Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Acute, Long Term, Community and Dentistry Care

Policies and standards grouped by sector that Infection Prevention and Control professionals may use to support their own documentation and best practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Acute Care COVID-19 Guidance

• Routine practices and additional precautions for preventing the transmission of infection in healthcare settings (Government of Canada)
• Infection prevention and control for novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Interim guidance for acute healthcare settings (Government of Canada)
• Infection prevention and control for COVID-19: Interim guidance for outpatient and ambulatory care settings (Government of Canada)
• Hospital and critical care (BCCDC)
• Dialysis patients (BCCDC)
• Cancer care (BCCDC)
• Updated IPAC Recommendations for Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Care of Individuals with Suspect or Confirmed COVID-19 (PHO)
• COVID-19 (Gouvernement du Québec)
• Statement on Pregnant Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (SOGC)

Long term, Home and Hospice COVID-19 Guidance

• Routine practices and additional precautions for preventing the transmission of infection in healthcare settings  (Government of Canada)
• Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19: Interim Guidance for Home Care Settings  (Government of Canada)
• Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19: Interim Guidance for Long Term Care Homes  (Government of Canada)
• Using Ventilation and filtration to reduce aerosol transmission of COVID-19 in long-term care homes (Government of Canada)
• Focus On: Cohorting in Respiratory Virus Outbreaks (PHO)
• Scenarios for Resident Cohorting (PHO)
• Long-term care and assisted living (BCCDC)
• COVID-19 guidance document for long-term care homes in Ontario (Ontario Health)

Community COVID-19 Guidance

• Reducing COVID-19 risk in community settings: A tool for operators (Government of Canada)
• Summary of evidence supporting COVID-19 public health measures
• COVID-19 and people with disabilities in Canada (Government of Canada)
• Guidance for a strategic approach to lifting restrictive public health measures (Government of Canada)
• At home: Using ventilation and filtration to reduce the risk of aerosol transmission of COVID-19  (Government of Canada)
• Caring for people who use substances (BCCDC)

COVID-19 Guidance for Dentistry

• COVID-19 (Canadian Dental Association)

Date Modified: 2024-08-01