Nosocomial and Occupational Infections

Infection Control Guidelines ongoing projects

Infection Control Guideline for the Prevention of Health Care-Associated Pneumonia

The Guideline for the Prevention of Healthcare-associated Pneumonia presents an overview of healthcare-associated pneumonia and provides evidence-based recommendations intended to prevent both pneumonia and other severe lower respiratory tract infections in settings where healthcare is provided. It updates and replaces recommendations from the previous Health Canada guideline, Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia (1990), and has been expanded to encompass a variety of healthcare settings including acute care hospitals (adult, neonatal, and pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) and non-ICU areas), long term and ambulatory care facilities and home care. This revision contains administrative recommendations outlining the essential infrastructure and resources needed in order for Infection Prevention and Control Programs to implement prevention and control measures recommended in this guideline.

This guideline is still in the draft stage and is not currently available to the public. The proposed publication date is 2007.

Infection Control Guidelines Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Canada - Quick Reference Guide

In December 2004, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) convened a special meeting of the Advisory Committee on Infection Prevention and Control for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), to review and revise as necessary the 2002 Infection Control Guideline for Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Canada.

This meeting was preceded by a PHAC International CJD Scientific meeting at which the most up-to-date scientific information regarding CJD and its iatrogenic transmission were reviewed.

This document represents clarification and revision of components of the 2002 Guideline, based on information available at the time of the 2004 PHAC International CJD Scientific Meeting. See the 2002 Guideline for complete recommendations.

This guideline is still in the draft stage and is not currently available to the public. The proposed publication date is 2007.

Resources for Effective Infection Prevention and Control Programs - A Matter of Patient Safety

The purpose of this document is to describe, using an evidence based approach, the resources necessary for Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) programs across the continuum of care in acute, long term, ambulatory and home care settings. The intrinsic and explicit values of Infection Prevention and Control programs are researched and presented from both human and economic perspectives.

This guideline is still in the draft stage and is not currently available to the public. The proposed publication date is 2007.

Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Health Care (REVISION)

This document was originally published in 1999 and is currently under revision. The guideline is designed for use by infection control practitioners (ICPs). Where individuals without experience in infection control are required to implement infection control precautions, it is expected that the expertise of ICPs will be sought by those responsible for the institution or region concerned. These guidelines should be used to develop specific recommendations for local use, taking into consideration local conditions such as facilities available, risk of acquisition of infection, type of institution, type of care, and level of education and awareness of the personnel providing the care.

Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Invasive Group A Sreptococcal Disease
Annex 3 - Infection Control for Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infections in Hospitals

This document was developed for the use of healthcare workers (HCWs) to prevent the transmission of invasive group A streptococcus (GAS) in hospitals. The recommendations in this document are based on the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Infection Control Guidelines: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infections in Health Care – Revision of Isolation and Precaution Techniques, Prevention and Control of Occupational Infections in Health Care and Hand Washing, Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care.

Some specific recommendations in this Annex may supercede existing PHAC Infection Control Guidelines; they are based on new evidence and expert opinion.

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/06pdf/32s2_e.pdf

Infection Control Guideline for Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Flexible Bronchoscopy

The Infection Control Guideline for Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Flexible Bronchoscopy encompasses flexible endoscopes and the accessories used for gastrointestinal and bronchoscopic procedures. This document stresses the essential elements and methods in the safe handling, transportation and biological decontamination of flexible endoscopes and reusable accessories. Definitions are in accordance with the Canadian Standards Association.
This document is meant to reinforce guidelines from professional societies involved in endoscopic procedures and to aid departments, clinics and offices in setting up their own policies and procedures to ensure the safe handling and reprocessing of flexible endoscopes and their accessories.