Practice Guidelines
Practice Guideline Categories
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- National Standards, Guidelines and Documents
- International Standards and Guidelines
PICNet and other BC Guidelines
All PICNet guidelines are intended as a reference for Health Authorities to utilize when developing their related policies. The guidelines are not regulatory. We recommend these guidelines be used to harmonize infection prevention and control practices throughout BC. It is common for patients/clients/residents to utilize more that one facility and cross health authority boundaries, and staff often work in more than one facility. A consistent approach will reduce confusion and promote a better understanding by everyone of the required practices.
Responsible clinician judgment remains paramount. Utilizing these evidence based guidelines, infection control programs need to develop policies and protocols that are tailored to their specific facility needs, and the patients they serve.
While point-of-care staff are welcome to read and refer to any of the guidelines, they are not intended to supersede direction given by their local Infection Control Practitioner or their Regional Infection Prevention and Control program.
Antibiotic Resistant Organism (ARO) Guidelines (2013)
Created By: PICNet
March 2013
Best Practices for Hand Hygiene in All Healthcare Settings and Programs
Created By: British Columbia Ministry of Health
August 2012
Best Practice Guidelines for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Critical and Semi-critical Medical Devices in BC Health Authorities
Created By: British Columbia Ministry of Health
December 2011
Residential Care Infection Prevention and Control Manual for Non-Affiliated Sites
Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet)
September 2011
Management of Health Care Providers Pre and Post Exposure to Measles, Mumps or Rubella (MMR)
Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet)
May 2011
BC Building Code
Created By: Province of British Columbia
April 2011
Communicable Disease Control Manual
Created By: British Columbia Centre For Disease Control (BCCDC)
April 2011
Single Use Respirators and Fit Testing Equivalency
Created By: WorkSafe BC
April 2011
Respiratory Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities
Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet)
February 2011
Facility Influenza Immunization Policy: Questions and Answers for Health Care Facilities
Created By: British Columbia Centre For Disease Control (BCCDC)
October 2010
Influenza Immunization Policy for BC Facilities
Created By: British Columbia Centre For Disease Control (BCCDC)
October 2010
Interim Guidelines for Baseline Assessment and Management of Health Care Workers (HCW) who are Cases or Contacts of Measles (Rubeola)
Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet)
June 2010
Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities
Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet)
June 2010
Home and Community Health Care Guidelines
Created By: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet)
August 2009
Interim Antiviral Options for 2008-09 Season
Created By: British Columbia Centre For Disease Control (BCCDC)
March 2009
Other Provinces
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions In All Health Care Settings
Created By: Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC)
January 2013
Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control in Perinatology
Created By: Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC)
May 2012
Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning for Prevention and Control of Infections in All Health Care Settings
Created By: Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC)
December 2009
Infection Prevention and Control in the Dental Office
Created By: Royal College of Dental Surgeons in Ontario
November 2009
National Standards, Guidelines and Documents
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
May 2013
Hand Hygiene Practices in Healthcare Settings
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
March 2013
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Assessment and Educational Tools
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
March 2013
Clostridium difficile Infection Infection Prevention And Control Guidance For Management In Acute Care Settings
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
December 2012
Clostridium difficile Infection Infection Prevention And Control Guidance For Management In Long-Term Care Facilities
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
December 2012
Seasonal Influenza - Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Home Care Settings
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
December 2012
Prevention and Control of Influenza during a Pandemic for All Healthcare Settings
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
September 2011
Infection Prevention and Control Guideline for Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Flexible Bronchoscopy
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
June 2011
Canadian Society of Nephrology infection control guidelines
Created By: Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN)
April 2011
Community and Hospital Association of Canada: links to other guidelines
Created By: Community And Hospital Infection Control Association-Canada (CHICA)
April 2011
Infection Control Guidelines
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
April 2011
National Guidance Documents for H1N1 s-oiv
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
April 2011
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada Standards
Created By: Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC)
April 2011
Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Healthcare Workers in Acute Care and Long-term Care Settings: Seasonal Influenza
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
December 2010
Essential Resourcs for Effective Infection Prevention and Control Programs: A Matter of Patient Safety: A Discussion Paper
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
July 2010
Infection Control Guideline for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
May 2010
Infection Prevention and Control Guideline for Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Flexible Bronchoscopy
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
January 2010
International Standards and Guidelines
Hand Hygiene Guidelines
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)
April 2011
Infection Control Guidelines
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)
April 2011
Pandemic Influenza Response and Preparedness Plan
Created By: US Department of Health and Human Services
April 2011
World Health Organization - Guidelines by Topic
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)
April 2011