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Friday, Feb 12 2010
On behalf of our 158,000 members and associate members, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) has been working in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Health Canada over the past two years on policy development around personal protective equipment for health care workers. Some progress has been made, and we recognize the difficulty of any pan-Canadian...
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Tuesday, Dec 1 2009
"The point is not who is right and is wrong about airborne transmission. The point is not science, but safety. Scientific knowledge changes constantly... We should be driven by the precautionary principle that reasonable steps to reduce risk should not await scientific certainty… Until this precautionary principle is fully recognized, mandated and enforced… workers will...
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Monday, Oct 5 2009
On behalf of nurses, I would like to sincerely thank the Standing Committee on Health for inviting us to present our concerns regarding the current state of implementation for the Canadian Influenza Pandemic Plan. My remarks will focus specifically on infection prevention and safety in healthcare settings.
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Wednesday, Sep 16 2009
Thank you for agreeing to meet with us today. It may now only be a matter of weeks before the pandemic is in full swing, and we are deeply concerned that the Canadian Pandemic Plan as it is drafted now will not protect our members in a pandemic.
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Tuesday, Jun 9 2009
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