| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Reimagining Infection Prevention With Compassion - A Positive Legacy of COVID-19? |
| 9 March 2021 |
| Jules Storr, S3 Global Consulting |
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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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| 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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| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Broadcast live from the New Zealand IPCNC conference
Live broadcast sponsored by Schülke |
|
| Pneumocystis - An Important Healthcare-Associated Infection? |
| 24 September 2019 |
| Dr. Tim Boswell, Nottingham University Hospital |
|
| Live broadcast from Infection Prevention Society conference |
|
| Challenges and Opportunities in Infection Prevention & Control |
| 22 September 2019 |
| Prof. Brett Mitchell, University of Newcastle, Australia |
|
| Live broadcast from the Infection Prevention Society (www.ups.uk.net) conference |
|
| 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 |
|
| Sponsored by the World Surgical Infection Society |
|
| 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 |
|
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 |
|
| Broadcast live from the 2019 IPAC Canada conference |
|
| 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 |
|
| Broadcast live from the 2019 IPAC Canada conference |
|
| 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 |
|
| Hosted by the World Health Organization |
|
| 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 |
|
| Sponsored by the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
|
| 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 |
|
Broadcast live from the Healthcare Infection Society conference
Broadcast sponsored by Clinell (www.clinell.com) |
|
| Decolonization to
Reduce MDROs in Healthcare:
Who, What, Where, When, and Why?
|
| 26 November 2018 |
| Prof. Susan Huang, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine |
|
Broadcast live from the Healthcare Infection Society conference
Broadcast sponsored by Clinell (www.clinell.com) |
|
| 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 |
|
| Sponsored by the WHO Global Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
|
| Reconsidering Hand Hygiene Observation Methodology |
| 1 November 2018 |
| Prof. Dinah Gould, Cardiff University, Wales |
|
| Broadcast live from the New Zealand Infection Prevention and Control Nurses College conference |
|
| "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 |
|
| Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society conference |
|
| Surveillance by Objectives? Using Measurement in the Prevention of HCAI |
| 30 September 2018 |
| Prof. Jennie Wilson, Richard Wells Research Centre, University of West London |
|
| Broadcast live from the Infection Prevention Society conference |
|
| 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
|
|
| Broadcast live from IPAC Canada conference |
|
| Trekking Safely Through the Storm - Managing Complex IPAC Issues |
| 28 May 2018 |
| Prof. Mark Joffee, University of Alberta |
|
Sponsored by GOJO Canada
Broadcast live from IPAC Canada conference |
|
| 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 |
|
| Sponsored by the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
|
| 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 |
|
| Denver Russell Memorial Teleclass Lecture |
|
| 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 |
|
| Sponsored by the World Health Organization |
|
| 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 |
|
| Sponsored by the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit |
|
| 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 |
|
PLEASE NOTE: The quality of this recording is very poor- sorry
Broadcast live from the ACPIC conference, Australia |
|
| 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 |
|
| Broadcast live from the ACPIC conference, Australia |
|
| Administrations Sets / Infusion Tubing: How Often Should They be Changed to Prevent CRBSI? |
| 20 November 2017 |
| Emily Larsen, Griggith University, University, Australia |
|
| Broadcast live from the ACPIC conference, Australia |
|
| 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 |
|
| Sponsored by the WHO Infection Control Global Unit |
|
| 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 |
|
| Broadcast live from the IPCNC conference in Auckland, New Zealand
Broadcast sponsored by Schülke (www.schuelke.com) |
|
| 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 |
|
| Broadcast live from the 2017 IPS Conference |
|
| Infectious Diseases in a Borderless World |
| 20 September 2017 |
| Prof. Dr. Leo Visser, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands |
|
| Broadcast live from the 2017 IPS Conference |
|
| What Makes Infection Prevention and Control Work? |
| 18 September 2017 |
| Julie Storr, S3 Global |
|
| Broadcast live from the 2017 IPS Conference |
|
| 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 |
|
Broadcast live from the 2017 IPAC Canada conference
Sponsored by Sealed Air Diversey Care (www.sealedair.com) |
|
| 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 |
|
| Sponsored by Cleanis (www.cleanis.com) |
|
| 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 |
|
| Sponsored by the WHO Infection Control Global Unit |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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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| Sponsored by Intronics www.intronics.co.uk
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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| Sponsored by ArjoHuntleigh (www.arjo.com) |
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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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| Sponsored by JohnsonDiversey www.johnsondiversey.com |
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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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| Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc. (www.virox.com) |
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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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| Sponsored by 3M Canada (www.3m.ca) |
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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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| Sponsored by Deb Canada www.debcanada.com |
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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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| Sponsored by Deb Ltd. www.deb.co.uk |
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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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| Sponsored by Deb SBS www.debsbs.com |
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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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| Sponsored by ARJO, Deb Canada, Ecolab, Epi Quest, Lifetronics, Marlatek, Maunco Medical, Pharmax, Virox Technologies. |
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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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| Sponsored by the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Sanitation Supply Association. |
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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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| Sponsored by virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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| Preventing Ventilator-Asociated Pneumonia |
| 1 December 2005 |
| Robert Garcia |
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| Sponsored by Sage Products Inc. www.sageproducts.com |
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| Using PowerPoint in Infection Control |
| 21 November 2005 |
| Gayle Gilmore |
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| Sponsored by Trainer's Resource for Infection Control www.trainers-resource.com |
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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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| Sponsored by Deb Canada (www.debcanada.com) |
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| Glutaraldehyde Toxicology and Management of Risk |
| 17 October 2005 |
| Dr. Christie Forrester |
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| Sponsored by Dow (www.dow.com) |
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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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| Sponsored by JohnsonDiversey (www.johnsondiversey.com) |
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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 |
|
| Sponsored by Deb Canada (www.debcanada.com) |
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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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| Sponsored by Deb Canada www.debcanada.com |
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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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| Sponsored by 3M (www.3m.com) |
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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 |
|
| Sponsored by Virox Technologies Inc (www.virox.com) |
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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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| sponsored by JohnsonDiversey (www.johnsondiversey.com) |
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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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| Sponsored by JohnsonDiversey www.johnsondiversey.com |
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| Hands and the Spread of Viral Infections |
| 29 May 2002 |
| Dr. Syed Sattar |
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| Sponsored by JohnsonDiversey www.johnsondiversey.com |
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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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| See also transcript document |
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| JHI Journal Document: Disinfection and cleaning of heater-cooler units |
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