David Vidra Health Educators

Health Educators (http://www.hlthedu.com) will be at NIX Thursday June 17th in Toronto, Ontario to teach a one day course regarding bloodborne pathogens and infection control. Seating is EXTREMELY limited so pre-registration is required immediately. Please Download the Registration Form or contact Jesse Villemaire if you wish to register and have any further questions @ 519-653-4333
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS & [...]

This Ontario best practice document applies to any facility, service or person offering services where there is a risk of exposure to blood, such as, but not limited to: hairdressing and barber shops, tattoo and body piercing studios, electrolysis, acupuncture and various aesthetic services. The following guidelines comprise general recommendations for all personal service settings and equipment. Click [...]

Public health officials advised people who received tattoos or piercing at Moonshin a Cooksville tattoo and piercing parlour, between March 2005 and last month to get blood tests.
Inspection by health officials revealed that the tattoo parlour failed to keep adequate maintenance records for its sterilization equipment. It is estimated this negligence of proper sterilization can put nearly [...]

Everything is setup for the first of what we hope to be a recurring series of BodyArtPro sponsored  Health Educators classes in Toronto. Sunday we have the Bloodborne Pathogens and The Principles of Infection Control class and Monday will be Sterilization: From Start to Finish.  Big Thanks to Philip Barbosa (BMEzine Staff) for coordinating the event and for helping setup [...]