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"Infection Watch Live"
View maps of real-time gastrointestinal and respiratory-related Emergency Department visit activity for hospitals in the SE LHIN. The maps provide a daily picture of levels of infectious disease activity in your area.
 
Ontario Patient Safety Indicators
The Ontario government has introduced public reporting on eight patient safety indicators. Seven of these initiatives have impact on Infection Prevention & Control Programs.
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    Registration is now open!!
 
The South Eastern Ontario Infection Control Network and CHICA-EO Present:
 
New Directions in Environmental

 Cleaning and Disinfection

Days Inn Convention Center, Kingston ON
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Don’t miss this great opportunity to listen and interact with experts who had input into the creation of the Best Practice document.

Industry representatives will be on hand to answer your questions and introduce you to the products and equipment needed to meet the requirements of the Best Practice guidelines.

$35 includes

coffee break and lunch!

Sessions and Speakers include:

☼Why and How Environmental Cleaning Saves Lives
    Speaker: Dr. Dick Zoutman, MD, FRCPC

☼ Overview of Best Practice Document and Provincial Toolkit
    Speaker: Liz Van Horne, Senior Infection Prevention and Control Professional Ontario   Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

☼ Practicing Best Practices from an Environmental Services Manager’s Perspective
Speakers: Danny Young, Director of Environmental Services for Crown Ridge Health Care, Trenton; Westgate Lodge, Belleville; The Riverine, Napanee and Kelly Wilson, Environmental Services Manager, Brockville Mental Health

☼ Environmental Impact of Cleaning Products
Speaker: Paul Webber, MauncoMedical/Webber Training

To register: Please click on the link below for easy on-line registration or
contact Marianne Walker at walkerm1@kgh.kari.net

Click Here for easy, on-line registration:
 
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   Just Clean your HAnds for Long Term Care                                
                Auditing Hand Hygiene Compliance

These sessions will provide an overview of the audit process and practical training for observers on how to observe hand hygiene compliance and complete Observation Tool

Sessions Scheduled :
 
Monday, March 22nd, 2010: Lanark Lodge, Perth  8:30am- 12:00pm
Registration required !

To Register please contact: Marianne Walker at 613-548-3921 or 1-866-883-8428 or email at: walkerm1@kgh.kari.net

 
Infection Control Education for Primary Care Physicians
 On September 17th, in the first  of a series of videoconferences for  primary care physicians,  Dr. Dick Zoutman reviewed the current world wide epidemiology and clinical features of the H1N1 influenza virus.  To view the presentation  click here
Mark Your Calendars for Future Presentations:

Thursday, March 25, 2010   5:30—6:30 pm  Topic: "Cellulitis and Other Soft Tissue Infections" by Dr Dick Zoutman
                     
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Education
Monday Mar. 22 - 2010
8:30AM - Just Clean Your Hands for LTC: Auditing Hand Hygiene Compliance, Lanark Lodge Perth