Summer 2023

Understanding resident, family, and caregiver experiences to inform the development of a multimodal hand hygiene program in long-term care

SEE PDF Florence Yip, BSc FHN MHA(c)1*; Leah Diamond, RN, BSN, MSc PH(c)1 1Vancouver Coastal Health, British Columbia, Canada *Corresponding author:Florence Yip Vancouver Coastal Health, ...

Surveillance definitions for infections in Canadian long-term care homes: 2023 update

Jennifer Happe, MSc1*, Nalini Agnihotri, PhD, CIC1,3, Jean Clark, RN, CIC4,5, Davenna Conrod, RN, BN4,6, Kevin Duran, RN, MD, CIC1,7, Betty Ann Elford, RN, BN4,8, Shawna Ferenc, RN, BN4,9, Yvette ...

Learnings from a rapid spread of COVID-19 in a suburban Canadian hospital

SEE PDF Jude Nwaokenye, MPH1, Justin M. Chan, PhD2, Xuetao Wang, MPH1, Katy Short, MPH1, Shazia Masud, MD3,5, Shannon L. Russell, PhD4,5, James Zlosnik EA, PhD4,5, Natalie Prystajecky, PhD4,5, ...

Evolving Education for Infection Prevention and Control Professionals

SEE PDF Devon Metcalf, MSc, PhD, BEdAE, CIC Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Infection Control Appropriate and ongoing infection prevention and control (IPAC) education is essential to ...

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The use of dogs for the detection of infectious diseases; an emerging diagnostic option

SEE PDF James Ayukekbong, BMLS, MSc, Ph.D., CIC1 * and Adenike Oguntimehin, BMLS, MPH, LTC-CIP2 1Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Infection Control, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada2Department of Public Health, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA *Corresponding Author J....

An exploratory study of nurses’ ideas on how to improve compliance with the use of personal protective equipment when caring for patients on additional precautions

SEE PDF Joanne Andrew, BA, RN, MSc, CIC1* and Debbi Marais, PhD2 1 Infection Prevention and Control, Island Health, BC, Canada2 University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, United Kingdom *Corresponding author: Joanne AndrewIsland Health, BC, Canadaemail: This email address is being protected...

Long-term care certification in infection prevention: the time is…now!

SEE PDF Steven J. Schweon, BSN, MPH, MSN*, Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, FIDSA, FSHEA, FAPIC, Sandra Callery, RN, MHSc, CIC, LTC-CIP, Jessica Dangles, MBA, MS, PMP

Call for Papers

The Canadian Journal of Infection Control is a leading international peer-reviewed journal providing a platform for knowledge transfer and academic discourse in the field of infection prevention and control and hospital epidemiology. The journal invites submission of manuscripts outlining original research...

Surveillance definitions for infections in Canadian long-term care homes: 2023 update

Jennifer Happe, MSc1*, Nalini Agnihotri, PhD, CIC1,3, Jean Clark, RN, CIC4,5, Davenna Conrod, RN, BN4,6, Kevin Duran, RN, MD, CIC1,7, Betty Ann Elford, RN, BN4,8, Shawna Ferenc, RN, BN4,9, Yvette Gable, RN, BN2,4, Kasey Gambeta, RN, MN, CIC4,10, Debora Giese, BSc, MScPH, CIC1,11, Robin Johnson,...

Surveillance definitions for infections in Canadian long-term care homes: 2023 update

Clusters of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase with potential links to hand hygiene sink drains in an intensive care unit

SEE PDF Dina Badawy, PhD, CIC1*, Samar Tahhan, RN, MSc, CIC1, Gabriel Rebick, MDCM, MPH1, Clayton Mac Donald, MUDr, FRCP(C), D(ABMM), DTM&H2, Jackie Nugent, RN, BScN, CIC1, Qosay Sarabi,...

Cluster analysis of carbapenemase-producing organisms in Alberta using a geographic information system

SEE PDF Jeremy Jamilano, MPH1, Ye Shen, MPH1, Jennifer Ellison, MSc1, and Jenine Leal, PhD1,2,3,4,5

Deployment of canine scent detection for the screening of COVID-19 on pillowcases of residents in a long-term care setting – a pilot study

SEE PDF Marthe Charles, MD, MSc1*, Teresa Zurberg, RCT2, Tracey Woznow, BSc, BEd2, Eric Eckbo, MD1, Lale Asku, BA2, Roy Pescador, BSc2, Leonardo Gomez Navas, BA2, Robert O’Neill, BA3, Esther Thompson, BSc, RPN2, and Elizabeth Bryce, MD1 1 Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control,...

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae admission screening practices in Canadian healthcare settings: A cross-sectional survey of respondents working in Canadian hospitals and long-term care facilities (2020)

SEE PDF Filip Pajtondziev, MScHQ, CPHI(C), CIC1,2*, Katherine Paphitis, PhD, MSc, CPHI(C), CIC3,4, Jennifer Happe, MSc4,5, and Rylan Egan, PhD, MEd1

Understanding resident, family, and caregiver experiences to inform the development of a multimodal hand hygiene program in long-term care

SEE PDF Florence Yip, BSc FHN MHA(c)1*; Leah Diamond, RN, BSN, MSc PH(c)1 1Vancouver Coastal Health, British Columbia, Canada *Corresponding author:Florence Yip Vancouver Coastal Health, B.C., Canadaemail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloake736ce4f542ce3c8ac67660f9b6b42c5').innerHTML =...

Learnings from a rapid spread of COVID-19 in a suburban Canadian hospital

SEE PDF Jude Nwaokenye, MPH1, Justin M. Chan, PhD2, Xuetao Wang, MPH1, Katy Short, MPH1, Shazia Masud, MD3,5, Shannon L. Russell, PhD4,5, James Zlosnik EA, PhD4,5, Natalie...

Evolving Education for Infection Prevention and Control Professionals

SEE PDF Devon Metcalf, MSc, PhD, BEdAE, CIC Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Infection Control Appropriate and ongoing infection prevention and control (IPAC) education is...

The transition of COVID-19 from a pandemic to an endemic disease

SEE PDF James Ayukekbong, BMLS, MSc, PhD, CIC Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Infection Control The emergence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‑19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to an unprecedented global health crisis [1]. Within a few...

Evaluation of the accuracy in the application of the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP) bloodstream infection surveillance definitions

SEE PDF Jennifer Ellison, MSc1*, Joelle Cayen, BHSc2, Linda Pelude, MSc2, Robyn Mitchell, MHSc2, and Kathryn Bush, MSc1 1Alberta Health Services, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada2 Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario,...

Designing an innovative professional development experience to build infection control professionals’ educational expertise

SEE PDF Gwyneth L. Meyers, PhD;1 Michele Jacobsen, PhD;2 Elizabeth Henderson, PhD31 Senior Clinical Practice Coordinator, Infection Prevention and Control, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada2 Professor and Vice Dean, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB,...

AMMI Canada Practice Point: Treatments for adults with COVID-19 in 2021-2022

SEE PDF Reprinted with permission from University of Toronto Press (https://utpjournals.press). Official Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada 7.3, 2022 doi:10.3138/jammi-2022-08-08 Jennifer M Grant MD, CM, FRCPC,1 Justin Chan MD, MPH, FRCPC,2 Sylvain A Lother...

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