Preventing the spread of infection should be every facility’s priority.

We all need to be doing our part in preventing infection transmission through development of services and processes as well as improving practices all aimed at mitigating risk.  Having an infection control expert partner with you can save valuable resources including your time.  

At IPACmavens, a Board Certified Infection Preventionist can help you and your organization to improve on your quality and safety initiatives by implementing programs, trainings and standards which will reduce the risk of infection transmission.

We do all of these while meeting the following fundamental goals of our infection prevention and control programs: 

• Protecting the patient/resident
• Protecting the healthcare personnel/staff and visitors
• Meeting accreditation and regulatory mandates
• Accomplishing these goals in a cost-effective manner for the organization

SERVICES

• IPC gap analysis and the development of customized infection prevention and control programs.
• Onsite and web-based educational and training programs on infection prevention and control.
• Development of antimicrobial stewardship programs to meet facility needs and regulatory requirements.
• Guidance and support with sterile reprocessing, facility cleaning and laundry to mitigate infection transmission risk.
• Assistance with accreditation survey preparation and regulatory requirements including but not limited to Accreditation Canada and IPAC Canada. 
• Preparation of and assistance with corrective plans of action related to audit deficiencies.
• Perform infection control risk assessment and risk mitigation.
• Lead process and outcome surveillance of HAI (SSI, CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP and MDRO)
• Develop Emergency/Pandemic Preparedness Plans for emerging diseases including COVID-19

We provide on-site facility visit and develop report of findings with suggestions and guidance for improvement.

CLIENTS

• Hospitals
• Out patient care facilities
• Ambulatory surgery centres
• Clinics and physician offices
• Long-term care/nursing homes
• Veterinary clinics/hospitals
• Others (non-healthcare)