Presented by Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, Regional Medical Director for Infection Control at Vancouver Coastal Health Acute.

Tuesday April 14th, 2015, 114 Halpern Centre, 11:30 am

Abstract: Dr. Bryce will speak about infection prevention and control programs, how they are organized, what they do and some examples of organisms and diseases that are monitored and why.  New weapons in the infection control arsenal will be presented – many of these are based on environmental disinfection principles.  Finally, the latest innovative idea – using a dog to screen for Clostridium difficile diarrhea-  will be highlighted.

Presenter:Dr. Elizabeth Bryce is the Regional Medical Director for Infection Control at Vancouver Coastal Health Acute. She is dually qualified in Medical Microbiology and Internal Medicine and is a Clinical Professor at the University of British Columbia. Elizabeth is a member of the Pandemic Influenza Guidelines Committee for Respiratory Protection for the Public Health Agency of Canada and a reviewer for Infection Control Guidelines for this same organization. She is a co-chair of the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program as well as a co-chair for the Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia.

This is the fourth in the Spring 2015  SFURA Speakers Program. Presentations are free and open to all members of SFU and the public.  No reservations are required.  They are held at 11:30 am on Tuesdays with a talk of approximately 50 minutes, plus a short question period.

Members of the audience are invited to join the speaker and executive board for lunch at the Diamond Alumni Centre following the talk.