Experience with a Health Care-associated Infection Such as CDI, CPO Or MRSA

Posted February 27, 2023 • Last updated February 28, 2023

Closed March 31, 2023

Open to Provincial Region

Last updated February 28, 2023

Do you have experience with a health care-associated infection such as CDI, CPO or MRSA within the last five years? The Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) would like to hear your story.

PICNet, a health improvement network of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), publishes an annual report on provincial numbers of healthcare-associated infections, including Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO), and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Regular surveillance and monitoring of CDI, CPO and MRSA in healthcare settings is conducted to understand the impact of these infections on patients in BC. By monitoring cases and trends of healthcare-associated infections, infection prevention and control measures can be improved to help reduce the spread and the number of infections in BC hospitals.

PICNet would like to include a quote or story about a person or family member’s experience with a healthcare-associated infection in our upcoming annual report and highlight their perspective.

Patients or family members of people who had a CDI, CPO or MRSA infection in a BC hospital are invited to talk about their experience with a member of our team for 45-60 minutes. Participants will be offered $50 for their time.

Contact person:
Katherine Sunderland – katherine.sunderland@phsa.ca
236-885-3409

From Our Community

Christine Wallsworth

Patient Partner, Vancouver

Patient and family partners should not be a check box on research proposals! They need to be involved right from the start. I know patient and family partners are doing their part by providing their knowledge to researchers from their lived experience. It’s a win-win for us to work together through PVN to make sure our input drives improvements.