Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
May 2012
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Assessment and Educational Tools
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
2012
Urinary Tract Infections
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
Created by: SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation
Catheter Associated Infection (CAUTI)
Created by: APIC
The US Center for Disease Control has guidelines and other resources:
– CAUTI Guidelines (2009)
– CAUTI Guidelines – update (2015)
– FAQ One-pager
UTIs in Long-Term Care
AMMI-Canada has resources on Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Long-Term Care Residents
Public Health Ontario has a suite of resources for UTIs in Long-Term Care
You can view this Powerpoint presentation given by Dr. Jennifer Grant at the IPAC-BC Education Day 2016
Wound Guidelines
Guideline: Wound Bed Preparation for Healable and Non-Healable Wounds in Adults and Children
Created by: British Columbia Provincial Nursing Skin and Wound Committee
Created by: the British Columbia Provincial Nursing Skin and Wound Committee in collaboration with PICNet and Wound Clinicians from all BC Health Authorities
Revised June 2015
Procedure: Swab for Culture and Susceptibility in Suspected Wound Infection
Created by: British Columbia Provincial Nursing Skin and Wound Committee
Created by: the British Columbia Provincial Nursing Skin and Wound Committee in collaboration with PICNet and Wound Clinicians from all BC Health Authorities
Revised June 2015
Respirators
Single Use Respirators and Fit Testing Equivalency
Created By: WorkSafe BC
April 2011
IPC Programs
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
Pandemic Preparedness
Infection prevention and control in health care for preparedness and response to outbreaks
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)
April 2021
Other Infection Control Guidelines
World Health Organization – Infection Control Guidelines by Topic
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)
Communicable Disease Control Manual
Created By: British Columbia Centre For Disease Control (BCCDC)
April 2011; updated regularly online