| Source* |
Policy / Guideline |
|
| CDC |
Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 |
| SHN |
MRSA - Getting Started Kit |
| PIDAC |
Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Ontario |
| PIDAC |
Best Practices for Hand Hygiene |
| SGNA |
Standards of Infection Control in
Reprocessing of Flexible Gastrointestinal
Endoscopes |
| PIDAC |
Flash Sterilization in Health Care Settings |
| CDC |
Guideline for Isolation
Precautions:
Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007
|
| EHPU |
Community Hospital Infection Control Guidelines - Guidance on infection control in Community Hospitals |
| EHPU |
Care Homes Policy |
| Hospital Infection Society |
National Evidence-based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England 2007 |
| Ontario MOHLTC |
Handwashing Guideline |
| CHICA |
CHICA-Canada Position Statement for Hand Hygiene |
| Health Canada |
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Health Care |
| PIDAC / CCPMI |
Routine Practices Fact Sheet
for Health Care Settings |
| PIDAC / CCPMI |
Hand Hygiene Fact Sheet
for Health Care Settings |
| MMWR |
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings |
| CDC |
Guideline for Isolation
Precautions:
Preventing Transmission
of Infectious Agents in
Healthcare Settings 2007 |
| PHAC |
Construction-related Nosocomial Infections in Patients in Health Care Facilities |
| PHAC |
Foot Care by Health Care Providers |
| PHAC |
Handwashing, Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care |
| PHAC |
Prevention and Control of Occupational Infections in Health Care |
| PHAC |
Preventing the Transmission of Bloodborune Pathogens in Health Care and Public Service Settings |
| PHAC |
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Health Care |
| CDC |
Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities |
| CDC |
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings |
| CDC |
Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings |
| CDC |
Guideline for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel |
| CDC |
Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals |
| APIC |
Implications of Service Animals in Health Care Settings |
| APIC |
Infection Prevention and Control in the long-term-care facility |
| APIC |
Multi-society Guideline for Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes |
| APIC |
Role of Infection Control During Construction in Health Care Facilities |
Ontario MOHLTC
|
Best Practices for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in all Health Care Facilities |
| RICN |
Fact Sheet for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in all Health Care Facilities |
| SHEA |
An Approach to the Evaluation of Quality Indicators of the Outcome of Care in Hospitalized Patients, With a Focus on Nosocomial Infection Indicators |
| SHEA |
Antimicrobial Resistance in Long-Term-Care Facilities |
| SHEA |
Antimicrobial Use in Long-Term-Care Facilities |
| SHEA/APIC |
Infection Prevention and Control in the Long-Term-Care Facility |
| SHEA |
Guidelines for the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals |
| PHAC |
Infection Control Guidance in a Non-Outbreak Setting, (In the Absence of SARS) When an Individual Presents to a Health Care Institution With a Respiratory Infection |
| PHAC |
Infection Control Guidance if there is a SARS Outbreak Anywhere in the World, When an Individual Presents to a Health Care Institution With a Respiratory Infection |
| CDC |
Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients |
| CCAR |
Hygiene & Asepsis Guidelines |
| Capital Health Region |
Outbreak Prevention, Control and Management in Home Living and Supportive Living Sites |
DISEASE OR ORGANISM SPECIFIC |
| SSSQ |
Mesures d’hygiène
et de salubrité au regard
du Clostridium difficile
Lignes directrices |
| IICC |
Global consensus conference on infection prevention and control practice
for Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) |
| EPHU |
TB Policy 2005 |
| PHAC |
The Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector |
| IFH |
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),
Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing
Escherichia coli in the home and community:
assessing the problem, controlling the spread |
| Ontario MOHLTC |
Tuberculosis Protocol September 2006 |
| APIC |
APIC MRSA Guideline March 2007 |
| State of Virginia |
Norovirus_Prevention_Guidance for_Institutions/Facilities_2007 |
Ontario MOHLTC
|
Best Practices for the Management of Clostridium difficile in all Health Care Settings |
| RICN |
Fact Sheet for Best Practices for the Management of Clostridium difficile in all Health Care Settings |
| Ontario MOHLTC |
Best Practices For Infection Prevention and Control of Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococci |
| PIDAC |
Check List - Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control of Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus and Enterococci in All Health Care Settings
|
Ontario MOHLTC
|
Preventing Febrile Respiratory Illnesses: Best Practices in Surveillance and Infection Prevention and Control for Febrile Respiratory Illness (FRI), excluding Tuberculosis, for all Ontario Health Care Settings |
| RICN |
Fact Sheet for Preventing FRI: Best Practices for all Ontario Health Care Settings |
| PHAC |
Canadian Tuberculosis Standards (5th edition) |
| PHAC |
Infection Control for Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease |
| PHAC |
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Tuberculosis in Canadian Health Care Facilities and Other Institutional Settings |
| PHAC |
Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease |
| PHAC |
Hepatitis C - Prevention and Control: A Public Health Consensus |
| PHAC |
Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Canada |
| CDC |
Recommendations for Prevention of HIV Transmission in Health-Care Settings |
| CDC |
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings |
| CDC |
Infection Control Measures for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in Health-Care Facilities |
| CDC |
Management of Influenza in Long-Term Care Settings |
| CDC |
Control and Prevention of Meningococcal Disease (outbreak management) |
| CDC |
Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin Resistance |
| ASM |
Infection Control in Cystic Fibrosis |
| BCCDC |
BCCDC Laboratory Services: A Guide to the Laboratory Investigation of Gastrointestinal Disease Outbreaks |
CCAR/CHICA/
AMMI/CMAJ |
New Guidelines Available to Assist Medical Community in Fight Against CA-MRSA |
| CFF |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Stopping the Spread of Germs |
| Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare |
Antiobiotic Resistant Organisms (ARO) Admission Screening Tool |
|
EHPU |
|
| BDA |
Infection Control in Dentistry |
| CDC |
Infection Control in Dentistry - Bloodborne Disease Transmission |
| CDC |
Infection Control in Dentistry - Airborne Disease Transmission |
| OSAP |
Guide for Safety and Infection Control for Oral Healthcare Missions |
| RCDSO |
Infection Control in the Dental Office |
PHYSICIAN’S & REGULATED PROFESSIONAL OFFICES
|
CPSA |
|
CPTA |
|
BCCDC |
|
CPSO |
|
CASLPO |
|
OCP |
|
| PERSONAL SERVICES AND ALTERNATE CARE |
| CANS |
Sanitation and Disinfection in the Salon |
| EHPU |
Infection Control Guidelines for Funeral Directors |
| EHPU |
Guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in Essex Ambulance Service |
EHPU |
|
EHPU |
|
EHPU |
|
PHAC |
|
CADOH |
|
INTA |
|
| LABORATORY |
PHAC |
|
CDC |
|
BCCDC |
|
| EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES |
EHPU |
|
DOHWA |
|
GRASSROOTS |
|
| CRUISE & VESSEL SANITATION |
HPA |
|
CDC |
|
CDC |
|
CDC |
|
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
ME-DWO |
|
GREEN SEAL |
|
TORONTO |
|
CEPA |
|
CEPA |
|
ECP |
|
GREEN SEAL |
|
| CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES |
EHPU |
|