Author name: Kamyab Ghatan

Veterinary hospitals occupy a unique and often underappreciated position in the infection prevention landscape. They are healthcare facilities where both the patients and the pathogens differ fundamentally from the human healthcare environment, and where the risk of zoonotic disease transmission from animal to human is a daily operational reality. Zoonotic disease prevention requires a specialized […]

An unannounced RHRA inspection is one of the most stressful events a retirement home operator can face, and the homes that navigate it with confidence are not those that happened to have everything in order by coincidence on the day the inspector arrived. They are the homes that have built operational systems strong enough to

If your Ontario long-term care home has received IPAC funding and the expiry date is approaching, the decisions you make in the coming weeks will determine whether that investment produces lasting compliance value or becomes a rushed, poorly documented expenditure that satisfies neither the funder’s requirements nor your home’s actual infection prevention needs. Many LTC

Hand hygiene is universally recognized as the single most effective measure for preventing healthcare-associated infections, and yet hospitals across Canada and around the world continue to fall short of consistent compliance at the point of care. The four moments of hand hygiene framework, developed and promoted by the World Health Organization, gives healthcare workers a

If you manage a long-term care home in Ontario, IPAC lapse prevention is no longer a background concern, it is a front-line operational priority in 2026. Regulatory scrutiny has intensified, unannounced inspections are increasing, and the consequences of non-compliance now include mandatory orders, public disclosure, and reputational damage that is difficult to recover from. This

The question for Canadian healthcare facilities in 2026 is no longer whether another significant pathogen will emerge. It is whether your facility’s infection prevention systems will hold when it does. Avian influenza A(H5N1) has been spreading among animal populations across North America and has produced a growing number of human cases globally, raising the level

Foot care clinics operate in a space where infection risk is constant but often underestimated. Every procedure that breaks skin, contacts mucous membrane, or involves wound care carries a transmission risk that must be managed with the same rigour applied in any clinical healthcare setting. Podiatrists and foot care nurses working in Ontario are subject

When a pathogen spreads through the air, the difference between a surgical mask and a properly fitted respirator is not a matter of preference. It is a matter of measurable protection for the healthcare worker wearing it, and by extension, for every patient, resident, or client they interact with during a shift. Ontario’s occupational health