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January 28, 2015

The Provincial Infection Control Network’s two-day conference takes place March 5 & 6 in Richmond. Registration is $150. You can register until February 12, 2015.

PICNet Infection Control Conference – register soon!

Interested in learning more about infection control? It’s not too late to register for the Provincial Infection Control Network (PICNet) 2015 Educational Conference.

PICNet’s two-day 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 March 5 and 6 in Richmond BC, and registration is only $150. Registration is open until February 12, 2015.

This year’s presentation topics include:
• Ebola: a provincial and national perspective
• Patient hand hygiene
• CAUTI (catheter associated urinary tract infections)
• Updates on CPOs: What we know so far
• Exposure of healthcare workers to TB
• Green environmental cleaning
• Evidence: the strong, the weak and the things that make you go hmm…
• Outbreaks can happen anywhere
• Shingles in immunocompromised patients
• Leadership Lessons
• Analyzing research: where do I start?

You can read more about the conference and download the registration form at www.picnet.ca/conference.

We hope to see you there!

For more information contact: Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, Medical Director, Infection Control and Medical Microbiology, PICNet