June 2008

• Fifth WHO Public Health Pre-Deployment Course:  Applications are being received for the 5th WHO Public Health Pre-Deployment Course to be held in Ontario, Canada from 16-29 November 2008. The course prepares public health professionals with profiles that suit health emergency competencies defined by WHO and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Global Health Cluster. The deadline for applications is 31 August 2008. More information...
• C.difficile Proceedings and Recommendations:  Final recommendations are now available from the 2007 Global Consensus Conference on Clostridium difficile, sponsored by the International Infection Control Council. View proceedings and recommendations...
• Updated Professional Practice Standards:  APIC and CHICA-Canada present updated Professional and Practice Standards for infection prevention and control professionals. View standards...en français...
• Employment Opportunity:  An Infection Control Practitioner is required for David Thompson Health Region in Wetaskiwin, AB. Apply by July 10, 2008.  More information
• 2008 Ecolab Poster Contest Winner:  Congratulations to Ellen Otterbein of the Waterloo Wellington Infection Control Network (Ontario) for her winning entry in the 2008 Ecolab poster contest, illustrating the theme "Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (AROs): A Call to Action!". View and dowload the winning entry on our poster contest web page.
• CHICA-Canada remembers Sheela Basrur:  A tribute to former Ontario MOH Sheela Basrur was delivered at the 2008 CHICA-Canada conference in Montreal, recalling her passion and her committment to infection prevention and control. Our thoughts are with Dr. Basrur's family at this time.

MAY 2008

• Employment Opportunity:  An Infection Control Clinician is required for Halton Healthcare Services in Oakville, ON. More information...
• Employment Opportunity:  An Infection Prevention and Control Consultant is required for the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, AB. Apply by June 9, 2008. More information...
• Employment Opportunity:  A Regional Manager, Infection Control is required for Northern Health in Prince George, BC. Apply by June 3, 2008. More information...
• 2007 CHICA-Canada Annual Report:  The CHICA-Canada 2007 Annual Report is available to download here. The 2007 Audited Financial Statements will be posted shortly. As there will be limited copies of the annual report and financial statements at the CHICA AGM (Thursday, June 5, Palais des Congrès, Montréal), we encourage you to download the print copies to bring with you to the AGM. Download annual report.
• Recent MMWR Publication:  Acute Hepatitis C virus infections attributed to unsafe injection practices at an endoscopy clinic in Nevada in 2007. More information...
• Employment Opportunity:  An Infection Control Epidemiologist is required for the North York General Hospital in Toronto, ON. Apply by May 30, 2008. More information...
• Employment Opportunity:  A Regional Infection Control Consultant is required for the Central South Infection Control Network in Dundas, ON. More information...