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Headquarter Hotel: The Westin Edmonton
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CHICA–Canada is a national, multi-disciplinary, voluntary association of
Infection Control Professionals (ICPs) dedicated to the health of Canadians by
promoting excellence in the practice of infection prevention and control.
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NOVEMBER 2006
- Employment Opportunity: An Infection Control Specialist is required for the Region of Peel in Brampton, Ontario. Apply by December 19, 2006.
- CHICA-Canada Members: Visit our newest webpage offering tools for CHICA members: Infection Control Images. Use these images to enhance your presentations, posters, fact sheets and more!
- Employment Opportunity: An Infection Control Practitioner is required for Trillium Health Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
- Team of the Year Award! Oxoid Ltd. is pleased to announce that the 2006/2007 Oxoid Infection Control Team of the Year Awards are open for entry. The winning team will receive a cheque for £5,000 in recognition of the improvements that they have made to infection control within their hospital. Second and third place teams will also receive monetary prizes. The deadline for entries is January 31, 2007. Enter your team today! More information...Last year's winners
- Employment Opportunity: A Health Care Epidemiologist & Surveillance Officer is required for Providence Health Care in Vancouver, BC. Apply by December 31, 2006.
- Employment Opportunity: An Infection Control & Occupational Health Registered Nurse is required for the Manitoulin Health Centre in Little Current, Ontario. Apply by November 24, 2006.
- MRSA Guidelines: Final "Guidelines
for the prevention and management of community-associated
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (CA-MRSA)" now available HERE
- We are Growing... CHICA-Canada member numbers continue to rise in 2006! View our membership chart
- Closing Sale! CHICA-Canada 30th anniversary vests and t-shirts are now available at a reduced rate. More information...
- Clostridium difficile outbreak: New outbreak of C. difficile in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec has claimed the lives of 10 people. More information...
October 2006
- New Chapter Website! Congratulations
to CHICA Northwestern Ontario on the successful launch of their
chapter website! Thanks to Diane Hunley for all
of her work providing the content for this website. View
the CHICA Northwestern Ontario website here...
- Employment Opportunity: A Consultant, Regional Infection Control is required for the Champlain Infection Control Network in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Updated MRO Guideline from the CDC: "Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In Healthcare Settings, 2006" is now available from the Centers for Disease Control (U.S.).
- IFIC Newsletter :The first issue of the IFIC (International Federation of Infection Control) e-newsletter is available HERE. Keep updated on the state of global infection control issues!
- Employment Opportunity: An Infection Control Practitioner is required for the Royal Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Employment Opportunity: An Infection Control Practitioner is required for Whitehorse General Hospital in Whitehorse, Yukon.
- CHICA-Canada Election News: CHICA members - see the Members section of this website for important
information about the 2006 CHICA-Canada elections Go to Members Only Area...
- EBM Position Statement: Congratulations to the Paediatric Interest Group on successfully completing a new CHICA-Canada Position Statement on "Expressed Breast Milk". This position statement provides valuable guidance to newborn, intensive care and neonatal nurseries in acute care facilities on infection prevention related to the collection, storage and handling of breast milk. View this position statement...
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