Interested in learning about infection control? The Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet)’s educational conference provides an opportunity for healthcare professionals to learn about the latest issues and developments in Infection Prevention & Control, and to network with others working in this field. The conference takes place in Richmond, March 2 to 4, 2016, and includes an (optional) full-day, pre-conference workshop for infection control educators.

The conference presentation topics include:

• Fecal Microbiota Therapy
• Engaging and influencing physicians
• Infection control in construction/renovation
• Housekeeping: observations and recommendations
• Understanding transmission from whole genome sequencing
• Human factors engineering and its role in infection prevention
• New ways of communicating to healthcare workers
• What you can do to promote antibiotic stewardship
• Molecular epidemiology of C. difficile in BC

You can read more about the conference at www.picnet.ca/conference. If you have any questions about the program or registration, you can contact us at picnet@phsa.ca. We hope to see you there!