Fall 2022

The next push in preventing COVID-19 outbreaks due to Omicron in long-term care homes in Canada

SEE PDF James Ayukekbong, BMLS, Msc, PhD, CIC Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Infection ...

Occupational infection control measures and frontline workers’ perceived COVID-19 risk during the fourth wave of the pandemic in Canada: A cross-sectional survey

SEE PDF Carolyn Ingram, MPH1*, Mary Archibald, MPH1, Elizabeth Alvarez, MD, MPH, PhD2, Carla Perrotta, MD, MSc, PhD1 1School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Sciences, University ...

Healthcare surfaces and transmission of pathogens: A consensus statement

SEE PDF Caroline Etland, PhD, RN1, Linda Lybert1, Darrel Hicks, BA2, Master REH, CHESP2, Glenda Schuh, BSN, RN, CIC3, Joanna Mills, MSN, CNS, CIC4, Jeanette Harris, MS, MSM, MT (ASCP), CIC, FACIP5, ...

A novel approach for the disinfection of portable medical equipment with ultraviolet light

SEE PDF Fuad Ibrahimov, MPH1, Nicole Shum, MPH1, Susan Roman, MD1,2, Sarah Simmons, DrPH3, Danielle James3, and Katie Velasquez, BS3 1Infection Prevention and Control Department, Fraser Health ...

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PAST ISSUES

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('cloak66609433eec8f1c82d3f9eedb4d1bd3b').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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