National Infection Control Week (October 20-24, 2008) at Manitoba Institute of Patient Safety

Infection Prevention and Control: Clean It Up

“Clean It Up: Stop the spread of AROs” is the theme of this year’s National Infection Control Week, October 20 - 24th , 2008. Manitoba’s Infection Control Week is being led by the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA) Manitoba Chapter with the support of the Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety (MIPS). Check back for details.

The prevention and control of infections is everybody’s business! Every Manitoban can prevent these infections by simply cleaning up! Here’s how;

Clean your hands with soap and water or waterless hand rub
If you have an infection, keep yourself and your house clean
Use antibiotics wisely; not all infections need medicine, ask your health care professional about the proper use of antibiotics
If you do have to take antibiotics make sure you finish all the pills. Do not share antibiotics with others.

CHICA Manitoba is one of 21 Canadian chapters that form CHICA-Canada, a national, multi-disciplinary, voluntary association of Infection Control Professionals. It is dedicated to the health of Manitobans by promoting excellence in the practice of infection prevention and control. Infection Control Professionals play a critical role in safeguarding the health of Manitobans – patients in hospitals, residents in long-term care facilities, children in daycares, students in schools, and people in the community

Resources:

Media release
http://www.chica.org/MANITOBA/2008Media_release.pdf