Welcome to IPAC Southwestern Ontario!
Message from the President
Welcome to IPAC SWO!
My name is Francine Paquette, 2019-2020 IPAC SWO Chapter President.
Our chapter has a rich history of supporting approximately 130 members with geographic boundaries that spread to three LHIN regions. Our members represent all health care sectors including acute care, long term care, community care, public health as well as industry.
IPAC SWO offers face-to face meetings, webinars and educational workshops to meet the educational needs of our members. Our meetings provide a forum for networking, education and collaboration and we invite you and your colleagues to join us as a member or as a guest.
IPAC SWO is proud to offer:
- The Betty Bannerman Award of Excellence that recognizes a chapter member who has made outstanding contributions to the practice of Infection Control,
- Scholarship funding for members to attend the Annual IPAC Canada National Conference.
I welcome you to contact any member of the executive to find out what IPAC Canada has to offer.
Francine Paquette
2019-2020 IPAC SWO Chapter President
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Upcoming Events
IPAC SWO Virtual Chapter Business Meeting and Education Day November 6, 2020
Please join us this Friday November 6. For more information, see details below:
- Business Meeting: 10 am - 11 am (see attached agenda)
- Educational Webinar: 11 am - 12 pm
- Topic: Understanding the enemy, calming the panic: New organisms in our world as we are all navigating through COVID-19. Presenter: Jim Gauthier
- Webinar link: https://ipac-canada.adobeconnect.com/swo
- Dial-in number: 1-877-394-5901 Access code: 8829765#
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IPAC SWO News
IPAC Job Opportunities in Ontario posted October 1, 2020
To view other opportunities visit IPAC Canada's Employment Opportunity webpage.
IPAC SWO Member wins EcoLab Poster Contest
Congratulations to Monika Szabo from Southwestern Public Health as the winner of the 2020 Ecolab Poster contest! The poster is available for download until September. The poster is also available for bulk orders. Please see the EcoLab Poster Contest website for further information. We are proud to have Monika in our chapter!
Education Day Presentations
Did you know that you can access presentations from past education days here? Visit "IPAC SWO Chapter Meetings" on the right navigation bar to access these documents.
According to an article published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, barriers and facilitators to compliance of hand hygiene were similar in Long-Term Care compared to Hospitals. To support tailored interventions, aligning the barriers and facilitators to a theoretical Domains frame work may contribute to staff compliance.
Reference: Smith JD, Corace KM, MacDonald TK, Fabrigar LR, Saedi A, Chaplin A, MacFarlane S, Valickis D, Garber GE. Application of the Theoretical Domains Framework to identify factors that influence hand hygiene compliance in long-term care. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2018 Dec 28.
