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February 16, 2010
Maternal Newborn Guidelines Project
A 2007 review of Level III NICUs lead to the creation of an Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Work Group, under the leadership of the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) in 2008 to recommend standardized recommendations that provide consistency when dealing with infection prevention and control within and between maternal and newborn units.

 

The consensus-based policies developed by the IPAC Work Group are now available here and

are in alignment with the current maternal newborn recommendations and the various best practice documents developed by the Provincial Infectious Disease Advisory Committee (PIDAC). Champions have been identified in all Maternal Newborn Programs and will now be offered training along with the ICPs and medical staff within each site. The RICNs will endeavour to support these members as they adopt the recommendations.
 

If you have any questions regarding the Maternal Newborn Project and/or the recommendations, please contact Isabelle Langman.©Istockphoto.com/Don Bayley

 
January 15, 2010
PIDAC BEST Practices for Environmental Cleaning 
 
This document is intended for health care providers to ensure that the critical elements and methods of appropriate cleaning practices of the physical environment in health care are incorporated into each health care facility’s procedures.

 

This document covers such issues as:

  • Cleaning practices and strategies
  • Frequency of cleaning
  • Understanding the principles of cleaning and disinfecting environmental surfaces
  • Handling of linens
  • Management of environmental waste
  • Cleaning non-critical equipment
You can find this document on the PIDAC website

COMING SOON! Environmental Cleaning Best Practices Training

A RICN provincial project team has met with environmental services (ES) representatives from across the province to develop a strategy for training front-line ES staff in Ontario healthcare facilities. The results of the meeting included the development of a draft training package and a summary of the feedback from ES representatives in attendance on the various methodologies required to teach front-line staff.  The goal is to develop tool kits that include a leaders’ guide and a variety of materials such as PowerPoint presentations, demo videos, posters and other visuals.  Planning is also underway for train-the-trainer sessions to support the rollout of these materials.

Watch this space for project updates!  (Last updated January 13, 2010)

 

 

 
Education / Éducation
Thursday Mar. 11 - 2010
1:30PM - (Webber Teleclass) (Novice Teleclass) MRSA Prevention Basics