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Infection prevention and control of Clostridium difficile: a global review of guidelines, strategies, and recommendations

Balsells, E., Filipescu, T., Kyaw, M. H., Wiuff, C., Campbell, H., & Nair, H. (2016). Infection prevention and control of Clostridium difficile: a global review of guidelines, strategies, and recommendations. Journal of Global Health, 6(2), 020410. http://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.06.020410​​

 

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Wound Care for Residential Care - Lindsey Wheelock 2017

Urinary Tract Infections - Dr. Karen McClean

 

How to Treat UTIs in Residential Care - Colleen Mayhew

 

Diagnosing and Treating Cellulitis in Residential Care - Dr. Eric Partlow

Treating Pneumonia in Residential Care - Dr. Hammond (ID)

Other Resources

Cellulitis in Long Term Care Patients - Dr. Eric Partlow 
Influenza and Outbreak Management in the LTC facility setting - Dr. Pamela Kibsey
Management of Recurrent C. difficile Infections - Dr. Wayne Ghesquiere  
Respiratory Tract Infections in Long Term Care - Dr. Karsten Hammond

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Kootenay Boundary introduces new tools for chronic pain patients and healthcare providers

Trail Times: Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice announced that it has launched a new set of tools to support patients living with chronic pain. Patients and their healthcare providers can now easily access information on referrals, services, education, self-management support, and more. These have been developed as part of the Kootenay Boundary Shared Care Chronic Pain Project, with the input and guidance of local physicians, allied health care practitioners, and patient partners living with chronic pain.

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The Divisions of Family Practice acknowledge that we work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many different Indigenous Nations throughout British Columbia.

Acknowledging that we are on the traditional territories of Indigenous communities is an expression of cultural humility and involves recognizing our duty and desire to support the provision of culturally safe care to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in BC.