These masks are changing the face of healthcare in our CIUSSS
Face masks have made it harder for everyone to communicate, whether it’s deciphering words or reading emotions. For the deaf and hard of hearing,…
Infection Prevention and Control
How our CIUSSS’s “SWAT team” helps protect vulnerable seniors from COVID-19
They’ve quick, they’re agile, and they move in swiftly to avert a crisis. No wonder they’re known as the COVID-19 SWAT team. Since the…
Keeping stomachs full and spirits strong during COVID-19
Throughout the upheavals of the COVID-19 health crisis, staff at the Jewish General Hospital have been able to count on one reliable source of…
Helping co-workers on the frontline face COVID safely
Until late March Daniel Rock’s job was adapting wheelchairs and other mobility aids at the Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre. Now the technician has shifted to…
CIUSSS’s preventive health programs praised in public health accreditation
In the first-ever accreditation of public health services in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, staff have earned strong praise for making public health—and preventive measures, in…
Coming together to break the chain
Graphic teaches staff how to prevent spread of infection Winter is in full swing, and so is the flu! A severe case of the…
Hand Hygiene starts with Moment 1
There is a science not only to how we clean our hands, but when. Healthcare staff can take all of the right precautions when…
“We took the challenge with brio”
Step off the elevator on the eighth floor of Pavilion K at the Jewish General Hospital, and you’re greeted with the news: posted on…
Undercover germs: Gloves do not replace hand hygiene
Gloves can increase the risk of contamination and infection. How can that be? When they are relied upon in the place of proper hand-hygiene…
Vital practices in keeping our users safe
Need a refresher on keeping our patients, residents and clients safe? Learn all about the strategies developed by the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal Infection Prevention…
Infection prevention and control is in your hands
New e-learning module provides skills upgrade and education A new bilingual e-learning course developed by the Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) team was launched…
Superlative teamwork keeps the flu in check
One of the best ways to gauge the effectiveness of an individual or a team is to see how they cope during a crisis…
Travelling fair promotes partnerships
Quality Safety Week makes the rounds of CIUSSS sites The annual Safety Week grew into an ambitious month-long event as the Quality team and…
All you need to know about CRO
We’ve been hearing a lot about CRO, but what exactly is it? Carbapenem resistant organism, or CRO, are a type of bacteria that are…
Did you know?
During Accreditation week from December 4 to 9, the surveyors will ask questions related to Infection Prevention and Control’s (IPAC) policies, procedures and practices…