Friday July 30, 2010
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About the Waterloo Wellington Infection Control Network (WWICN)
The Waterloo Wellington Infection Control Network (WWICN) is the RICN that serves the geographic area of the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) #3. This area includes the Region of Waterloo, the County of Wellington including Guelph, and part of Grey County including Southgate Township.
The WWICN is in process of updating contact lists to include relevant agencies in the area, and has identified over 250 agencies and over 500 individual contacts so far. The breakdown for hospitals, long-term care, public health and community is as follows:
  • Hospitals – 8
  • Long-Term Care – 34
  • Retirement Home – 76
  • Community Support Services – 74
  • Community Care -- 11
  • Public Health Units -- 2
The WWICN is building upon a long history of existing Infection Prevention and Control Networks in the area. Two CHICA-Chapters, SOPIC and HANDIC, are populated by WWICN members. There are two public health units that have strong relationships with their acute and long-term care partners, and all are eager to build new relationships and work together to address some of the infection prevention and control gaps.
 
The Waterloo Wellington Infection Control Network is currently comprised of 4 staff:
  • Network Coordinator: Naideen Bailey
  • Infection Control Consultant: Ellen Otterbein
  • Medical Coordinator: Dr. Martha Fulford
  • Network Assistant: Tammie Corrigan
For contact information, visit WWICN Contacts
To see that the WWICN can do for you, please see our Services Catalogue
2008-09 Annual Report
As an innovative link to infection prevention and control expertise in their communities and as a network of networks across the province, RICNs serve anyone who is involved in the provision of health care.
Our Annual Report describes many initiatives that, over the past year, have contributed to the promotion of IPAC best practice across the health care continuum.  Please take a few moments to browse through its contents. 
Click on the links below to view previous Annual Reports