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1 EDUCATION CONFERENCE PROGRAM Co-Hosted by IPAC Southern Alberta a chapter of Infection Prevention and Control Canada

2 Where to find... 1 Welcome to the Conference Message from the President 2 Message from the 2018 Scientific Program Committee Scientific Program Committee IPAC Canada Board of Directors and Other Leadership Positions IPAC Canada Chapter Presidents 2018 IPAC Canada Interest Group Chairs 7 IPAC Canada Honourary Members IPAC Canada Corporate Members Conference Sponsors Conference Objectives 10 Additional Information 11 Week at a Glance 13 Venue Maps and Floor Plans 17 Opening Ceremonies and Awards 22 Meeting and Special Events Schedule 23 Run or Walk for IFIC 25 Featured Presenters 27 Pre-Conference Sessions 30 Conference Education Sessions 34 Rejuvenation for the Caregiver 35 Special Event Mount View Barbecue 36 Speaker Biographies 45 Scientific Program Committee Biographies 48 Oral Presentations 51 Poster Presentations 60 The Exhibit Hall Experience 61 Exhibitors 62 Conference App IFIC IPAC Canada Conjoint Conference Cover photos from Banff & Lake Louise Tourism: Paul Zizka Photography and Noel Hendrickson The theme was developed by the 2018 Scientific Program Committee. Logo design by Edge Advertising, Winnipeg, Manitoba Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Paul Zizka Photography

3 C O N F E R E N C E Welcome JOIN US ON TWITTER! Follow IPAC Canada on Tweet using #IPAC2018, and for the IFIC Run use #IFICRun2018. See links to speakers Twitter accounts within the conference app! HANDOUTS PRINTED HANDOUTS WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE CONFERENCE. Speakers have been asked to provide their handouts in a format that is easily downloaded, prior to the conference. These will be posted to Please check the website regularly to download handouts of interest. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT In our chaotic world, we often forget the benefit and importance of live, face-to-face exchanges with others from the IP&C community; which brings me to the IPAC Canada 2018 National Conference, Climbing Mountains Pathways to Discovery. As we embark on another national conference, we come together to share ideas, gain knowledge and tips, and plan to create a better future for our patients and professional-selves. Finding time, support, and funds to attend a national conference can be very challenging; however there s so much to gain by participating. The system is changing at all levels, impacting each of us in some way. In the current healthcare environment where we Climb Mountains regularly, we re also embarking on groundbreaking and massive reorganizations, taking us down Pathways to Discovery, to grow into more efficient, safer organizations. As IPAC Canada continues to work on establishing new and stronger strategic partnerships, so should you at the national conference. It s at these times we must develop relationships and strengthen bonds to continue to grow and move forward. Globally, many annual conferences offer networking and learning opportunities. However, no other is like ours, where you re caught in a swell with others who share your focus; you access and absorb new information and advice; and meet old friends while making new. You ll leave recharged, teeming with new ideas. The conference planning committee has labored tirelessly on a program that takes you on a journey, opens your mind and heart, promotes growth, and hopefully even makes you laugh. It features some of our own experts as well as internationally lauded speakers to help us along our Pathways to Discovery. There will be practical, applicable knowledge/principles shared, as well as concepts to make you reach beyond your limits. Thank you Committee, for your work to help each of us. At the national conference we converge to participate in educational opportunities, meet new colleagues and network, and have fun!! Don t forget to take time to rejuvenate yourself and join the que, both May 29! And of course visit the Exhibit Hall (you might want to pack light to take things home). Welcome to Banff! Hope to see you at the Conference! Molly Blake RN BN MHS CIC, President, IPAC Canada 1

4 MESSAGE FROM THE 2018 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE On behalf of the Scientific Program Committee it is a pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 IPAC Canada National Conference. What a wonderful opportunity it is to have our Conference at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity surrounded by the inspiring scenery of the Canadian Rockies! Amid the many vistas and the variety of activities, speakers and venues planned for the conference, the Banff Centre provides an ideal setting to explore this year s theme Climbing Mountains, Pathways to Discovery. As with any major mountain expedition, bringing an idea to fruition and creating meaningful and memorable experiences requires the vision, expertise and experience of many individuals. Because of these individuals contributions and dedicated planning, the various facets of this conference provide many pathways for conference attendees to explore and create their own personal mountain adventures. Thank you to our colleagues from Canada and around the world who started their mountain adventure early and worked hard to prepare their abstracts, oral and poster presentations to share their own paths of discovery through research and quality improvement initiatives. We also extend our appreciation to the many speakers who have agreed to join us on our journey, sharing their valuable knowledge and insights that will assist us in unearthing new ideas and building our own expertise. As you walk along the mountain trails, be sure to network with those you meet along the way. Laugh and share your own adventure stories with the lessons you learned through trials, tribulations, perseverance and through your successes. This year s conference is hosted by the IPAC Southern Alberta Chapter who have worked diligently to organize a warm and welcoming meet and greet. Our sincere thanks to members of both Northern and Southern Alberta Chapters who have joined together to fill the many volunteer roles that help make our conference run smoothly. No journey is complete without making sure we have the right equipment. We give a big shout out from the mountain top to our sponsors and industry partners who support our conference in so many ways. We appreciate the opportunities to learn about the latest technologies and products, and their help identifying the equipment needed on our journeys. Finally, as the Scientific Program Committee Chair, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the committee members for their dedication, expertise, practice wisdom, and advice that thoughtfully informed the planning of the conference program. It has been a pleasure to work with you over the many months since we started meeting in the fall of We hope you are inspired by the many panoramas you encounter as you wander the mountain paths at this conference. Let your discovery of new ideas and the affirmation of your skills edify you and stir in you dreams of new adventures. In the words of Lori Lansens from The Mountain Story, the climb speaks to our character but the view, I think, to our souls. Gwyneth Meyers BSc MSc PhD Chair, 2018 Scientific Program Committee Front row: Zahir Hirji, Gwyneth Meyers, Karen Cargill, Natasha Salt, Joseph Kim Back row: Nicole Kenny, Lola Gushue, Barbara Catt, Anne Augustin, Gerry Hansen, Suzanne Rowland 2

5 S C I E N T I F I C P R O G R A M Committee Scientific Program Chair Gwyneth Meyers BSc MSc PhD Alberta Health Services Calgary, Alberta Scientific Program Co-Chair Natasha Salt BSc BASc CPHI CIC Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, Ontario Acute Care Representative Zahir Hirji RN BScN MHSc CIC The Scarborough and Rouge Hospital Scarborough, Ontario Long Term Care Representative Lola Gushue BN RN CIC Central Health Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Community/Public Health Representative Suzanne Rowland RN BScN CIC CCHN(C) Ottawa Public Health Ottawa, Ontario Medical Microbiology/ Infectious Diseases Joseph Kim MD FRCPC Rockyview General Hospital Calgary, Alberta IPAC Southern Alberta Karen Cargill RN BN GNC(C) Alberta Health Services Innisfail, Alberta Member-at-Large Anne Augustin MLT CIC Public Health Ontario Cambridge, Ontario Industry Representative Nicole Kenny BSc Assoc Chem Virox Technologies Inc. Oakville, Ontario IPAC Canada Gerry Hansen BA Executive Director IPAC SOUTHERN ALBERTA Volunteer Coordinator Dione Kolodka BSc MSc CIC Alberta Health Services Calgary, Alberta Run/Walk for IFIC Coordinators Kathryn Linton MSc CIC Rockyview General Hospital Calgary, Alberta CONFERENCE PLANNING OFFICE Pascale Daigneault, Conference Coordinator Kelli Wagner, Administrative Assistant/Registration Supervisor PO Box RPO Westdale Winnipeg MB R3R 3S3 Tel: / Fax: info@ipac-canada.org Roberta McCombie BSc MSc Foothills Medical Centre Calgary, Alberta 3

6 I P A C C A N A D A Board of Directors President Molly Blake BN MHS GNC(C) CIC Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Winnipeg MB President-Elect Barbara Catt RN BScN MEd CIC Public Health Ontario Toronto ON Secretary Jennifer Happe BSc Msc Alberta Health Services Red Deer AB Treasurer Michael Rotstein RN BScN MHSc CIC CHE St. Joseph s Health Centre Toronto ON Past President Suzanne Rhodenizer Rose RN BScN MHS CIC Nova Scotia Health Authority Halifax, NS Kim Allain BScN RN MHS CIC Nova Scotia Health Halifax NS Mandy Deeves BScN RN MPH CIC Public Health Ontario Orillia ON Tara Donovan BHSc MSc Fraser Health Authority Surrey BC Camille Lemieux BScPhm MD LLB CIC University Health Network Toronto ON Ramona Rodrigues RN BSc MSc(A) CIC CNS FAPIC McGill University Health Centre Montréal QC Director Public Representative Stephen Palmer Keswick ON 4

7 Other Positions Membership Services Office Editor in Chief, Canadian Journal of Infection Control Chingiz Amirov MPH MSc-QIPS CIC FAPIC Baycrest Health Sciences Toronto ON Distance Education Course Coordinator Heather Candon BSc MSc CIC Mackenzie Health Centre Toronto ON Distance Education Course Coordinator Jane Van Toen MLT BSc CIC Baycrest Health Sciences Toronto ON Executive Director Gerry Hansen BA Winnipeg MB Web Communications Manager Tanya Denich MSc CIC St. Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton ON Webmaster Pamela Chalmers Winnipeg MB Social Media Manager Helen Evans MA Maple Ridge BC Administrative Assistant/ Registration Supervisor Kelli Wagner Winnipeg MB Social Media Assistant Philippe Fournier BSc inf CIC Montfort Hospital Ottawa ON Audit Tool Coordinator Vicky Willet RN CIC Public Health Ontario Sault Ste Marie ON Audit Tool Secretary Faith Stoll RN BScN CIC Yarmouth ON Conference Coordinator Pascale Daigneault Edmonton AB IFIC Representative Donna Moralejo PhD Memorial University St. John's NL 5

8 Chapter Presidents IPAC Newfoundland and Labrador Brenda Earles RN BN CIC IPAC New Brunswick/PEI Marcus MacDonald IPAC Nova Scotia Daphne Murray RN CIC PCI Qc Frédérica Gaspard BSc MSc CFPCI IPAC Eastern Ontario Debbie McIntyre RN BScN CIC IPAC Northeastern Ontario Vicky Willet RN CIC IPAC Renfrew County Melissa Botz BSc Kin IPAC Central East Ontario Margaret Cameron MLT CMQ/OE CIC IPAC Ottawa Region Jo-Anne Janigan RN BScN CIC IPAC Southwestern Ontario Cheryl Tung BASc CIPHI(C) IPAC Greater Toronto Area Rohit Garg MD MBBS MPH CIC IPAC Central South Ontario Shelley Schmidt RN BScN IPAC PANA Debbie Valickis RN BScN CIC IPAC HUPIC Colleen Ouwendyk RN BScN CIC IPAC Simcoe Muskoka Sean Brown BScN CIC IPAC Northwestern Ontario Hilary McIver RN HBScN MA IPAC Manitoba Shelly Rempel RN BN CIC IPAC SASKPIC Karrie Yausie BA BScOT CIC IPAC Southern Alberta Chapter Kimberley Houde RN CIC IPAC Northern Alberta Chapter Denise Sorel RN BScN CIC IPAC BC Kelly Dillon RN Interest Group Chairs Cardiac Care Interest Group Chair: Jo-Anne Janigan RN BScN CIC Co-Chair: Karen Stoopnikoff BSN MSN CIC Community Healthcare Interest Group Chair: Lorinda Stuber BSc MSc BScN Dialysis Interest Group Chair: Victoria Williams BSc BASc CIC Environmental Hygiene Interest Group Chair: Barry Hunt Co-Chair: Lanch Sayers RN Healthcare Facility Design and Construction Interest Group Chair: Barb Shea MLT ART CIC Co-Chair: Kathryn Wyndham BScN RN Long Term Care Interest Group Chair: Cathy Guitare BScN RN Mental Health Interest Group Chair: Paige Reason BSc MPH CIC Network of Networks Chair: Jane Stafford RN BN CIC Co-Chair: Gwen Cerkowniak RN BSN CIC Northern Network Chair: Samantha Stewart RN BScN OHN(C) Oncology Interest Group Interim Chair: Kristie Harding RN Co-Chair: Roberta McCombie BSc MSc Paediatrics and Neonatal Interest Group Chair: Judy Dennis RRT CIC Co-Chair: Patricia Bedard RN BSc CIC PreHospital Care Interest Group Chair: Greg Bruce A-EMCA Co-Chair: Justyna Augustyn BSc EMT-A Reprocessing Interest Group Chair: Vi Burton RN BScN MN CIC Co-Chair: Donna Moore RPN CIC Surveillance and Applied Epidemiology Interest Group Chair: Jennifer Happe BSc MSc Co-Chair: Donna Penney BN RN CIC 6

9 Honourary Members Betty Bannerman Clare E. Barry BN MSc CIC Anne Bialachowski RN BN MS CIC Ken Buchan MD FRCPC Shirley Chewick Karen Clinker MEd BScN CCOHN CIC Carol Goldman RN BScN CIC Elizabeth Henderson PhD Mary LeBlanc RN BN CIC Shirley McDonald ART CIC Patricia Piaskowski RN MBScN CIC Hugh Starkey MD FRCPC Diane Thornley ART CIC Moira Walker RN CIC John (Jock) Westwood MD FRCPC Pat Williams Marion Yetman RN BN MN CIC Dick Zoutman MD FRCPC Deceased Corporate Members IPAC Canada Corporate Members work with IPAC Canada on special projects, grants and conference activities. Corporate Members may also serve on the Corporate Relations Committee with an active voice at the Board level. PLATINUM SILVER BRONZE Diversey GOJO Industries, Inc. The Clorox Company of Canada Virox Technologies Inc. 3M Canada Company BD Canada Deb Med Ecolab HandyMetrics Corporation Hygie Canada Sage Products LLC Vernacare Canada Inc. Webber Training Inc. Wood Wyant Canada Inc. Arjo Canada Inc. Chem-Aqua A Division of NCH Canada Inc. Citron Hygiene LP Class 1 Inc. healthcentric Meliora Consulting Nosotech Inc. SciCan Ltd. STERIS Canada Inc. The Stevens Company Ltd 7

10 C O N F E R E N C E Sponsors PLATINUM GOLD SILVER BRONZE SPONSOR SUPPORTER 8

11 C O N F E R E N C E Objectives IPAC Canada invites you to immerse yourself in the rugged beauty of the Rocky Mountains in Banff, Alberta. This is an ideal place to embark on paths of discovery surrounded by spectacular scenery, towering peaks and alpine lakes. The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is nestled in the heart of a UNESCO world heritage site and Canada s first national park, and its goal is to provide an atmosphere that inspires creativity and innovation. All Infection Prevention and Control Professionals (ICPs) and healthcare providers are invited to set up base camp and prepare for a journey that will have us traversing established pathways, belaying with our colleagues and navigating through crevasses on a stimulating journey that will lead us to the summit. Every adventure starts with an idea or dream that is nurtured and reworked until it becomes reality. All mountain landscapes hold stories: the ones we read, the ones we dream, and the ones we create (The Alpinist, April 1, 2010). The conference will bring both expert and novice ICPs, dynamic speakers and influential stakeholders together through networking, sharing of expertise, and the desire to pursue knowledge to forge ahead and realize our aspirations in infection prevention and control. As on any journey or adventure ICPs encounter challenges and obstacles in practice that can be daunting, frustrating and sometimes overwhelming. Our keynote speaker will explore such experiences and provide inspiring perspectives that will help us to embrace and overcome such challenges and obstacles, helping us to achieve our professional goals and dreams. Before starting our official journey, prepare to check your equipment and supplies by attending the preconference day which will offer three exciting learning pathways: explore the slippery slopes of disinfection, discover expeditions in construction, and address the challenges of infection prevention and control in Aboriginal health. These sessions are primed to look at existing and future trends. The climb to the summit begins when we transition into the full conference program: explore infection control in operating and procedure rooms, continuing care, care in the community, and prehospital service. Discuss how to manage those complex problems we all LANGUAGE OF THE CONFERENCE The language of the conference is English. CONFERENCE DRESS CODE All education sessions and meetings: Casual Special Events: Casual encounter from time to time in our practice. Make sure to pick up tips for teaching and communicating key messages or engaging physicians through the use of simulation. While adventures in infection prevention and control are exciting, the going can get tough, and we can feel weary or discouraged. Sometimes we need to stop, take in the view and have a bit of nourishment. Discover opportunities during the conference to reflect, rejuvenate, and reengage with your goals and aspirations. As Sir Edmund Hillary said, It s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. It is not always the grand adventures that transform. A nugget of wisdom, a bit of information, or a new contact can start an avalanche that has a resounding impact. Objectives for the 2018 conference are to: 1. Inspire the discovery of new ideas and innovations to advance and transform knowledge into infection prevention and control practice. Imagine how embarking on new adventures and journeys will turn into realities. 2. Challenge our knowledge and understanding of existing practices as we climb to new heights, continuing to build and refine our skills along with practices as we explore the complex challenges and issues across the various healthcare sectors 3. Strengthen foundations that provide us with core knowledge and skills that are used on a daily basis. Whether treading on familiar ground, or navigating new paths, we need to always be prepared, paying attention to ourselves as health providers, making sure our resources are current and reflect best practices, so we are prepared for the unexpected. 4. Provide opportunities to network, share stories and build collaborations through experience, lessons learned, and successes realized. 5. Promote awareness of new approaches, new technologies, products, resources and tools that can assist us in our professional endeavours. 6. Showcase IPAC Canada s commitment to serve as a pre-eminent source of infection prevention and control expertise in Canada. 9

12 A D D I T I O N A L Information IPAC CANADA CONFERENCE OFFICE Kinnear Centre 202 REGISTRATION DESK HOURS Kinnear Centre, Main Foyer Saturday, May 26 Sunday, May 27 Monday, May 28 Tuesday, May 29 Wednesday, May 30 7:00 pm 9:00 pm 7:00 am 5:00 pm 7:00 am 5:00 pm 7:00 am 5:00 pm 7:00 am 12:00 noon MESSAGES / CONFERENCE UPDATES A message board will be available by the Conference Registration Desk for posting messages for other delegates and to announce last-minute session changes. LOST AND FOUND Items may be left with Conference Registration Staff. ON-SITE SIGN UPS 1. To participate in the Rejuvenation for the Caregiver fitness classes on Tuesday afternoon. 2. To participate in the Expert Poster Walk (Monday and Tuesday) Sign up sheets will be in the IPAC Canada Registration area, Kinnear Centre, Main Foyer. BADGE IDENTIFICATION Your name badge will indicate the conference attendance for which you have registered (Sunday, Monday to Wednesday, etc.). Please note there will be NO admittance to any session, meeting or the Exhibit Hall without an IPAC Canada name badge. BADGE REPLACEMENT Lost name badges will be replaced at a cost of $ CIC RIBBONS Visit the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) booth #2-38 in the Exhibit Hall to receive your CIC (Certification in Infection Control) ribbon, or to obtain information on how to become certified. OTHER RIBBONS Though we try to include all applicable ribbons in your registration kit, if we omit a ribbon please see us at the Conference Registration Desk. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS All attendees will receive an attendance sheet in their tote bag which they should complete, have witnessed and sign. Keep the white and pink copies, forwarding one copy to your regulatory body if required. The yellow copy should be returned to the Conference Registration Desk at the end of the conference. HANDOUTS The program, including session information and speaker bios, as well as the conference game, is available on the conference app. Speakers have been asked to provide their handouts in a format that is easily downloaded, prior to the conference. These will be posted to Please check the website regularly to download handouts of interest. EVALUATIONS Speaker evaluations are on the conference app. Complete your evaluation at the end of each session and submit. A general conference evaluation will be posted to after the conference. One lucky respondent will receive a complimentary registration to the 2019 conference. 10

13 ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS See schedules on pages 48 to 51. As a result of attendee voting, three oral presentations will be repeated during the 3M Top Three Oral Presentations on Wednesday morning May 30, The three presenters will be notified on Tuesday evening. Posters are located in the Exhibit Hall. Monday Posters Set Up: Tear Down: Tuesday Posters Set Up: Tear Down: Sunday, May 27, 1:00 pm 5:00 pm Monday, May 28, 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Monday, May 28, 3:00 pm 7:00 pm Tuesday, May 29, 2:00 pm Poster Presentations: Monday and Tuesday, May 28 and 29, 12:30 pm 1:15 pm Expert Poster Walk: Monday and Tuesday, May 28 and 29, 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Oral Presentations: Monday, May 28, 1:30 pm 3:15 pm AWARDS 1. The Abstracts Committee have determined: Five (5) of the abstracts submitted by a First Time Abstract Submitter to receive an award of $500 each at the Closing Ceremonies (award recipient must be a member of IPAC Canada). 2. Conference attendees will vote for: The Best Oral Presentation to receive an award of $500 and the Best Poster to receive an award of $500. The awards will be presented at the Closing Ceremonies (award recipient must be a member of IPAC Canada). Awards sponsored by: SOCIAL MEDIA on Twitter and use #IPAC2018 to follow conversations with vendors and delegates alike. Use #IFICRun2018 to tweet your support of the Annual Run or Walk for IFIC! This event supports the International Federation of Infection Control and their efforts to provide financial support to Infection Control Professionals from under-resourced countries to attend the annual IFIC conference (see page 23). We thank DebMed for sponsoring the post-ific Run breakfast and participant t-shirts. DebMed has set up a Facebook page to display photos of the event: Made possible through the support of: Awards sponsored by: Conference App The final program including session objectives, speaker bios and evaluations will be uploaded to the IPAC Canada Conference App. This is a great platform for you to interact with other attendees, view the program and even find where you re going using our digital map. See page 62 for more information on how to download the App or visit the Conference App Guy (James) in the IPAC Canada registration area if you need help or have questions. Made possible through the generous support of: 2018 IPAC CONFERENCE ATTENDEE CHALLENGE This year we are running a scavenger hunt challenge with the chance for you to win amazing prizes. To get in the draw all you need to do is complete the tasks outlined on the entry form you ll receive upon registration. Once you have completed them all, pop your form in the entry box and you ll be entered into the draw! For anyone out there feeling sneaky, we will be double checking the winner s entries to make sure they ve complete EVERY task. Hint, you ll need to download the app to complete all the tasks. See page 62 for details on how to download! 11

14 C O N F E R E N C E W E E K at a Glance Friday, May 25 Saturday, May 26 Sunday, May 27 Monday, May 28 Tuesday, May 29 Wednesday, May 30 Run or Walk for IFIC 6:00 am: Registration 6:30 am: Start (Sally Borden Building) 7:15 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Virox Symposium Attendees (Max Bell Building) Other PreConference Attendees (Kinnear Centre) 7:00 am 8:00 am Breakfast (Vistas Dining Room) IFIC Run/Walk participants designated seating Other attendees general seating 7:30 am 8:30 am Champions of Infection Prevention and Control Breakfast 7:45 am: Presentations (Kinnear Centre) 6:30 am 8:30 am IPAC Canada AGM and Elections (Breakfast) 6:30 am 7:30 am: Registration and Breakfast 7:30 am: Doors close 7:30 am 8:30 am: AGM and Elections (Kinnear Centre) 7:00 am 5:00 pm Registration 7:00 am 5:00 pm Registration 7:00 am 5:00 pm Registration 7:00 am 12:00 noon Registration 8:30 am 5:00 pm IPAC Canada Board of Directors 8:30 am - 4:30 pm IPAC Canada Strategic Planning 8:30 am 4:30 pm IPAC Canada Strategic Planning 8:30 am 9:30 am Keynote Speaker PRECONFERENCE DAY 9:00 am 4:00 pm Full Day Virox Symposium Other Preconference Sessions: 9:00 am 12:00 noon Morning Half Day Construction 10:45 am 12:00 noon Industry Education Forum 12:00 noon 6:00 pm Monday Posters Setup 12:00 noon 6:00 pm Exhibits Setup 12:00 noon 1:00 pm Interactive Lunch 1:30 pm 4:30 pm Afternoon Half Day Indigenous Health 4:30 pm 6:00 pm IPAC Southern Alberta Meet & Greet (Max Bell Building) 9:30 am 10:30 am Plenary Sessions 10:45 am 11:30 am Concurrent Sessions 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Lunch / Exhibits Poster Presentations / Expert Poster Walk 1:30 3:00 pm Monday Posters Tear Down 1:30 pm 3:15 pm Oral Presentations 3:00 7:00 pm Tuesday Posters Set Up See Schedule page 22 Committee Meetings 3:30 pm 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions 9:00 am 10:00 am Plenary Session 10:30 am 11:25 am Concurrent Sessions 11:40 am 12:25 pm Plenary Session 12:25 pm 2:00 pm Lunch / Exhibits Poster Presentations / Expert Poster Walk 12:15 pm 2:30 pm International Presidents Luncheon and Meeting (By invitation) 2:00 pm Exhibits Close Posters Teardown See Schedule page 22 Committee Meetings 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Rejuvenation for the Caregiver Events both on and off site See page 23 8:45 am 10:00 am Plenary Sessions 10:00 am 10:45 am Closing Ceremonies 11:00 am 1:00 pm Closing Session 2:30 pm 3:30 pm Debriefing Session (2018 and 2019 Committees) 2:30 pm 3:30 pm IPAC Canada New and Returning Board Orientation 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Registration 6:00 pm 7:30 pm Opening Ceremonies (Max Bell Building) 7:30 pm 9:00 pm Opening Reception (Kinnear Centre) 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Dinner and Presentation Fee $50 per person See page 32 6:00 pm 10:30 pm Special Event Brewster Mount View Barbecue Fee $75 per person See page 35 12

15 Overflow Parking Town of Banff C O N F E R E N C E Venue Campus Directory TUNNEL MOUNTAIN DRIVE Tunnel Mountain Trailhead To Town of Banff via Wolverine Street ST. JULIEN WAY To Town of Banff via Buffalo Street Max Bell Building Kinnear Centre for Creativity and Innovations Lloyd Hall Guest Rooms IPAC Conference Registration Desk Sally Borden Building Swimming Pool Professional Development Centre $ Banff Centre Hotel Front Desk Campus Directory ST. JULIEN ROAD 100 metres To Town of Banff via Bow Falls TUNNEL MOUNTAIN DRIVE 13

16 Kinnear Centre Mclab Bistro MAIN FLOOR PLENARY ROOM Registration BMO Financial Group Galleria Paul D. Fleck Library & Archives SECOND FLOOR EXHIBIT HALL (2nd Floor) BMO Financial Group Galleria POSTERS IPAC Conference Office Paul D. Fleck Library & Archives THIRD FLOOR EXHIBIT HALL (3nd Floor) BMO Financial Group Galleria POSTERS

17 Max Bell Building MAIN FLOOR 252 Husky Energy Foyer Auditorium LOWER FLOOR

18 Sundance Road Lynx Street Grizzly Street To Canmore / Calgary Mount Norquay Scene Drive TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY to Lake Louise Vermilion Lakes Drive Norquay Road CANALTA LODGE BANFF AVENUE TUNNEL MOUNTAIN ROAD Moose Street MOUNT VIEW BARBECUE Wolf Street TUNNEL MOUNTAIN BANFF AVENUE Otter Street Wolverine Street St. Julien Road Buffalo Street Julien Way TUNNEL MOUNTAIN ROAD BANFF AVENUE TUNNEL MOUNTAIN ROAD St. Cave Avenue St. Julien Road SPRAY AVENUE Rundle Avenue River Avenue MOUNTAIN AVENUE Golf Course Road The Banff Centre Canalta Lodge RUNDLE MOUNTAIN Surprise Corner Viewpoint Banff Springs Hotel National Historic Site Banff Sprints Golf Course Bow Falls Viewpoint Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum Cave and Basin National Historic Site Horse Stables Banff Park Museum National Historic Site Bus and Train Station Central Park The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre Banff Canoe Docks Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Banff Upper Hot Springs Cascade Gardens Sulpur Mountain Gondola SULPHUR MOUNTAIN Trail kilometre 16

19 Opening Ceremonies A N D A W A R D S Sunday, May 27, :00 pm 7:30 pm Max Bell Building Auditorium DUANE MARK Duane Mark is a member of the Stoney-Nakoda (Îethka- Îyârhe Nakoda) First Nations of Morley, Alberta. He is a Stoney-Nakoda language and cultural educator teaching at Morley Community School. He has worked with the Stoney-Nakoda youth and community extensively. His vision is to bridge cultural gaps between all nations by employing traditional song, dance, storytelling and cultural teachings. LANE MARK Lane Mark is a member of the Stoney-Nakoda (Îethka-Îyarhe Nakoda) First Nations of Morley, Alberta. Lane is a curator at the Chiniki Cultural Center and is a fluent speaker of the Stoney- Nakoda language. Lane s many skills include, orator, hunter, singer of Stoney- Nakoda social songs (Round dance-pow-wow). AMBER SNOW Amber Snow is a member of the Stoney-Nakoda (Îethka- Îyarhe Nakoda) First Nations of Morley, Alberta. She is 15 years old and has been Hoop Dancing for more than five years. She was taught by her father, Alex Wells, a threetime World Hoop Dance Champion. She has travelled across Canada and the USA sharing this dance. Welcome from 2018 Scientific Program Chairs Gwyneth Meyers and Natasha Salt Procession of Board and Chapter Presidents Duane Mark Greetings and Blessing Lane Mark Singer & Drummer Amber Snow Hoop Dancer O Canada Greetings from IPAC Southern Alberta Kim Houde, President Acknowledgement of Special Guests and the IPAC Canada Leadership Team Greetings from IPAC Canada President Molly Blake Induction of Honorary Member Anne Bialachowski Moira Walker Memorial Award for International Service Barbara Catt Zahir Hirji Sage Products LLC International Attendee Scholarship Mohamed Manga 3M Champion of Infection Prevention and Control Michelle Alfa Greetings from the Scientific Program Chairs Gwyneth Meyers Natasha Salt Acknowledgement of 2018 Scientific Program Committee Acknowledgement of Diversey Scholarship winners Acknowledgement of Class 1 Inc. Scholarship Acknowledgement of First Time and International Attendees Greetings from the Executive Director Gerry Hansen 2018 Ecolab Poster Contest CIC Chapter Achievement Award 3M Chapter Achievement Award Closing Remarks Gerry Hansen Special guests, award winners and presenters are asked to remain for official photographs. Adjourn to Opening Reception in Exhibit Halls, Kinnear Centre 7:30 pm 9:00 pm Cash bars Hors d oeuvres Entertainment: String Fury 17

20 Honourary M E M B E R Anne Bialachowski IPAC Canada is pleased to bestow Honourary Membership on Anne Bialachowski RN BN MS CIC. Since joining IPAC Canada in 1998, Anne has been an extraordinary asset to our association in many roles. Her service to the association and colleagues has been inspiring and continues to this day. Anne has been deeply involved in her home chapter IPAC Central Southern Chapter (previously known as IPAC HANDIC), serving in key positions of Treasurer, Education Coordinator, President-elect and President between 1999 and In 2010, Anne became President of the (then) Community and Hospital Infection Control Association Canada. During her tenure she represented the organization with the Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases in the development of what became the first Hill Day, cemented an excellent working relationship with the Public Health Agency of Canada, and forged collegial relationships with many external partners and organizations. Anne has authored several journal articles and provided abstracts for oral presentations at a variety of conferences. She was lead author in a series of articles for the Canadian Journal of Infection Control, introducing and outlining the utility of the Infection Control Audit Toolkit. Having been intimately involved in the development of the Toolkit, she was well placed to share the work broadly with membership through these user-oriented articles. Anne has devoted time to the national conference Scientific Program Committee for the 2012, 2015 and 2016 national conferences. At the same time she was a member of the APIC Core Competencies Committee and began her work with the IPAC Canada Endorsement Review Committee. Not one to rest on her laurels, Anne followed these activities by becoming a main developer of the Mentor Program for IPAC Canada and a developer and Chair of the Learning Repository Depository. As a testament to the respect that she garners in her professional life, Anne was appointed in 2003 to the Ontario SARS Scientific Committee by the Chief Medical Officer of Health in Ontario. She was the first Network Coordinator to develop a Regional Infection Control Network in Central South Ontario and spent four years building that program while participating in numerous regional committees and providing invaluable consultation across her expansive network. In her current professional life, Anne is the Manager of Infection Prevention and Control at St. Joseph s Healthcare in Hamilton. Among numerous efforts, she has been involved in initiatives intended to reduce catheter associated urinary tract infections, sepsis and central line blood stream infections. She oversaw the construction of a new Mental Health Hospital as well as a new Surgical Centre. She was instrumental in ensuring appropriate IPAC standards were met in the remediation of a major flood that impacted several areas of her hospital and has developed a formal IPAC rotation program for Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology residents, nursing students and advanced degree candidates. Anne continues her work as the IPAC Canada representative on the CSA Perioperative Safety Committee and sits on the Ontario Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee. In the words of one of her nominators: In our professional lives, we seldom have opportunities to recognize the work of exemplary colleagues. Anne is a natural leader with great charisma who turned her professional path to the world of infection prevention and control and we are so much richer for her contributions. This is a person who possesses unusual intelligence, confidence, professional commitment and razor-sharp wit. Anne is an exemplary professional and an extraordinary member of IPAC Canada. Recognition of Anne s contributions will take place at the Opening Ceremonies, Sunday, May

21 Champion OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL Michelle Alfa The winner of the M Champion of Infection Prevention and Control Award is Dr. Michelle Alfa PhD FCCM of Winnipeg. The award is presented to an IPAC Canada member who displays their dedication to the profession through various successful projects and initiatives, or who is deserving of recognition of lifetime achievement. Dr. Alfa is recognized for lifetime achievements in the prevention of infections through education on the importance of environmental hygiene, cleaning and disinfection. Her research studies are internationally respected and her methods are utilized in institutions across the world. Dr. Alfa is certainly a favourite presenter at our conferences and always willing to provide education in person or online to our chapters and institutions. Dr. Alfa worked for Diagnostics Manitoba for over 20 years and was the Medical Director for the Clinical Microbiology Discipline. She was also a Principal Investigator at the St. Boniface Research Centre for over 25 years. She is currently retired but remains a Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba. Over the past 28 years, her primary area of research has been related to hospitalacquired infections, specifically related to i) improving reprocessing of complex medical devices and ii) monitoring disinfection / cleaning of the healthcare environment to reduce the risk of infection transmission. Dr. Alfa has over 150 publications and has received many awards for her teaching of Medical Students. In addition, she has received the Distinguished Microbiologist award from the Canadian College of Microbiologists, and the Research Innovation award from the University of Manitoba. Those who know Dr. Alfa are always amazed by her positive outlook, capacity for teaching and always learning herself, and her unhesitant support of IPAC Canada. Recognition of Dr. Michelle Alfa s achievements will be made during the Opening Ceremonies, Sunday, May 27. On Tuesday, May 29, at the Breakfast of Champions, there will be a special presentation on Dr. Alfa s initiatives. Made possible through the generous support of 19

22 Moira Walker MEMORIAL AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE Barbara Catt & Zahir Hirji Awarded for their project: Building Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Capacity in Kenya Their journey began with a trip by the Infection Control Practitioner (ICP), Loyce Khungi at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Nairobi, Kenya who came to Toronto after registering for the inclass Centennial introductory, IPAC course. Zahir, as faculty within the corse was asked by the Nursing Administrator of AKUH to watch over Loyce. This created a relationship with the hospital and a request for IPAC support in The purpose of the trip was to work with the IPAC Department to ensure they would be ready for an Accreditation Survey by the Joint Commission. During a mock survey, IPAC was identified as a gap. A successful two week visit involved: basic infection control training for 30% of the nursing staff education sessions with the surgical units and ICU meeting with all departments who liaised/collaborated with that IPAC a very eye opening visit to the kitchen The visit resulted in the hospital accreditation which was in The trip in 2012 highlighted the need for IPAC resources in Kenya. By 2016 the Director of Nursing at AKUH-Nairobi moved to the Aga Khan School of Nursing where she was able to secure the opportunity to offer a basic IPAC course. Together with the assistance of the AKUH Medical Director with IPAC, the local ICP, Loyce, Barb and Zahir developed the program content for a basic course. The course was offered in two modules of three weeks. Barb and Zahir went to teach the second module. They taught for two weeks with the students getting a third week with the Medical Director and the local ICP. Topics covered included a review of materials covered in module 1 such as standard precautions and transmission based precautions, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, outbreak management, microbiology, surveillance and epidemiology. It was important to review the original material to ensure maximum learning for the students. The students reported their projects completed during the time between module 1 and module 2. Additional material included a review of the literature, device related infections, surgical site infections, leadership and patient safety. The program included opportunities for tours of different areas of AKUH-Nairobi to enhance the students learning. Barb and Zahir secured their own funding for one flight with the gracious support of vendor partners and their local chapter IPAC-GTA. IPAC-GTA also provided swag that Barb and Zahir were able to distribute to the students. In total, there were 16 nurses from across Kenya plus one student, who travelled 24 hours by bus from the border of Uganda to learn about infection control. Each nurse participant has been identified as the ICP within their local organization. Many of the students projects consisted of getting 24 hours of running water to the hospital. Barb and Zahir have stated: We hope our short time with the students has increased their confidence, knowledge and skills as we continue to work with AKUH and the AK School of Nursing. The Moira Walker Award will be presented at the Opening Ceremonies, Sunday, May 27. Barb and Zahir will present on the initiative that resulted in their award at the Breakfast of Champions, Tuesday, May 29, Banff. The Moira Walker Memorial Award for International Service is sponsored by Sage Products LLC (now a part of Stryker). 20

23 SAGE PRODUCTS LLC International Attendee SCHOLARSHIP Mohamed Manga The winner of the 2018 Sage Scholarship is Mohammed M. Manga MBBS FMCPath FWACP of the Federal Teaching Hospital and Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria. Dr. Manga is a Clinical Microbiologist working for a tertiary hospital and university in Gombe Northeastern Nigeria. In the entire region, only his hospital has a functional infection control unit with Dr. Manga as the infection control doctor and Clinical Risk Manager (CRM). He was a leader in the team that persuaded hospital management to create and support the Infection Control unit. He was a member of the project management team (PMT) for a project titled Strengthening systems necessary for Improving patient safety and prevention of healthcare associated infections which facilitated the institutionalization of patient safety in FTH Gombe, Nigeria. Dr. Manga is also the lead IPC practitioner in his hospital, initiating, supporting and supervising infection prevention and control practice including surveillance, outbreak investigation and control. We are very happy to be able to welcome Dr. Manga at our 2018 conference. The International Attendee Scholarship is sponsored by Sage Products LLC (now a part of Stryker). 21

24 M E E T I N G & S P E C I A L E V E N T S Schedule FRIDAY, MAY 25, :30 am 5:00 pm IPAC Canada Board of Directors Meeting Professional Development Centre 102 SATURDAY, MAY 26, :30 am 4:30 pm IPAC Canada Strategic Planning (by invitation) Professional Development Centre 103 SUNDAY, MAY 27, :15 am 8:30 am Breakfast for Virox Symposium Attendees Max Bell Building Breakfast for Other PreConference Attendees Kinnear Centre 8:30 am 4:30 pm IPAC Canada Strategic Planning (by invitation) Professional Development Centre 103 9:00 am 4:30 pm PreConference Day Max Bell Building Auditorium / Kinnear Centre 101/103/ noon 1:00 pm Interactive Lunch Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 4:30 pm 6:00 pm IPAC Southern Alberta Meet & Greet Max Bell Building, Husky Energy Foyer 6:00 pm 7:30 pm Opening Ceremonies (included in registration) Max Bell Building Auditorium 7:30 pm 9:00 pm Opening Reception in Exhibit Halls Kinnear Centre 2nd & 3rd floor Fun Run or Walk for IFIC Pre-Registration Kinnear Centre MONDAY, MAY 28, :00 am Fun Run or Walk For IFIC Registration Sally Borden Building 6:30 am Fun Run or Walk For IFIC Start Sally Borden Building 7:00 am 8:00 am Breakfast for Run/Walk Participants Sally Borden Building, Vistas Dining Room, Designated seating Breakfast for Other Attendees Sally Borden Building, Vistas Dining Room, General seating 12:00 noon 1:30 pm Canadian Journal of Infection Control Committee Meeting Max Bell Building :30 pm 1:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting Kinnear Centre 302 Standards & Guidelines Conmittee Meeting Max Bell Building 159 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Dinner and Presentation (see page 32) Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 TUESDAY, MAY 29, :30 am 8:30 am Champions of Infection Prevention and Control Breakfast Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 8:15 am 9:15 am Corporate Relations Committee Meeting Max Bell Building :15 pm 2:30 pm International Presidents Meeting (by invitation) Sally Borden Building, Three Ravens Restaurant 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Membership Committee Meeting Kinnear Centre 302 Education Committee Meeting Max Bell Building 159 Chapter Webmasters Committee Meeting Professional Development Centre 103 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Rejuvenation for the Caregiver (see page 34) 6:00 pm 10:30 pm Special Event Brewster Mount View Barbecue (see page 35) WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, :30 am 8:30 am IPAC CANADA Annual General Meeting and Elections (see page 35) Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 10:00 am 10:45 am Closing Ceremonies Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 11:00 am 1:00 pm Closing Session Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 2:30 pm 3:30 pm 2018 and 2019 Scientific Program Committee Debriefing Kinnear Centre 206 New and Incoming Board Orientation Kinnear Centre

25 Run or Walk F O R I F I C Fun 5 km Run or 2.5 km Walk MONDAY, MAY 28, 2018 Registration 6:00 am Start 6:30 am Sally Borden Building Breakfast for Run/Walk participants 7:00 am 8:00 am Sally Borden Building, Vistas Dining Room The 13th Annual Run or Walk for Fun is in aid of the IPAC Canada Scholarship which assists Infection Control Professionals from under-funded or under-resourced countries to attend the annual International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) education meeting. Please help IFIC in its efforts to support Infection Prevention and Control professionals. Collect sponsors, then come and run or walk with us on a beautiful route in Banff. Registration and payment of fees/sponsorship monies will be at the Kinnear Centre (IPAC Canada Registration area) on Sunday, May 27 and at the starting point (Sally Borden Building), on Monday, May 28. Prizes will be awarded for the fastest runners and walkers, as well as the person who raises the most sponsorship dollars. Help us reach our net goal of $3,000. The entry fee is $35 for runners and walkers. All participants will receive a race t-shirt. Breakfast will be provided to run/walk participants. When collecting sponsorship for your run or walk, please present the total sponsorship by way of a cheque made payable to IPAC Canada. Credit card payments are also accepted, on site. IPAC Canada will forward funds to IFIC. Sponsorship monies and sign-up forms will be collected at registration. Sponsors will be provided with a charitable receipt from IPAC Canada. Participants will be required to sign a liability waiver at time of registration. Medical assistance and water will be available en route. Participants are responsible for ensuring their own health and safety while on this run/walk. IPAC Canada thanks Kathryn Linton and Roberta McCombie for organizing the 13th Annual Run or Walk for IFIC. This event is approved by the Town of Banff and adheres to all municipal by-laws. Sponsored in part by: 23

26 FUN 5 KM RUN OR 2.5 KM WALK FOR IFIC Sponsorship Form Cheques must be made payable to IPAC Canada. Each sponsor will receive an individual receipt. Please make sure all names and addresses are complete and correct. PLEASE PRINT Pledge $ Rcv d3 1. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 2. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 3. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 4. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 5. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 6. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 7. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 8. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 9. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 10. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 11. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: 12. Name: Telephone: Address: City: Postal Code: TOTAL SPONSORSHIP COLLECTED Name of Runner/Walker: Infection Prevention and Control Canada Prévention et contrôle des infections Canada PO Box RPO Westdale, Winnipeg MB R3R 3S3 Telephone: or Fax: / info@ipac-canada.org Telephone: IPAC Canada Charitable # RR0001 Thank you for your support! 24

27 F E A T U R E D Presenters KEYNOTE ADDRESS Sharon Wood Insights from Higher Ground Monday, May 28 8:30 am 9:30 am Sharon Wood is a veteran mountaineer and inspirational speaker. She was the first Canadian woman to attain Alpine Guide certification in 1985 and in 1986 she became the first woman in North America to reach the summit of Mount Everest by a new route without Sherpa assistance. Sharon was awarded the inaugural Tenzing Norgay Professional Mountaineer of the Year Award presented by the New York Explorers Club and American Alpine Club. In recognition for her achievements Sharon received an honorary doctor of laws in 1987 from the University of Calgary and was awarded the Meritous Services Medal from the Governor of Canada. In 1997 Sharon received the Summit of Excellence Award at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. She is the president of Adventure Dynamics, the mother of two sons, and a founder of an alternative private school in Canmore. Sharon continues to act as a guide in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. As a motivational speaker Sharon teaches, entertains and inspires with her personal story about reaching Everest s summit. Using powerful anecdotes and vivid analogies from her experience, Sharon explores elements that parallel the challenges of striving individuals and organizations. Her authentic, humorous and honest approach provokes listeners to consider the value of their own resources and opportunities. Her story powerfully demonstrates how exemplary teamwork and leadership can render the impossible possible. Sharon effectively conveys both the individual and the team perspective by stressing the importance of honoring her own passion and dreams while fulfilling a role as a member of a team a team committed to a shared vision. PLENARY SESSION Barbara Langlois Yodelling from the Peaks Getting the Message Across Tuesday, May 29 9:00 am 10:00 am Barb Langlois is a healthcare leadership and communication expert. In her 30 years of nursing experience she has earned her bachelor s and master s degrees and has worked across all healthcare sectors. Barb has also worked with organizational gurus, leadership experts and a world champion of public speaking to hone her leadership communication skills. She now routinely shares communication strategies and tools with emerging and middle level healthcare leaders so they can improve their team engagement. Barb has published numerous articles in nursing journals and magazines. She wrote a series of five articles in 2015 called Speak Up! with Barb Langlois for the Canadian Nurse Magazine. Barb has also written a book called Seriously?? Me, too! 10 Power Strategies for Personal Success. Barb brings value by educating and assisting emerging and middle level healthcare leaders on engaging their teams so their teams deliver their best service. She does that through keynote presentations, coaching, workshops, articles and short, fun webinars. Sharon Wood s presentation is sponsored by: 25

28 CLOSING SESSION Dr. Patch Adams The Joy of Caring Wednesday, May 30 11:00 am 1:00 pm I interpret my experience in life as being happy. I want, as a doctor, to say it does matter to your health to be happy. It may be the most important health factor in your life. Patch Adams M.D. is an internationally known speaker on wellness, humor, and joy. He approaches the issues of personal, community, and global health with zestful exuberance, according to Time Magazine. Dr. Adams believes that the most revolutionary act one can commit in our world is to be happy. Extraordinary! A man I can look up to and respect, Incredibly mind blowing and memorable, and Inspiring, amazing human being invaluable to hear firsthand, are all testimonies of people who have had the chance to hear Dr. Patch Adams, the real man behind the hit Hollywood film Patch Adams. Patch is a medical doctor, a clown, and a social activist who has devoted 30 years to changing America s healthcare system. He believes that laughter, joy and creativity are integral parts of the healing process. Doctors and patients in his model relate to each other on the basis of mutual trust, and patients receive plenty of time from their doctors. Allopathic doctors and practitioners of alternative medicine work side by side in Patch s model. If you think that all sounds like a utopian impossibility, it isn t! Patch and his colleagues have practiced medicine at the Gesundheit Institute together in West Virginia that way for 43 years in what Patch refers to as their pilot project. Through the success of this program at the West Virginia location, a model healthcare facility is being planned on 310 acres purchased in Pocahontas County, WV. The Institute will include a 40-bed hospital, a theater, arts and crafts shops, horticulture and vocational therapy. Over five years ago, Dr. Adams temporarily stopped seeing patients so that he could coordinate plans for raising the $5 million needed for the Institute's permanent and expanded home, a model health care community. By bringing Patch Adams to speak, we are supporting this dream! Presented by: Made possible through the generous support of: 26

29 P R E - C O N F E R E N C E Sessions Sunday, May 27, 2018 BREAKFAST 7:15 am 8:30 am Virox Symposium attendees Other PreConference attendees Max Bell Building Kinnear Centre FULL DAY VIROX DISINFECTION SYMPOSIUM 9:00 am 4:00 pm Max Bell Building Auditorium Navigating the Slippery Slopes of Disinfection Exposures to germs on medical instruments and environmental surfaces in healthcare settings can lead to illness in both patients and healthcare professionals. Appropriate disinfection and sterilization practices can help prevent healthcare-associated infections. This symposium will include lectures and interactive discussions on the perils and pitfalls of using disinfectants, the latest breakthroughs regarding cleaning, disinfecting and sterilization and look into our future to understand what hurdles we may face with the use of disinfectants. 9:00 am 9:15 am Opening Remarks Nicole Kenny BSc Assoc Chem, and Anne Augustin MLT CIC 9:15 am 10:00 am Getting Back to Basics: Read, Interpret and Follow the Instructions Michelle Vadori-Cina RN, Peel Public Health, Mississauga, Ontario How to read the label to ensure effective use of disinfectants 10:00 am - 10:45 am The Compatibility Challenge Jose Ramirez MD, Internal Medicine Specialist, Vernon Hills, Illinois How to verify compatibility if your disinfectant is not on the list 10:45 am 11:00 am Break 11:00 am 11:45 pm Biofilms: Wet, Dry, Surfaces, Instruments Michelle Alfa PhD FCCM, AlfaMed Consulting, Winnipeg, Manitoba Development of biofilms and involvement in infection transmission Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing instruments to minimize biofilm development 11:45 am 12:00 noon Question Time for Morning Speakers INTERACTIVE LUNCH 12:00 noon 1:00 pm Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 1:30 pm 1:35 pm Housekeeping 1:35 pm 2:15 pm Inappropriate Use of Disinfectants: One Size Does Not Fit All Nicole Kenny BSc Assoc Chem, Virox Technologies Anne Augustin MLT CIC, Public Health Ontario, Cambridge, Ontario Common misuses of disinfectants Examples from the field 2:15 pm 3:00 pm The Pros and Cons of Room Decontamination Technologies Jon Otter PhD FRCPath, Imperial College, London, England Pros and cons and practical use of the technologies Review of the currently published scientific literature 3:00 pm 3:50 pm Chemical Resistance: Is our future futile? Jean-Yves Maillard PHD BSc(Hons) DUT, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales Bacterial Resistance versus Microbicidal Resistance What chemicals pose the biggest risk? 3:50 pm 4:00 pm Closing Remarks Nicole Kenny BSc Assoc Chem; Anne Augustin MLT CIC Made possible through the support of: 27

30 MORNING WORKSHOP 9:00 am 12:00 noon Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderators: Barbara Shea MLT ART CIC and Kathryn Wyndham BScN RN Expeditions in Construction In collaboration with the IPAC Canada Healthcare Facility Design and Construction Interest Group. Don your helmet, boots and gloves; grab your shovel and axe, it s time for an expedition in construction that is bound to be a cliffhanger. Equip your team of IPAC professionals with all the tools necessary to traverse complex construction projects to navigating nature s treacherous surprises. From the ground up, many tools have been developed that can guide your path to the finish line learn from successful leaders that have led these excursions. Tools of the trade have come a long way see what s new and upcoming that will make your journey a lot easier. Be ready to hear about those unpredictable challenges and what you can do to prepare yourself to manage the risks. Design Build and Funding Models Gordon Burrill P.Eng FASHE CHC, Teegor Consulting Inc., Fredericton, New Brunswick Presenter Gordon Burrill will discuss different design/build funding models for construction of healthcare facilities and identify opportunities for ICP input in each model. Green Roofs, Courtyards and Living Walls for a New Oncology Facility: Cultivating Well-being or Propagating Microbes? Roberta McCombie BSc MSc, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta Roberta McCombie will discuss landscape features in the built design of the new Calgary Cancer Centre. Living plant walls and other features such as roof top gardens will be discussed. Panel Discussion New Technologies for the Built Environment Elizabeth Bryce MD FRCPC, Vancouver General Hospital/HSC, Vancouver, British Columbia Barry Hunt, Class 1 Inc., Cambridge, Ontario Matthew Muller MD PhD FRCPC, St. Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario Kelly Reynolds PhD, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona The panel of four expert speakers will discuss new technologies for the built environment including sinks and built in UV disinfection systems for patient bathrooms. Additionally, panel members will discuss models that can be used to inform and influence design decision making. Time will be allotted for a lively guided interactive panel /audience discussion following the panelist presentations. Made possible through the support of: INDUSTRY EDUCATION SESSION 10:45 am 12:00 noon Max Bell Building 252 Moderator: Gord Platt BA(Hons), Diversey Inc. This session is designed specifically for industry representatives. Light brunch provided. Unique Community Opportunities Standing Before IPC Stakeholders Jason MacDonald, B.Sc, B.EH(AD), CPHI(C), Environmental Public Health Advisor Health Protection Branch, Public Health and Compliance, Edmonton, Alberta The objective of this session will be to discuss two emerging and uniquely environmental health opportunities that stand before infection prevention and control stakeholders. The first is the opportunity that exists to increase the capacity of workers in non-hospital and non-clinical settings such as esthetic salons, daycares and other community settings. The second is the challenge that lies ahead in expressing to the public their role in preventing the creation of antibiotic resistant organisms in their households and built environments. Obviously, when done appropriately, cleaning and disinfection can prevent the spread of infections. When done incorrectly, evidence is showing us that we create antimicrobial resistant organisms and contribute to this increasingly serious issue. What role can non-government infection prevention and control stakeholders play in offering effective science communication to Canadians? INTERACTIVE LUNCH 12:00 noon 1:00 pm Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Have lunch with the IPAC Canada Leadership Team: the IPAC Canada Board of Directors, Chapter Presidents, Interest Group Chairs and Committee Chairs. Use this opportunity to learn more about IPAC Canada, to meet new people, and discuss various aspects of your profession, including education and practice questions. Attendees will be randomly seated at tables hosted by representatives of our leadership team. This is a very popular networking opportunity for all attendees. 28

31 AFTERNOON WORKSHOP 1:00 pm 4:30 pm Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderator: Suzanne Rowland RN BScN CCHN(C) CIC Indigenous Health Our Sacred Mountains This half day session will provide the participants with regional, provincial and national success stories related to Infection Prevention and Control and the provision of culturally sensitive services. Our People are Sacred An Anishinabek Narrative of Infection Prevention and Control Program Development, Implementation and Evaluations Roger Boyer II CHE PhD, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Participants will gain an increase in knowledge of the step-by-step process of establishing a robust infection prevention and control program through crossjurisdiction requirements. Participants will gain a better understanding in the pieces of a community-based infection prevention and control program to ensure that safer client care outcomes are achieved. Alberta Health Services Indigenous Health Program Emil Durocher, Senior Indigenous Cultural Helper Carol Carifelle-Brzezicki RSW MHS, Indigenous Health Program, Edmonton, Alberta Natasha Gougeon RN, BScN, CDE, Indigenous Wellness Clinic, Edmonton, Alberta Wayne LaBonte, Senior Advisor, Primary Care Access Indigenous Health Program, Edmonton, Alberta The Indigenous Wellness Program will highlight a range of culturally competent programs offered at various levels and sectors that support the Indigenous community and Alberta Health Services. The primary portion of the presentation will focus on the Indigenous Wellness Clinic experience to achieving Accreditation Canada s Aboriginal Integrated Primary Care Standards. IPAC SOUTHERN ALBERTA MEET & GREET 4:30 pm 6:00 pm Max Bell Building, Husky Energy Foyer Join our co-hosts, IPAC Southern Alberta, for a pre-opening Ceremonies refreshment. Enjoy watching clips from the Banff Mountain Film Festival, and other activities. OPENING CEREMONIES 6:00 pm 7:30 pm Max Bell Building Auditorium OPENING RECEPTION 7:30 pm 9:00 pm Kinnear Centre 2nd and 3rd floor Entertainment: String Fury String Fury String Fury is an exciting new crossover project blending the worlds of Pop music with the fiery instruments of violin and guitar. String Fury musicians have performed and recorded with a wide range of artists, including Josh Groban, George Canyon, Jully Black, and many others. Other career highlights include performances at the Kennedy Center, Smithsonian in Washington, and an extended engagement at Disney Epcot. Expect to see world-class musicianship as String Fury attack the world pop/rock instrumentals. FNIHB, Department of Indigenous Services Canada and Inuit Health Branch Communicable Disease Control Management Patricia Huntly RN, Communicable Disease Control Division, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Ottawa, Ontario Adeshola Abati BSc MBBS MPH CIC FRSPH, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Presentation of FNIHB s collaborative approach in addressing IPAC needs and gaps in on-reserve First Nations communities Presentation of concrete national and regional IPAC activities aimed to reduce incidence and spread of communicable diseases in on-reserve First Nations communities 29

32 C O N F E R E N C E E D U C A T I O N Sessions Monday, May 28, K FUN RUN OR 2.5K WALK FOR IFIC 6:00 am Registration Sally Borden Building 6:30 am Start Sally Borden Building 7:00 am 8:00 am Breakfast for Run/Walk participants Sally Borden Building, Vistas Dining Room (designated seating) This annual event supports the IPAC Canada Scholarship which assists Infection Prevention and Control Professionals from under-resourced countries to attend the annual conference of the International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC). With the generous support of: ATTENDEE BREAKFAST 7:00 am 8:00 am Sally Borden Building, Vistas Dining Room (general seating) Provided for attendees not participating in the Run/Walk for IFIC. Please show your name badge upon entering the restaurant to receive a complimentary breakfast. KEYNOTE SPEAKER 8:30 am 9:30 am Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderator: Gwyneth Meyers BSc MSc PhD Insights from Higher Ground Sharon Wood, Canmore, Alberta Each of us in our professional work lives encounter challenges from time to time that can in some way be considered our own mountain to climb. As an inspirational speaker, and through her personal, poignant, funny and passionately told stories Sharon Wood explores key themes that are applicable to us all in our workplace and daily lives. Her stories exemplify the importance and value of team work and leading from where you are to generate extraordinary results. Sharon will take the audience on a journey of discovery exploring how to think creatively to find solutions to challenging problems and how to live and work beyond the confines of our limitations. If you are looking for ways to be more effective in your work or life, Sharon s story is a powerful inspiration. Sharon Wood s presentation is sponsored by: 30 Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Paul Zizka Photography

33 PLENARY SESSION 9:30 am 10:30 am Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderator: Joseph Kim MD FRCPC Trekking Safely Through the Storm Managing Complex IPAC Issues Mark Joffe MD FRCPC, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta Certain issues in Infection Prevention and Control can have farreaching implications involving various stakeholder groups across wide geographic regions. The IPAC team is often at the center mediating through difficult and controversial situations. Using the global outbreak of Mycobacteria chimaera as an illustration, this session will explore the challenges of navigating through complex issues in IPAC. Dr. Mark Joffe will describe the regional/provincial response to the global outbreak and provide insights into the role of IPAC in managing such complex issues. This session will be a Webber Training Teleclass. MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS 10:45 am 11:30 am STREAM A Max Bell Building Auditorium Moderator: Jennifer Happe BSc MSc Watch Out! Crevasse Ahead! Barbara Catt RN BScN MEd CIC, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Claude LaFlamme MD FRCPC, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario A key element for a successful Infection Prevention and Control Program is surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs). One can compare SSI surveillance to that of a crevasse rescue. Although the mechanical principle of a crevasse rescue is simple, reality is dangerous and can be life threatening. In this session, current evidence-based strategies will be presented on preventing SSIs including process indicators. After this session, you will be able examine your SSI surveillance plan with a new lens and implement some rescue techniques. The presenters will: Discuss key strategies that occur in the Operating Room for preventing SSIs Discuss ambulatory surgical centers and applying a risk assessment STREAM B Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderator: Lola Gushue BN RN CIC Clear Stream Ahead: A Urinary Tract Infection Program for Long-term Care Homes Jill Richmond RN MSc CIC, Public Health Ontario, Cambridge, Ontario Antimicrobial agents are overprescribed in long-term care homes (LTCH), which contributes to adverse outcomes such as Clostridium difficile infections and antimicrobial resistance. Key factors in this overuse are the over culturing of urine and prescribing of antimicrobials for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), which is often mistaken for a urinary tract infection. To address these issues, Public Health Ontario (PHO) created the Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Program. This program emphasizes five core practice changes for the assessment and management of UTIs in non-catheterized residents in LTCHs. Changing practice is difficult and complex; education and tools alone may not lead to sustainable changes. The UTI Program has been designed to assess barriers to change and adopt appropriate strategies directed at the individual and organizational level to support the required practice changes. At this interactive session, participants will: Learn about the unique methodology that PHO used in the creation of the UTI Program Hear about the key strategies required to support the implementation of the UTI Program Find out about the recently released UTI program evaluation results Explore how the UTI program can be used to make an impact in your facility or region Lunch / Exhibits 11:30 am 1:30 pm Kinnear Centre 2nd & 3rd floor MONDAY POSTER PRESENTATIONS 12:30 pm 1:15 pm Kinnear Centre 206, 208, 210, 306, 308, 310 See page 51. EXPERT POSTER WALK 12:30 pm 1:30 pm See page 51. ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1:30 pm 3:15 pm See page

34 Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Paul Zizka Photography AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3:30 pm 5:00 pm SESSION 1 Max Bell Building Auditorium Moderator: Karen Cargill RN BN GNC(C) Preparing for the Elements Care in the Community Justyna Augustyn BSc (Hons) PCP, EMS Edmonton and North Zones, Edmonton, Alberta Mandeep Atwal BSc BEH CPHI(C), Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Remand Centre, Edmonton, Alberta Helen Popson RN, Alberta Health Services Hand Hygiene Program, Edmonton, Alberta Infection prevention and control practices in the community present a unique set of challenges. Sessions will include conducting hand hygiene reviews in home care and infection prevention and control considerations in the prehospital and corrections environment. SESSION 2 Max Bell Building 251 Moderator: Anne Augustin MLT CIC Protecting Natural Resources Do No Harm Maureen Cividino CCFP (FCFP) DOHS CCBOM CIC, Public Health Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario Ali McCallum HBHSc (Midwifery) MSc(HQ) RM, Midwifery Care of Peel and Halton Hills, Collingwood, Ontario Joseph Vayalumkal MD FRCPC, Cummings School of Medicine, Alberta Children s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta Much of our energy as Infection Prevention and Control Professionals (ICPs) is spent on ensuring patients/residents/ clients receive the best possible care free from infection transmission. What about the healthcare providers providing that care? This session will explore issues around contact dermatitis, presenteeism, the ick factor and why some healthcare providers do not always follow IPAC interventions. The goal is to keep the very valuable human resource of healthcare providers safe while providing care. SESSION 3 Max Bell Building 252 Moderator: Zahir Hirji RN BScN MHSc CIC Pearls of Wisdom, Lessons Learned from Building a Provincial IPAC Surveillance System Kathryn Bush MSc MLT, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta Claude LaFlamme MD FRCPC, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario Surveillance is an essential component of an effective infection prevention and control program. Surveillance methodology continues to evolve as the delivery of healthcare shifts outside of traditional hospital settings. Surveillance activities should support a system that can identify risk factors for infection and other adverse events, implement risk reduction measures and monitor the effectiveness of interventions. During this session participants will gain an understanding of the value of different (provincial and national) surveillance systems and the opportunities that exist to improve patient care. DINNER AND PRESENTATION 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderator: Nicole Kenny BSc Assoc Chem Is Sharing Caring? Social media s impact on infection prevention Jon Otter PhD FRCPath, Imperial College London, England Jon Otter will explore how social media can be used as a surveillance tool for uncovering outbreaks. Find out how you can incorporate social media to improve your infection prevention program. Fee: $50 per person (not included in registration) 32

35 Tuesday, May 29, 2018 CHAMPIONS OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL BREAKFAST 7:30 am 8:30 am Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 The recipients of the M Champion of Infection Prevention and Control Award and the Moira Walker Memorial Award for International Service will present on the project or initiative that resulted in their award. Breakfast is included in registration. PLENARY SESSION 9:00 am 10:00 am Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderator: Natasha Salt BSc BASc CPHI CIC Yodelling from the Peaks Getting the Message Across (Communication) Barbara Langlois, Langley, BC Have you ever felt like the point you are trying to make is just not being heard, that you are shouting into the wind, or, maybe you would just like to improve your speaking and communication skills? If so, then this plenary is for you. In this engaging and interactive session Barb Langlois will explore how healthcare professionals as leaders, consultants and educators can harness the power of communication to engage others, build credibility and produce positive results. Barb will provide practical tips and strategies that will cultivate participants confidence about the differences they can make. MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS 10:30 am 11:25 am STREAM A Max Bell Building Auditorium Moderator: Anne MacLaurin BSc MNursing Setting Up Camp IPAC Challenges in Reprocessing in the Community Ali McCallum HBHSc (Midwifery) MSc(HQ) RM, Midwifery Care of Peel and Halton Hills, Collingwood, Ontario Setting up an efficient, effective clinic based reprocessing program which is rooted in best practices and Canadian standards is a challenge! Anyone who has contemplated or achieved this will tell you it is a complex and sometimes overwhelming process. This session will explore the ins and outs, and the ups and downs of setting up a clinic based reprocessing program using an active midwifery practice as an example. STREAM B Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderator: Joseph Kim MD FRCPC Gaining the Ridge Top 10 Articles in IPAC John Conly MD FRCPC, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Chingiz Amirov MPH MSc QIPS CIC FAPIC, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario There are many exciting research studies in IPAC. Being up to date with emerging literature is important and relevant for every IPAC personnel. This session will present important original significant research studies in IPAC from the past year. Each presenter will describe what is new in the field of clinical and epidemiological sciences related to IPAC and provide further insight into how these studies may impact clinical practice. Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Noel Hendrickson 33

36 PLENARY SESSION 11:40 am 12:25 pm Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderator: Gwyneth Meyers BSc MSc PhD Joining the Ranks: Mannequins and the Inside Story Ghazwan Altabbaa, MD MSc FRCPC, Rockyview Hospital, Calgary Alberta Dione Kolodka BSc MSc CIC, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta Accessing and engaging physicians for the purpose of IPAC education can be challenging. One promising approach may be to take advantage of high fidelity simulation education. Over the past two decades with advancements in technology, high fidelity simulation with mannequins is increasingly being used in both medical schools and hospitals to promote physician competency, practical training and safer patient care. This session explores how IPAC can make use of such simulations to teach physicians infection prevention and control practices and principles. This session will be a Webber Training Teleclass. Lunch / Exhibits 12:25 pm 2:00 pm Kinnear Centre 2nd & 3rd floor TUESDAY POSTER PRESENTATIONS 12:30 pm 1:15 pm Kinnear Centre 206, 208, 210, 306, 308, 310 See page 55. EXPERT POSTER WALK 12:30 pm 1:30 pm See page 51. REJUVENATION FOR THE CAREGIVER 2:00 pm 5:00 pm See next column for details. SPECIAL EVENT: MOUNT VIEW BARBECUE 6:00 pm 10:30 pm See page 35 for details. Rejuventation for the Caregiver TUESDAY, MAY 29, :00 pm 5:00 pm A selection of events to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul will be available both off and on-site. FREE Exercise Class Sign up will be available on-site. Attendees can choose from: 1 hour Yoga class (maximum 30 participants) 1 hour Fitness/Dance class (maximum 30 participants) 1 hour Spin class (maximum 30 participants) Discover Banff ( Conference attendees are responsible to arrange their own event reservations. Guided Hiking (2-3 hours depending on trail): $40 per person* Horseback Riding (1 hour): $60-75 per person* Banff Sightseeing (3 hours): $55 per person* * Fees at time of printing. Fees are not included on the registration form. Use the promo code Online2Save to save up to 20%. Other suggestions: High Tea at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Reservations recommended: Free time and shopping in Banff Fitness Centre at Banff Centre (for guests) Banff Mineral Hot Springs Noel Hendrickson 34 Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Paul Zizka Photography

37 Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Conference Special Event TUESDAY, MAY 29, :00 pm 10:30 pm Mount View Barbecue Join us for a truly memorable and unique western experience at Mount View Barbecue a modern permanent Do-Nut tent fashioned from wood. Buffet dinner,* entertainment and dancing throughout the evening. Bus transportation to and from the venue is included in the ticket cost. There is no parking for personal vehicles at the venue; all attendees must take the provided shuttles. Buses leave the Banff Centre at 6:00 pm and return between 10:00 pm and 10:30 pm. Tickets: $75 plus 5% GST each (not included in registration fee). Tickets available until sold out. * Please indicate food allergies or restrictions on registration form. All Wednesday sessions in Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 IPAC CANADA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ELECTIONS 6:30 am 8:30 am Breakfast will be provided at no charge to IPAC Canada members. Non-members: $40 6:30 am 7:30 am AGM Registration and Breakfast 7:30 am Doors close 7:30 am 8:30 am AGM and Elections PLENARY SESSION 8:45 am 9:30 am Moderator: Gwyneth Meyers BSc MSc PhD 3M Canada Top 3 Oral Presentations The top three oral presentations, as chosen by attendees, will be presented by their authors. The 3M Canada Top Oral Presentation and Top Poster Presentation Awards will be presented at Closing Ceremonies Made possible through the generous support of: THE VERNACARE LECTURE HOT TOPICS 9:30 am 10:00 am Moderator: Kim Allain BScN RN MHS CIC Joseph Kim MD FRCPC, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Topic to be announced. Made possible through support of: CLOSING CEREMONIES 10:00 am 10:45 am Awards and Recognition CLOSING SESSION 11:00 am 1:00 pm Moderator: Natasha Salt BSc BASc CPHI CIC The Joy of Caring Special Guest Dr. Patch Adams During our extended time with Dr. Patch Adams, he will lecture on the thrill of helping others. This inspirational talk includes much dialogue to explore burnout prevention for caregivers. The focus of this lecture/workshop is the magic and power of care, not only in the patient s life, but also in the caregiver s life. Made possible through generous support of: Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Paul Zizka Photography 35

38 Speaker B I O G R A P H I E S Adeshola Abati Dr. Adeshola Abati MPH BMed MBBS BSc is a board certified Infection Control Professional. He is currently the Infection Control Advisor at the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He holds a Master s of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Saskatchewan; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Lagos, Nigeria; Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Microbiology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, United Kingdom. He received his medical training in Nigeria and also worked there as a Family physician for few years before migrating to Canada for his graduate studies. Dr. Abati has more than five years experience in working with Indigenous population. He also has international and country-level experience in Infection Prevention and Control. Dr. Abati current portfolio includes the provision of Infection Prevention and Control advice and support to thirtythree First Nations communities in Northern Saskatchewan. Patch Adams See biography on page 26. Michelle Alfa Michelle Alfa PhD FCCM is a Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba and was a Principal Investigator at the St. Boniface Research Centre. She is currently retired but still provides consulting services. Over the past 28 years her primary area of research has been related to Hospitalacquired infections, specifically related to i) improving reprocessing of complex medical devices and ii) monitoring disinfection/cleaning of the healthcare environment to reduce the risk of infection transmission. Dr. Alfa has over 150 publications, has received the Distinguished Microbiologist award from Canadian College of Microbiologists, and the Research Innovation award from the University of Manitoba. Ghazwan Altabbaa Ghazwan Altabbaa MD MSc FRCPC is an internal medicine specialist, clinical assistant professor, and associate program director with the Department of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He received his MD degree in 1990 from Damascus University, certified in internal medicine in 1998, and completed research and clinical fellowships in nephrology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He completed a Master s of Science in Clinical Epidemiology in 2012 at the University of Calgary. Dr. Altabbaa interests include medical education with an emphasis on high-fidelity simulation wherein he is a certified educator by the Society of Simulation in Healthcare and director of the High-Fidelity Human Patient Simulation Program within the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program. Research areas include diagnostic decision making, clinical decision support, and the use of simulation to enhance patient safety and human performance. 36

39 Chingiz Amirov Chingiz Amirov MPH MSc-QIPS CIC FAPIC is Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Baycrest Health Sciences, a geriatric healthcare system and teaching facility located in Toronto, and Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Infection Control. Chingiz received his Master s in Public Health from Emory University in Atlanta (GA), and MSc in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety from the University of Toronto. Prior to joining Baycrest, Chingiz worked for CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Emory School of Medicine, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Mandeep Atwal Mandeep Atwal BSc BEH CPHI(C) currently works as an Infection Control Professional with Alberta Health Services in Corrections at the Edmonton Remand Centre which houses approximately 1600 inmates at any given time. Mandeep is a graduate of the Environmental Health Program from Concordia University in Edmonton, Alberta and is a certified Public Health Inspector by designation. She started her career in Infection Control working in a rural acute care setting and switched to Corrections IPC in March Anne Augustin Anne Augustin MLT CIC started her career as a medical laboratory technologist with an interest in Microbiology. She obtained and has held her C.I.C. designation from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology since Over the past twenty nine years, Anne has gained significant experience working as an Infection Prevention & Control professional in a variety of health care settings which include long term care, tertiary health care, and rural acute care. Anne is now a Program IPAC specialist at Public Health Ontario and faculty at Centennial College for the Infection Prevention & Control One course. Currently, she is the treasurer and pastpresident of the IPAC-Canada chapter IPAC-PANA (Peel and Neighbouring Areas). In addition, she is a member of the Standards and Guidelines Committee and a very active member of the Reprocessing Interest Group of IPAC Canada. Justyna Augustyn Justyna Augustyn BSc(Hons) EMT-A is an Infection Control Professional with Alberta Health Services. Her portfolio includes Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Edmonton and North Zones. She studied at the University of Alberta and earned a BSc Honours in Immunology and Infection. She worked as a microbiologist for two years with CBRN technologies and bioaerosol detection systems. Her pre-hospital experience includes nine years in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves, where she continues to work part-time as a Medical Assistant. She completed her Primary Care Paramedic training in New Brunswick, and then worked briefly as an oilfield EMT-A in Alberta before working in Infection Prevention and Control. Her future goal is to complete graduate studies in epidemiology and pursue research in the area of pre-hospital infection control. Her current work focuses on integrating IPC best practices and hand hygiene into EMS operations, and advocating for improved patient and staff safety. Roger Boyer Roger Boyer CHE PhD is the Innovation Lead and Founder of Makwa Wise: Wellness Innovations Solutions for Everyday. This company focuses on outsourcing healthcare management, implementing quality assurance and improvement frameworks for streamlining work and process flows, medical supply chain mobilization and consulting with academic research focused on health and wellbeing. Roger received his Bachelors of Science degree with a double area of concentration in Biology and Chemistry, a Masters of Divinity and Doctorate of Philosophy in Intercultural Studies with a focus on Cultural Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Leadership. His passion for quality drove him to study under Don Berwick at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement becoming a Certified Improvement Advisor (CIA). This knowledge has aided in the development of a holistic worldview to healthcare system design, implementation and evaluation through an evidencebased decision framework. Both quality improvement and care are foundation to his practice as a health leader. He is registered as a Certified Health Executive (CHE) from the Canadian College of Health Leaders. 37

40 Elizabeth Bryce Dr. Elizabeth Bryce is a UBC Clinical Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Infection Control Officer at Vancouver Coastal Acute. She has been a primary applicant or co-applicant on 4 CIHR grants, holds a current Genome BC grant pilot project on reengineered rooms for bone marrow transplantation as well as a grant investigating different copper alloy surfaces, and has published 123 peer-reviewed articles including ones on system redesign and assessment of new technologies. She has a keen interest in environmental infection control. Gordon Burrill Gordon D. Burrill, P.Eng. CCHFM FASHE CHFM CHC is President of Teegor Consulting Inc., an international consulting firm specializing in healthcare engineering and construction. He spent 13 years as a design engineer, followed by seven years as the Director of the Engineering for a New Brunswick Health Authority in Canada before branching out to Teegor Consulting Inc. in August of He is a Registered Professional Engineer with 30 years experience in the design, construction, operations and maintenance of healthcare facilities and is both a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (in Canada and the USA) and a Certified Healthcare Constructor. He is a former Council Member of the International Federation for Hospital Engineers and Past President of the Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society. Gordon is currently the chair of the Canadian Standards Association s Technical Committee for Health Care Facilities and President of the Canadian Centre for Healthcare Facilities. Kathy Bush Kathy Bush MSc MLT has a background in microbiology as a clinical microbiology lab tech and a Western Canadian tech rep for a diagnostics company. She completed a Masters in hospital epidemiology from the University of Calgary and held positions as an infection control professional in Calgary zone, and as a clinical safety leader performing serious patient harm adverse event reviews. She started in Alberta Health Services infection prevention and control provincial surveillance team as an epidemiologist, and is now the provincial director for the AHS IPAC Surveillance and Standards team. She leads those incredible people who are responsible for provincial coordination of resources for the AHS IPAC program including resource manuals, best practice guidelines, process surveillance for hand hygiene observations and medical device reprocessing reviews, and outcome surveillance for antimicrobial resistant organisms and healthcare associated infections at every acute care facility in Alberta. The team has published over 30 peer reviewed papers and conference presentations on surveillance findings and best practices in data quality for surveillance systems. Her passion is using data to support improvements in patient care and she is delighted to have some time to talk to you today about creating excellent data to fuel that fire. Carol Carifelle-Brzezicki Carol Carifelle-Brzezicki RSW MHS was born and raised in Peavine Métis Settlement, one of the eight Metis Settlements in Alberta. She has worked extensively in the Indigenous community for the last three decades. She has been a registered Social Worker with ACSW for almost twenty years. Carol completed a Master s degree in Health Studies Center from the Nursing and Health Studies at Athabasca University. This degree is supplemented by three summers ( ) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/University of Alberta School of Public Health-Joint Indigenous Summer Research Institute. Presently she is the Acting Manager with Alberta Health Services, a position she has held since 2007 providing managerial/ administrative support to the Indigenous Wellness Clinic (IWP). The Indigenous Health Program fosters a holistic approach that integrates the mind, body, spirit and emotions. Carol also manages the Indigenous Cultural Helpers who provide support to Indigenous patients in the two major hospitals in Edmonton. 38

41 Barbara Catt Barbara Catt RN BScN CIC MEd has worked in the field of IPAC for many years. Her nursing experiences include emergency room, operating room, ICU, medical-surgical, long-term care, and professor of nursing at college and university levels. She has worked in a variety of health care settings including public health, small community hospital and large tertiary healthcare center and now is currently with Public Health Ontario and teaching faculty member at Centennial College with the IPAC Course.Barbara is a registered nurse and holds a Master in Education where her research focus was adult learner principles. She has been involved in research and publications regarding disease transmission and education such as IPAC Core Competencies. She has been working at Public Health Ontario since 2017 as the IPAC Manager of Response and System Support Unit. She continues to be an active member with IPAC Canada, APIC, and CAN and is currently the IPAC Canada President-Elect. Maureen Cividino Maureen Cividino MD CIC completed her MD and family medicine residency at McMaster University. In 1998 she received both her certification with the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine and Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety. She has maintained her Certification in Infection Prevention Control and Epidemiology originally obtained in 2008, provides IPAC Physician support to Public Health Ontario and is a member of the PIDAC Infection Prevention and Control Committee. Dr. Cividino is Co-Chair of the OHA/OMA Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols Committee, Past-Chair of the OMA Section on Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Past- President of the Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada. John Conly John Conly MD FRCPC is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan (with Distinction). He is medically trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases and is Board certified in Canada and the United States. He is the past Chairman of the Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, past-president of the Canadian Infectious Disease Society, past Board Chairman for the Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance, the inaugural Vice Chair for the Canadian Expert Drug Advisory Committee and founding Co-Chair for the Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee which in collaboration with PHAC established the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program. He is currently the Co-Director for the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the University of Calgary, a member of the WHO Global Infection Prevention and Control Network and a member of the WHO Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance. He has published over 300 papers and has received multiple career honours in teaching, research, mentorship, innovation and service. He was the recipient of the Ronald Christie Award in 2012 from the Canadian Association of Professors of Medicine awarded to a former Department of Medicine Chair for outstanding contributions to academic medicine and the recipient of the Medal for Distinguished Service from the Alberta Medical Association in 2016 for outstanding personal contributions to the medical profession. He continues as an active consultant in clinical infectious diseases and his current interests focus on antimicrobial resistance, patient safety and innovations in healthcare. Emil Durocher Emil Durocher is an Indigenous Elder, Sweat Lodge holder and ceremonial holder from Fishing Lake Alberta. Emil spent most of his life in Sarcee Alberta, where he worked as an addiction counsellor and began learning the ways of the Stoney People from a Traditional Stoney Elder. Emil then moved back to the Edmonton area and was taught the traditional ways of the Cree People from several Traditional Cree Elders. Emil is fluent in his native Cree language, has spent many years as an additions counsellor, as well as setting up and running cultural programs for various organizations. Emil is one of the founding members of Mother Earth s Children s charter School, provided guidance and teachings 39

42 for the conception of Spirit of Our Youth Group Homes and continues to work with youth communities and other organizations providing traditional teachings, ceremonies, sweat lodges, and counselling. Emil is very familiar with Alexis, Alexander and Paul Band communities, providing family counselling, and cultural advice, to many families. Emil currently works at Alberta hospital bridging the gap between western and Indigenous culture, working with patients and families, and running sweat lodge ceremonies for hospital patients, staff and outside community organizations. Emil has been with Alberta Hospital for eleven years. Natasha Gougeon Natasha Gougeon RN, BScN, CDE is the Clinical Team Lead for the Indigenous Wellness Clinic. She graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2002 and has worked in a variety of fields including emergency and rural medicine, chronic disease management and primary and urgent care. Natasha has been working in Indigenous Health in Northern Alberta and the Edmonton Zone as well as with other chronically underserved populations throughout her career but it has been a primary focus over the past 11 years. Since 2015, Natasha has helped lead the Indigenous Wellness Clinic through such things as: clinic expansion with the addition of new physicians with specialties in primary care, palliative care, addictions and mental health, and women s health; growth in support staffing; maintenance of a robust diabetes education program; the 2017 Accreditation Canada process; and mentoring staff to provide holistic, culturally safe care within the standards and values of Alberta Health Services. Barry Hunt Barry Hunt is the co-founder of the Coalition for Healthcare Acquired Infection Reduction (CHAIR). Barry received his Honour s degree in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from the University of Guelph and studied Post-Degree Sciences at the University of Waterloo where he continues his research today. Barry is President & CEO of Class 1 Inc.; President & CEO of IPC Technologies; and President & CEO of HDR Technologies. Barry has initiated, led and participated in the development of many CSA and ISO Standards including several infection prevention standards. He is a founding partner of the Canadian Coalition for Green Healthcare; Chair of the Environmental Hygiene Interest Group for Infection Prevention and Control Canada; a member of: the International UV Association task force on HealthCare Standards; the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America; the Canadian College of Healthcare Leaders; the Medical Gas Professional Healthcare Organization; and Practice Green Healthcare. Barry s concept of Engineered Infection Prevention, was named a 2017 Top 10 World Patient Safety Innovation by the Patient Safety Movement. Pat Huntly Pat Huntly RN has worked in Canadian health care for over twenty-five years in a wide variety of roles. Her career and professional development as a Registered Nurse has evolved from bedside nursing to include project management, information technology including several years in telemedicine, health planning and training, and several IPC projects in the health environment. Pat is currently working as a policy analyst with Indigenous Services Canada. Dr. Mark Joffe Dr. Mark Joffe pursued undergraduate education and medical studies at the University of Calgary followed by Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases training at the University of Alberta and a three year research fellowship at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Currently, he is Professor of Medicine at the University of Alberta and has recently taken on the role of Vice President and Medical Director for Edmonton and Northern Alberta in Alberta Health Services. He is a Staff Physician at both the Edmonton Sexually Transmitted Diseases Centre and the Edmonton Institution for Women, a federal correctional facility. He has represented the local and national medical communities by serving as President of the Royal Alexandra Medical Staff Society, two terms as President of the Capital Region Medical Staff Association and two years as President of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada. He served as the Senior Medical Director for Infection Prevention and Control in Alberta from 2009 through His major interests are in quality and safety in healthcare delivery and the prevention of infectious diseases in both patients and health care workers. 40

43 Nicole Kenny Nicole Kenny HBSc Assoc Chem has 20 years of experience as a technical consultant, educator, trainer and author working in the field of environmental science, environmental hygiene and chemical disinfection for infection prevention. Nicole is currently the Vice President of Technology Platform Marketing at Virox Technologies Inc., and is responsible for product strategy, marketing and education relating to chemical disinfection for hands, surfaces and devices. In 2014, Nicole was named one of Infection Control Today s Who's Who in the Infection Prevention Industry. Nicole s passion for educating also includes a weekly blog called Talk Clean To Me. Joseph Kim Joseph Kim MD MSc FRCPC is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Medicine. He received a medical degree from the University of Alberta in He completed his Internal Medicine training at the University of Ottawa followed by Infectious Diseases subspecialty training at the University of Calgary. In 2013, he earned a Masters of Science degree with specialization in Hospital Epidemiology at the University of Calgary. Currently, he works at Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary, as an Infectious Diseases consultant and the site medical lead for Infection Prevention and Control. His research interests include hospital-acquired infections and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Dione Kolodka Dione Kolodka MSc CIC began her undergraduate education at our country s two oldest institutes: University of Winnipeg and Université Laval. She completed her graduate work at the University of Calgary in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases after picking up some very useful statistical skills during her bachelor s work in Ecology. Work took her from research / teaching laboratories to molecular diagnostics for Provincial Laboratory, Translational Labs, Genetic Lab Services and even a private clinical lab. From there, Dione pursued a career in Infection Prevention and Control with Alberta Health Services and attained her CIC in By a circuitous and fortuitous set of circumstances, she has worked at two acute care sites in Calgary as well as in the community setting. This variety has helped not only expand her practice but also keeps her engaged in the day-to-day activities that make this career so satisfying. Wayne LaBonte Wayne LaBonte is Senior Advisor, Primary Care Access for the Alberta Health Services Indigenous Health Program. He is responsible for managing the Indigenous Primary Health Care Wellness Clinic at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, and the Indigenous Health Program Clinical ARP, which pays physicians to provide primary care on Reserve or Settlement. The clinic has been around approximately 23 years and the ARP program, since Wayne is Metis, born and raised in Alberta off Settlement, and belongs to the Metis Nation of Alberta. Claude Laflamme Claude Laflamme MD MHA FRCPC (Sherbrook University, Canada) is a Cardiac Anesthesiologist at Sunnybrook HSC, Toronto. He received a Master s Degree in Health Administration from University of Toronto, where he is also an Assistant Professor. Dr. Laflamme serves as Chair, Patient Safety Committee, Canadian Anesthesiologists Society, Chair, Enhanced Recovery Canada, Canadian Patient Safety Institute and is the Canadian Ambassador, Fit For Life after organ transplant international program. Barbara Langlois See biography on page

44 Jason MacDonald Jason MacDonald, B.Sc, B.EH, CPHI(C) began his career as a health inspector in 2005 after years of managing a successful retail business. He initially focused his attention to the inspection of swimming pools, and for several years was the health inspector for the world s largest indoor waterpark at West Edmonton Mall. After that, he shifted his focus to personal service inspections. As a topic expert in this area, Jason gives many presentations across Canada on infection prevention and control issues and gaps in these settings. He currently works for the Ministry of Health in Alberta developing personal services policy and is also a guest lecturer to Environmental Health students at Concordia University of Edmonton. Jason completed the After Degree Program in Environmental Health at Concordia University and also holds an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences and Chemistry from the University of Alberta. In 2011, he was elected to the National Executive Council of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors. Jean-Yves Maillard Jean-Yves Maillard PhD is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the Cardiff School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (Cardiff University, Wales). His field of expertise concerns biocides: their activity, mechanisms of action, and the emergence of microbial resistance and cross-resistance to antimicrobials. He has a particular interest in antimicrobial wipes and efficacy test protocols. He is the recipient of the WH Pierce Memorial prize (2004), the British Pharmaceutical Conference Science Medal (2004), the AD Russell Memorial Lecture Prize (2012), the Cardiff University Innovation and Engagement 2015 award in the categories Business and Innovation and People Choice and Insider s Business and Education Partnerships 2015 Award in the category Research and Development. He is an independent consultant for the industry and as an independent expert for the European Commission on matters related to bacterial resistance and cross-resistance to biocides. He is the Chief Editor of Letters in Applied Microbiology and a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. He has been a member of several working groups for the development of novel protocols, including Clostridium difficile efficacy standard test, pre-wetted wipe standard test and antimicrobial surface test. He is the Director of the Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering and Repair. He is the Director of Biocide Consult Ltd that provides consultancy on antimicrobial biocides, standard test protocols and microbial resistance to antimicrobial biocides. Ali McCallum Ali McCallum is a Registered Midwife who has been practicing in Ontario since She has a graduate degree in health care quality from Queen s University, sits on the Quality, Insurance and Risk Management Committee at the Association of Ontario Midwives and holds an appointment at McMaster University as Assistant Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. In 2015, Ali had the opportunity to work at the Association of Ontario Midwives as a Quality and Risk Management Specialist. During this time she played a significant role in the development of their resources on reprocessing and continues to work occasionally with them on other IPAC related topics for midwives. Roberta McCombie Roberta McCombie BSc MSc is a graduate from the University of Calgary in Alberta having received her BSc in Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology in 2004 and her MSc in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Her career experience exclusively with Alberta Health Services in Calgary includes having worked as a Laboratory Technologist I in the Molecular Diagnostics department of the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, and currently as an Infection Control Professional. Her Infection Control portfolio focuses on the Oncology patient population including hematology and blood and marrow transplant programs within the Foothills Medical Centre and Tom Baker Cancer Centre. One of Roberta s most rewarding contributions is ongoing consultation for Calgary s new and upcoming cancer centre. An innately curious nature often serves as her basis for forming relationships with stakeholders and frontline staff, and in investigative problem solving. 42

45 Matthew Muller Matthew P. Muller completed his medical degree, residency in internal medicine and specialization in infectious diseases at the University of Toronto. He then completed a PhD in clinical epidemiology. Currently, he is the Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control and an Infectious Diseases physician at St. Michael s Hospital. His research interests focus on the epidemiology and prevention of hospital-acquired infections. Dr. Muller is involved in infection control guideline and policy development at the provincial and national levels as a member of the Public Health Agency of Canada s Expert Working Group on Infection Prevention and Control and as the chair of the Ontario Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee on Infection Prevention and Control (PIDAC-IPC). Jon Otter Jon Otter PhD FRCPath is an Epidemiologist focused on Infection Prevention and Control at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, England, and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance at Imperial College London. He was previously a Research Fellow at the Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research (CIDR) (King s College London / Guy s and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London) and the Scientific Director of the Healthcare Division at Bioquell. He has a first class honors degree in Microbiology from the University of Nottingham (2001) and a PhD in epidemiology (of MRSA) from King s College London (2011). (Just to clarify, it didn t take me 10 years to do my PhD!). Research interests include the epidemiology of MRSA, C. difficile and multidrug-resistant Gram-negatives (especially CPE), antibiotic and antiseptic resistance, the role of contaminated surfaces in transmission, and molecular typing methods including some recent dabbling in whole genome sequencing. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), Assistant Editor at the Journal of Hospital Infection, alumnus of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, and a member of the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Scientific Programme Committee. Helen Popson Helen Popson RN is a Project for Manager with Alberta Health Services Infection Prevention & Control hand Hygiene Program, North Zone. Helen is a registered nurse with many years as a frontline health care provider as well as leadership/ management experience at the site and unit level. Helen is currently leading the implementation of hand hygiene reviews in the community based setting of public health. Jose Ramirez Jose Ramirez BS MS PhD has over 25 years of experience in the field of chemical formulation. He holds over 20 patents covering disinfectant formulations for a variety of applications. He holds the original patents for Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) and worked extensively on the registration of the technology in many countries around the globe. Dr. Ramirez served as VP of Research & Development at Virox Technologies Inc. until 2002, from which he went to work at Diversey Corp, leading the Global Research, Development & Engineering Division before leaving to work independently. Dr. Ramirez returned to his old home at Virox where he currently serves as Lead Science Advisor to the company. His expertise is in Disinfectant Formulation Chemistry and all aspects related to their application in many different settings. Dr. Ramirez holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and an MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Kelly Reynolds Dr. Kelly Reynolds is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Environmental Health Sciences Program at the College of Public Health, Associate Professor in the Environmental Science Department of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Environment, Exposure Science and Risk Assessment Center at the University of Arizona. She joined the Faculty at the College of Public Health in 2006 and has over 30 years of experience in academia- directing research programs related 43

46 to infectious disease transmission, microbiology, risk assessment, and public health policy and education. Her team specializes in development of methods for tracking pathogen movement in healthcare environments and evolving predictive risk assessment models for determining pathogen spread, human exposure potentials, adverse health impacts and intervention efficacy. During the course of her academic career, Dr. Reynolds has served as a principal investigator on numerous projects and published over 375 journal articles, book chapters and professional reports. In the last year, her work was also featured in over 50 popular media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed and the Huffington Post. Most recently she co-founded the HITS (Healthcare Infection Transmission Systems) Consortium, utilizing her expertise in integrating academic research teams with medical personnel, clinical diagnostic laboratories, patients, industries and other stakeholders for a multidisciplinary approach toward research, communication and management efforts in infection prevention. Jill Richmond Jill Richmond RN MSc CIC has been a lifelong learner and has completed a Bachelor of Arts at Queen s University, Registered Nursing diploma from Conestoga College and a Bachelor of Nursing from Athabasca University. She recently completed a Master of Science in Health Science Education at McMaster University. Jill enjoyed several years of nursing in acute care and a highlight was the time she spent working on the cardiac care stepdown unit at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. She has worked as an Infection Control Professional since 2006 in several healthcare sectors and first achieved her CIC in She has been a proud IPAC Canada member since 2007 and has been fortunate to attend several national conferences. Jill has been at Public Health Ontario since 2012 and currently works as a Program Infection Control Specialist. Michelle Vadori-Cina Michelle Vadori-Cina RN CIC is an Infection Control Specialist with the Region of Peel Public Health. Before joining the Infection Control Specialist team in 2014, Michelle worked as a Public Health Nurse in Communicable Disease Case Management and Vaccine Preventable Diseases. As a Registered Nurse with a Certification in Infection Control (CIC) Michelle works with internal and external healthcare stakeholders to apply IPAC Best Practices within their settings through consultation, education and lapse and outbreak investigations. Joseph Vayalumkal Dr. Joseph Vayalumkal attained his undergraduate medical degree from McMaster University in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. He completed postgraduate training in Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases in Calgary and then went on to work as a Field Epidemiologist in Ottawa, with the Public Health Agency of Canada. He is currently a member of the Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics in Calgary and serves as the Medical Officer for Infection Prevention and Control at the Alberta Children s Hospital. Dr. Vayalumkal is co-chair of the Pediatric Working Group with the Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program. His clinical and research interests include: the control of antibiotic resistant pathogens, travel-related infections, surveillance of healthcare associated infections, antimicrobial stewardship and sickness presentism. Sharon Wood See biography on page

47 Scientific Committee B I O G R A P H I E S Anne Augustin Anne Augustin MLT CIC started her career as a medical laboratory technologist with an interest in Microbiology. She obtained and has held her C.I.C. designation from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology since Over the past twenty nine years, Anne has gained significant experience working as an Infection Prevention & Control professional in a variety of health care settings which include long term care, tertiary health care, and rural acute care. Anne is now a Program IPAC specialist at Public Health Ontario and faculty at Centennial College for the Infection Prevention & Control One course. Currently, she is the treasurer and past-president of the IPAC-Canada chapter IPAC-PANA (Peel and Neighbouring Areas). In addition, she is a member of the Standards and Guidelines Committee and a very active member of the Reprocessing Interest Group of IPAC Canada. Karen Cargill Karen Cargill is an Infection Control Practitioner for Alberta Health Services (AHS) in Central Zone. She is a registered nurse who graduated from the Royal Alexandra School of Nursing in Edmonton and obtained a Bachelor of Nursing with distinction from the University of Calgary. Over her career, she obtained nursing experience in Critical Care, Rural Nursing and Clinical Education for both nursing students and healthcare workers. In August 2005 a position in Infection Control provided an opportunity to become an Infection Control Practitioner for several rural Alberta communities. The past 12 years in this new specialty area have provided many great educational and infection control experiences. She is an active IPAC Canada member and is involved in several AHS zonal and provincial working groups focusing on infection control initiatives. Karen says it has been an honor to be the IPAC Southern Alberta representative for the 2018 Scientific Program committee. Lola Gushue Lola Gushue BN RN CIC graduated from Western Memorial Regional Hospital School of Nursing in 1986 and has an extensive nursing background in pediatrics, neonatology, obstetrics, medicine, hemodialysis, endoscopy and for the past 11 years, infection prevention and control. Lola was the Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner responsible for one acute care referral center and one long term care facility in Gander, NL for six years and then accepted the position of Regional Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator responsible for the entire Central Region of Newfoundland and Labrador in IPAC Programs (acute care, long term care and community consultant) and Clinical Lead. Lola has been an executive member of IPAC Newfoundland and Labrador for several years holding positions of secretary, president elect, president, past president and webmaster. Lola is certified in Infection Control and has been the recipient of the Virox/Diversey Scholarship twice (2010 and 2016). Lola is a member (LTC Representative) of the Scientific Planning Committees for 2017 and Zahir Hirji Zahir Hirji RN BScN MHSc CIC is currently the Interim Manager for Risk Management and Patient Safety at the Scarborough and Rouge Hospital (SRH). He has been a Registered Nurse since 1997 and an ICP for over 18 years with experience in community hospitals, academic teaching hospitals and a complex continuing care and rehabilitation facility. He has been certified in IC since He completed his MHSc in Community Health and Epidemiology in He is a faculty 45

48 member at Centennial College with the Infection Prevention and Control program and the Health and Wellness program. In addition Zahir has provided consultation services to the Aga Khan University Hospital and Aga Khan School of Nursing in Nairobi, Kenya in order to build capacity for IPAC in East Africa. Zahir is currently a member of the Canadian Journal of Infection Control Editorial Board and a member of the test writing committee for the Certification Board of Infection Control. Nicole Kenny Nicole Kenny, HBSc, Assoc Chem has 20 years of experience as a technical consultant, educator, trainer and author working in the field of environmental science, environmental hygiene and chemical disinfection for infection prevention. Nicole is currently the Vice President of Technology Platform Marketing at Virox Technologies Inc., and is responsible for product strategy, marketing and education relating to chemical disinfection for hands, surfaces and devices. In 2014, Nicole was named one of Infection Control Today s Who's Who in the Infection Prevention Industry. Nicole s passion for educating also includes a weekly blog called Talk Clean To Me. Joseph Kim Joseph Kim MD FRCPC is the IPC medical lead at a tertiary care center, Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary, Dr. Kim s responsibility is to provide medical consultation and support for the IPC team. He also works within the provincial and zonal capacity specifically in areas of policy and standards development, stakeholder engagement, research initiatives, and in various working groups where medical expertise is required. In his clinical role, Dr. Kim is an adult Infectious Diseases consultant. Dr. Kim is the Physician representative on the 2018 Scientific Program Committee. Gwyneth Meyers Gwyneth Meyers BSc MSc PhD has worked in Infection Prevention and Control for 19 years in both urban and rural settings. She has been a member of IPAC Canada since Currently Gwyneth works as a Clinical Practice Coordinator in Infection Prevention and Control in Alberta Health Services Calgary Zone. She has a BSc in Cellular and Microbiology, an MSc in Health Care and Epidemiology and PhD in Education Technology. Her passions include exploring and promoting innovative teaching and learning and when not at work loves to do African dance, hike, garden and travel. Suzanne Rowland Suzanne Rowland BScN CIC CCHN(C) received her registered nurse diploma in 1978 and completed her nursing degree at University of Ottawa (1995). Suzanne has provided health care in a variety of settings including pediatrics, NICU and combined care in a tertiary hospital before entering community health. She has held a variety of positions at Ottawa Public Health from working as a lactation consultant to working in the sexual health centre. Her career in infection prevention and control began in 2006, achieving her CIC designation in Her present position is as a Nursing Project Officer in the IPAC Inspection and Investigation Unit. Suzanne is an active member of IPAC Canada and the IPAC Ottawa Region where she served as president/past-president. Suzanne is committed to an advanced standard of professional competence, achieved the Canadian Nurses Association s (CNA) certification in Community Health in 2006, recertified in She serves as Community/Public Health Representative on the 2018 conference Scientific Program Committee. 46

49 Natasha Salt Natasha Salt BSc BASc CPHI CIC is the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto. IP&C has been the forefront of her career interests for 18 years, beginning in Public Health and continuing in a Tertiary Acute Care Setting. Natasha is a self-proclaimed outbreak chaser. Her interests and experiences include providing IP&C leadership in a public health operated SARS assessment clinic, developing emergency plans for pandemic preparedness, preparing for novel/emerging diseases, effective outbreak management and supporting a mobile emergency medical response team. She enjoys working with partners to creatively but safely work through any IP&C challenge. Natasha is cochair of the 2018 conference and will also co-chair the 2019 Scientific Program Committee. Gerry Hansen Gerry Hansen, BA is the Executive Director of IPAC Canada. She has been with the association for 29 years and has held the position of Executive Director since As Executive Director, she is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the association and is often the liaison for the association with external partners. Gerry oversees one full time staff person, other staff support, and many volunteers. Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Paul Zizka Photography 47

50 Oral P R E S E N T A T I O N S Abstracts can be viewed on the IPAC Canada website or in the supplement to the spring 2018 Canadian Journal of Infection Control. AWARDS Five (5) Best First Time Abstracts as chosen by the Abstract Review Committee. This is an abstract whose lead author has never before submitted an abstract to IPAC Canada or CHICA Canada. The award of $500 each is sponsored by Sage Products LLC (now part of Stryker). Award winners will be acknowledged at the Closing Ceremonies, May 30. MONDAY, MAY 28, :30 pm 3:00 pm / 3:15 pm CONCURRENT SESSION 1 PATHWAYS TO THE TOP (QUALITY IMPROVEMENT) Kinnear Centre 101/103/105 Moderator: Jennifer Happe BSc MSc The three (3) top oral presentations as chosen by attendees will be repeated on Wednesday, May 30 (8:45 am 9:30 am). One oral presentation will be announced as Best Oral Presentation and receive an award of $500 sponsored by 3M Canada. Award to be announced at the Closing Ceremonies, May 30. Best Poster Presentation as chosen by attendees will receive an award of $500 sponsored by 3M Canada. Award to be announced at the Closing Ceremonies, May 30th. Conference attendees will vote for Best Oral Presentation and Best Poster Presentation through the Conference App. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 4:00 pm, TUESDAY, MAY 29, :30 pm 1:43 pm Improving Adherence to PPE for Additional Precautions using a multi-modal intervention Melisa Avaness*, Natasha Salt, Victoria Williams, Jinnah Fatema, Jerome Leis Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto. 1:48 pm 2:01 pm Siri Am I sick? Smart Electronic Surveillance Systems to Prevent Outbreaks in Healthcare Settings Natasha Salt*, Jerome Leis, Carla Corpus, Lorraine Maze dit Mieusement, Wendy Morgan, Imelda Quizon Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto 2:06 pm 2:19 pm Adventures in Hemodialysis: From Drain Disaster and Redesign to a CLI Spike and Response Christina Murphy, Andrew Park* Peterborough Regional Health Centre 2:24 pm 2:37 pm Enhancing Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Through Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) in the Emergency Department (ED) Sheila Le-Abuyen, Debra Davies, Camille Lemieux University Health Network, Toronto Presented by AnnMarie Tyson 2:42 pm 2:55 pm A Novel Application of Incident Management Systems for Seasonal Influenza Outbreaks in an Acute Care Network Kelsey E Houston 1 *, Julia Robson 2, AnnMarie Tyson 1, Susy Hota 1, Lucia Cheng 2 1. University Health Network, Toronto 2. University of Toronto 48 *Scheduled Presenter

51 CONCURRENT SESSION 2 LEARNING THE ROPES (EDUCATION) May Bell Building Auditorium Moderator: Heidi O'Grady PhD 1:30 pm 1:43 pm Navigating the Complexities of Clostridium difficile Infection Surveillance and Outbreak Management with the use of E-learning Vicky Willet*, Camille Achonu, Esther Chan, Laurie Rodnick, Anne Augustin Public Health Ontario 1:48 pm 2:01 pm IPAC Essentials: Remodeling Novice ICP Education by Focusing on Key Strategic Resources Catherine Richard*, Jill Richmond, Melissa Miller, Darlene Rojek Public Health Ontario 2:06 pm 2:19 pm Empowering Environmental Services Workers to Help Control the Spread of Infection in First Nations Health Facilities Sabrina Chung, Patricia Huntly*, Nany Grimard-Ouellette, Sabrina Chung, Genevieve Monnin, Fanie Lalonde, Erin Henry Department of Indigenous Services Canada 2:24 pm 2:37 pm Hold Me Closer, Routine Practices Sibina Fisher*, Melissa Kastelic, Elisa Ahn, A. Uma Chandran Alberta Health Services 2:42 pm 2:55 pm Using Role Play to Support Infection Prevention and Control Professionals (ICPs) in Northern Ontario to Apply Best Practices in Addressing Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms (AROs) Vicky Willet*, Amanda Brizard, Esther Chan, Lori Schatzler, Ryan MacDougall, Lauriedawn Boyer Public Health Ontario 3:00 pm 3:13 pm The Award For Best Collaboration In A Motion Picture Goes To Your Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team: Movie Making for Infection Control Professionals Melody Cordoviz*, Ian Albert, Mark Joffe, Sharla Manca, Amber-Leah Edmiston, Winnie Winter, Samantha Woolsey, Sharon Pelletier, A. Uma Chandran, William Banh Alberta Health Services CONCURRENT SESSION 3 KEEP ON TREKKING (HAND HYGIENE, CLEANING AND DISINFECTION) May Bell Building 251 Moderator: Jo-Anne Janigan RN BScN CIC 1:30 pm 1:43 pm Winner of a Sage Products (now part of Stryker) Best First Time Abstract Award Squeaky Clean: A Hand Hygiene Program Make-Over Sibina Fisher*, Melissa Kastelic, Elisa Ahn, A. Uma Chandran Alberta Health Services 1:48 pm 2:01 pm Winner of a Sage Products (now part of Stryker) Best First Time Abstract Award Decentralized Medical Device Reprocessing Friend or Foe? Candace A Fraser 1 *, Sharon Wilson 1, Catherine Williamson 1, A.Uma Chandran 2 1. Alberta Health Services 2. Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta 2:06 pm 2:19 pm Winner of a Sage Products (Now Part Of Stryker) Best First Time Abstract Award Hand Hygiene Review: Behavioural Modification to Improve Compliance and Overall Cultural Shift Joyce O. Erebor*, MSc, MLT, BSc (MLS), Kathryn Linton MSc, CIC, Blair McFerran BSc, BEH(AD),CPHI(C) Alberta Health Services, Infection Prevention and Control, Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2:24 pm 2:37 pm Frequency of Hand Hygiene Opportunities in Acute Care Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Laurie J Conway 1 *, Matthew Muller 2 1. Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health 2. St. Michael s Hospital, Toronto 2:42 pm 2:55 pm As the Hospital Turns: The Continuing Saga of Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Meredith C Faires, Terrence Shaw, Corey Weisgerber, Terri Carlson, Kateri Singer Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina *Scheduled Presenter 49

52 CONCURRENT SESSION 4 FROM THE VALLEYS TO THE PEAKS (ANTIBIOCROBIAL STEWARDSHIP, EMERGING PATHOGENS, CAPACITY BUILDING, EMERGENCY DISASTER MANAGEMENT) Max Bell Building 252 Moderator: Marcus MacDonald 1:30 pm 1:43 pm Winner of a Sage Products (now part of Stryker) Best First Time Abstract Award Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in long-term care homes a systematic review Julie Hui-Chih Wu*, Bradley Langford, Nick Daneman, Gary Garber Public Health Ontario 1:48 pm 2:01 pm Winner of a Sage Products (now part of Stryker) Best First Time Abstract Award Accidental Tourists: The detection of CPO in patients hospitalized abroad Sharla Manca¹*, Audrey Groeneveld², Melody Cordoviz², A. Uma Chandran³ 1. Alberta Health Services Royal Alexandra Hospital 2. Alberta Health Services 3. Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta 2:06 pm 2:19 pm Improving patient safety: Development and implementation of a caesarean section delivery surgical site infection surveillance program for urban and remote rural Northern Alberta healthcare facilities Kaitlin Hearn*, Terry Lauriks, Kaitlin Hearn, Mohey Alawa, Janet Barclay, Brenda Jenkins, Cecil Lebbi, Kimberly Miller, Blair Ranns, Sebora Turay Alberta Health Services 2:24 pm 2:37 pm Breaking Down Silos and Building Capacity: IPAC audits in an Ontario Public Health Unit Jennifer Snow, Jennifer Snow*, Crystal Hendry, Jane Lee City of Hamilton 2:42 pm 2:55 pm IPC Response to the Fort McMurray Wildfire Disaster Kimberly Miller*, Janet Barclay, Debra Doe, Kaitlin Hearn, Terry Lauriks, Lacey Jacobson, Tiffany Herrick, Leanne Dekker Alberta Health Services *Scheduled Presenter 50 Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Paul Zizka Photography

53 Poster P R E S E N T A T I O N S Abstracts can be viewed on the IPAC Canada website or in the supplement to the spring 2018 Canadian Journal of Infection Control. All poster presentations are held in the Kinnear Centre, Rooms 206, 208, 210, 306, 308, 310 MONDAY POSTERS are available for viewing from Sunday evening until Monday 1:30 pm. TUESDAY POSTERS are available for viewing on Tuesday until 2:00 pm. EXPERT POSTER WALK An Expert Poster Walk will be available to view pre-selected posters on Monday and Tuesday. Attendees may sign up for these walks at the IPAC Canada Registration area. Novice ICPs are strongly encouraged to take this opportunity. Maximum 10 attendees per walk. MONDAY, MAY 28, 2018 MONDAY POSTER 1 Outbreak Prevention: Bundle Approach in a Rehabilitation Setting Carla Corpus, Sonja Cobjam, Lorraine Maze dit Mieusement, Tanya Agnihotri, Natasha Salt, Jerome Leis Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto MONDAY POSTER 2 Filling the Gap Between Orientation and Mentorship of Infection Control Professionals Using a Provincial Preceptorship Program Alison Devine, Kathryn Bush, Gwyneth Meyers, Alyshah Lalany Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 3 Building it Correctly: Addressing the Challenges of Healthcare Facility Design in First Nations Communities in Northern Saskatchewan Adeshola Abati Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Prince Albert MONDAY POSTER 4 Utilizing Infection Prevention and Control Community Support Visits to Promote Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Practices in First Nations Communities in Northern Saskatchewan Adeshola Abati Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Prince Albert MONDAY POSTER 6 Staying on the Curve: The Lifecycle of a Healthcare Disinfection Program Heather Candon 1, David Chris 2, Robert J Footwinkler 1 1. Mackenzie Health, Toronto 2. Clorox Healthcare MONDAY POSTER 7 Development of a Local Spinal Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance Protocol and Program at Foothills Medical Centre (FMC) Kristine Cannon Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 8 Effective Onboarding - Discovering a New Route Towards Success Sheila Le-Abuyen, AnnMarie Tyson, Kimberly Smith, Sheila Le-Abuyen, Shirin Amir Yeganeh University Health Network, Toronto MONDAY POSTER BOARD 9 Sustaining Stewardship Support in the ICU: Infectious Diseases and Antimicobal Stewardship Weekly Rounds Christina Murphy 1, Dan Ricciuto 2, Jamie Brown 1, Laura Golloher 1, Sonya Mackay 1 1. Peterborough Regional Health Centre 2. Lakeridge Health, Oshawa 51

54 MONDAY POSTER 10 Root Cause Analysis and Suggested Corrective Actions for Increased Peripheral Line Infections on a Medical/Surgical Unit Heidi O'Grady, Heather McCauley Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 11 Revitalization Of A Regional Hand Hygiene Program From Top To Bottom Meredith C Faires, Kristen Florizone, Kateri Singer Saskatchewan Health Authority MONDAY POSTER 12 In the Clear: An Evaluation of a Provincial IPC Protocol to Clear Patients of Their ARO Active Status / Remove Their ARO Flag in Clinical Information Systems Kaitlin E Hearn, Jennifer Ellison, Kaitlin Hearn, Kathryn Bush, Blanda Chow, Andrea Howatt, Jenine Leal, Ye Shen Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 13 Patients Four Moments for Hand Hygiene in a Rehabilitation Care Setting Silvana Perna, Rose Exantus, Sabine Cainer, D Ndahaayo, Yves Longtin Integrated Health and Social Services University Network, Montreal MONDAY POSTER 14 Findings from the Evaluation of a Medical Resident Infection Control Education Program Corrinne Pidhorney, Joseph Kim, Ghazwan Altabbaa, Josephine Kalunga, Ruziyya Ramazanova, Jason Morris, Kathryn Linton, Nisha Punja, Dione Kolodka Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 15 Organization-Wide Environmental Services Cart Standardization to Improve Hand Hygiene Auditing Accuracy Erin Roberts, Kathryn Wyndham Covenant Health, Edmonton MONDAY POSTER 16 Walking Infection Prevention and Control Orientation A Change of Pace Natasha D Usher-Hameluck, Lisa Acorn Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 17 Exploring Pathways to Enhance Engagement of Infection Prevention and Control Professionals in Northern Ontario Vicky Willet 1, Ryan MacDougall 1, Peyman Sharifi-Tehran 2, Omar Sharif 1, Lori Schatzler 1, Amanda Brizard 1 1. Public Health Ontario 2. Lakehead University, Thunder Bay MONDAY POSTER 18 A Generic Barrier Device to Reduce on-site Spread of Pathogens during Patient Care: Testing with Staphylococcus aureus as the Challenge. Bahram Zargar 1, Al Wickheim 2, Laura Barker 2, Saeideh Naderi 1, Syed A. Sattar 3 1. CREM Co. Labs 2. Prodaptive Medical Innovations 3. University of Ottawa MONDAY POSTER 19 Patient Safety Behind Closed Doors: Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) Reviews Mark Scott, Sharon Wilson, Karin Fluet Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 20 Is Fever A Reliable Indicator Of Influenza In Adults? Mark Jefferson, Cindy O Neill, Dominik Mertz, Patty Peltsch, Jessa Craig, Gail Fisher Hamilton Health Sciences MONDAY POSTER 21 Infection Prevention and Control Lessons Learned from Canada s first reported case of Multidrug Resistant Jen Tomlinson, Molly Blake, Myrna Dyck, Andrew Walkty, Greg Hammond, John Embil Winnipeg Regional Health Authority MONDAY POSTER 22 Primary Care Providers and Niagara Region Public Health (NRPH) Unite Through Education and Consultation to Improve Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) in Community Practices Carolyn Whiting, Ryan VanMeer, Mustafa M Hirji, Valerie Jaeger, Peter Samuels, Maureen Cividino, Donna Moore, Carolyn Dyer, Tracy Haley, Lorrie Ross, Diana Teng, Gillian Dilts Niagara Region Public Health MONDAY POSTER 23 A Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle for Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Insertions and Revisions: Towards Shunt-Related Surgical Site Infection Reduction and Cost Avoidance Annie Fong, Elissa Rennert-May, Debbie Lam-Li, John M Conly, Mark Hamilton, Albert Isaacs Alberta Health Services 52

55 MONDAY POSTER 24 Improving Staff Influenza Vaccination Rates Using Competitive Incentive-based Activities James Wong, The Influenza Campaign Committee Sinai Health System, Toronto MONDAY POSTER 25 Visual Feedback as a Behavioural Science Tool to Improve Cleaning Outcomes Mark McInnes, Natalie Ambler Charlotte Products Ltd. MONDAY POSTER 26 Special Weapons and Tactics (SWATs): A Great Arsenal Against Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) Natalie Bruce, TOH IPAC Program On Behalf of All SWAT Team Members, Kathryn Suh The Ottawa Hospital MONDAY POSTER 27 Clean hands at every meal: Providing hand hygiene opportunities to in-patients. Cameron Thomas, Hibak Mahamed, Safiyya Nazarali, Florentina Belu, Michael Rotstein, Stefania Cloutier, Jennie Johnstone St. Joseph s Healthcare, Toronto MONDAY POSTER 28 ASB!...Don't Treat Me! Paula C Stagg, Betty Anne Elford Western Health, Corner Brook, NL MONDAY POSTER 29 To VRE or Not to VRE Colette D Ouellet, Gregory W Rose Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa MONDAY POSTER 30 The utility of in-house genotyping assay for measles virus: a case of vaccine-associated measles and Infection Prevention and Control response Lucas Churchill 1, Francesco A Rizzuti 1, Kevin Fonseca 2, Raymond Tellier 1, Judy MacDonald 3, Joseph Kim 1 1. University of Calgary 2. Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Alberta 3. Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 31 Clostridium difficile Removal Efficacy of a Novel Non-Antimicrobial Hand Wash Sarah L Wilson 1, Kendra Drake 2 1. GOJO Industries 2. BioScience Laboratories MONDAY POSTER 32 Assessing What Stakeholders Need Is Key (ASK): Embedding Evaluative Thinking Early In The Development Of An Online Learning Resource Risa L Cashmore, Esther Chan, Laura Farrell, Laurie Rodnick, Omar Sharif, Eva Skiba Public Health Ontario MONDAY POSTER 33 The Key to Success: A Collaborative Approach to Patient and Family Centered Hand Hygiene Ronny Leung, Katherine Perkin, Vydia Nankoosingh The Scarborough and Rouge Hospital MONDAY POSTER 34 Practice Review Reviewing our Antibiotic Resistant Organism (ARO) Screening Practices Safiyya Nazarali 1, Michael Rotstein 1, Jennie Johnstone 1, Hibak Mahamed 1, Florentina Belu 1, Cameron Thomas 1, Stefania Cloutier 2 1. St. Joseph s Healthcare, Toronto 2. Halton Healthcare, Burlington MONDAY POSTER 35 Paramedics Confidences and Concerns About Infectious Disease Pandemic Preparedness Lisa Young BC Emergency Health Services, Victoria MONDAY POSTER 36 Antimicrobial efficacy implications of pairing different wipe substrates with liquid disinfectants. Guianeya Perez Hernandez, Sean Van Den Berg, Faraz Ahmadpour Virox Technologies MONDAY POSTER 37 Descending the Summit of VRE Transmission: Drastic reduction of VRE nosocomial cases and outbreaks on acute medical units Kim A Hobbs, Sonalben B Shah, Jaime Lynn Cornelius, Jessica Kooger, Shelby Ludington Woodstock Hospital, Woodstock ON MONDAY POSTER 38 Risk Factors for Hospital Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection in an Adult Oncology Population Maureen Buchanan-Chell 1, Frederick W Cundict 1, Stephanie W Smith 2 1. Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton 2. University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton 53

56 MONDAY POSTER 39 Unification of the Infection Prevention and Control practices to improve patient flow within the Local Health Integrated Network: Five acute care hospitals working collaboratively within one facility. Seema Boodoosingh, Abraham Charummoottil, Joan Osbourne-Townsend, Nataly Farshait Humber River Hospital, Toronto MONDAY POSTER 40 The Hunting Game: A Tool for Long Distance Education Yvette B Gable, Nicole Henderson, Sibina Fisher, Jennifer Driscoll, Mandeep Atwal, Bonnie Thurston, Justyna Augustyn Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 41 Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms Screening Process Compliance Pre And Post Intervention Nana Asante, Jennifer Happe, Jenean Johnson, Jennifer McMullen, Lorinda Stuber Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 43 Investigation of Large Scale Scabies Outbreak in Long Term Care Amber L Linkenheld-Struk, Alex Kusiewicz, Chingiz Amirov, Orah Rosenberg Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto MONDAY POSTER 44 Environmental Scan of Corrections IPC Programs in Canada Mandeep Atwal, Jamal Khan, Melissa Beck, Renate Braul, Jenean Johnson Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 45 Disjointed surveillance: Connecting prosthetic joint infection surveillance provincially, 2012 to 2017 William Banh, Andrea E Howatt, Kathryn Bush, Melody Cordoviz, A. Uma Chandran Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 46 Continuing Care Extended Spectrum Betalactamase (ESBL) Gram Negative Bacilli Surveillance Project Natasha D Usher-Hameluck, Jennifer Happe, Karen Cargill, Lisa Acorn, Betty Soanes, Marie Judd, Jeremy Jamilano Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 47 Status of Antimicrobial Resistance Among WHO Prioritized Critical Pathogenic Microbes in Nepal Mitesh Shrestha 1, Krisha Sthapit 2, Nutan Thakur 2, Rajani Malla 2 1. Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khatmandu, Nepal 2. Tribhuvan University, Khatmandu, Nepal MONDAY POSTER 48 Successful strategic approach to prevent healthcare associated infections at a National Burn Center Moi Lin Ling, Kwee Yuen Tan, Jiahua Seah, Si Jack Chong, Bien Kim Tan Singapore General Hospital MONDAY POSTER 49 Assessing Changes to Antimicrobial Resistant Organism (ARO) Admission Screening Protocols in Calgary Zone Seungwon Lee 1, Joseph Kim 1, Karen Hope 2, Kathryn Bush 2, Nancy Alfieri 2, Blanda Chow 2, Shuo Liu 3, Michael Li 3, Elizabeth Henderson 2 1. University of Calgary 2. Alberta Health Services 3. University of Alberta MONDAY POSTER 50 Signage: A Great Project for the New Nova Scotia Health Authority Katherine A Ellis, Suzanne Hennessey, Elizabeth Watson, Lynn Boutilier, Kelly Halsall Nova Scotia Health Authority MONDAY POSTER 51 The Proportion of Antibiotic-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii Decreased after Implementing Infection Prevention and Control Program in the ICU Ksenia Ershova 1, Olga Ershova 2, Ivan Savin 2, Nataliya Kurduymova 2, Irina Alexandrova 2, Nadezhda Fursova 2 1. Los Angeles, California 2. Moscow, Russia MONDAY POSTER 52 New Kids on the Block: Creation of a Novice Infection Control Professional Support Group Jennifer L Parsonage, Melody Cordoviz, Elisa Ahn, Mandeep Atwal, Justyna Augustyn, William Banh, Sibina Fisher, Candace Fraser, Yvette Gable, Bonny Granfield, Kathy Jarema, Melissa Kastelic, Vivian Lee, Aimee MacCallum, Kate Mombourquette, Megan Oppel, Bonnie Thurston, Cheryl Watson, Michelle Zwicker Alberta Health Services 54

57 MONDAY POSTER 53 A Framework for Examining the Clinical and Economic Impact of Antimicrobal Resistance at Acute Care Facilities ad Beyond Chelsea Smallwood 1, Caitlin Asjes 1, Arthi Chandran 1, Yoshiko Nakamachi 2, Andrew Morris 3 1. BD 2. University Health Network, Toronto 3. Sinai Health System, Toronto MONDAY POSTER 54 Updating the Alberta Health Services Infection Prevention and Control Orientation Manual Bernice Heinrichs, Maureen Buchanan-Chell, Nancy Walter, Blair McFerran, Sharon Wilson, Mark Scott, Linda Siminoski, Jennifer Ellison, Jennifer Happe, Working Group Document Revision Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 55 Building and sustaining an infection control program in the intensive care unit: results of 10 year surveillance. Connie Patterson, Ramona Rodrigues, Charles Frenette MUHC Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal MONDAY POSTER 56 Too Many Patients, Not Enough Space: Reducing the Risk of Transmission in Unconventional Spaces Lorraine Maze dit Mieusement, Dariusz Pajak, Natasha Salt, Jerome Leis, Bronwen Edgar Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto MONDAY POSTER 58 Working together; a successful multidisciplinary team approach in construction and renovation Richard Clayton, Jordon Currie, Linda Kamhuka, Mireille LeMay, Leeanne VanRootselaar Alberta Health Services MONDAY POSTER 59 Quality Tools Used to Justify a Novel Fast Blood Culture Identification and Sensitivity System for Infection Prevention Maureen P. Spencer Accelerate Diagnostics, Tuscon, Arizona MONDAY POSTER 60 Plants in the Outpatient Setting Plants in the Outpatient Oncology Setting: Enhancing Patient Safety in a Healing Environment Judy F Tearoe 1, Ghada Al-Rawahi 2, Alison Chant 1, Adriana Ezelyk 1 1. BC Cancer, Vancouver 2. Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2018 TUESDAY POSTER 1 CPE: Environmental and Sink Cleaning Protocol from Seven Acute Care Facilities in GTA Carla Corpus 1, Natasha Salt1, James Wong 2, Kornelija Delibasic 3, Tiberius Stanescu 4, Rajni Pantelidis 5, Heather Candon 6, Michael Rotstein 7, Jerome Leis 1 1. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto 2. Sinai Health Sytems, Toronto 3. Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham 4. The Scarborough and Rouge Hospital, Toronto 5. William Oslter Health System, Brampton 6. Mackenzie Health, Richmond Hill 7. St. Joseph s Healthcare, Toronto TUESDAY POSTER 2 EVALUATING THE USE OF A TOOLKIT TO GUIDE FRONT LINE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN USING STANDARDIZED GUIDELINES WHEN CARING FOR THE PATIENT WITH CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION Alison M Devine, Darren Pasay Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 3 HEPATITIS C VIRUS TESTING AND TREATMENT AMONG PERSONS RECEIVING BUPRENORPHINE IN AN OFFICE -BASED PROGRAM FOR OPIOID USE DISORDERS IN NIGERIA Adeyemi A Abati Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria TUESDAY POSTER 4 Choosing Wisely IPAC and Nursing Together Madeleine Ashcroft RN BScN MHS CIC 1, Vi Burton RN MN CIC 2, Alisa Cuff RN CIC 3, Karen Pardy BN RN CIC 4, Craig Pienkowski RN BN BSc CIC 5, Patricia Rawding RN BScN CIC 6, Ramona Rodrigues RN BSc MSc(A) CIC ICS-PCI 7, Samantha Stewart RN BScN OHN(C) 8, Karey Shuhendler RN CCHN(C) MN 9 1. Public Health Ontario, Toronto 2. Kelsey Trail Health Region, Nipawin 3. Central Health, Lewisporte 4. Stanton Territorial Health Authority, Yellowknife 5. Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver 6. Nova Scotia Health Authority, Wolfville 7. McGill University Health Centre and RI-MUHC 8. Yukon Hospital Corporation, Whitehorse 9. Canadian Nurses Association, Ottawa 55

58 TUESDAY POSTER 5 Comparison of talc and talc-free gloves in an Intensive Care Unit on the compliance with best practices for hand hygiene Mayra G Menegueti 1, Márcia A Ciol 2, Thamiris R Araújo 3, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues 1, Maria Auxiliadora-Martins 1, Anibal Basile-Filho 1, Elizabeth Papathanassoglou 3, Ana Maria Laus 1 1. University of Sao Paulo, Robeirao Preto, Brazil 2. University of Washington, Seattle 3. University of Alberta, Edmonton TUESDAY POSTER 5A Pilot cost analysis of Intensive Care Unit hospitalization for patients with and without sepsis/septic shock in Brazil Thamiris R Araújo 1, Elizabeth Papathanassoglou 2, Mayra G Menegueti 3, Francine S Gulin 4, Maria Auxiliadora-Martins 5, Anibal Basile-Filho 6, Carlos Alberto G Bonacim 7, Ana Maria Laus 8 1. University of Alberta, Edmonton 2. University of Sao Paulo, Robeirao Preto, Brazil TUESDAY POSTER 6 Tracking Surgical Site Infections is a Climb but the View is Great! Charmaine M D Souza, Danny L Chen, Heather L Candon Mackenzie Health, Toronto TUESDAY POSTER 7 Comparing Two Different Methods for Obtaining Denominator Data for a Local Spinal Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance Program at Foothills Medical Centre (FMC) Kristine Cannon, Heidi O Grady Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 8 Synergistic Effect of Additive in the Action of Peracetic Acid Against Biofilm Patrick Marchand, André Côté, Dominic Desrosiers, Nicolas Mamouret Wood Wyant TUESDAY POSTER 9 Collabortating Through Crisis: Influenza A Outbreak Susan Day 1, Christina Murphy 1, Peterborough Public Health Infectious Diseases Team 2 1. Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough 2. Peterborough Public Health TUESDAY POSTER 10 Revisiting the Systematic Reviews on Preoperative Bathing with Chlorhexidine, with a Focus on Clean Surgeries, Demonstrates a Reduction in Surgical Site Infections Heidi O'Grady, Elissa Rennert-May, John M Conly Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 11 Following 100% Of Surgical Patients From Prevention To Infection: A Health Region's Journey Meredith C Faires, Kateri Singer Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina. TUESDAY POSTER 14 Alberta Health Services Calgary Zone Prostate Biopsy Related Blood Stream Infection Surveillance Corrinne Pidhorney, Joseph Kim, Kathryn Linton Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 15 The Impact of Standardizing Blood Collection Processes on Hand Hygience Auditing Practices Erin Roberts Covenant Health, Edmonton TUESDAY POSTER 16 Alberta Health Services Central Zone Infection Control Practice Reviews Partnership for Patient Safety Betty Soanes, Alison Devine, Lisa Acorn, Jenean Johnson Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 18 A Carrier Platform for Field-Relevant Assessment of Wiping to Decontaminate High-Touch Environmental Surface in Healthcare: Testing with Murine Norovirus Bahram Zargar 1, Saeideh Naderi 1, Syed A. Sattar 2 1. CREM Co Labs 2. University of Ottawa 56

59 TUESDAY POSTER 19 Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE): Drain Colonization and Remediation Management in an Acute Care Facility Wil Ng1, Zoran Pikula 1, Doreen Alexander 1, Maureen Acomb 1, Maja McGuire 1, Alainna Jamal 2, Kevin Katz 1 1. North York General Hospital, Toronto 2. University of Toronto TUESDAY POSTER 20 Guidance Document for Shelters: Infection Prevention and Control in Shelter Settings Sarah Almasri, Debra Hayden Toronto Public Health TUESDAY POSTER 21 The Impact of Infection Control Interventions on the Rate of Hospital Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infection in the North Zone of Alberta Health Services Ahmed H Mohamed, Jamal Khan, Kimberly A Miller, Kaitlin Hearn, Brenda Jenkins, Janet Barclay Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 22 Partnering to improve IP&C! Infection Prevention and Control Educational Needs Assessment for Midwives. Stefania Cloutier 1, Cara Wilkie 2, Jennifer Blue 1, Tina Stacey- Works 1 1. Halton Healthcare, Oakville 2. Association of Ontario Midwives, Toronto TUESDAY POSTER 23 Ozone Efficiency For The Control Of Airborne Murine Norovirus Marie-Eve M Dubuis 1, Upkardeep U Singh 2, Natalie Turgeon 1, Marc Veillette 1, Julie Jean 3 1. Centre de recherche de l Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Québec 2. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon 3. Université de Laval, Québec TUESDAY POSTER 24 Oh, The Places You Will Go? Jason Morris, Heather MacLaurin, Zaheeda Jessani, Tamalee Andersen, Renate Braul, Lori Pohl, Melissa Eyben, Grant Moir Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 26 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Samantha J Woolsey 1, Uma Chandran 1, Melody Cordoviz 2, Madelaine Anderson 1, Roxy Thomas 2 1. Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton 2. Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 27 Is your Organization Ready for the Next Infectious Disease Threat? Neil McDermott 1, Tina Dunlop 1, Sandra Callery 2 1. Public Services Health and Safety Association, North York 2. Public Health Ontario, Toronto TUESDAY POSTER 28 Algorithm for Screening and Cleaning Hospital Sinks and Drains Colonized with Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Catherine M Kerr, Carla Corpus, Andrew Simor, Jerome Lei, Natasha Salt Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto TUESDAY POSTER 29 Preliminary Findings of the 2017 Alberta Acute Care Point Prevalence Study Jennifer J Ellison, Kathryn Bush, Ye Shen, Nancy Alfieri, Janet Barclay, Leanne Dekker, Debra Doe, Karin Fluet, Michelle Hart, Karen Hope, Kim Murch-Francis, Evelyn Myles, Geoffrey Taylor, Elizabeth A Henderson Alberta Health Services, University of Alberta, Edmonton TUESDAY POSTER 30 Implementing a Standardized Procedure Outlining Daily Tasks to Improve Operational Efficiency and Patient Management Crystelle Ong Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 31 A bundle approach to process surveillance and education on infectious respiratory symptoms in the emergency department: A work in progress Ramona Rodrigues, Charles Frenette, Caroline Lafleur McGill University Health Centre Glen Site, Montreal TUESDAY POSTER 25 Calgary Shunt Protocol Reduces Cerebral Shunt Infections in Children Michael M.H. Yang, Walter Hader, Kelly Bullivant, Mary Brindle, Jay Riva-Cambrin University of Calgary, Alberta Children s Hospital, Calgary 57

60 TUESDAY POSTER 32 Hand Hygiene Compliance Reviews by Site-based Reviewers Title: Hand Hygiene Compliance Reviews by Site-based Reviewers Christopher Yuan, Heather Gagnon, Jennifer Ellison, Chad Herbers, Blair McFerran, Helen Popson, Tyler Tamayose, Glenda Walker, Venessa Dudenhoeffer, Courtney-Lynn Edwards, Joyce Erebor, Christine Finch, Tyler Kolodychuk, Denise Jorgensen, Kathryn Bush, Michelle Hart Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 33 Frequenct of Point Prevalence Testing for MRSA and VRE Cindy O Neill Jessa Craig, Gail Fisher, Mark Jefferson, Patricia Peltsch, Suzanne Bakai-Anderson, Patricia Perry, Edwige DeSouza, Cheryl Bertrand, Dominik Mertz, Sarah Khan Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton TUESDAY POSTER 34 What s Old is New Again! Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Considerations When Re- Purposing Old Infrastructure in Diagnostic Imaging (DI) Karen Campbell, Jayvee Guerrero, Vydia Nankoosingh, Dechen Chhakpa, Murtuza Diwan, Ronny Leung, Zahir Hirji, Senthuri Paramalingam), Nelia Pena, Katherine Perkin, Tiberius Stanescu Scarborough and Rouge Hospital, Scarborough TUESDAY POSTER 35 The Heart of the Matter: The Role of Infection Control Professionals (ICPs) in a Cardiac Mycobacterium chimaera (M. chimaera) Infection Investigation Michelle M Zwicker, Rhoda Wiens, Melody Cordoviz, Isabelle Tremblay, Bonita Lee, Geoff Taylor, Stephanie Smith Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 36 Infectious complications following Transrectal Ultrasonongraphy (TRUS) Guided Prostate Biopsy: Targeted Interventions guided by Surveillance Stephanie W Smith, Joan C Durand, Jennifer L Parsonage, Jackie Reid Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 37 Optimizing Cleaning, Disinfection And The Use Of Equipment Status Tags For Reusable Non- Critical Patient Care Equipment Brenda Jenkins Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 38 A Hidden Source of Infection: Medical Tapes Amy Yang University Health Network, Toronto TUESDAY POSTER 39 How to Avoid a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Outbreak? Bassel S Molaeb Al-Moosa Specialist Hospital Saudi Arabia, Al Ahsa, Eastern, Saudi Arabia TUESDAY POSTER 40 There's a checklist for that: Site specific orientation checklists for Novice ICPs Vivian Lee, Melody Cordoviz,Elisa Ahn, Mandeep Atwal, Justyna Augustyn, William Banh, Candace Fraser, Sibina Fisher, Yvette Gable, Bonny Granfield, Kathy Jarema, Melissa Kastelic, Aimee MacCallum), Kate Mombourquette, Megan Oppel, Jennifer Parsonage, Bonnie Thurston, Cheryl Watson, Michelle Zwicker Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 42 Adverse Outcomes Following Clostridium difficile Infection in Continuing Care Facilities across Alberta Ye Shen 1, Jennifer Ellison 1, Sumana Fathima 2, Alysha Crocker 1, Terry Ross 1, Kathryn Bush 1, John Conly 1 1. Alberta Health Services 2. Ministry of Alberta Health, Edmonton TUESDAY POSTER 43 Staff Screening for MRSA Colonization during the Investigation of MRSA transmission in a tertiary care NICU. Eslyn Thomas, Nely Amaral, Elena Nikolsky, Judy Whitfield Toronto TUESDAY POSTER 44 Creating Sustainable Change: Key Components of a Successful Hand Hygiene Program Mariam Mir, Debra Carson, Angela Jackson-Lee, Jackie E Nugent, Lorne N Small Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga TUESDAY POSTER 45 Medical Therapies That Will Make You Cringe! Nisha H Punja Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 46 Urine Collection Practices in a Small Rural Hospital: Evaluation of Alignment with Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines Jennifer Irwin, Leslie A Forrester Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Powell River BC 58

61 TUESDAY POSTER 47 Lend A Hand- Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC), Multidisciplinary Bridging Approach, Giving A Voice To Patients Kishori Naik, Sandina Noble, Esther Rupnarain West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto TUESDAY POSTER 48 Quality Improvement for Patient Management of Shingles in a Radiation Therapy Department Ericka J Oates Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 49 Three Sputum Samples Away From Freedom Lesley E Leach 1, Cara-Lee Coghill 1, Brenda Prouse 2 1. Oxford County Public Health, Ingersoll ON 2. Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll ON TUESDAY POSTER 50 Promoting safe injection practices in injections and treatment rooms of the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS): case study of Etougebe Baptist Hospital Yaoundé (EBHY) Kongnyu Emmanuel Ringnyu 1, Nkwan Jacob Gobte 1, Wiysenyuy Gideon 1, Tih Pius Muffih 1, Thomas Welty 1, Paul Webber 2 1. Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services,Cameroon 2. Webber Training Inc., Belleville ON TUESDAY POSTER 51 Why Only Audit What a Patient Touches-Why Not Audit What Touches a Patient? Improving the cleanliness of non-critical equipment in the Emergency Department Vanessa Cservid 1, Christine Saleeb 1, Shabana Jamani 1, Patricia Stefanowka 2, Bobby Alexander 2, Kevin Traynor 2, Virginia Pullar 2, Madalyn Law 1, Kirk Danuco 1, Rafi Setrak 2, Martin Ruaux 2 1. Student, Brock University, St. Catharines ON 2. Niagara Health System, St. Catharines ON TUESDAY POSTER 52 Efficacy of Povidone-Iodine Preparations against MRSA Colonization of Ex Vivo Mucosal Tissue in Single and Multi-day Regimens Patrick Finnegan, Marnie Peterson University of Wyoming, Jackson, Wyoming TUESDAY POSTER 54 Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance within Surgical Suites (Operating Room and Post Anesthetics Care Unit) Corey D Dowler, Laura Slipp, Linda Kamhuka Alberta Health Services TUESDAY POSTER 55 Infection Prevention and Control in The Dental Office Setting Jessica L. Kooger, Natalie J. Goertz IPAC Consulting, Woodstock, ON TUESDAY POSTER 56 Best Practices in Health Care Facilities: Infection Control and Risk Assessment (ICRA) in Construction in Occupied Healthcare Facilities Colleen Dignam, Mike Yorke Carpenters District Council of Ontario, Woodbridge ON TUESDAY POSTER 57 Waste Segregation: Linking Infection Prevention and Control programs to project implementations and compliance by health care workers Finda Mayah-Toto MD PGDip (infectcontr) 1, Kayla Enriquez MD MPH 2, Michelle Niescierenko MD MPH 3 1. Internal Medicine, Redemption Hospital, New Kru Town,Liberia 2. Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, United States of America 3. Global Health Program, Boston Children Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States of America 59

62 T H E E X H I B I T H A L L Experience EXHIBIT HOURS Sunday, May 27 Opening Reception 7:30 pm 9:00 pm Monday, May 28 10:30 am 10:45 am 11:30 noon 1:15 pm Tuesday, May 29 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:25 am 11:40 am 12:25 noon 2:00 pm Tear Down: 2:00 pm CONFERENCE ATTENDEE CHALLENGE This year we are running a scavenger hunt style challenge with the chance for you to win (an) amazing prize(s). To get in the draw all you need to do is complete the tasks outlined on the entry form you ll receive at Registration. Once you have completed them all, pop your form in the entry box and you ll be in the draw! For anyone out there feeling sneaky, we will be double checking the winner s entry to make sure they ve complete EVERY task. Hint, you ll need to download the app to complete all the tasks. See page 62 for details on how to download! IPAC CANADA SOCIAL MEDIA Visit Helen Evans, IPAC Canada Social Media Manager, to discuss your social media challenges. This is a great opportunity for individual and chapters to talk directly to Helen. Sunday Tuesday during breaks. EXPERT POSTER WALK See page 51 for details. Exhibit Halls KINNEAR CENTRE SECOND FLOOR Refreshments BMO Financial Group Galleria POSTERS KINNEAR CENTRE THIRD FLOOR Refreshments Refreshments Refreshments BMO Financial Group Galleria POSTERS

63 C O N F E R E N C E Exhibitors ALPHABETICAL ORDER Organization # 2019 IPAC Conference M Canada 2 7 to 2 9 Abatement Technologies 3 51, 3 52 Advanced Surgi Pharm 3 58 Alberta Health Services 2 36 AMG Medical Inc. 2 4 Arjo Canada Inc. 2 6 Banff Photography 3 64 BD Canada 3 53 CAMDR 2 37 Camfil Canada Inc Canadian Journal of Infection Control 2 33 Cantel Medical 3 56 CDS Distribution Inc Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc Cintas Corporation 3 44 Organization # Class 1 Inc Clorox 2 26 to 2 28 Cornerstone Medical 2 23, 2 24 CPSI 2 14 Daniels Health 3 37 DDC Dolphin Ltd 3 33 DebMed 2 10, 2 11 Diversy 3 45 to 3 47 Ecolab Healthcare 3 48, 3 49 Freudenberg Household Products Inc GOJO Industries 2 19 to 2 21 HandyMetrics Corporation 2 2 Hygie Canada 2 1 Inter Medico 3 36 IPAC Canada 3 61 IPAC Southern Alberta 3 62, 3 63 Metrex 3 38 Organization # MIP Inc. 3 54, 3 55 Nosotech 2 18 OLYMPUS Canada Inc Philips 2 29 primed Medical Products 3 42 Prodaptive Medical Innovations Ltd RL Solutions 2 30 Sage Products (Stryker) 2 17 Sani Marc Inc. 2 34, 2 35 SciCan Ltd. 2 31, 2 32 STERIS Canada, Inc. 2 5 Surfacide 3 50 The Stevens Company Limited / ADM Medico 2 22 Vernacare Canada Inc. 2 15, 2 16 Virox Technologies 3 39 to 3 41 Webber Training Inc. 2 3 NUMERICAL ORDER # Organization 2 1 Hygie Canada 2 2 HandyMetrics Corporation 2 3 Webber Training Inc. 2 4 AMG Medical Inc. 2 5 STERIS Canada, Inc. 2 6 Arjo Canada Inc. 2 7 to 2 9 3M Canada 2 10, 2 11 DebMed 2 12 Class 1 Inc OLYMPUS Canada Inc CPSI 2 15, 2 16 Vernacare Canada Inc Sage Products (Stryker) 2 18 Nosotech 2 19 to 2 21 GOJO Industries 2 22 The Stevens Company Limited / ADM Medico 2 23, 2 24 Cornerstone Medical # Organization 2 25 Camfil Canada Inc to 2 28 Clorox 2 29 Philips 2 30 RL Solutions 2 31, 2 32 SciCan Ltd Canadian Journal of Infection Control 2 34, 2 35 Sani Marc Inc Alberta Health Services 2 37 CAMDR 2 38 Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc DDC Dolphin Ltd 3 34 CDS Distribution Inc Inter Medico 3 37 Daniels Health 3 38 Metrex 3 39 to 3 41 Virox Technologies 3 42 primed Medical Products # Organization 3 43 Prodaptive Medical Innovations Ltd Cintas Corporation 3 45 to 3 47 Diversy 3 48, 3 49 Ecolab Healthcare 3 50 Surfacide 3 51, 3 52 Abatement Technologies 3 53 BD Canada 3 54, 3 55 MIP Inc Cantel Medical 3 57 Freudenberg Household Products Inc Advanced Surgi Pharm IPAC Conference 3 61 IPAC Canada 3 62, 3 63 IPAC Southern Alberta 3 64 Banff Photography 61

64 Use the Conference App to access information about the event from the convenience of your mobile device. Using the mobile event app, attendees can: Access the complete conference schedule and create a personalized schedule Track conference notes Read speaker bios Participate in the 2018 IPAC Canada Conference Attendee Challenge Learn about event sponsors Stay up-to-date with event announcements Access interactive venue and exhibit hall maps Submit session evaluations To download the app: Download the WHOVA app from the App Store or Google Play Search for the event IPAC2018 and join the event Sign-in using your address To access the app from a web link, please use the following link: The conference app is made possible through the generous sponsorship of 62

65 2019 CONJOINT CONFERENCE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE Co-Chair: Terrie Lee RN MS MPH CIC FAPIC Charleston Area Medical Center Charleston, West Virginia Co-Chair: Natasha Salt BSc BASc CPHI CIC Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, Ontario Natalie Bruce RN MScN CIC Ottawa Hospital Ottawa, Ontario Biljana Carevic MD MSc Clinical Center of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia Nicole Kenny BSc Assoc Chem Virox Technologies Inc. Oakville, Ontario Nagwa Khamis MD Clin Path ASU Head IPC CCHE Cairo, Egypt Ramona Rodrigues RN B.Sc MSc(A) CIC ICS-PCI FAPIC McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Québec Birgit Ross MD University Hospital Essen Essen, Germany Suzanne Rowland RN BScN CIC Ottawa Public Health Ottawa, Ontario CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION Gerry Hansen BA IPAC Canada IPAC Canada Registration Kelli Wagner IFIC Registration Máté Lukács Conference Coordinators Pascale Daigneault BUKSA Strategic Conference Services

66 FOR MORE INFORMATION Infection Prevention and Control Canada Mailing Address: PO Box RPO Westdale, Winnipeg MB R3R 3S3 Courier Address: 67 Bergman Crescent, Winnipeg MB R3R 1Y9 Telephone: Toll Free: Fax: Banff & Lake Louise Tourism Paul Zizka Photography