Antimicrobials in Canada, by the Numbers
A Canadian Perspective
The numbers don’t lie: antimicrobial misuse in Canada is a pervasive and growing problem. With approximately 23.8 million antibiotic prescriptions written annually,...
Electronic Reporting Gives Healthcare Employers the Nudge They Need to Protect Their Own
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In the United States the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced their new electronic reporting requirements for US workplaces. Beginning July 2017, most...
Wastewater: A “Smelly” Source for Critical Epidemiological Information
Who would have thought that our wastewater would become so popular during the COVID outbreak? Yet here we are in 2023 and wastewater has...
Planning is Critical to Managing Legionella and Other Waterborne Pathogen Risks in the Pandemic
Special Session of Legionella Conference Brings an Opportunity for Public Health and Industry Leaders to Work Together to Develop Emergency Plans and Water Safety...
Cost-Effectiveness of Point of Use Water Filtration for Waterborne Infections
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Background
Numerous articles have...
Public Health and Emerging Disease Outbreaks: Why Talking to the Community is a Good...
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The keys to combat infectious diseases are out there. Due to insufficient communication between key players, we still don't know how to compile all...
The Infection Prevention and Control Conference 2016
With the current threat of infectious diseases, our greatest weapon is knowledge. However, knowledge gained through research and the information that is ultimately published...
Protecting the Patient: Is it Time to Adopt Best Practices from the Pharmaceutical Industry?
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Pharmaceutical companies spend an enormous amount of time and resources making sure that their products are safe for the patient. If a sterile drug...
UV Radiation, a source for “Superbugs”?
Recently, while reading a report on the opportunities of UV disinfection technologies and the “proclaimed” bright market future (Grand View Research, 2023), I was...
Antimicrobial Stewardship to Fight Back Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem in our healthcare system. Our available regimens of antimicrobial agents are becoming less and less effective as bacteria...
