Hello all

In hospitals that are fit-testing, what do you advise staff who have beards and CANNOT be fit-tested?

Are they removed from the area? Recommended not to work with patients with COVID?  Cannot intubate or extubate patients? etc.

Please can you advise.

Regards

Lenora

IPC Manager

Beacon

Hello all

Please find attached flyer for the TCD MSc. Healthcare Infection Programme.  Applications open now to start September 2021.  Details on flyer.

Stay Safe

Regards

Lenora

IPC Manager,

Beacon Hospital

Webinar Invitation from HSE AMRIC Team:  IPC COVID-19 Guidance Updates for Residential Care Facilities
Date:  Friday, 15th January from 12-1pm

Presented by: National AMRIC Team
                 Prof Martin Cormican, HCAI AMR Clinical Lead & Mary Mc Kenna, IPC  Assistant  Director of Nursing,

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Webinar Invitation from HSE AMRIC Team:  IPC COVID-19 Guidance Updates for Residential Care Facilities
Date:  Friday, 15th January from 12-1pm

Presented by: National AMRIC Team
                 Prof Martin Cormican, HCAI AMR Clinical Lead & Mary Mc Kenna, IPC  Assistant  Director of Nursing,

Pre-register for attendance at  the webinar on th…[Read more]

Hello all

New guidance on family/friends who support people in their own home; religious services & ventilaion has been placed on the HPSC website @ https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/guidance/religioussettingsguidance/

Regards

Lenora

Chair IPCIreland

Webinar Invitation:  HPSC AMRIC Team :  COVID-19 Guidance  Updates for healthcare workers providing  home visits and community outpatient services

Date:  Friday, 11th December  from 12-1pm

Presented by: Prof Martin Cormican, National  HCAI AMR Clinical Lead, National AMRIC Team
                 Mary Mc Kenna, Infection Prevention and…[Read more]

FOCUS ON INFECTION 2020
Webinar 1 takes place on 2nd December 2020
Webinar 2 takes place on  3rd December 2020
Webinar 3 takes place on 7th December 2020 
 
 
WEBINARS HOSTED BY ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF IRELAND
Organised by the Department of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin and St. James’s Hospital, in collaboration with…[Read more]

Webinar Invitation: HPSC AMRIC Team: COVID-19  Updates Including Revised Visiting Guidance for Residential Care Settings

Date: Friday, 4th December from 12-1pm

Presented by: Prof Martin Cormican, National HCAI AMR Clinical Lead, National AMRIC Team
Mary Mc Kenna, Infection Prevention and Control Nursing, National AMRIC Team

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Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist Infection Prevention & Control
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Closing Date: Friday, 11th December 2020 @5pm

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Sent on behalf of Margaruite O’Connor:
 
Dear colleagues,
 
FYI – Celebrities are honouring Nurse Heroes with an all-star worldwide concert on Thursday, November 26, 2020 (US – Thanksgiving Day).
 
See link : https://live.nurseheroes.org/  for detail , and please share with your staff – It has a “Watch Later” option – so staff can enjoy when off…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues
Please see attached webinar invite and registration access  for circulation
Kind regards
Mary McKenna
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Webinar Invitation:  HPSC COVID-19 Outbreak Management Guidance for Acute Hospitals

Date:  Friday, 27th Nove…[Read more]

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The Infection Prevention Society (IPS), Ireland Branch and Infection Prevention and Control Ireland (IPCI) have been working on some educational resources for those working in long term residential care facilities in relation to Standard Precautions and Decontamination. We felt that there was a need for these basic infection prevention…[Read more]

All safety changes have to start with me. I may not be able to change others, but I can change myself”.
 

 

HBS Recruit has advertised a recruitment campaign for HBS09447 Community Infection Prevention and Control Nurse.

Open for applications: Wednesday, 18 November 2020.

Closing date: Wednesday, 09 December 2020 at 3pm.

Full details on th…[Read more]

Sent on behalf of Claire Dowling:
 
Please respond to Claire directly if company names used.
 
I am trying to source hand hygiene stands for our Hospital Foyer, our space is limited.
Have you any idea where I could source stands?
 
Our ABHR suppliers do not supply such stands.
 
Thank you.
 
 
 
Kind Regards,
Claire
Claire Dowling, CNM11,[Read more]

This webinar will cover the following topics:
1.  The potential for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for analysis and interpretation of lab results for all disciplines and a Brief Introduction
The Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) team in the Mater hospital, Dublin have successfully implemented RPA for processing of microbiology results for a…[Read more]

HPSC Webinar Invitation:  COVID-19: Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Palliative Care Services

Date: Friday, 13th November 2020 from 12-1pm

Presented by: Prof Martin Cormican, National HCAI AMR Clinical Lead, National AMRIC Team
Mary McKenna, Infection Prevention and Control Nursing, National AMRIC Team

Pre-register for the w…[Read more]