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Victoria Williams MPH, CIC, Editor-in-Chief Devon Metcalf MSc, PhD, CIC, Associate Editor
The appearance of a new disease, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, brings with it a rapid increase in the volume of information and research available, and the evolution of policies and practices. While information learned and tools developed can be shared informally among peers, the wider dissemination of information requires publication. In order to facilitate this process, the Wellcome Trust issued a statement in January 2020, which has since been signed by numerous international journals, publishers, professional organizations and societies, funding organizations, academic institutions, corporations and government agencies [1]. They called upon “researchers, journals and ...
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Positive deviance: Doing things differently to improve hand hygiene of nurses
Josiane Létourneau, inf., MSc, PhD;1,2,3 Marie Alderson, inf., PhD4,5,6,71Département des sciences infirmières, Université du Québec en Outaouais2Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec 3Association des infirmières en prévention des infections 4Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal5Centre de recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal 6Centre de recherche et d’intervention sur le suicide, enjeux éthiques et pratiques de fin de vie 7Centre d’innovation en formation infirmière
Auteur correspondant:Josiane Létourneau, Post-doctorante, Département des sciences infirmières, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 8251 Ave. ...
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Bello S1, Bamgboye EA1, Ajayi DT1, Ossai EN2, Aniwada EC3, Salawu MM1, Fawole OI11Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria2Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria3Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Nigeria
Corresponding author:Prof. Olufunmilayo I. Fawole, Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. fawoleo@ymail.com
ABSTRACT:
Background: Compliance with handwashing in busy healthcare facilities, such as intensive care units (ICUs), is suboptimal and alcohol hand-rub preparations ...
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This position statement was developed by the Standards and Guidelines Committee.Chair: Madeleine AshcroftPrincipal Authors: Standards and Guidelines Committee
Publication DateOriginal: 2019 November
This document was developed by IPAC Canada based on best available evidence at the time of publication to provide advice to Infection Prevention and Control Professionals. The application and use of this document are the responsibility of the user. IPAC Canada assumes no liability resulting from any such application or use.
BACKGROUND
The use of essential oils in various settings is growing, in part due to a move to ‘natural’ products and increasing marketing of these as substitutes for conventional medicine and vaccines, and as cleaning products. Oils are being ...
