IPAC Conference Abstracts

Poster 1 - Retail Repercussions: Communication Concerns with Tenants in an Acute Care Setting

Poster 2 -  Reducing Catheter-Related Bacteremia rate in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients: A Collaborative Intervention at Trillium Health Partners

Poster 3 - Implementing Point-of-Care Testing in a Municipal Long-Term Care Home: Implications for the Future of Long-Term Care

Poster 4 - The Use of Ultraviolet Markers as a Tool to Assess Housekeeping Performance in the Long-term Healthcare Environment

Poster 5 -  Environmental Services and Infection Control Survey

Poster 6 - Resident Infection Team-An Infection Prevention and Control Program Essential Component

Poster 7 -  New Wheelchair/Walker Cleaning Protocol: A Safe Practice

Poster 9 -  Development of a Long-Term Care (LTC) Toolkit for Managing VRI Cases and Outbreaks in Vancouver Coastal Health

Poster 10 - Application of Whole Genome Sequencing in an Epidemiological Investigation of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms in a Hospital Unit

Poster 14 - Mitigating Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Transmission in Brampton Civic Hospital's Rehabilitation Units: Evidence-Based Approaches to Infection Control

Poster 15 - Enhancing VRE Outbreak Prevention and Control in Acute Care Hospitals. A Comprehensive Approach

Poster 16 - Infection Prevention and Control Risk Assessments in an Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre

Poster 17 - Exploring Variability in Physician Diagnosis of Pediatric Clostridioides difficile Infection: The Role of Increasing Information Over Time

Poster 18 - Engaging Hospital Staff in Infection Prevention and Control by Means of an Escape Room at Scarborough Health Network

Poster 19 - Monitoring the Cleaning and Disinfection of Healthcare Equipment Using Fluorescent Marker Gel/Powder

Poster 20 - The Use of Whole Genome Sequencing and Plasmid Typing in the Investigation of a Suspected Outbreak of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenamase (KPC) Producing Enterobacterales in an Intensive Care Unit

Poster 21 - Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) in our Intensive Care Unit: A Surveillance Initiative to Drive Improvement

Poster 22 - Reshaping Investigations of Hospital Acquired Infections: The EPIC Approach

Poster 23 - Outpatients Matter Too! Providing Education to Oncology Outpatients at Niagara Health

Poster 24 - If I Could See ‘em, I’d Clean ‘em: Bridging Gaps for Medical Residents through Infection Prevention and Control Training on Pediatric Hospital Unit

Poster 25 - Educational Leadership in Infection Control: Establishment and Early Outcomes of a Teaching & Learning Working Group

Poster 26 - CHECK IT OUT: An Isolation Sign Audit

Poster 27 -  Creating Equity in Provincial Infection Control Programs for Nova Scotia Correctional Health Units

Poster 28 - Infection Prevention and Control Considerations in Implementing an Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Program

Poster 29 - Two Years Post Implementation of Daily Audits of the Physical Environment: Use of Data from Daily Environmental Audits in Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement Led by Clinical Teams

Poster 30 - Empowering Patients To Have Access To Hand Hygiene

Poster 31 -Impact of Dual Active Hand Sanitizer on Skin Health with Repeat Use

Poster 32 - Assessing the Impact of Language Concordance on Comprehension and Adherence to Infection Prevention Protocols for Cardiac Surgery and Malignant Hematology Patients

Poster 33 - Development and Implementation of Infection Control Guidelines for Viral Vector-Mediated Gene Therapy

Poster 34 - Ready To Go Plan For Patient Flow & IPAC In Unconventional Spaces

Poster 35 - Identifying the Scope of the Problem: Investigation of a Potential IPAC Lapse in Endoscopy

Poster 36 - Public Health, IPAC Hub, and Regional Housing Collaboration to Support IPAC in Shelters in Peel Region

Poster 37 - IPAC and Anesthesiology: Collaborating for Sustainability

Poster 39 - Hand Hygiene Re-Branding

Poster 40 - Can Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Be A Tool To Declare An Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli Outbreak Over?

Poster 41 - Revamping the Vancouver Coastal Health Diseases & Conditions Table: A New and Improved Infection Control Best Practice Guideline

Poster 42 - CDI and MRSA Incidence in British Columbia: A Five-Year Overview

Poster 43 -  A Systematic Approach to Debriefing: Measles in the Emergency Department

Poster 44 - Supporting Ongoing Competencies: Transition from Orientation Manual to IPC Compendium

Poster 45 - Tuberculosis in the NICU: Implications for Infection Control

Poster 46 - COVID-19 Point Prevalence Testing during Outbreaks: Balancing Evidence and Impact

Poster 47 - From Birth to Infection: Investigating a Newborn’s Salmonella Case

Poster 48 - Bundled Approach in management of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriacae (CPE) patients in continuing complex care (CCC)

Poster 49 - Our New Home: Moving Hospitals Mid-Pandemic

Poster 50 - Understanding Disinfectant Labels – A Tool for Reading Disinfectant Labels to Choose and Use Disinfectants Effectively

Poster 51 - Misuse of Single-Use Devices in Dental Practices: Understanding Extent And Contributing Factors

Poster 52 - Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Protecting High-Risk Areas: Managing Construction Impacts and IPAC Considerations in Adjacent Spaces

Poster 53 -The Impact of IPAC Lead Turnover on Infection Control Programs in Long-Term Care Homes and Retirement Homes

Poster 54 - Using Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) to Investigate VRE vanB Cluster Events at an Acute Care Hospital

Poster 55 - Establishing a National Standard of Canada for Infection Prevention and Control: Addressing Current Challenges and Building Resilience for the Future

Poster 56 - Hosting Fourth Year Nursing Students – Building into the Next Generation

Poster 57 - IPAC’s Role in Capital Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment Requisitions

Poster 58 - Retail Repercussions: Communication Concerns with Tenants in an Acute Care Setting

Poster 62 - Provincial Surveillance of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms in British Columbia

Poster 63 - A Sticker Collection for Transmission - Discontinuing Clean Indicator Stickers during Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci Outbreak

Poster 64 - Tailoring IPAC Education for Children and Parents on Pediatric Units

Poster 66 - Increased Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) Staffing Effect in Long Term Care (LTC)

Poster 67 - COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Community Nursing Clinics

Poster 68 - Norovirus No More! A Multi-Pronged Approach to Norovirus Outbreak Control Through Education, Disinfection & Collaboration

The links below contain PDF copies of the presentations, as well as any handouts as submitted by the presenter, if applicable.

Monday, June 2

BEYOND RESPIRATORY OUTBREAKS

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

  • Transforming IPAC Expertise Into Action: Evidence-based Development OF Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Prevention Analytics in Healthcare

IPAC BEYOND ACUTE CARE

  • IPAC Risk Matrix – Using a Transmission Risk Framework to Improve Situational Awareness

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP

Tuesday, June 3

IPAC EVALUATION

  • Evaluating the Potential Effectiveness of Masking at an Acute Care Hospital in Calgary, Alberta During the 2023-2024 Respiratory Virus Season
  • Developing a Surgical Site Infection Dashboard Incorporating Statistical Process Control Charts to Detect Relevant Rate Increases

HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE

  • A Mould Remediation Tool for Healthcare Construction
  • Hidden Threat: Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPOs) in Hemodialysis Drain Boxes in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
  • Recovering From Disaster: Lessons In Water Damage Restoration And Fire Recovery At An Acute Care Facility
  • Construction Infection Control Quality Assessment and Program Growth Strategy

IPAC PARTNERSHIPS

  • Leveraging Volunteer Resources to Provide Family Education on Infection Prevention and Control: the VIP Program at the Alberta Children’s Hospital

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT