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GUIDELINES & STANDARDS
Provincial

Guidelines, policies and standards that Infection Prevention and Control professionals may use to support their own documentation and best practices.

 

PROVINCIAL
Source Date Policy/Guideline
BC - VIHA 2016 VIHA Infection Prevention and Control Manual
BC - PICNeT 2016 Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Workers
BC - PICNeT 2014 Providing Health Care to the Client Living in the Community
BC - PICNeT 2013 Antibiotic Resistant Organisms Prevention and Control Guidelines
BC - PICNeT 2012 Best Practices for Hand Hygiene in all Healthcare Settings and Programs
BC - PICNeT 2011 Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Critical and Semi-critical Medical Devices
BC - CPSBC 2011 Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in the Physician's Office
BC - PICNeT 2011 Residential Care Infection Prevention and Control Manual
BC - PICNeT 2011 Respiratory Outbreak Prevention and Control Guidelines
WorkSafe BC 2011 Single Use Respirators and Fit Testing Equivalency
BC-CDC 2004 Infection Prevention and Control in the Physicians Office
Alberta Health 2016 Infection Prevention and Control Review of Medical Device Reprocessing For Reusable Critical and Semi-Critical Medical Devices
Alberta Health 2015 Infection Prevention and Control Strategy
Alberta Health 2012 Medical Device Cleaning Standards
Alberta Health 2011 Accountability and Reporting
Alberta Health 2011 Single-Use Medical Devices
Alberta Health 2007 Review of Infection Prevention and Control
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health 2016 Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Surveillance Protocol
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health 2015 Guidelines for the Management of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in All Healthcare Settings
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health 2015 Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance Protocol
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health 2013 Guidelines for the Management of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health 2013 Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Continuing Care Settings
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health 2012 Infection Control Manual for Child Care Facilities
Manitoba Health 2018 Manitoba Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (AROs)
Manitoba Health 2018 Integrated Post-Exposure Protocol: Guidelines for Managing Exposures to Blood/Bodily Fluids
Manitoba Health
2013 Routine Practices and Additional Precautions: Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Health Care 
Manitoba Health 2006 Clostridium difficile-Associated Diseases (CDAD) Infection Control Guidelines
Manitoba Health 2005 Guidelines for Community Shelters and Group Homes
Manitoba Health 2000 Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Endoscopy
Public Health Ontario 2019 Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Personal Risk Assessment Modules
Public Health Ontario 2019 Ontario Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) Comparison Tool
Public Health Ontario 2019 Guide to Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Management of Suspected or Confirmed Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (VHF) in Acute Care
Public Health Ontario 2019 Guide to Infection Prevention and Control in Personal Service Settings, 3rd edition
Public Health Ontario 2019

IPAC Checklist for Dental Practice - Core Elements

IPAC Checklist for Dental Practice – Reprocessing of Dental/Medical Equipment/Devices

Ontario MOHLTC 2018 Recommendations for the Control of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes 
Ontario MOHLTC 2018 Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes
Ontario PIDAC 2019 Evidence Review and Revised Recommendations for the Control of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) 
Ontario PIDAC 2018 Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning for Prevention and Control of Infections in All Health Care Settings
Ontario PIDAC 2018 Guide to Infection Prevention and Control in Personal Service Settings
Ontario RCDSO 2018 Infection Prevention and Control in the Dental Office
Ontario PIDAC 2017 Best Practices for Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Ontario PIDAC 2015 Best Practices for Prevention, Surveillance and Infection Control Management of Novel Respiratory Infections in all Health Care Settings
Ontario PIDAC 2015 Tools for Preparedness: Triage, Screening and Patient Management of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infections in Acute Care Settings
Ontario PIDAC 2015 Infection Prevention and Control in Perinatology in All Health Care Settings that Provide Obstetrical and Newborn Care
Ontario PIDAC 2015 Infection Prevention and Control for Clinical Office Practice
Ontario PIDAC 2014 Best Practices for Surveillance of Health Care-Associated Infections in Patient and Resident Populations
Ontario PIDAC 2014 Best Practices for Hand Hygiene in all Health Care Facilities
Ontario PIDAC 2013 Best Practices for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in all Health Care Facilities
Ontario PIDAC 2013 Review of Literature for Evidence-based Best Practices for VRE Control
Ontario PIDAC 2013 Annex A: Screening, Testing and Surveillance for Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (AROs) In All Health Care Settings
Ontario PIDAC 2013 Annex B: Best Practices for Prevention of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infection In All Health Care Settings
Ontario PIDAC 2013 Annex C: Testing, Surveillance and Management of Clostridium difficile In All Health Care Settings
Ontario PIDAC 2012 Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in All Health Care Settings, 3rd Edition
Ontario PIDAC 2012 Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Ontario in All Health Care Settings
Ontario PIDAC 2009 Infection Prevention and Control Best Practices for STI Case Management and Contact Tracing
Ontario Hospital Association ongoing Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols for Ontario Hospitals
Québec 2013 Divider Curtains and Infection Risk
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2017 Meningococcal Management
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2014 Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Across the Continuum of Care
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2013 Provincial Surveillance Protocol for Clostridium difficile infection
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2012 Clostridium difficile Management for Acute Care Settings
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2012 Clostridium difficile Management for Long Term Care Settings
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2012 Management of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms Across the Continuum of Care
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2010 Community Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: A practical guide for primary care practitioners
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2010 Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Across the Continuum of Care
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2009 Invasive Group A Streptococcal Management
Newfoundland/
Labrador
2008 Norovirus Management