Saskatchewan Professionals in Infection Control
(IPAC SASKPIC)
2024 Fall Conference and General Meeting - Conference Brochure and Registration Form
2024 Spring General Meeting:
Webex meeting recording: SASKPIC General Meeting-20240515 1559-1
Password: GuYr5jTC
Recording link: https://skhealth.webex.com/skhealth/ldr.php?RCID=a7aab1ad1bf521a92f9b44bd25999d55
2023 Chapter Education Session and Meetings
Reunited and it Feels So Good: 2023 Fall Conference and General Meeting
Infectious Diseases Hot Topics - Dr. Satchan Takaya
Surveillance in Saskatchewan - Lesley McLean
Highlights from the 2023 IPAC National Conference: Loretta, Melanie, Jennifer
Wastewater Testing and COVID-19 - Dr. Tzu-Chiao Chao
Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis in Saskatchewan - Regina Public Health
Past Conferences
September 16, 2022 from 0800 - 1120h: Linking Knowledge with Practice - 2022 Virtual Fall Education Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Jim Gauthier, Diversey presented "Understanding the enemy, calming the panic: new organisms in our world"
Melissa Kucey presented "Antibiotic Stewardship"
September 23, 2021 from 0815 - 1205h: Due to COVID-19 the 2021 Fall Conference and AGM was held virtually. Dr. M. Faires will be presenting on "A Brief History of Infection Control: We've come a long way baby!" and Jason Tetro "The Germ Guy" will be presenting on "The IPAC Advantage - Why Saskatchewan needs IPC to go viral".
IPAC SASKPIC and our industrial colleagues put together some prizes (see below) for our acute care COVID unit front line staff. The draw has been completed and the winners notified.
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Vendor |
Prize |
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Cornerstone Medical |
Go Pro Hero |
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Vernacare |
$50 Gift Card |
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AMG Medical |
theraheat/ thera3+ |
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EcoLab |
$100 Keg Gift Card |
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SCJ (DebMed) |
SCJ Supplies/Gift Basket |
|
SASKPIC |
SASKPIC Conference |
September 18, 2020 from 1330 - 1530h: Due to COVID-19 the 2020 Fall Conference and AGM was held virtually. Dr. K. Malejczyk presented on Candida auris - a yeast behaving badly.
CANCELLED - Spring Education Session and Meeting: April 7, 2020 from 1300-1400h via Teleconference. Dr. K. Malejczyk will be presenting on Candida auris.
IPAC Knowledge: Our First Line of Defence: 2019 Fall Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- Highlights from IPAC National Conference from our Scholarship winners - Amber, Ewelina, Amanda, Marilyn
- Adult Vaccinations - Do you know what you need? - Loretta van Haarlem
- Epi Saves the Day! Keep Calm and Call the Epidemiologist - Dr. Meredith Faires
2019 Spring Education Session and Meeting: March 6, 2019 - Understanding the Mechanisms of Resistance in AROs and why it is important - Dr. K. Malejczyk
IPAC from A to Z: 2018 Fall Conference and AGM
- Your Friends in the Lab - How microbiology can help in the fight against AMR - Dr. Jessica Minion
- As the Hospital Turns - The Continuing Saga of Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection - Terry Shaw and Corey Weisgerber
- The Patient has What? Zoonotic Diseases: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Dr. Meredith Faires
- EMS: IPAC in the former Saskatoon Health Region - Erika Stebbings and Sherri Julé
2018 Spring Education Session and Meeting: April 11, 2018 - Antimicrobial Stewardship - Justin Kosar, BSc. BSP
Preparing for Change: 2017 Fall Conference and AGM
- Teacher, teacher can you teach me? Becoming better educators - Jim Gauthier
- Bending the Rules without Breaking the Principles - Jim Gauthier
- IPAC Canada Mentorship Program
- Think TB: A one page guide for Health Care Providers - Cathy Hartsook
- Extrapulmonary TB - Dr. K. Stewart
- Highlights from IPAC National Conference from our Scholarship winners - Jennifer, Loretta, Sherry
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has provided funding for Webber Training teleclasses.
Questions/Concerns: ipacsaskpic@ipac-canada.org
