--- title: "IPAC-Canada 2015: Victorious learning in Victoria!" description: "IPAC-Canada 2015: Victorious learning in Victoria!" --- - **[SEARCH](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/search-0)** ** - **[CONTACT US](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/contact-us)** - **SDS** - [**Companion Animal**](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/companion-animal-msds) - [**Farm Animal**](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/farm-animal-msds) ## Something Powerful # Resources     ## IPAC-Canada 2015: Victorious learning in Victoria! 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! The theme of this year's IPAC-Canada conference is "[Surfing Waves of Change](http://www.ipac-canada.org/conf_registration.php)" 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](http://www.ipac-canada.org/conf/15_conf/15_oral.pdf) 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](http://www.ipac-canada.org/conf/15_conf/15_posters.pdf) Submissions as well.  I obviously cannot summarize them all, so here are the big 5 that I will most definitely be checking out!  1. **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.  2. **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! 3. **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! 4. **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! 5. **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!  *Bugging Off!* Nicole ## Search All Resources ## Browse by Category - MSDS/SDS - [• Companion Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/companion-animal-msds) - [• Farm Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/farm-animal-msds) - [Protocols & Procedures](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/talkcleantome/2015/06/ipac-canada-2015-victorious-learning-in.html#) - [• Companion Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/protocols-and-procedures-companion-animal) - • Farm Animal → [CDN](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/farm-animal-canada) | [USA](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/protocols-and-procedures-farm-animal) - [Technical Bulletins](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/talkcleantome/2015/06/ipac-canada-2015-victorious-learning-in.html#) - [• Companion Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/techncial-bulletins-companion-animal) - [• Farm Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/technical-bulletins-farm-animal) - [Pathogen Fact Sheets](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/pathogen-fact-sheets) - [Industry Guidelines](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/industry-guidelines) - [Industry Publications](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/talkcleantome/2015/06/ipac-canada-2015-victorious-learning-in.html#) - [• Companion Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/industry-publications-companion-animal) - [• Farm Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/industry-publications-farm-animal) - [Product Use Information](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/talkcleantome/2015/06/ipac-canada-2015-victorious-learning-in.html#) - [• Companion Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/product-use-information-companion-animal) - [• Farm Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/product-use-information-farm-animal) - [Reference Sheets](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/talkcleantome/2015/06/ipac-canada-2015-victorious-learning-in.html#) - [• Companion Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/reference-sheets-companion-animal) - [• Farm Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/reference-sheets-farm-animal) - [AHP® Abstracts & Research Posters](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/talkcleantome/2015/06/ipac-canada-2015-victorious-learning-in.html#) - [• Companion Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/ahp-abstracts-research-posters-companion-animal) - [• Farm Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/ahp-abstracts-research-posters-farm-animal) - [AHP® Peer Reviewed Articles](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/talkcleantome/2015/06/ipac-canada-2015-victorious-learning-in.html#) - [• Companion Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/ahp-peer-reviewed-articles-companion-animal) - [• Farm Animal →](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/ahp-peer-reviewed-articles-farm-animal) - [AHP® vs Competitive Chemistries ](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/topic/ahp-vs-competitive-chemistries) - [ AHP® Compatibility ](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/ahp-compatibility) - [ Testimonials ](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/testimonials) - [ Videos ](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/videos) - [ Fear Free](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/fear-free-and-ahp) - [ Blog](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/blog)       [![BottomLogoGrey-VAH](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ViroxAnimalHealth/Logos/BottomLogoGrey-VAH.jpg?width=100&name=BottomLogoGrey-VAH.jpg "BottomLogoGrey-VAH")](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/) [CONTACT US](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/contact-us)  |  [PRIVACY POLICY](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/privacy-policy)  |  [TERMS OF USE](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/terms-of-use) [** ** (open in a new window)](https://www.youtube.com/user/ViroxAHP) [** ** (open in a new window)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/virox-animal-health) [** ** (open in a new window)](https://twitter.com/AHPbiosecurity) [** ** (open in a new window)](https://www.facebook.com/ViroxAnimalHealth/)   © 2003-2022 VIROX TECHNOLOGIES INC [Virox® Animal Health is a division of Virox® Technologies Inc.](http://www.virox.com/) Website by [BOLD](http://www.boldinternet.com/) AHP® and Design and Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide® and Design are trademarks of Diversey, Inc.