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Nathalie Thibault's bachelor's degree in Microbiology and master's degree in Immunology make her a germ and immune system specialist. Since the birth of her two daughters, she has been particularly interested in the infections which affect children who attend daycare. She is a teacher, speaker, and author. The specialized documents and courses she conceives help those involved in early childhood outsmart germs. She writes for a magazine called La Culbute and the mamanpourlavie.com website.

Germaction Special Report

Daycares versus the A/H1N1 flu and germ management

We know about gastroenteritis and the same goes for periods of conjunctivitis. We want to deal with head lice as little as possible and we are faced with streptococcus, fifth disease and hand, foot, and mouth disease every now and then...these are all a part of daycare life and we have seen worse! This time around however, germs are luring each and every one of us into an unusual combat: a pandemic.

We are all in unknown territory (unless you have lived through a pandemic before and therefore have a highly respectable age) which involves several variables. Fear and lack of knowledge present major obstacles for a logical and organized counterattack.

For this reason, we will offer tools conceived by Germaction and educatall, available in the educatall club in the Germaction section. These tools will make your life easier throughout this pandemic and guide you in daily germ management.

ON THE WEBSITE: Germaction section

• Flu pandemic: surveillance
• Flu pandemic: actual risk and perceived risk
  
• A/H1N1 flu: a whirlwind of information

IN THE EDUCATALL CLUB: Educa-germ infectious charts

• Daily surveillance chart
  
• Exceptional daily disinfection chart
  
• Infectious surveillance: case follow-up chart
  
• Poster for parent

Nathalie Thibault 

Products and services offered by Germaction: Distance learning courses for caregivers, courses in classroom settings, conferences, animated workshops, ISO-BOBOS program, etc.

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