Running Head: OUTBREAK IN NIAGARA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 1

Outbreak in Niagara Healthcare System

Christian Christina (000769981)

Kumar Pushpinder (000773265)

Paul Paramveer (000772341)

Rahal Navdeep Kaur (000770884)

Verma Shivani (000772409)

Mohawk College

Introduction to Canadian Health Care System

Diamond Alison

March 3, 2018
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Outline: Outbreak in Niagara Healthcare System

I. INTRODUCTION: A brief description about the Outbreak in Niagara Healthcare

System

II. OVERVIEW OF C. DIFFICILE INFECTION:

a. Clostridium Difficile

b. Epidemiology in Canada

c. Causes of infection in Canada

d. Similar outbreak or episodes of such infection in other countries

III. REACTION OF PUBLIC:

a. Rally outside the hospitals to show the frustration

b. Critics accuse Niagara hospital network for mishandling the outbreak

c. Ontario government response: team of experts working with the hospitals to

help dealing with the situation.

IV. MEASURES TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT AND HOSPITAL TO OVERCOME

THE OUTBREAK:

a. Government control: Restructuring the plan

b. Infection control practices:

i. Hand hygiene standards

ii. Isolation rooms for affected patients

iii. Use of proper personal protective equipment

iv. Increased housekeeping staff

v. Stepped up cleaning practices – commodes and wheelchair to be run

through cart washer

vi. Distribution of hand wipes on food trays

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c. Documentation for affected patients, suspected patients and the patients

awaiting for the test results

d. Establishment of Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee by Health

System’s Medical Advisory Committee to review of types of antibiotics

prescribed to the patients

e. Preparation of questionnaire to identify potential positive patients of C.

Difficile

V. CURRENT SCENERIO

VI. FUTURE EFFECTS

VII. CONCLUSION