IPAC Canada 2023 National Conference

May 28-31, 2023 - Hybrid Conference
Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver, BC

Main Program Handouts and Presentations

Preconference Day
Sunday 28th May, 2023

Morning Concurrent Session #1: Oncology Transplantation Workshop	Handouts Available
Title: Panel Discussion: Defining the Immunocompromized Patient Presenter(s): Dr. Alon Vaisman, University Health Network; Dr. Armelle Villalobos, University of Manitoba; Dr. Ghada Al-Rawahi, UBC
Title: Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection surveillance in BMT/Oncology and solid organ transplant. Presenter(s): Dr. Jocelyn Srigley, BC Children's Hospital
Title: COVID-19 management in BMT/Oncology/solid organ transplant. Presenter(s): Dr. Alon Vaisman, University Health Network; Sarah Zanchettin MHA CIC CHE, University Health Network
Morning Concurrent Session #2: Home and Community Care	Handouts Available
Title: Supporting Best Practice in a Remote Workforce Presenter(s): Allyson Hankins, Manager, IPAC; Leon Blackmore Pavilion, Vancouver Coastal Health; Meaghan Thumath,  Regional Director, Communicable Disease Control, Vancouver Coastal Health Sponsor:
Title: Reprocessing in the Community Presenter(s): Harpreet Gill, Coordinator, Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement, Medical Device Reprocessing, Langley Fulfillment Center, BC Sponsor:
Title: Home vs. Hospital - What is the client's space and how do we audit quality metrics?  Presenter(s): Sanj Chetty, Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner, Community; Vancouver Coastal Health  Sponsor:	​ ​
Cleaning and Disinfection Symposium: Emerging Threats and How to Address	Handouts Available
Title: Dry Surface Biofilms  Presenter(s): Dr. Michelle Alfa, AlfaMed Consulting, Winnipeg MB Sponsor:	​ ​
Title: Candida auris Presenter(s): Dr. Victor Leung, Providence Health Care, Vancouver BC Sponsor:	​ ​
Title: Auditing EVS: Measure what matters  Presenter(s): Natalie Bruce, Infection Control Consultant, Ottawa ON Sponsor:
Title: Horizontal Infection Prevention Presenter(s): Jim Gauthier, Diversey Inc. Sponsor:	​ ​
Title: Ask Me Anything - Q&A with Presenters Presenter(s): All presenters Sponsor:

Monday 29th May, 2023

Light Breakfast with the Experts	Handouts Available
Room #1 Topic: Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection Presenter(s): Dr. Mark Rupp, University of Nebraska Medical Center Sponsor:
Room #2 Topic: Nasal Decolonization Presenter(s): Kathleen Vollman, Critical Care Nurse Specialist; Jason Hickok, Ondine Biomedical Sponsor:	​​
Room #3 Topic: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Presenter(s): Dr. David Goldfarb, University of British Columbia Sponsor:
Room #4 Topic: Disinfection by Ultraviolet Light Presenter(s): Dr. Wladyslaw (Wally) Kowalski, Sanuvox Technologies Sponsor:	​ ​
Keynote Presentation	Handouts Available
Title: The Psychology of Pandemics Presenter(s): Dr. Steven Taylor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC	​ ​
Title: You Want to Engage Front Line Workers - But how do you do that?   Presenter(s): Dr. Michael Gardam, Health PEI, Charlottetown PE Sponsor:	​ ​
Title: Scientific Communication to the Public During a Pandemic and Beyond Presenter(s): Dr. Steven Taylor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
Concurrent Sessions	Handouts Available
Concurrent Session #1 Title: Leading the Process – How do we manage our way through the CSA Z317.13 during construction, renovation and maintenance of healthcare facilities? Presenter(s): Michael Hickey, MF Hickey Consulting; Roger Holliss, Holliss Consulting, Waterloo ON; Paul Chisholm, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey BC; Will Thompson, Ellis Don.  Sponsor:
Concurrent Session #2 Title: Emergencies and Disasters: Just when you thought you’ve heard the last word… Presenter(s): Sandra Callery, Former Senior Advisor, Infection Prevention and Control, Public Health Ontario, Toronto ON	​ ​

Tuesday 30th May, 2023

	Handouts Available
Topic: Covid-19’s challenges to infection control dogma Presenter(s): Dr. Michael Klompas, Harvard University, Boston MA
Topic: The Future of Outbreaks Presenter(s): Dr. Prameet Sheth, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston ON
Topic: The Science of Vaccines Presenter(s): Dr. Manish Sadarangani, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver BC Sponsor:	​ ​
Topic: Recovery and Reflection, Pathways to Advancing your LTC IPAC Program Presenter(s): Sandra Callery, President, Certification Board of Infection Control Sponsor:	​ ​
Concurrent Sessions	Handouts Available
Concurrent Session #1 Title:  Important Trends in Nosocomial Pathogens Presenter(s): Dr. George Golding, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg MB; Jessica Bartoszko, Olivia Varsaneux Sponsor:
Concurrent Session #2 Title: Environmentally Responsible PPE   Presenter(s): Barry Hunt, Canadian Association of PPE Manufacturers; Sonja Janousek, Vancouver Coastal Health; Joseph Vipond,  Past-President Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment; Ed Rubinstein, University Health Network  Sponsor:	​ ​
Concurrent Session #3 Title: Balancing Person Centred Care in Specialized Populations throughout the Continuum of Care Presenter(s): Tabatha Gallant, Summerset Manor, Summerside PE; Cathy Guitare, Wedgwood Manor/Summerset Manor; Summerside PE; Jacqueline Hlagi, Vancouver General Hospital/HSC, Vancouver BC Sponsor:

Wednesday 31st May, 2023

	Handouts Available
Topic: Sani Marc Environmental Research and Innovative Stewardship Scholarship 2022 Presenter(s): Fuad Ibrahimov and Team from Fraser Health Authority,Surrey BC  Sponsor:
Topic: Vernacare Hot Topics - Are We OK?:  A Conversation about Healthcare Provider Mental Health and Moral Distress Presenter(s): Dr. Titus Wong, University of British Columbia Sponsor:
Topic: Future of Medical work – Leveraging AI and IoMT to improve patient care Presenter(s): Peter Jones, Microsoft Canada, Toronto ON Sponsor:
Closing Session	Handouts Available
Title:  Losing My Privilege - What becoming a visible minority taught me about leadership Presenter(s): Chris Bergeron, Montreal QC
Post-Conference	Handouts Available
Title:  Become a Better Advocate and Negotiator - Inside and Outside Your Organization Presenter(s): Rob LeForte, The Advocacy Coach, First Lake Solutions, Ottawa ON