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To advance infection prevention and control by advocating for our members and providing access to evidence-based resources, education and networking opportunities.

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Learn all about IPAC Canada’s long history, starting with our founding meeting in Montreal in 1976.

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An Infection Prevention and Control Professional (ICP) is an individual who is primarily responsible for development, implementation and evaluation of, and education related to policies, procedures, and practices that impact the prevention of infections.

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Guardians of the Invisible. A Tribute.

IPAC Canada Board of Directors

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IPAC Canada’s complete list of news releases and briefs.

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Meet IPAC Canada’s honourary members.

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Meet IPAC Canada’s past presidents.

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Your donation will add to the resources IPAC Canada requires to provide its members with the support they need to ensure the safety of patients, residents, and staff, and to advocate for stronger infection prevention and control programs across the continuum of care.

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Find out how to get in touch with IPAC Canada.

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This hybrid online and in-person course will offer intensive training for IPAC professionals, focusing on Long Term Care (LTC). Although this regulatory requirement is specific to Ontario, the skills and knowledge gained from this course will be valuable for professionals in all provinces.

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An Infection Prevention and Control Professional1 (ICP) is an individual who is employed with the primary responsibility for development, implementation, evaluation, and education related to policies, procedures, and practices that impact the prevention of infections.

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Being prepared makes all the difference. Join our mission to advance infection prevention and control. You may renew an existing IPAC Canada membership via your personal Online Membership Account if you created one for yourself in the past.

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Employment Opportunities will be posted to this page, included in bi-monthly e-news, and forwarded to a regional chapter or sector of membership (if appropriate).

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Our annual report archives contain all of IPAC Canada’s current and previous reports.

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Complete information about our annual general meeting, elections and reports.

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The Mentorship Program not only serves to assist mentees progressing through various stages of knowledge in their career, and also those considering moving into leadership roles within IPAC Canada, such as chapter executive positions, or board member positions.

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Important Dates and Deadlines

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The IPAC Program Audit Tool (PAT©) is designed for internal auditing of a health care organization’s IPAC program, to verify that the IPAC program standards are being met. The PAT© may also be used as part of an organization’s ongoing quality improvement program and/or to prepare for external audits (audits carried out by outside agencies such as Accreditation Canada). The audit tool has been condensed into a standalone workbook for the convenience of the auditor.

Click the PAT icon at left to find out more, and download this valuable tool.
HandyMetrics and IPAC Canada have partnered to transform the IPAC Canada Audit Toolkit into an easy-to-use App. The App is free to members who are affiliated with an organization that provides healthcare directly to patients in Canada.

Click the icon at left to find out more and get started.
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Home Members Area IPAC Canada Interest Groups Safety, Quality, Risk, Leadership Interest Group (SQRL) Interest Group

Safety, Quality, Risk, Leadership Interest Group (SQRL) Interest Group

Chair: Qasim Mohiuddin, Paige Reason, and Heather Candon  (ipac-sqrlinterestgroup@ipac-canada.org)
Co-chair: 

Secretary: Board Liaison: Stefania Cloutier

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Webinars and Presentations

    Can Quality Improvement and IPAC Coexist?

    Presenters: Qasim Mohiuddin, Lorraine Maze dit Mieusement, Natasha Salt, Molly Blake 
    Date:     Tuesday July 7th 2026 12pm-1pm

    Resource documents:

    1)      Health Quality Ontario (Ontario Health) Quality Improvement guide

    2)      IPAC Canada Core Competencies 

    3)      SHEA/APIC/IDSA/PIDS multisociety position paper on infection prevention and control programs

    4)      10 Challenges in Improving Quality in Healthcare

     Where to start learning about QI?

    PowerPoint Slides

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    Considerations for IPAC Events as Hospital Harms

    Presenter: Paige Reason, Heather Candon and Qasim Mohiuddin
    Date:     March 26, 2026
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    The Board of Directors of IPAC Canada announces endorsement of the new Safety, Quality, Risk, Leadership Interest Group (SQRL). Safety, Quality, Risk, and Leadership are integral applied and supporting core competencies, necessary to promote safe, quality care and the translation of evidence-based practice to clinical practice.

    As an introduction to this new Interest Group, members are invited to attend this inaugural networking meeting, presented by Stefania Cloutier, Director (Chapters and Interest Groups).

    Related documents

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