discosure of HAI Rates: Positive Impact or Confusion |
8 October 2014 |
Dr. Maryanne McGuckin and John Govednik, McGuckin Methods International |
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Sponsored by the WHO Patient Safety Challenge |
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Infection Prevention and Control in Cystic Fibrosis |
2 October 2014 |
Prof. Lisa Saiman, Columbia University Medical Center |
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Infection Control in the 21st Century |
1 October 2014 |
Dr. Stephanie Dancer, NHS Lankashire |
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Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society 2014 conference (www.ips.uk.net) |
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The Times They Are A Changing |
29 September 2014 |
Dr. Evonne Curran, Health Protection Scotland |
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Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society 2014 conference (www.ips.uk.net) |
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Healthcare Acquired Infections: At What Cost |
18 September 2014 |
Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, Vancouver Coastal Health |
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Key Measures for Prevention and Control of Ebola Virus Disease |
16 September 2014 |
Dr. Sergey Eremin, World Health Organization |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Agency |
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Infection Prevention and Control, The Argentine Experience |
16 September 2014 |
Carolina Giuffré, Buenos Aires British Hospital |
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Economic Analysis of VRE: Assessing Attributable Cost and Length of Stay |
11 September 2014 |
Dr. Marc Romney, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC |
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Antimicrobial-Impregnated Surfaces in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections - Differentiating the Hype From the Hope |
4 September 2014 |
Dr. Hilary Humphreys, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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New WHO Injection Safety Initiative Focusing on Therapeutic Services |
3 September 2014 |
Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO Service Delivery and Safety Department |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Agency |
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Hand Hygiene Technology - Are Today's Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring Systems the Missing Link in Hand Hygiene Compliance? |
24 July 2014 |
Dr. Maryanne McGuckin and John Govednik, McGuckin Methods International |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by GOJO (www.GOJO.com/SMARTLINK) |
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Using Social Marketing to Improve Healthcare Quality |
17 July 2014 |
Jason Tetro, MI-SCI Consulting and Communications |
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Controlling the Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings: Is It Really Possible? |
8 July 2014 |
Prof. Pierre Parneix, Center de Coordination de Lutte Contre les Infection Nosocomiales, France |
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Healthcare Associated Infections After Major Flooding ... Expect the Unexpected |
25 June 2014 |
Prof. Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Thammasat University Hospital, Thailand |
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Come Hell or High Water: Infection Control During and After the Alberta 2013 Flood |
14 June 2014 |
Gwyneth Meyers and Barbara Long, Alberta Health Services |
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The Infection Preventionist as Leader - Refining Communication Skills, Building Relationships, and Breaking Down Silos |
9 June 2014 |
Catherine Adamson, University of California Davis Medical Center, and Laura Showers, Jefferson Healthcare |
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Broadcast live from the 2014 APIC Conference
Sponsored by ASP (www.aspjj.com) |
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Infection Control in Long Term Care - UTI Management & Training the Non-Regulated Healthcare Worker |
27 May 2014 |
Christina McNamara and Jim Gauthier |
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Broadcast live from the 2014 IPAC Canada Conference |
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How Are We Training ICPs Across Canada? |
26 May 2014 |
Sharon Wilson, Cathy Egan, Lucie Beaudreau, Bernadette Demone |
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Broadcast live from the 2014 IPAC Canada Conference Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Too Posh to Wash |
26 May 2014 |
Martin Kiernan, Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust |
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Broadcast live from the 2014 IPAC Canada Conference Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Methods to Evaluate Hand Hygiene Products |
15 May 2014 |
Prof. Timothy Landers, Ohio State University, and Dr. David Macinga, GOJO Industries Inc |
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Ventilation in Healthcare Facilities |
13 May 2014 |
Peter Hoffman, Public Health England |
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Ventilation in Healthcare Facilities |
13 May 2014 |
Peter Hoffman, Antimicrobial Resistance and healthcare Infections Reference Unit, Public Health England |
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Ventilator-Associated Events: A Patient Safety Opportunity |
8 May 2014 |
Prof. Michael Klompas, Harvard Medical School |
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Clean Your Hands: Stop the Spread of Drug-Resistant Germs |
5 May 2014 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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Are We Too Clean For Our Own Good? - The Hygiene Hypothesis and Its Implications for Hygiene, Lifestyles and Public Health |
24 April 2014 |
Dr. Sally F. Bloomfield, International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene |
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Chlorhexidine Patient Bathing as a Means to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections |
17 April 2014 |
Prof. Mark Rupp, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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Prevention of MRSA Bacteraemia in European Hospitals: Secrets of Success? |
16 April 2014 |
Dr. Michael Borg, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta |
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Surgical Site Infection Prevention Guidelines: The CDC 2014 Update |
9 April 2014 |
Prof. Joseph S. Solomkin, MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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Antibacterial Efficacy of Atmospheric Pressure Non-Thermal Plasmas |
8 April 2014 |
Prof. Brendan F. Gilmore, Queen's University Belfast |
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The A. Denver Russell Memorial Teleclass Lecture |
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How to Bridge the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice |
3 April 2014 |
Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke, APIC International Section Chair |
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Sponsored by Meiko www.meiko.de |
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Infection Prevention in High and Middle Income Countries |
31 March 2014 |
Bruce Gamage (Canada), Dr. Pierre Parneix (France), Prof. Dr. Li Han (China) |
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Broadcast live from the Congress of the German Society for Hospital Hygiene |
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Human Factors & Infection Prevention and Control |
27 March 2014 |
Claire Kilpatrick and Jules Storr, K-s Healthcare Consulting, Dr. Neil Wigglesworth, Public Health Wales |
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Friday Outbreaks - Fact or Fiction? |
20 March 2014 |
Chingiz Amirov, Baycrest Centre, Toronto |
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How to Prevent the Spread of Multiresistant Bacteria |
7 March 2014 |
Prof. Stephan Harbarth, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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Rapid Bacterial Diagnostics - Are We There Yet? |
27 February 2014 |
Dr. Stephen M. Brecher, VA Boston Health Care System |
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Eliminating Preventable Harm Through Building a Reliable Culture of Safety |
13 February 2014 |
Denise Murphy, Main Line Health, Philadelphia |
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Hand Hygiene: The 100% Solution? |
6 February 2014 |
Prof. Yves Longtin, McGill University Faculty of Medicine |
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Universal MRSA Screening - Is it Worthwhile, and For Whom? |
30 January 2014 |
Prof. Barry Cookson, University College of London |
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Innovation and Implementation Strategic Approaches to Reduce Catheter-Related Bacteraemia: The Results of a European Multicentre Study (PROHIBIT) |
29 January 2014 |
Dr. Walter Zingg, University of Geneva Hospitals, Switzerland |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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The Utility of Human Error (Theory) & High-Reliability in Outbreaks |
21 January 2014 |
Dr. Evonne Curran, Health Protection Scotland |
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Hand Hygiene Over the Decade: 2004-2014 |
19 January 2014 |
Prof. Elaine Larson, Columbia University |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Is There Validity to VRE Admission Screening? |
19 December 2013 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa, Diagnostic Services Manitoba |
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Control of Multi Drug-Resistant Organisms in Nursing Homes |
18 December 2013 |
Prof. Andreas Voss, Radboud University, Netherlands |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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Lyme Disease: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of Physicians in a Low Endemic Area |
12 December 2013 |
Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control |
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Promoting Handwashing with Soap in the Indigenous Community Context |
27 November 2013 |
Dr. Elizabeth McDonald, Menzies School of Health Research |
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Dental Treatment Water Contamination, Control, and Monitoring |
14 November 2013 |
Prof. Rghunath Puttaiah, Baylor College of Dentistry |
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Antimicrobial Resistance Issues Worldwide and the WHO Approach to Combat It |
6 November 2013 |
Dr. Carmem Lúcia Pessoa-Silva, Health Security and Environment Cluster, WHO |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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Ten Tips for Incorporating Scientific Quality Improvement into Everyday Work |
31 October 2013 |
Dr. Don Goldmann, Institute for Healthcare Improvement |
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MRSA Infection Control in a Low-Endemic Area |
24 October 2013 |
Prof. Bjørg Marit Andersen, Oslo University, Norway |
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MRSA Infection Control in a Low-Endemic Area |
24 October 2013 |
Prof. Bjørg Marit Andersen, Olso University, Norway |
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The Road to CIC Certification: Getting Started and Working Toward Success |
17 October 2013 |
Prof. Ruth Carrico and Dr. Kathryn Suh |
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Implementing Infection Control Through a Patient Safety Partnership Approach in Africa |
9 October 2013 |
Julie Storr, WHO Patient Safety |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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Things You Never Thought of Related to Hand Hygiene Performance and Compliance |
3 October 2013 |
Dr. William Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis |
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The Technical and Socio-Adaptive Aspects of Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection |
2 October 2013 |
Prof. Sanjay Saint, University of Michigan |
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Broadcast live from the Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) conference |
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The World Needs More Clean Hospitals |
2 October 2013 |
Dr. Stephanie Dancer, NHS Scotland |
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Broadcast live from the Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) conference |
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MRSA - Past, Present ... and Future? |
2 October 2013 |
Prof. Barry Cookson, University College, London |
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Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) conference |
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The Challenges of Infection Prevention and Control in Japan |
1 October 2013 |
Prof. Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Tokyo Healthcare University |
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Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) conference |
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International Forum on Infection Prevention and Control |
1 October 2013 |
Prof Dale Fisher representing Asia, Robert Garcia representing the USA, Dr. Hugo Sax representing Europe, Carole Fry representing the UK |
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Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) conference |
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Life and Times of the Urinary Catheter |
30 September 2013 |
Martin Kiernan, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust |
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Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) conference |
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The Role of the Clinical Pharmacist in Hospital Protocols for Antimicrobial Rational Use |
26 September 2013 |
Silvana Maria de Almeida, Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Norovirus Infection in Health and Social Care Settings |
19 September 2013 |
Judy Potter, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, UK |
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CLABSI - Taking Quality to the Next Level |
18 September 2013 |
Prof. Peter Pronovost, Johns Hopkins University |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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Utilizing Hospital-to-Hospital Partnerships to Improve Infection Prevention and Control |
29 August 2013 |
Dr. Shams Syed, WHO African Partnerships for Patient Safety (APPS) |
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From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Importance of Leadership Skills in Infection Prevention and Control |
22 August 2013 |
Dr. Cathryn Murphy, Infection Control Plus, Australia |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical (www.jnj.com)
Broadcast live from the New Zealand Infection Prevention and Control Nurses College conference |
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Severe Sepsis: Early Recognition and Management Saves Lives |
11 August 2013 |
Kathleen Vollman, Advanced Nursing LLC |
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Decontamination of High-Touch Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare: A Critical Look at Current Practices and Newer Approaches |
7 August 2013 |
Prof. Syed A. Sattar, University of Ottawa |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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Improving Hand Hygiene Behavior - The Effects of Social Influence and Leadership |
25 July 2013 |
Dr. Anita Huis, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre |
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Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Risk Assessment & Priority Setting in Infection Control in Low- to Middle-Income Countries |
10 July 2013 |
Dr. Nizam Damani, Queen's University, Belfast |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is SAFER Care |
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Patient's Experience of MRSA Screening |
30 June 2013 |
Dr. Carol Pellowe, King's College, London |
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Quality Improvement and Infection Prevention |
20 June 2013 |
Dr. Sally Roberts, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand |
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EU Directive on the Prevention of Sharps Injuries in the Health Care - Getting the Point Across |
11 June 2013 |
David Haliki, Crescent Safety Consultantancy, UK |
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Infection Control During Disasters |
10 June 2013 |
Steven Bock (NYU Langone Medical Center, New York) and Mie Saijo (Ishinomaki Hospital, Japan) |
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Broadcast live from the 2013 conference of the Association of Professionals in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology (www.apic.org) |
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Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in Acute Care Settings |
30 May 2013 |
Laurie Conway, Columbia University School of Nursing |
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What's New in Intravascular Devices |
16 May 2013 |
Prof. Mark E. Rupp, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Settings |
9 May 2013 |
Teresa Horan, Emory University |
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Hand Hygiene Promotion Universal Spread: Impact and Patient Participation |
6 May 2013 |
Prof. Didier Pittet & Margaret Murphy |
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Sponsored by WHO Patient Safety Agency |
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Promotion universelle de l'hygiène des mains: impact et participation du patient |
6 May 2013 |
Professeur Didier Pittet, Centre de collaborateur OMS pour la Sécurité des Patients, Genève, Suisse |
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Does Improving Surface Cleaning and Disinfection Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections? |
25 April 2013 |
Prof. William Rutala, University of North Carolina |
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Leadership in Infection Prevention and Control |
18 April 2013 |
Martin Kiernan, Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust |
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Clostridium difficile in the Community: Food for Thought |
17 April 2013 |
Prof. Tom Riley, University of Western Australia |
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Improving Health Care: Global Overview |
11 April 2013 |
Dr. M. Rashad Massoud, University Research Co, USAID |
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Innovation and New Indicators in Hand Hygiene Monitoring |
9 April 2013 |
Dr. John M Boyce, Yale University |
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Sponsored by WHO Patient Safety Agency |
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TB Infection Control in PEPFAR Supported Countries in Africa |
21 March 2013 |
Ginny Lipke, Center for Global Health, CDC |
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Update on "No Touch" Room Disinfection Systems - UV Lights, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Ozone |
14 March 2013 |
Prof. Dick Zoutman, Queen's University, Canada |
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Practical Strategies to Control the Spread of C. difficile in Healthcare |
12 March 2013 |
Phenelle Segal, Infection Control Consulting Services |
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Live teleclass broadcast from the APIC consensus conference on Clostridium difficile |
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Detecting C. difficile: Is There LIght at the End of the Colon? |
11 March 2013 |
Dr. Stephen Brecher, Boston University School of Medicine |
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Live teleclass broadcast from the APIC consensus conference on Clostridium difficile |
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Rationale for Dental Infection Control |
7 March 2013 |
Dr. Raghunath Puttaiah, Texas A&M University |
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Patient Participation in Hand Hygiene Promotion and Improvement: Pros and Cons |
6 March 2013 |
Dr. Maryanne McGuckin, McGuckin Methods International Inc, and Dr. Yves Longtin, Université Laval Faculté de médecine, Québec |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization First Global Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care (www.who.int/gpsc/en) |
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The Clinical & Business Case for Investing in Environmental Hygiene |
28 February 2013 |
Mark Heller, Unisource Worldwide |
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The Ideal Hospital - Hospital Design and Infection Prevention and Control |
13 February 2013 |
Dr. Massimo Giola, Tauranga Hospital, New Zealand |
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Commissioning Infection Prevention Services in the New NHS |
12 February 2013 |
Debbie King, Lolihull Clinical Commissioning Group |
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Why Evidence Should Have Biological Plausibility: The Story of Chlorhexidine and its Role in Skin Antisepsis |
7 February 2013 |
Prof. Matthias Maiwald, National University of Singapore |
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Improving the Patient Safety Culture as a Successful Component of Infection Control Strategies |
6 February 2013 |
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO Patient Safety |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization First Global Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care (www.who.int/gpsc/en) |
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Infection Prevention and Social Change |
31 January 2013 |
Dr. Elaine Larson, Columbia University |
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The Patient Experience as a Catalyst for Change |
24 January 2013 |
Margaret Murphy, WHO Patient Safety |
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Microfibre Cleaning: Is It All It's Been Cracked Up To Be? |
13 December 2012 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa, Diagnostic Services of Manitoba |
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Contamination of the Ward Environment: The Importance of Hand Hygiene When Leaving the Patient Zone |
11 December 2012 |
Dr. Ginny Moore, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust |
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Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Environmental Cleaning Disinfection and Microbial Resistance |
6 December 2012 |
Prof. Markus Dettenkofer, University of Freiburg |
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Sponsored by Diversey Inc |
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New Developments in Renal Dialysis |
5 December 2012 |
Prof. W.H. Seto, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong |
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Sponsored by the World Health Organization First Global Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care (www.who.int/gpsc/en) |
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Critique and Use of the Scientific Evidence - Sharpening Skills |
29 November 2012 |
Russell Olmstead, St. Joseph Mercy Health System |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc.(www.virox.com) |
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Decontamination #1 - Where Are We With Testing Disinfectants Against Clostridium difficile? |
20 November 2012 |
Dr. Jimmy Walker, Health Protection Agency, UK |
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Broadcast live from Hospital Infection Society & Federation of Infection Societies conference. |
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Decontamination #2 - Efficacy and Limitations of Sporicidal Wipes: The Need for an Appropriate Test |
20 November 2012 |
Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard, Cardiff University, Wales |
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Broadcast live from Hospital Infection Society & Federation of Infection Societies conference. |
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Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections #4 - Infection Prevention |
19 November 2012 |
Dr. APR Wilson, University College London Hospitals |
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Broadcast live from Hospital Infection Society & Federation of Infection Societies conference. |
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Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections #3 - Treatment Options and Challenges |
19 November 2012 |
Dr. David Wareham, Queen Mary University, London |
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Broadcast live from Hospital Infection Society & Federation of Infection Societies conference. |
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Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections #2 - Laboratory Diagnosis |
19 November 2012 |
Dr. Katie L Hopkins, HPA Microbiology Services Colindale, London |
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Broadcast live from Hospital Infection Society & Federation of Infection Societies conference. |
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Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections #1 - Epidemiology and Diagnosis |
19 November 2012 |
Prof. G.M. Rossolini, University of Florence, University of Sienna, Italy |
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Broadcast live from Hospital Infection Society & Federation of Infection Societies conference. |
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Human Waste Disposal - Assessing the Risks of Differing Management Solutions |
15 November 2012 |
Martin Kiernan, Southport, UK |
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Teleclass sponsored by Vernacare (www.vernacare.com) |
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Healthcare Textiles and Laundry |
1 November 2012 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster, Centers for Disease Control |
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Vaccines for Preventing Meningococcal Disease |
18 October 2012 |
Prof. Tony Walls, University of Otago , New Zealand |
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Chlorhexidine Baths and Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) |
11 October 2012 |
Dr. L. Silvia Munoz-Price, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
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Teleclass sponsored by Sage Products (www.sageproducts.com) |
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A Personal View of Infection Prevention |
3 October 2012 |
Prof. Andreas Voss, Radboud University, Netherlands |
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Broadcast live from the annual conference of the Infection Prevention Society (www.ips.uk.net) |
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Education in Infection Prevention and Control - One Size May Not Fit All |
2 October 2012 |
Prof. Shaheen Mehtar, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Think, Plan ... Do |
1 October 2012 |
Prof. Judith Tanner, De Montfort University, UK |
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Broadcast live from the annual conference of the Infection Prevention Society (www.ips.uk.net) |
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Emerging Carbapenem Resistance: What Do We Do Now? |
27 September 2012 |
Prof. Andrew Simor, University of Toronto |
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Inspiring Mature Minds: Adult Education in IP&C |
15 September 2012 |
Barbara Catt, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto |
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The Hand is Quicker Than A Sneeze in the Spread of Disease |
13 September 2012 |
Prof. Charles P. Gerba, University of Arizona |
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Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Successes and Challenges in Implementing Bundles in Infection Prevention |
5 September 2012 |
Prof. Don Goldmann, Harvard School of Public Health |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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'Contagion' the Movie - How Real is it? |
30 August 2012 |
Prof. Lance Jennings, University of Otago, New Zealand |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical (www.jnj.com)
Broadcast live from the 30th annual conference of the New Zealand National Division of Infection Control Nurses
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Processing Medical Devices in Settings With Limited Resources |
15 August 2012 |
Dr. Nizam Damani, Queen's University, UK |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Pneumonia Prevention - The Vent and Beyond |
26 July 2012 |
Kathleen M. Vollman, Advancing Nursing |
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Sponsored by Sage Products (www.sageproducts.com) |
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Top 10 "Must-Do's" for the Elimination of Healthcare-Associated Infections |
19 July 2012 |
Dr. William R. Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis Associates |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Patient Involvement in Infection Control |
11 July 2012 |
Claire Kilpatrick, World Health Organisation |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Safety in the Fields: Making Decisions About Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Long Term Care Homes |
18 June 2012 |
Colette Ouellet, Public Health Ontario |
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Broadcast live from the 2012 CHICA-Canada conference
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Diversey Inc. (www.diversey.com) |
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What's Blowing in the Wind? Tuberculosis and Long Term Care |
18 June 2012 |
Ruth Anne Appl, TB Control Saskatchewan |
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Broadcast live from the 2012 CHICA-Canada conference. |
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Hand Hygiene Initiatives in Australia |
13 June 2012 |
Phil Russo, Hand Hygiene Australia |
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Economic Impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Low and Middle-Income Countries |
6 June 2012 |
Prof. Dr. Ata Nevzat Yalçın, Akdeniz University, Turkey |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Infections Due to Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Gram-Negative Pathogens Across the Continuum of Care |
5 June 2012 |
Prof. Keith S. Kaye, Wayne State University |
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Broadcast live from the 2012 APIC conference. |
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Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care |
31 May 2012 |
Dr. Melissa Schaefer, CDC, Atlanta |
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Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care, Dr. Melissa Schaefer, CDC, Atlanta |
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Healthcare Workplaces - From Discord to Patient-Centered |
24 May 2012 |
Dr. Irv Rubin, Temenos Inc |
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Best Practices for Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections - Beyond the CDC Guidelines |
10 May 2012 |
Robert Garcia, New York |
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Sponsored by Sage Products Inc (www.sageproducts.com) |
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Keeping the Hand Hygiene Agenda Alive: Acting on Data and the Influence of Global Surveys |
5 May 2012 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, World Health Organization |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Meet the Press: Tips & Techniques for Dealling With the Media |
3 May 2012 |
Jim Armour, Summa Strategies Canada Inc. |
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Clostridium difficile Infections: Lessons From the Quebec Experience |
26 April 2012 |
Prof. Yves Longtin, Laval University |
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Sponsored by Vernacare (www.vernacare.com) |
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Managing Urinary Catheters and CAUTIs |
24 April 2012 |
Sharon Eustice, Peninsula Community Health, UK |
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Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections |
18 April 2012 |
Prof. Mary-Louise McLaws, University of New South Wales |
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Implementing Change: The Technical & Socio-Adaptive Aspects of Preventing CAUTI |
17 April 2012 |
Prof. Sanjay Saint, University of Michigan Medical School |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Innate Resistance to Sporicides and Potential Failure to Decontaminate |
12 April 2012 |
Prof. Jean-Yves Maillard, Cardiff University, Wales |
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The A. Denver Russell Memorial Teleclass Lecture 2012. |
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Standardized Training for Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare |
5 April 2012 |
Grace Volkening, Nora Boyd, and Brenda Smith, Regional Infection Control Networks, Ontario |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Water Bug Management for Infection Control |
29 March 2012 |
Andrew Streifel, University of Minnesota |
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Hand Hygiene - New Frontiers in Messaging and Measurement |
22 March 2012 |
Dr. Kate Ellingson, CDC |
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Teleclass sponsored by Diversey (www.diversey.com) |
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Voices of CHICA |
20 March 2012 |
CHICA-Canada Board and Guests |
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Ensuring Rational and Safe Use of Injections Worldwide: Achievements and Way Forward |
7 March 2012 |
Dr. Selma Khamassi, WHO Injection Safety & Related Infection Control |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Developing a Sustainable and Effective Approach to Hygiene and Infection Prevention in Home and Everyday Settings |
1 March 2012 |
Dr. Sally Bloomfield, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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The Biofilm Hypothesis of Chronic Infection |
23 February 2012 |
Prof. Phil Steward, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University |
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Outbreaks of Vaccine Preventable Diseases - Communicating the Science and Closing the Gaps |
15 February 2012 |
Dr. Nikki Turner, University of Auckland |
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Behaviour & Infection Control |
8 February 2012 |
Prof. Andreas Voss, Radboud University, Netherlands |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Surgical Site Infection Surveillance - Advancing the Prevention Agenda |
7 February 2012 |
Prof. Judith Tanner, DeMontfort University, UK |
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The Role of Fomites in the Transmission of Diseases in Public Environments |
2 February 2012 |
Prof. Charles P. Gerba, University of Arizona |
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Teleclass sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Optimizing Environmental Hygiene: The Key to C.difficile Control |
19 January 2012 |
Dr. Phillip C. Carling, Boston University School of Medicine |
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Teleclass sponsored by Ecolab (www.ecolab.com) |
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Reprocessing of Implants - What are the Issues? |
15 December 2011 |
Dr. Michelle J. Alfa, Diagnostic Services of Manitoba |
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Best Practices for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare |
7 December 2011 |
Prof. William A. Rutala, University of North Carolina |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Strategies for Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance in the ICU |
1 December 2011 |
Dr. Alexandre R. Marra, hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil |
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Teleclass sponsored by Deb Ltd (www.debgroup.com) |
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Practical Management of Norovirus Infected Patients in Healthcare Settings |
17 November 2011 |
Dr. Taranisia MacCannell, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta |
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Teleclass sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Infection Prevention Challenges in Home Care and Hospice |
10 November 2011 |
Mary McGoldrick, CRNI Home Health System Inc |
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How Should We Clean 21st Century Hospitals? |
3 November 2011 |
Dr. Stephanie Dancer, NHS Scotland |
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Teleclass sponsored by Diversey Inc. (www.diversey.com) |
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Canturbury Earthquakes: The Public Health Response |
26 October 2011 |
Dr. Ramon Pink, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Strategies to Control Preventable Infections in Long Term Care Facilities |
13 October 2011 |
Prof. Bjørg Marit Andersen, Oslo University Hospital, Norway |
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Sponsored by Diversey Inc. (www.diversey.com) |
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Nosocomial Influenza and Vaccination of Healthcare Workers |
6 October 2011 |
Dr. Helena Maltezou, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
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MRSA - Is Search & Destroy the Way to Go |
4 October 2011 |
Prof. Andreas Voss, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Voices of CHICA |
27 September 2011 |
CHICA-Canada Board and Guests |
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Sponsored by 3M Canada, Deb, Diversey, Ecolab, GOJO, and Virox Technologies. |
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Patient Safety: Concepts and Practicalities |
21 September 2011 |
Sir Liam Donaldson, World Health Organisation |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) Broadcast live from the 2011 Infection Prevention Society conference www.ips.uk.net |
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Stronger Together |
19 September 2011 |
Anne Bialachowski, CHICA-Canada Past President |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com)
Broadcast live from the 2011 Infection Prevention Society conference www.ips.uk.net |
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Practical Issues in Infection Prevention During a Pandemic |
8 September 2011 |
Dr. Fidelma Fitzpatrick, HSE-Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin |
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Highlights and Results From WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands Every 5 May |
7 September 2011 |
Claire Kilpatrick and Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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C.difficile Associated Diarrhea |
31 August 2011 |
Prof. Andreas Widmer, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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The Mask in Infection Control - Understanding the Issues for Appropriate Practice |
17 August 2011 |
Prof. W.H. Seto, University of Hong Kong |
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Teleclass sponsored by BD (www.bd.com) Hosted by the New Zealand National Division of Infection Control Nurses (www.infectioncontrol.co.nz) |
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Climate Change and Communicable Disease: What are the Risks? |
14 July 2011 |
Dr. Andrew Nichols, University of Plymouth |
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Safer Healthcare: Five Opportunities to Learn |
29 June 2011 |
Sir Liam Donaldson, World Health Organization |
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Broadcast live from the International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC), Geneva, Switzerland.
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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The New Gram-Negative Challenge |
29 June 2011 |
Prof. Timothy Walsh, Dr. John McConnell, Prof. Alex Friedrich |
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Broadcast live from the International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC), Geneva, Switzerland.
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Infection Control: From Local to Global ... Fostering Partnership and Rock n Roll |
29 June 2011 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals, World Health Organisation |
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Broadcast live from the International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC), Geneva, Switzerland.
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the United States: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Prevention |
23 June 2011 |
Prof. Lennox Archibald, University of Florida |
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Establishing an Infection Control Program for Acute Respiratory Infections and Ensuring Pandemic Preparedness |
21 June 2011 |
Prof. WH Seto, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Pandemics, Public Health and Emergency Care: Contemporary Trends and New Challenges in Infection Control and Infectious Diseases |
15 June 2011 |
Prof. Ramon Z. Shaban, Griffith University |
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Reducing the Spread of Pathogens by Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare: Have We Advanced in the Last 10 Years? |
14 June 2011 |
Prof. Syed S. Sattar, Center for Research on Environmental Microbiology, University of Ottawa |
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Tenth anniversary teleclass lecture. Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) and Diversey Inc (www.diversey.com) |
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Eliminating CLABSI: A Model for Reducing Preventable Harm |
9 June 2011 |
Prof. Peter Pronovost, Johns Hopkins University |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Benchmarking and Performance Measurement |
30 May 2011 |
Zahir Hirji, Toronto & Leslie Forrester, Vancouver |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Safe Infection Devices ... 10 Years Out, Where Are the Gaps? |
26 May 2011 |
Ed Krisiunas, WNWN International Inc. |
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Human Factors Engineering Applications for Infection Prevention and Control |
19 May 2011 |
Dr. Hugo Sax, University of Geneva |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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The Faecal Quandary - Bedpan Management in a Modern Age |
12 May 2011 |
Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke, Netherlands |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Meiko (www.meiko.de) |
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Voices of the Australian Infection Control Association (AICA) |
9 May 2011 |
Claire Boardman, AICA President and Philip Russo, National Consultative Steering Committee |
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Thanks to AICA (www.aica.org.au) for their support. |
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The Importance of Worldwide Hand Hygiene Events and Activities |
5 May 2011 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, WHO Patient Safety, Geneva |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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The Spaulding Classification, Disinfection and Sterilization - Is it Time to Reconsider? |
28 April 2011 |
Dr. Gerald McDonnell, STERIS Corporation |
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The A. Denver Russell Memorial Teleclass Lecture |
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Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Bundles: Preventing the Preventable |
14 April 2011 |
Dr. Willam R. Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis Associates |
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Prevention of Surgical Site Infections |
13 April 2011 |
Prof. Matthias Maiwald, National University of Singapore |
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Voices of the IPS, 2011 |
12 April 2011 |
Infection Prevention Society Board Members and Guests |
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The Outbreak Database - A Tool for Hospital Epidemiologists |
7 April 2011 |
Prof. Ralf-Peter Vonberg, Hanover Medical School, Germany |
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Hand Hygiene Education and Monitoring: Returning to the WHO "My Five Moments" Concept |
6 April 2011 |
Dr. Hugo Sax, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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Voices of CHICA 2011, Part One |
22 March 2011 |
Board and Guests of the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association of Canada |
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Recovery From Floods: Basic Principles and Practices for Mold Control and Structural Remediation |
17 March 2011 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta |
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Moving Closer to Nirvana - The Importance of Nurse Empowerment in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infection |
15 March 2011 |
Julie Storr, World Health Organisation Patient Safety |
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First Steps to Dissemination - Writing for Publication and Conference Presentation |
8 March 2011 |
Heather Loveday, Journal of Infection Prevention |
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What to Ask For and Look For When Evaluating Cleaning/Disinfection Products ... In 5 Easy Steps |
3 March 2011 |
Jason Tetro, University of Ottawa |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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The Future of Infection Control: Challenges and Opportunities |
18 February 2011 |
Dr. Ling Moi Lin, President, Infection Control Association (Singapore) |
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Broadcast live from the 2nd conference of the Infection Control Association (Singapore) www.icas.org.sg.
Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Diversey Inc (www.diversey.com)
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Controlling Clostridium difficile Outbreaks: Going Beyond the Guidelines |
17 February 2011 |
Dr. Michael Gardam, University Health Network |
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Teleclass sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Why Don't Workers Use PPE? |
10 February 2011 |
Prof. David DeJoy, University of Georgia |
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Quality Improvement Science and Infection Prevention |
1 February 2011 |
Dr. Don Goldmann, Harvard Medical School |
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Sponsored by World Health Organization Patient Safety Challenge - Clean Care is Safer Care |
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A Human Factors Approach to Reducing Barriers to Hand Hygiene |
27 January 2011 |
Anjum Chagpar, University Health Network, Toronto |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by Deb Ltd (www.debgroup.com) |
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Getting the Most Out of Our Frontal Lobes: What We Don't Know (or Forget) Might Hurt Us |
20 January 2011 |
Prof. Elaine Larson, Columbia University |
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Teleclass sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Clostridium difficile: The Sinister Spore Saga |
16 December 2010 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa, St. Boniface Research Centre |
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Sponsored by 3M (www.3m.com) |
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Infection Control in Developing Countries |
14 December 2010 |
Dr. Nizam Damani, Craigavon Area Hospital, UK |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization. |
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Do Staphylococcal Decolonization Strategies Work? |
9 December 2010 |
Prof. Andrew Simor, Univeristy of Toronto |
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Design, Build, and Validation for Infection Control Acceptance |
2 December 2010 |
Andrew Streifel, University of Minnesota |
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Norovirus Outbreaks Issues and Interventions |
30 November 2010 |
Dr. Philip Carling, Boston University School of Medicine |
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Teleclass sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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infection Prevention and Control in Home Care: Improving Your Program ... Preventing Infections |
16 November 2010 |
Mary McGoldrick, Home Care and Hospice Consultant |
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Sponsored by 3M (www.3m.com) |
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Using Social Marketing to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections |
4 November 2010 |
Dr. Hugo Sax, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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Teleclass sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Mandatory Influenza Vaccination for Healthcare Workers |
28 October 2010 |
Dr. Keith Woeltje, Washington University School of Medicine |
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Infection Control in the Tropics |
27 October 2010 |
Claire Boardman, Griffith University, Australia |
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Teleclass broadcast sponsored by BD (www.bd.com) |
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Methods of Monitoring Hand Hygiene Frequency and Compliance |
21 October 2010 |
Dr. John Boyce, Yale University |
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Epidemiology and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection |
19 October 2010 |
Prof. Andreas Voss, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization. |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases in Southeast Asia |
5 October 2010 |
Prof. Paul Ananth Tambyah, National University of Singapore |
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Broadcast live from the 2010 conference of the Australian Infection Control Association (www.aica.org.au) |
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A National Approach to HAIs - Where No One Has Gone Before? |
4 October 2010 |
Marilyn Cruikshank, Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Health Care |
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Broadcast live from the 2010 conference of the Australian Infection Control Association (www.aica.org.au) |
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Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV - Policy, Program and Practice Issues |
30 September 2010 |
Prof. Kay Libbus, University of Missouri |
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Voices of CHICA 2010, Part 2 |
28 September 2010 |
CHICA Canada Board Members & Guests |
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Presented by the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association of Canada www.chica.org |
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Strategies to Control Antibiotic Resistance |
23 September 2010 |
Prof. Stephan Harbarth, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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Lessons Learned from the Canadian Listeriosis Outbreak |
23 September 2010 |
Franco Pagotto, Health Canada |
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Preventing and Controlling ESBLs, The Future is Here |
22 September 2010 |
Dr. Hilary Humphreys, The Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland |
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Broadcast live from the 2010 Infection Prevention Society conference www.ips.uk.net |
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The Evolving Role of Epidemiology in Infection Prevention and Control: Past Present and Future |
20 September 2010 |
Prof. Jacqui Reilly, Glasgow Caledonian University |
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Broadcast live from the 2010 Infection Prevention Society conference www.ips.uk.net |
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Planning for Infectious Disease Disasters in Ambulatory Care Centers |
10 September 2010 |
Prof. Terrii Rebmann, Saint Louis University, School for Public Health |
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Creating a Culture of Quality and Safety to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections |
2 September 2010 |
Dr. Leo Celi, Harvard Medical School |
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Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical www.jnj.com |
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Positive Deviance - Liberating the Secret Change Agents in Your Hospital to Prevent Healthcare Acquired Infections |
12 August 2010 |
Dr. Jon Lloyd, Tufts University & Plexus Institute |
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Addressing Infection Prevention & Control in Low Resource Settings: The IFIC Approach |
5 August 2010 |
Dr. Michael Borg, International Federation of Infection Control |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Forever the Unknown: The Lujo Virus Experience in Johannesburg |
15 July 2010 |
Prof. Adriano Duse, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
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Epidemiology and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired/Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia |
13 July 2010 |
Dr. P. Eggimann, Lausanne, Switzerland |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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Hand Hygiene ... What About Our Patients? |
22 June 2010 |
Emma Burnett, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee |
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Sponsored by Deb Ltd (www.debgroup.com) |
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Norovirus Outbreaks - Issues and Interventions |
17 June 2010 |
Prof. Philip C. Carling, Boston University School of Medicine |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Principles of Environmental Cleaning and Monitoring the Adequacy of Practices |
16 June 2010 |
Dr. John M. Boyce, Yale University |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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From Obscurity to "Superbug": The Rise of Clostridium difficile |
16 June 2010 |
Prof. Thomas V Riley, University of Western Australia |
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Using Infection Prevention Resources Wisely - Examples From Ebola |
16 June 2010 |
Prof. Shaheen Mehtar, Chair ICAN, Stellenbosch University |
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Broadcast live from IPAC Canada conference |
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Going Green While Keeping Clean - Collaborations Between Environmental and Infection Control Best Practice |
2 June 2010 |
Ed Rubinstein, University Health Network |
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Broadcast live from the CHICA-Canada conference.
Sponsored by GOJO www.gojo.com |
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What You Don't Know Can Hurt You! Challenges in Reprocessing in Community Settings |
31 May 2010 |
Gail Meara, Alberta Health Services |
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Broadcast live from the CHICA-Canada conference.
Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Impact of Hand Hygiene Improvement on Healthcare-Associated Infection |
6 May 2010 |
Dr. L Grayson, World Health Organization |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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Improving Hand Hygiene Worldwide |
5 May 2010 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals, WHO Patient Safety |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands Global Annual Initiative, The Story So Far |
3 May 2010 |
Claire Kilpatrick and Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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Simple Precautions - A Plea for Simplicity |
29 April 2010 |
Dr. Jim Hutchinson, Memorial University of St. John's |
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Influenza in Hospitals - Who Gets What From Whom? |
22 April 2010 |
Dr. Allison McGeer, University of Toronto |
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Teleclass sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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Behind Barriers: Patients' Perceptions of Source Isolation for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
21 April 2010 |
Ruth Barrat, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Voices of the IPS, 2010 |
20 April 2010 |
IPS Board & Guests |
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Presented by the Infection Prevention Society, www.ips.uk.net |
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HPV Infection and Newer Vaccines: An Update |
15 April 2010 |
Prof. S. Tsiodras, University of Athens Medical School, Greece |
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Proven Strategies to Control Influenza Virus Transmission, With Special Focus on H1N1 |
13 April 2010 |
Dr. W.H. Seto, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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Improving Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings Around the World - A Global Challenge With a Global Solution |
13 April 2010 |
Dr. Cyrus Engineer, World Health Organization, John's Hopkins University |
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Infections in the Elderly |
25 March 2010 |
Christine Nutty, Infection Advice, Inc. |
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Voices of CHICA 2010, Part 1 |
23 March 2010 |
CHICA Board & Guests |
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Presented by the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association of Canada www.chica.org |
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Epidemiology and Prevention of Bloodstream Infection |
16 March 2010 |
Dr. Walter Zingg, University of Geneva Hospitals |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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Preventing Healthcare-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylocossus aureus Infections |
11 March 2010 |
Dr. William Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis Associates |
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Teleclass sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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How to Become Certified Without Becoming Certifiable - Preparing for the CIC Exam |
10 March 2010 |
Susan Cooper, South Eastern Ontario Infection Control Network |
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An Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control for the Novice |
4 March 2010 |
Gail Bennett, ICP Associates, Inc |
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Stopping URIs and Flu in the Family: The "STUFFY: Trial |
18 February 2010 |
Dr. Eaine Larson, Columbia University |
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Pandemic Influenza H1N1 - The Southern Hemisphere Experience |
17 February 2010 |
Prof. Lance Jennings, University of Otago, New Zealand |
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Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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The Modern Approach to Infection Control |
16 February 2010 |
Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals, WHO Patient Safety |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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International Trends in Sharps Injury Prevention |
11 February 2010 |
Dr. Terry Grimmond, Grimmond and Associates, New Zeland |
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Post Discharge Surgical Site Surveillance Made Easy |
9 February 2010 |
Prof. Judith Tanner, De Montfort University, UK |
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Improved Oral Hygiene in Intubated Patients to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia |
28 January 2010 |
Dr. Charles John Palenik, Indiana University School of Dentistry |
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The Role of Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare Infections |
21 January 2010 |
Dr. Philip C. Carling, Boston University School of Medicine |
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Sponsored by Ecolab (www.ecolab.com) |
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The Global Burden of Health Care-Associated Infections |
19 January 2010 |
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO Patient Safety |
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A presentation of the World Health Organization |
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Environmental Cleaning Audits: Do They Help Reduce the Spread of C.difficile and AROs in Healthcare Facilities? |
10 December 2009 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa, Diagnostic Services of Manitob |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Infection Control Response to Hurricane Ike |
3 December 2009 |
Pam Falk, University of Texas Medical Branch |
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Viruses and Hand Hygiene |
19 November 2009 |
Prof. Syed A. Sattar, Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology, University of Ottawa |
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Teleclass sponsored by GOJO Industries (www.gojo.com) |
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C. difficile-Associated Diseases: A Financial Burden Analysis |
12 November 2009 |
Prof. Ralf-Peter Vonberg, University of Hanover Medical School |
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Infection Control in Developing Countries |
22 October 2009 |
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization |
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The Economics of Healthcare-Associated Infections: How to Review the Literature |
15 October 2009 |
Dr. Doug Scott, Centers for Disease Control |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Infection Prevention & Control in Ontario: 5 Years After SARS |
8 October 2009 |
Dr. Dick Zoutman, Queen's University |
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The Changing Face of MRSA: Evolving Epidemiology |
1 October 2009 |
Dr. Andrew Simor, MD, FRCPC, FACP, University of Toronto |
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Voices of CHICA 2009 Edition 2 |
29 September 2009 |
CHICA-Canada Board and Guests |
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Using Performance Improvement to Improve Patient Outcomes |
24 September 2009 |
Denise Murphy, Main Line Health System |
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Hot Off the Press - A Review of the Evidence |
23 September 2009 |
Dr. William Jarvis, Jason and Jarvis Associates |
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Broadcast live from the annual conference of the Infection Prevention Society (www.ips.uk.net) |
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Moving on From Audit - Quality Improvement Tools for Infection Prevention |
23 September 2009 |
Dr. Neil Wigglesworth |
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Broadcast live from the annual conference of the Infection Prevention Society (www.ips.uk.net) |
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Pursuing Excellence During a Global Pandemic |
22 September 2009 |
Prof. Robert Pratt, Thames Valley University |
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Broadcast live from the annual conference of the Infection Prevention Society (www.ips.uk.net) |
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Fifty Years of Antibiotic Resistance |
21 September 2009 |
Prof. Gary French, Kings College |
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Broadcast live from the annual conference of the Infection Prevention Society (www.ips.uk.net) |
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Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers |
10 September 2009 |
Dr. Monica Mehta, Long Island University |
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Approaches to eLearning for Infection Control |
20 August 2009 |
Dr. John Ferguson, Hunter New England Health, Australia |
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Broadcast live from the NDICN conference in Nelson, New Zealand |
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Preventing HAI: Risks, Healthcare Systems, and Behaviour |
20 August 2009 |
Dr. John Ferguson, Hunter New England Health, Australia |
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Broadcast live from the NDICN conference in Nelson, New Zealand |
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Infection Prevention and Control Teams - Ensuring Fitness for Purpose |
18 August 2009 |
Martin Kiernan, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust |
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Safe Childbirth: What Can Infection Prevention Contribute? |
13 August 2009 |
Patricia Lynch, IFIC Safe Childbirth Interest Group |
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How Professional Associations Can Best Contribute to Infection Prevention Globally |
6 August 2009 |
Dr. Cathryn Murphy, Bond University, Australia |
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ProMED and the Use of Informal Information Sources for Emerging Disease Surveillance |
16 July 2009 |
Dr. Larry Madoff, ProMED Editor, Director, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization, Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health |
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Tea Tree Oil and Staphylococcal Sepsis |
24 June 2009 |
Prof. Thomas V. Riley, University of Western Australia |
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Pregnant Healthcare Workers and Infection Risk |
18 June 2009 |
Dr. Sotirios Tsiodras, University of Athens Medical School, Greece |
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Portal of Entry, The Missing Link? |
4 June 2009 |
Jim Gauthier, Providence Continuing Care |
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Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Past, Present & Future Strategies |
28 May 2009 |
Loretta Litz Fauerbach, Shands at the University of Florida |
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Cervical Cancer, HPV and the Vaccine |
19 May 2009 |
Dr. Tito Lopes, RCHT, Cornwall, UK |
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Ethical Decision Making in Pandemic Planning |
12 May 2009 |
Rick Singleton, Memorial University |
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Broadcast live from the annual conference of the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA-Canada www.chica.org).
Sponsored by GOJO Industries. (www.gojo.com) |
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Finding the Gaps: Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance in British Columbia |
30 April 2009 |
Bruce Gamage, Provincial Infection Control Network, BC |
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Clostridium difficile 027, A Southern Hemisphere Perspective |
29 April 2009 |
Dr. David Hammer, Medlab South, New Zealand |
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The Economics of Healthcare-Asociated Infections: How to Review the Literature |
23 April 2009 |
Doug Scott, CDC |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Voices of the Infection Prevention Society |
21 April 2009 |
IPS Board Members & Guests |
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Provided by the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) www.ips.uk.net |
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Strategies for Improving Cleaning and Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities |
2 April 2009 |
Dr. John Boyce, Yale University |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Basics of Controlling Device-Related Infections |
26 March 2009 |
Loretta Litz Fauerbach, Shands at the University of Florida |
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Steam Sterilization: A Carefully Monitored Process |
19 March 2009 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster, CDC |
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Principles of Disinfection, Antisepsis, and Chemical Sterilization |
5 March 2009 |
Jason Tetro, University of Ottawa |
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Fundamentals of Healthcare Associated Infection Definitions |
1 March 2009 |
Robert Garcia, Infection Control Professional |
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Friday the 13th - An Outbreak of Invasive Group A Streptococcus |
24 February 2009 |
Julianne Toop, Princess Margaret Hospital, New Zealand |
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Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Global Initiative |
19 February 2009 |
Prof. Didier Pittet and Dr. Cyrus Engineer, World Health Organisation |
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Sponsored by Deb Danada (www.debcanada.com) |
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Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium difficile, MRSA: The Foodborne Link |
12 February 2009 |
Dr. Keith Warriner, University of Guelph |
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There's More to Hemodialysis Than Water - What Every Infection Control Professional Needs to Know |
5 February 2009 |
Sylvia Garcia-Houchins, University of Chicago Hospitals |
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Infection-Free Behavior: Finding a New Paradigm |
29 January 2009 |
Dr. Christine Gebbie, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing |
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Clostridium difficile - Prevention is Better than Cure |
14 January 2009 |
Dr. Mark Wilcox, University of Leeds |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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Hand Hygiene, A Work in Progress - What's Next |
8 January 2009 |
Dr. Hugo Sax, University of Geneva |
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Sponsored by GOJO (www.gojo.com) |
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The Who, When and Why of Isolation Precautions for AROs |
18 December 2008 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa, Diagnostic Services of Manitoba |
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MRSA in Healthcare Facilities: The Growing Burden |
11 December 2008 |
Susan S. Huang, University of California |
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Air & Water Sanitation for Infection Control & Prevention |
20 November 2008 |
Andrew J. Streifel, University of Minnesota |
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Pandemic Preparedness Planning Portal Project (P5): The Results of an Assessment of the Pandemic Preparedness in Ontario Hospitals |
12 November 2008 |
Dr. Dick Zoutman, Queen's University |
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How the State of Maryland Increased ICP Presence in Long Term Care Facilities |
30 October 2008 |
Dr. Brenda J. Roup, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
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Maintenance for Infection Prevention |
23 October 2008 |
Andrew J. Streifel, University of Minnesota |
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Biofilms, when the bugs get clingy |
22 October 2008 |
Dr. David Hammer, Christchurch, NZ |
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Certification in Infection Control - Don't Make It Harder Than It Has To Be |
16 October 2008 |
Sylvia Garcia-Houchins, University of Chicago Medical Center |
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Elimination of Health Care-Associated Infections: Is it Possible & Can We Afford Not to Try? |
9 October 2008 |
Russell N. Olmsted |
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People and Animals - A Public Health Perspective |
2 October 2008 |
Dr. Paul Sockett, Public Health Agency of Canada |
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Nosocomial Transmission of Scabies |
25 September 2008 |
Dr. Helena C. Maltezou, MD, PhD, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Greece |
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Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance in Long Term Care |
11 September 2008 |
Mary Andrus, BA, RN, CIC |
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We Get the Infection Control We Deserve |
4 September 2008 |
Gary Phillips |
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Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases (ESBL) and Infection Control |
14 August 2008 |
Prof. David Paterson, University of Queensland, Australia |
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Broadcast live from the New Zealand National Division of Infection Control Nurses annual conference www.infectioncontrol.co.nz. |
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Disinfection & Sterilization: Current Issues and New Technologies |
7 August 2008 |
Dr. Bill Rutala, University of North Carolina |
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Progress Report from the British Chief Nursing Officer |
22 July 2008 |
Dame Christine Beasley |
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Community-Associated MRSA - What's UP and What's Next |
17 July 2008 |
Dr. Rachel Gorwitz, CDC |
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The CIC Examination Process - Computer-Based Testing |
26 June 2008 |
Sheila MacDonald, Margaret Gallagher, Sharon Krystofiak, Certification Board of Infection Control |
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Prevention of Peripheral Intravascular Device-Related Infections |
25 June 2008 |
Dr. Stephen McBride, Auckland, New Zealand |
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Environmental Sampling in Healthcare Settings - Introduction to Basic Principles |
19 June 2008 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster, CDC |
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Bedpan Decontamination - Manual vs. Mechanical |
22 May 2008 |
Gertie G.M. van Knippenberg-Gordebeke, Infection Prevention Consultant, The Netherlands |
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Preventing Adverse Outcomes in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients |
15 May 2008 |
Dr. Matthew J. Arduino, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Selecting Microbicidal Chemicals for Infection Control: Buyer Beware! |
8 May 2008 |
Prof. Syed A. Sattar, Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology, University of Ottawa |
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Infection Control in Personal Service Settings |
1 May 2008 |
Dr. Bonnie Henry, BC Centre for Disease Control |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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VRE Outbreaks & What I Learned in Kingergarten |
24 April 2008 |
Dr. Dick Zoutman, Queen's University |
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Decontamination in the Western Cape in an Era of TB |
22 April 2008 |
Prof. Shaheen Mehtar, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Study Strategies for the CIC Exam |
17 April 2008 |
Marie Kassai and Sharon Krystofiak |
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Antibiotic Resistance - Can We Hold Back the Tide? |
16 April 2008 |
Dr. Mark Thomas, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand |
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Disease Problems in the Global Food Supply |
10 April 2008 |
Dr. Corrie Brown, University of Georgia |
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The Human and Environmental Toxicity of Microbicidal Chemicals: Are Safer Alternatives Available? |
3 April 2008 |
Dr. Susan Springthorpe, University of Ottawa |
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Basics of Outbreak Management |
20 March 2008 |
Dr. William Jarvis, Jarvis and Jarvis Associates |
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Basic Principles of Cleaning, Sterilization and Disinfection |
13 March 2008 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster, Centres for Disease Control |
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Voices of CHICA 2008, Part 1 |
11 March 2008 |
CHICA Board and Guests |
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Basic Microbiology |
6 March 2008 |
Jim Gauthier, Providence Continuing Care, Canada |
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Voices of the Infection Prevention Society |
4 March 2008 |
Judy Potter, Tracey Cooper and Martin Kiernan |
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Understanding the Practice Analysis and CIC Exam Content Outline |
21 February 2008 |
Margaret Gallagher, Kathy Roye-Horn, Sharon Krystofiak, Certification Board in Infection Control |
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Climate Change and Human Health |
20 February 2008 |
Prof. Peter curson, University of Sydney & Macquarie University |
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Clostridium difficile in Long Term Care |
14 February 2008 |
Dr. Andrew Simor, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto |
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Lessons from the Maidstone C.diff Outbreak |
5 February 2008 |
Christine Perry, NHS Southwest |
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Patient Empowerment & Measurement Program for Hand Hygiene |
31 January 2008 |
Dr. Maryanne McGuckin, McGuckin Methods International |
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The Global Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance: What Can the Public, Hospitals, and Government Do? |
8 January 2008 |
Dr. Elaine Larson, Columbia University School of Nursing |
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Out of Africa: Infection Control in the LIving and the Dead. Marburg Fever Outbreak, Angola, 2005 |
20 December 2007 |
Prof. Adriano Duse |
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Water Quality Issues Pertaining to Medical Device Reprocessing |
13 December 2007 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa |
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Effective Infection Control Promotion in 3-5 Steps |
29 November 2007 |
Allen Soden |
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Hazard Vulnerability Analysis for Infection Control |
8 November 2007 |
Andrew Streifel, University of Minnesota |
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Hot Issues in Hand Hygiene Improvement |
18 October 2007 |
Julie Storr, World Health Organisation |
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Refugee Health |
15 October 2007 |
Dr. Mark Birch, Newcastle, Australia |
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Green Cleaning in Health Care Facilities |
4 October 2007 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster, CDC |
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Ethical Principals and Reasoning for Infection Control |
27 September 2007 |
Dr. Loreen A. Herwaldt |
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Challenging Behaviour, Changing the Culture |
24 September 2007 |
Dr. Elaine Larson |
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Sponsored by Deb Ltd. www.deb.co.uk |
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Extreme Makeover - Infection Prevention and Control Edition |
20 September 2007 |
Gwyneth Meyers |
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ESBLs - Where Are We Now? |
22 August 2007 |
Dr. Yoke-Fong Chiew, New Zealand |
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Epidemics & Pandemics in Australia - Signposts, Lessons and Challenges |
16 August 2007 |
Prof. Peter Curson, University of Sydney |
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Outcome Surveillance and Process Surveillance |
9 August 2007 |
Dr. Victor Rosenthal |
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Disinfection and Sterilization Guidelines - What You Need To Know |
26 July 2007 |
Dr. William Rutala |
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Teleclass sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc. (www.virox.com) |
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Innovation in the National Health Service |
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Ethics of Care During a Pandemic Crisis |
17 May 2007 |
Dr. Eric Wasylenko |
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Panton-valentine leucocidin producing Staphylococcus aureus |
8 May 2007 |
Adam Brown and Brenda Dale |
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Monitoring for Environmental Management |
26 April 2007 |
Andrew Streifel |
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Making Infection Control Really Work ? Managing the Human Factor |
25 April 2007 |
Prof. W.H. Seto |
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Bacterial Resistance to Microbicides in the Healthcare Environment |
19 April 2007 |
Dr Jean-Yves Maillard |
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Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection |
16 April 2007 |
Dr. Michael Gardam |
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Who's Afraid of the CIC Exam |
12 April 2007 |
Sheila MacDonald and Sharon Krystofiak |
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Environmental Management of Clostridium difficile |
29 March 2007 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster, CDC |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies www.virox.com |
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1st Global Patient Safety Challenge - A Year of Cleaner and Safer Care |
22 March 2007 |
Prof. Didier Pittet |
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Voices of CHICA, March 2007 |
8 March 2007 |
CHICA Canada Board and Guests |
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Sponsored by ARJO Canada, Deb Canada, Ecolab, Epiquest, Lifetronics, Marletek, Maxill, Pharmax, Virox Technologies |
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Talking TB |
6 March 2007 |
Evonne Curran |
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Best Practice for New Construction & Renovation |
22 February 2007 |
Andrew Streifel |
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Infection Control in the Endoscopy Clinic |
21 February 2007 |
Dr. Richard Everts |
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Fresh Produce and Human Pathogenicity |
15 February 2007 |
Prof. Keith Warriner |
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Influenza ? Of Poultry, Pets and People |
8 February 2007 |
Dr. Corrie Brown |
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Confronting 21st Century Plagues |
25 January 2007 |
Prof. Robert Pratt |
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Personal Hygiene Measures to Prevent Influenza Transmission |
18 January 2007 |
Dr. Elaine Larson |
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Third National Infection Prevalence Survey of UK and Ireland Hospitals ? Process and Initial Results |
9 January 2007 |
Christine Perry |
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Clostridium diffcile - Where are We Now |
14 December 2006 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa |
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Preventing Central Line Associated Infections |
7 December 2006 |
Robert Garcia |
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Preventing Surgical Site Infections |
30 November 2006 |
Loretta Litz Fauerbach |
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Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections |
21 November 2006 |
Lauren Tew |
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Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents - Problems in Diagnosis and Infection Control Issues |
16 November 2006 |
Dr. Ian Kitai |
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The Physics of flying Feces |
9 November 2006 |
Jim Gauthier |
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Sponsored by ARJO Canada www.arjo.com |
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Hand Hygiene in Healthcare - Improving Compliance |
19 October 2006 |
Dr. John Boyce |
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The Changing Role of Infection Prevention and Control as Documented by the CBIC Practice Analysis |
12 October 2006 |
Linda Laxton & Ruth Curchoe, CBIC |
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Neonatal Sepsis: A 2006 Update |
5 October 2006 |
Dr. Anne Matlow |
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SARS in Singapore ? What Can We Learn From this Experience? |
20 September 2006 |
Dr. Chris Wynne |
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Sponsored by Deb Australia www.deb.co.au |
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Implementing the National Decontamination Programme in the UK |
19 September 2006 |
Peter Hooper |
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Disinfecting Soft Goods |
14 September 2006 |
Dr. W.C. White |
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How to Assess Risk of Disease Transmission When There is a Failure to Follow Recommended Disinfection and Sterilization Principles |
24 August 2006 |
Dr. Bill Rutala |
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Sponsored by Virox Technologies www.virox.com |
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Spectre of an Influenza Pandemic - Is it Inevitable? |
17 August 2006 |
Dr. Lance Jennings |
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Sponsored by Deb Australia www.deb.com.au |
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Dermal Absorption of Alcohol Hand Disinfectants |
27 July 2006 |
Prof. Axel Kramer |
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Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance |
18 July 2006 |
Dr. Alan Johnson |
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Sponsored by Deb UK www.deb.co.uk |
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Bloodborne Pathogens Across the Continuum of Care |
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Controlling Pediatric Respiratory Infections |
22 June 2006 |
Laurie Streitenberger, Marion Yetman & Anne Augustin |
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Zoonotic Infections from Pets |
8 June 2006 |
Dr. Corrie Brown |
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Infection Control in Construction |
1 June 2006 |
Andrew Streifel |
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Infection Control Aboard Cruise Ships |
25 May 2006 |
Dr. Robert Wheeler |
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Antibiotic Stewardship - All Good Things in Moderation |
18 May 2006 |
Dr. Dick Zoutman, |
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Product Evaluation in Infection Control |
16 May 2006 |
Robert Garcia, Brookdale University Medical Center |
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Evaluation and Comparison of Quality Management Systems |
27 April 2006 |
Dr. Tammy Lundstrom |
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Secrets of the CBIC Test Committee |
20 April 2006 |
CBIC Board Members |
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Critical Care Design in the Future: The Good the Bad and the Ugly |
30 March 2006 |
Karen Iverson |
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Leadership in Healthcare and Infection Control |
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Pandemic Influenza, Outlook and Planning |
9 March 2006 |
Dr. Stephano Lazzari |
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Voices of CHICA 2006, Edition 1 |
2 March 2006 |
CHICA Board and Guests |
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The Building: A Source and Vector of Problematic Microorganisms |
23 February 2006 |
Dr. Curtis White |
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Sanitation & Hygiene in Food Processing |
14 February 2006 |
Dr. Keith Warriner |
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Respiratory Viruses: Roles of Surfaces, Fomites, and Hands |
9 February 2006 |
Dr. Lynne Sehulster |
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Minimizing the Impact of Water-Borne Bacteria on Hemodialysis Patients |
2 February 2006 |
Dr. Richard Ward |
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Infection Control, Everybody's Business |
17 January 2006 |
Chris Beasley |
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Healthcare Acquired Infections as an Indicator of Patient Safety |
12 January 2006 |
Dr. Elaine Larson |
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C.difficile - Environmental Survival and Management |
15 December 2005 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa |
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Preventing Ventilator-Asociated Pneumonia |
1 December 2005 |
Robert Garcia |
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Using PowerPoint in Infection Control |
21 November 2005 |
Gayle Gilmore |
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Infection Control in Doctors Offices |
10 November 2005 |
Jim Gauthier |
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Emerging Threats to Public Health - Miracles, Myths and Mistakes |
27 October 2005 |
Dr. Paul Sockett |
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New WHO Hand Hygiene Guidelines |
19 October 2005 |
Prof. Didier Pittet |
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Glutaraldehyde Toxicology and Management of Risk |
17 October 2005 |
Dr. Christie Forrester |
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Controlling Device-Related Infections |
20 September 2005 |
Dr. Robert Pratt |
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Vaccines - Adding to the Arsenal for Disease Prevention |
15 September 2005 |
Dr. Raymond Strikas |
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Community-Associated MRSA |
25 August 2005 |
Dr. Rachel Gorwitz |
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Effective Presentation of Infection Control Data |
11 August 2005 |
Bonnie Barnard |
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Communicable Disease Control After Natural Disasters |
19 July 2005 |
Dr. Michelle Gayer |
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Infection Control for Emergency First Responders |
30 June 2005 |
Margaret McKenzie |
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Antiseptic Practice and Procedure |
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Controlling Mumps in the Community |
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Measuring the Cost of Hospital Infection |
9 June 2005 |
Prof. Barry Cookson |
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Infectious Rashes and Infection Control |
2 June 2005 |
Dr. Justin Graham |
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Canadian Response to West Nile Virus |
26 May 2005 |
Dr. Paul Sockett |
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CJD - Recommendations for Disinfection and Sterilization |
21 April 2005 |
Dr. Bill Rutala |
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Methods for Testing Hand Disinfectants |
19 April 2005 |
Prof. Manfred Rotter |
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Disinfectants and Environmental Impact |
14 April 2005 |
Prof. Franz Daschner |
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Root Cause Analysis for the Infection Control Professional |
7 April 2005 |
Dr. Denise Murphy |
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WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge |
17 March 2005 |
Prof. Didier Pittet |
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Biocide Use in Healthcare Facilities |
10 March 2005 |
Dr. Jean-Yves Maillard |
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Respiratory and GI Outbreaks in LTCF: Investigation and Control |
24 February 2005 |
Dr. Chesley Richards |
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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies |
17 February 2005 |
Dr. Corrie Brown |
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Endemic Influenza, Pandemic Influenza, and Avian Flu |
15 February 2005 |
Dr. Stephano Lazzari |
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Preventing Surgical Wound Infections |
10 February 2005 |
Dr. Dick Zoutman |
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Community Issues Concerning Antibiotic Practices |
27 January 2005 |
Dr. Elaine Larson |
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Managing Urinary Infection in Long Term Care |
20 January 2005 |
Dr.Lindsay Nicolle |
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Food Hygiene, Still a Relevant Nosocomial Issue |
16 December 2004 |
Dr. Michael Borg |
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Bugs, Blood and Barrier Breaches: Lessons Learned From the Challenges of Bloodborne |
2 December 2004 |
Dr. Adriano Duse |
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Complacency About Diseases, Anxiety About Vaccines |
18 November 2004 |
Linda Glennie |
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ESBL Management |
15 November 2004 |
Dr. Graham Harvey |
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Endoscope Decontamination |
21 October 2004 |
Christine Bradley |
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Infection Control in Day Care |
29 September 2004 |
Jim Gauthier |
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Influenza -- A Pre-Season Update |
21 September 2004 |
Dr.Teresa Tam |
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Information Technology in Infection Control |
14 September 2004 |
Dr. Karen Lee |
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Emerging Zoonosis |
9 September 2004 |
Dr. Corrie Brown |
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Inside IFIC - Global Infection Control |
26 August 2004 |
Patricia Lynch |
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Infectious Disease in Space |
19 August 2004 |
Dr. Nicole Buckley |
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Out of Africa - Infectious Disease on the Dark Continent |
29 July 2004 |
Dr. Adriano Duse |
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Bedside Hand Hygiene Project |
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Managing Respiratory Infections in Long Term Care |
15 June 2004 |
Dr. Lindsay Nicolle |
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Clostridium difficile and Environmental Cleaning |
10 June 2004 |
Dr. Mark Wilcox |
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Travel Related Infectious Disease |
3 June 2004 |
Dr. Robert Wheeler |
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Biofilm in Human Disease |
13 May 2004 |
Dr. Ryan Jordan |
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Hand Hygiene - Different Approaches |
6 May 2004 |
Dr. Manfred Rotter |
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Voices of CHICA, Spring 2004 |
24 April 2004 |
CHICA Board and Guests |
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CDC Guidelines on Environmental Infection Control |
20 April 2004 |
Dr.Lynne Sehulster |
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Preparing for Biological Emergencies |
15 April 2004 |
Dr. Elizabeth Bryce |
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Bacterial Typing Methods and Their Value in Infection Control |
8 April 2004 |
Dr. Giles Edwards |
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Infection Control and the Bioterror Threat |
1 April 2004 |
Dr. Stephen Morse |
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Low Endemnicy MRSA - The Holland Experience |
25 March 2004 |
Gertie van Knippenberg |
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Controlling MRSA & VRE - A United States Approach |
18 March 2004 |
Dr. Barry Farr |
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Hot Tubs & Hydrotherapy - Infection Soup |
16 March 2004 |
Jim Gauthier |
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Dialysis Fluid Quality: An Important Part of the Dialysis Prescription |
11 March 2004 |
Dr. Dick Ward |
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Interventions to Control MRSA |
4 March 2004 |
Dr. Stephanie Dancer |
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Strategies for Norovirus Infection Control |
17 February 2004 |
Dr. Robert Wheeler |
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Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing |
12 February 2004 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa |
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Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection, The National Approach |
10 February 2004 |
Jennie Wilson |
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Relative Impact of Hand Hygiene on Healthcare-Associated Infections |
29 January 2004 |
Dr. Elaine Larson |
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Personal Services and Public Health Issues |
18 November 2003 |
Christian Lapensee |
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Disinfectants and Antibiotic Resistance |
28 October 2003 |
Dr. Peter Gilbert |
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Exploring Hand Hygiene Guidelines |
22 October 2003 |
Dr. John Boyce |
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Difficult to Clean Medical Devices |
9 October 2003 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa |
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Influenza Pandemic Planning |
25 September 2003 |
Dr. Theresa Tam |
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Influenza - Staff Immunization |
11 September 2003 |
Dr. Jill Jacobson |
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VRSA - A New and Unwelcome Arrival |
7 August 2003 |
Dr. Tammy Sue Lundstrom |
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Alcohol Hand Sanitizers and Their Effect on Viruses |
24 June 2003 |
Dr. Didier Pittet |
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Evidence Based Infection Control |
17 June 2003 |
Dr. Mark Loeb |
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Bloodborne Virus Transmission From Healthcare Worker to Patient |
13 June 2003 |
Dr. Lynne Johnston |
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Innovations in Hand Hygiene |
30 May 2003 |
Dr. Elaine Larson |
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Disinfecting Patient Care Equipment |
3 May 2003 |
Dr. William Rutala |
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Quality Assurance in Reprocessing |
3 April 2003 |
Susan Hadfield |
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Disease Transmission & Control in Domestic Setting |
20 March 2003 |
Dr. Chuck Gerba |
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Controlling MRSA & VRE - Is it Important to Identify the Reservoir? |
12 March 2003 |
Dr. Barry Farr |
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Dialysis Water - The Essential Basics |
27 February 2003 |
Dr. Dick Ward |
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Management of a Norwalk Outbreak in Acute Care |
16 January 2003 |
Dr. Michael Gardham |
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Management of a Norwalk-like Virus Outbreak |
8 January 2003 |
Dr. Michael Gardham |
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Safe Reprocessing of Narrow Lumen Medical Devices |
5 December 2002 |
Dr. Michelle Alfa |
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Design, Build, and Validation for Infection Control Acceptance |
10 November 2002 |
Andrew Streifel, University of Minnesota |
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Influenza in Hospitals |
31 October 2002 |
Dr. Alison McGeer |
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Current Best Practices in Hand Hygiene |
24 October 2002 |
Dr. Didier Pittet |
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Sponsored by JohnsonDiversey www.johnsondiversey.com |
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Selection and Use of Microbicides |
14 August 2002 |
Dr. Syed Sattar |
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ESBL: The Next Superbug? |
25 July 2002 |
Dr. Elizabeth Bryce |
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Hands and the Spread of Viral Infections |
29 May 2002 |
Dr. Syed Sattar |
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Essential Biofilm Knowledge Transcript |
4 April 2002 |
Dr. Bill Costerton |
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Essential Knowledge in the Battle Against Biofilms |
4 April 2002 |
Dr. Bill Costerton, Center for Research on Biofilm Engineering, Montana State Univ. |
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