The document discusses various aspects of infection control including:
1) Key contributors to germ theory such as Lister, Pasteur, and Semmelweis.
2) Different types of microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their roles in infection.
3) Conditions required for bacterial growth and transmission of infections.
4) Stages of the infection process and the body's defense systems against infection.
5) Methods of infection control including standard precautions, medical asepsis, surgical asepsis, handwashing, and different forms of disinfection and sterilization.
Healthcare-associated infections affect millions of patients worldwide each year. According to the WHO, on average 8.7% of hospital patients suffer from healthcare-associated infections. Preventing the spread of infections requires proper knowledge, skills, and adherence to infection control practices among healthcare providers. This includes appropriate hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, respiratory hygiene, safe disposal of sharps, cleaning of the environment, and handling of contaminated linen. Adhering to infection control protocols can help reduce the risk of transmitting infections to patients and healthcare workers.
This document discusses various medical/legal and ethical issues that EMTs may encounter including confidentiality, reporting requirements, scope of practice, standard of care, negligence, consent, refusals, do not resuscitate orders, advanced directives, special situations, and risk management. It provides definitions and explanations of these key concepts and how they relate to prehospital care.
This document provides information and guidance for doctors on medico-legal cases (MLCs). It discusses what constitutes an MLC, the doctor's responsibilities in managing MLCs, examples of types of cases that would be considered MLCs, procedures for receiving and documenting MLCs, important details to include, and procedures for sample collection and preservation. The document emphasizes that doctors must treat patients first and register cases as MLCs according to the law to avoid legal issues.
The document discusses medico-legal case management and procedures for doctors. It outlines what constitutes a medico-legal case and the legal requirements for doctors to register and report such cases. Key points include identifying medico-legal cases, obtaining consent for examination, properly examining and documenting injuries, collecting evidence and samples, and treating patients while fulfilling legal obligations.
Open, honest communication is the foundation of every successful organization or relationship - business or personal. In the accompanying slide presentation is a process that will assist you in developing that foundation. For addititonal information, coaching, consulting or training please contact me using the information on the last slide.
The Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care made progress towards ending homelessness between 2015-2016. They reduced veteran homelessness by 34% and chronic homelessness by 16% based on point-in-time counts. While making gains, challenges remain in fully connecting with hard to reach populations and increasing permanent supportive housing. The report outlines goals and accomplishments for specific homeless populations but notes ongoing data and resource limitations that must be addressed to achieve the vision of ending all homelessness.
The document discusses the relationship between database systems and information retrieval (IR) systems. It notes that while they have traditionally operated in "parallel universes", addressing them together is now important for applications. It outlines some key differences and similarities between the two areas and discusses efforts to build more integrated database and IR platforms.
The document discusses various aspects of infection control including:
1) Key contributors to germ theory such as Lister, Pasteur, and Semmelweis.
2) Different types of microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their roles in infection.
3) Conditions required for bacterial growth and transmission of infections.
4) Stages of the infection process and the body's defense systems against infection.
5) Methods of infection control including standard precautions, medical asepsis, surgical asepsis, handwashing, and different forms of disinfection and sterilization.
Healthcare-associated infections affect millions of patients worldwide each year. According to the WHO, on average 8.7% of hospital patients suffer from healthcare-associated infections. Preventing the spread of infections requires proper knowledge, skills, and adherence to infection control practices among healthcare providers. This includes appropriate hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, respiratory hygiene, safe disposal of sharps, cleaning of the environment, and handling of contaminated linen. Adhering to infection control protocols can help reduce the risk of transmitting infections to patients and healthcare workers.
This document discusses various medical/legal and ethical issues that EMTs may encounter including confidentiality, reporting requirements, scope of practice, standard of care, negligence, consent, refusals, do not resuscitate orders, advanced directives, special situations, and risk management. It provides definitions and explanations of these key concepts and how they relate to prehospital care.
This document provides information and guidance for doctors on medico-legal cases (MLCs). It discusses what constitutes an MLC, the doctor's responsibilities in managing MLCs, examples of types of cases that would be considered MLCs, procedures for receiving and documenting MLCs, important details to include, and procedures for sample collection and preservation. The document emphasizes that doctors must treat patients first and register cases as MLCs according to the law to avoid legal issues.
The document discusses medico-legal case management and procedures for doctors. It outlines what constitutes a medico-legal case and the legal requirements for doctors to register and report such cases. Key points include identifying medico-legal cases, obtaining consent for examination, properly examining and documenting injuries, collecting evidence and samples, and treating patients while fulfilling legal obligations.
Open, honest communication is the foundation of every successful organization or relationship - business or personal. In the accompanying slide presentation is a process that will assist you in developing that foundation. For addititonal information, coaching, consulting or training please contact me using the information on the last slide.
The Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care made progress towards ending homelessness between 2015-2016. They reduced veteran homelessness by 34% and chronic homelessness by 16% based on point-in-time counts. While making gains, challenges remain in fully connecting with hard to reach populations and increasing permanent supportive housing. The report outlines goals and accomplishments for specific homeless populations but notes ongoing data and resource limitations that must be addressed to achieve the vision of ending all homelessness.
The document discusses the relationship between database systems and information retrieval (IR) systems. It notes that while they have traditionally operated in "parallel universes", addressing them together is now important for applications. It outlines some key differences and similarities between the two areas and discusses efforts to build more integrated database and IR platforms.
The document discusses why a "big, flat, and dumb" network is not sufficient for cloud computing needs. While application developers want network invisibility, the requirements of cloud infrastructure go beyond just the application. Security, application management, performance management, and other needs must be distributed throughout the cloud stack and network stack. The network will need to simplify architectures, adapt to new traffic patterns, become more agile and dynamic, introduce new abstractions, and provide network capabilities as services to cloud services. A unified, simplified network is an oversimplification of cloud computing requirements.
Press Releases: The Content Marketer's Not-So-Hidden Treasureprnewswire
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Meerkats are small mammals with black noses, ears, and tails tipped in black. They live in groups called colonies of up to 30 individuals. As omnivores, they forage for eggs, lizards, frogs, and insects during the day and night. Mothers can nurse while standing. Meerkats stand on their hind legs to watch for predators and make barking sounds to warn the group if danger is spotted.
This document provides an overview and action plan for using social media to promote the documentary "Sanctuary - Making Peace with the Enemy". It discusses how social media has surpassed email as a communication channel and emphasizes focusing efforts on conversation over just content. The plan involves locating relevant online communities, listening to discussions, then gradually interacting and influencing conversations by addressing issues the documentary covers like lowering crime and community outreach. It outlines assembling a team to deploy across various social media platforms and search engines, while maintaining efforts long-term through regular meetings and addressing any negative feedback. The goal is to start a "media wildfire" and drive traffic to learn more about the documentary's message of finding peace.
The 5th grade class from Nestle Elementary will have their annual overnight trip to the Long Beach Marine Aquarium. On Thursday afternoon they will depart from school and arrive at the aquarium where they will learn about ocean animals, participate in hands-on activities, and watch a 3D movie. Students will spend the night at the aquarium and depart to return to school on Friday morning. They are reminded to pack lightly with essential items and that cell phones and other electronics are not permitted.
Cheetahs live in the dry grasslands of the African savanna where they have few months of rain each year. They use their claws and speed to hunt gazelles and impalas, being able to run up to 60 mph, the fastest land animal. Though threatened, cheetahs have distinctive black tear-like stripes from their eyes to their mouth, black rings on their tail, and many black spots across their yellowish fur coats.
The wildebeest is a large antelope that lives in herds on the open plains and savannah of Africa. They weigh up to 600 pounds for males and 20 pounds for females, and have dark horns and short necks. Wildebeest constantly graze on grass, seek shade, and migrate in huge herds during different seasons. There are several different races of wildebeest that exist.
The sad reality is that most businesses suck at social media. Most often, it's because they don't understand the fact that traditional (outbound) marketing strategies are incompatible with social media (inbound) marketing channels. When faced with disappointing results from those efforts, the companies will frequently double down on ineffective tactics or even blame the medium itself and abandon the effort altogether. But this begs the question, "What does success look like?" Well, it does not look like a bunch of Facebook fans or Twitter followers. At the end of the day, a successful social media effort means getting new customers.
Guida al mantenimento e alla pulizia dei divani in pelle. Ditre Italia ha realizzato e distribuito questo utile manuale in italiano, inglese, francese e tedesco.
This document is an ABC book where each letter of the alphabet is paired with a corresponding word. For each letter A through Z, a single word is provided that begins with that letter, such as A is for ankle, B is for busker, and C is for chemestry. The book provides a simple word for each letter in alphabetical order as an educational tool for learning the alphabet.
The cheetah is a small cat that lives in the African savanna. It has a slender body with spots covering its fur and can run extremely fast, reaching speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. Cheetahs live alone or in small groups and hunt prey during the day using their speed and acceleration to catch animals like gazelles. They are currently endangered due to habitat loss and conflicts with humans.
This document showcases several dog lounge designs created by P. S. Mayer & KC Emmons in 2007. The designs include a black and white urban lounge made of velvety faux zebra print and toile fabric. A green chic lounge is made from green hemp fabric and filled with buckwheat and millet hulls for comfort. An aubergine reversible lounge features aubergine matelasse fabric on one side and a woven print on the reverse. Each design highlights the materials used and filling.
The document provides an overview and agenda for a SharePoint 2010 beta presentation, including details on upgrading from SharePoint 2007, new features like the ribbon interface and tagging capabilities, enhanced lists and libraries, the new "My Network" social features, workflows that can now be designed in Visio and SharePoint Designer, and theming capabilities via PowerPoint. The presentation also covers testing an intranet upgrade, immediate user experience changes, and demonstrations of workflows and theming tools.
The document discusses why a "big, flat, and dumb" network is not sufficient for cloud computing needs. While application developers want network invisibility, the requirements of cloud infrastructure go beyond just the application. Security, application management, performance management, and other needs must be distributed throughout the cloud stack and network stack. The network will need to simplify architectures, adapt to new traffic patterns, become more agile and dynamic, introduce new abstractions, and provide network capabilities as services to cloud services. A unified, simplified network is an oversimplification of cloud computing requirements.
Press Releases: The Content Marketer's Not-So-Hidden Treasureprnewswire
On Demand - Webinar
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Meerkats are small mammals with black noses, ears, and tails tipped in black. They live in groups called colonies of up to 30 individuals. As omnivores, they forage for eggs, lizards, frogs, and insects during the day and night. Mothers can nurse while standing. Meerkats stand on their hind legs to watch for predators and make barking sounds to warn the group if danger is spotted.
This document provides an overview and action plan for using social media to promote the documentary "Sanctuary - Making Peace with the Enemy". It discusses how social media has surpassed email as a communication channel and emphasizes focusing efforts on conversation over just content. The plan involves locating relevant online communities, listening to discussions, then gradually interacting and influencing conversations by addressing issues the documentary covers like lowering crime and community outreach. It outlines assembling a team to deploy across various social media platforms and search engines, while maintaining efforts long-term through regular meetings and addressing any negative feedback. The goal is to start a "media wildfire" and drive traffic to learn more about the documentary's message of finding peace.
The 5th grade class from Nestle Elementary will have their annual overnight trip to the Long Beach Marine Aquarium. On Thursday afternoon they will depart from school and arrive at the aquarium where they will learn about ocean animals, participate in hands-on activities, and watch a 3D movie. Students will spend the night at the aquarium and depart to return to school on Friday morning. They are reminded to pack lightly with essential items and that cell phones and other electronics are not permitted.
Cheetahs live in the dry grasslands of the African savanna where they have few months of rain each year. They use their claws and speed to hunt gazelles and impalas, being able to run up to 60 mph, the fastest land animal. Though threatened, cheetahs have distinctive black tear-like stripes from their eyes to their mouth, black rings on their tail, and many black spots across their yellowish fur coats.
The wildebeest is a large antelope that lives in herds on the open plains and savannah of Africa. They weigh up to 600 pounds for males and 20 pounds for females, and have dark horns and short necks. Wildebeest constantly graze on grass, seek shade, and migrate in huge herds during different seasons. There are several different races of wildebeest that exist.
The sad reality is that most businesses suck at social media. Most often, it's because they don't understand the fact that traditional (outbound) marketing strategies are incompatible with social media (inbound) marketing channels. When faced with disappointing results from those efforts, the companies will frequently double down on ineffective tactics or even blame the medium itself and abandon the effort altogether. But this begs the question, "What does success look like?" Well, it does not look like a bunch of Facebook fans or Twitter followers. At the end of the day, a successful social media effort means getting new customers.
Guida al mantenimento e alla pulizia dei divani in pelle. Ditre Italia ha realizzato e distribuito questo utile manuale in italiano, inglese, francese e tedesco.
This document is an ABC book where each letter of the alphabet is paired with a corresponding word. For each letter A through Z, a single word is provided that begins with that letter, such as A is for ankle, B is for busker, and C is for chemestry. The book provides a simple word for each letter in alphabetical order as an educational tool for learning the alphabet.
The cheetah is a small cat that lives in the African savanna. It has a slender body with spots covering its fur and can run extremely fast, reaching speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. Cheetahs live alone or in small groups and hunt prey during the day using their speed and acceleration to catch animals like gazelles. They are currently endangered due to habitat loss and conflicts with humans.
This document showcases several dog lounge designs created by P. S. Mayer & KC Emmons in 2007. The designs include a black and white urban lounge made of velvety faux zebra print and toile fabric. A green chic lounge is made from green hemp fabric and filled with buckwheat and millet hulls for comfort. An aubergine reversible lounge features aubergine matelasse fabric on one side and a woven print on the reverse. Each design highlights the materials used and filling.
The document provides an overview and agenda for a SharePoint 2010 beta presentation, including details on upgrading from SharePoint 2007, new features like the ribbon interface and tagging capabilities, enhanced lists and libraries, the new "My Network" social features, workflows that can now be designed in Visio and SharePoint Designer, and theming capabilities via PowerPoint. The presentation also covers testing an intranet upgrade, immediate user experience changes, and demonstrations of workflows and theming tools.
The prayer of Maimonides summarizes in 3 sentences:
Maimonides prays to God for wisdom in healing the human body which God created with ten thousands of organs working in harmony. He asks God to fill him with love for the art of healing and to sustain his strength so that he serves all people equally, regardless of who they are. Maimonides recognizes the vast scope of medicine and prays to widen his knowledge so humanity may benefit from his efforts, knowing nothing can flourish without God's help.
The Declaration of Helsinki outlines ethical principles for doctors conducting clinical research involving human subjects. It states that a doctor's primary duty is to their patient's health according to the Declaration of Geneva. Any research on humans must be intended to help suffering people and further scientific knowledge. Doctors must follow the standards outlined as well as laws in their own countries when conducting clinical research. The document makes a distinction between research aimed at therapy for a patient and research aimed purely at scientific knowledge without therapeutic benefit to the subject.
The Declaration of Geneva outlines the solemn pledge that medical professionals take to serve humanity with conscience, dignity, and respect. It states that the health of patients will be the top priority, patient secrets will be kept confidential even after death, and duties to patients will not be influenced by religion, nationality, politics, or social standing. The declaration also promises to maintain respect for human life from beginning to end and not use medical knowledge inhumanely.
The Oath of Hippocrates outlines the ethical standards and responsibilities for physicians. It requires physicians to respect their teachers, share medical knowledge with students, treat patients to the best of their abilities without harming them, keep patient information private, and avoid performing abortions or surgery for kidney stones. The oath promises physicians will uphold these standards and keep their medical practice honorable.
2007 04-11 cmaac member application 2001 version.eng (1)CMAAC
This document is a membership application form for the Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada (CMAAC). It requests personal information such as name, date of birth, address, education history, clinical experience, licenses, and answers to questions regarding past disciplinary or criminal issues. The applicant declares their agreement to abide by the CMAAC constitution and return their membership certificate if they cease being a member.
This document contains summaries of several traditional Chinese herbal formulas used to nourish the kidneys, tonify essence, and aid fertility. The first section describes two formulas: Yu Shen Tong Luo Fang which tonifies the kidneys and channels, and Yu Shen Pei Yuan Fang which nourishes the kidneys and consolidates the primordial. The second section details the formula Zi Shen Yu Tai Wan which nourishes the kidneys and aids childbearing. The third section introduces the formula Qi Zi Yan Zong Wan made of seven herbs. The last section presents the formula Zan Yu Dan for nourishing and aiding.
This document summarizes an outbreak of cutaneous Mycobacterium abscessus infections associated with acupuncture treatments at a clinic in Toronto, Canada between April and December 2002. A total of 32 patients developed skin infections, with a median incubation period of 1 month after treatment. Skin biopsies from 23 patients showed granulomatous inflammation in most cases. Isolates from 6 patients were confirmed to be M. abscessus through genetic analysis. The infections resolved in most patients, but all developed residual scarring or hyperpigmentation of the skin. This outbreak demonstrates that nontuberculous mycobacteria can cause preventable infections associated with acupuncture when infection control practices are inadequate.
An outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus skin infections was linked to improper sterilization and reuse of acupuncture needles at a Toronto clinic. Of 147 clients between April-December 2002, 32 (22%) developed infections. Interviews found reusable needles were improperly sterilized and stored. Most Canadian provinces regulate acupuncture, but Ontario lacks oversight. Public health authorities advocated regulating acupuncturists and revising guidelines to include infection control standards for acupuncture.
Toronto Public Health Presentation - Acupuncture CMAAC
This document outlines best practices for infection prevention and control for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. It discusses routine practices like hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, cleaning and disinfection of equipment based on its classification as critical, semi-critical, or non-critical. Specific guidelines are provided for handling needles, exposure to blood and body fluids, and responding to incidents that could result in disease transmission. The goal is to reduce the risk of spreading infections between practitioners, their equipment, and clients during service provision.
This document appears to be an underwriting information form for automobile insurance in Chinese. It requests information such as the name of the applicant, address, vehicle details including year/make/model and vehicle identification numbers, principal drivers and their license information, any at-fault accidents or convictions, and any other relevant comments. The purpose is to collect all necessary information from the applicant to underwrite an automobile insurance policy.
This document requests information for underwriting home insurance. It asks for details about the homeowner, property address, number of families living in the home, existing insurance policy information, building details like age, construction materials, renovations, and systems. It also requests claims history and any other relevant information to process the application.
1. Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Best Practices for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioners 防止及控制傳染性病毒擴散的操施同傳統中醫藥針灸執業人仕的最佳衛生守則須知 Presentation to the Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada Members and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Community 為加拿大中醫針灸學會及傳統中醫藥團體而設專題講座 Cecilia Alterman Health Promotion Consultant 衛生推廣顧問 June 26, 2010
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