Spring is a season many of us look forward to - longer and
warmer days, the snow is gone, the birds are back and flowers and trees are
budding and blooming! Allergy sufferers
and asthmatics may rue Springs' arrival, but if you're an Infection
Preventionist you are probably downright giddy for Spring as it signifies the arrival of two of the biggest
infection prevention and control conferences in North America: IPAC-Canada and
APIC. If you're Canadian, you are
probably counting down the hours until you fly off to Victoria to enjoy 5 days
of work free, kid free, spouse free educational fun! If you're like me, you're also probably
trying to figure out how to get that last pair of shoes to fit in your suitcase!
warmer days, the snow is gone, the birds are back and flowers and trees are
budding and blooming! Allergy sufferers
and asthmatics may rue Springs' arrival, but if you're an Infection
Preventionist you are probably downright giddy for Spring as it signifies the arrival of two of the biggest
infection prevention and control conferences in North America: IPAC-Canada and
APIC. If you're Canadian, you are
probably counting down the hours until you fly off to Victoria to enjoy 5 days
of work free, kid free, spouse free educational fun! If you're like me, you're also probably
trying to figure out how to get that last pair of shoes to fit in your suitcase!
The theme of this year's IPAC-Canada conference is "Surfing Waves of Change"
and from the agenda, it promises to cover virtually every topic of interest to
IPs. One of my favorite parts of
attending conferences is getting a chance to listen to and review the Oral and
Poster presentations of research studies conducted by delegates and
industry. This year there are 32 Oral
presentations covering topics such as Cleaning, Disinfection and
Sterilization, Development and Implementation of Practice, Quality and Process
Improvement, Education, Practice Standards and Guidelines and Outbreak
Investigation. The Cleaning, Disinfection
& Sterilization track covers a comparison of disposable and reusable cloths
for surface disinfection, a collaborative approach to environmental cleaning,
flash sterilization, and improvement in discharge cleaning by introducing an
environmental hygiene bundle.
and from the agenda, it promises to cover virtually every topic of interest to
IPs. One of my favorite parts of
attending conferences is getting a chance to listen to and review the Oral and
Poster presentations of research studies conducted by delegates and
industry. This year there are 32 Oral
presentations covering topics such as Cleaning, Disinfection and
Sterilization, Development and Implementation of Practice, Quality and Process
Improvement, Education, Practice Standards and Guidelines and Outbreak
Investigation. The Cleaning, Disinfection
& Sterilization track covers a comparison of disposable and reusable cloths
for surface disinfection, a collaborative approach to environmental cleaning,
flash sterilization, and improvement in discharge cleaning by introducing an
environmental hygiene bundle.
I am truly impressed by the 58 Research
Poster Submissions as well. I
obviously cannot summarize them all, so here are the big 5 that I will most
definitely be checking out!
Poster Submissions as well. I
obviously cannot summarize them all, so here are the big 5 that I will most
definitely be checking out!
- Patient Room Cleaning Times in Canadian Acute
Care Hospitals concludes there is the need for further research
on the correlation between time spent cleaning and the impacts of infections. - Implementation Review of Dry Ionized Hydrogen
Peroxide and Colloidal Silver (DIHPCS) On Direct Daily Patient Care Equipment
– the use of antimicrobial surfaces is increasing in interest, and I’m always
up to learning about a new technology! - Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) as an
Effective Replacement for Chlorine-Based Disinfectants Against Bacterial Biofilms
– biofilm development on surfaces and devices is becoming an increased concern
and looking for alternative methods to kill biofilms is worth the
investigation! - Time and Cost Efficiency and Effectiveness of a
Novel ozone-Hydrogen Peroxide vapour Automated Room Disinfection System During
a Clostridium Difficile Outbreak on an Acute In-Patient Unit –
attending the conference is about learning and a novel room decontamination
system is right up my cleaning and disinfection alley! - Improving Cleaning of Shared Equipment at a
Community Hospital – we know cleaning of shared equipment can be
problematic. I look forward to seeing
what this facility was able to implement!
For those of you attending IPAC-Canada, be sure to find
me. I'd love to catch up or meet you for
the first time! I'll be tweeting too so
follow me; @nicolecronkenny. If you're
not attending be sure to follow #IPACCanada2015 to keep up with what is being
said!
me. I'd love to catch up or meet you for
the first time! I'll be tweeting too so
follow me; @nicolecronkenny. If you're
not attending be sure to follow #IPACCanada2015 to keep up with what is being
said!
Bugging Off!
Nicole
