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A complete listing of all IHN documents can be accessed by clicking here.
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Links to Needle Safety Information
Click here to access the online course which helps clinicians prepare for, detect and respond to notifiable, emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases. It identifies best practices on how clinicians, public health, and laboratory professionals can work together to address infectious disease outbreaks effectively and efficiently.
The course describes best practices by way of four case studies, and links back to each province and territory so that front-line clinicians may find specific information for their region. The resource page is designed to provide Ontario specific information all in one place, such as how to contact your local Medical Officer of Health.
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This document outlines the practice of Routine Practices and Additional Precautions (RP/AP) in health care settings across the continuum of care (see below) including, but not limited to, pre-hospital care, acute care, complex continuing care, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care, chronic care, ambulatory care and home health care.
The Routine Practices and Additional Precautions set out in this document must be practiced in all settings where health care is provided, across the continuum of health care. This includes settings where emergency (including pre-hospital) care is provided, hospitals, complex continuing care facilities, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care homes, outpatient clinics, community health centres and clinics, physician offices, dental offices, offices of other health professionals, public health and home health care
This document is intended to provide best practices only. Health care settings are encouraged to work towards these best practices in an effort to improve quality of care.
The cleaning practices set out in this document must be practiced in all settings where care is provided, across the continuum of health care, with the exception of cleaning of the client’s home in home health care. This includes settings where emergency (including pre-hospital) care is provided, hospitals, complex continuing care facilities, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care homes, mental health facilities, outpatient clinics, community health centres and clinics, physician offices, dental offices and offices of other health professionals.
This document from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), as advsied by the Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT), outlines the risks to the pregnant traveller and the current recommendations based upon the existing body of literature.
The information is available on the PHAC website. You can also click here to access the document.
The following posters have been developed to assist facilities in communicating with their outbreak status to the public:
1. Warning - currently watching for signs and symptoms of illness
2. Stop - outbreak declared
3. Outbreak Guidelines - for residents, families & visitors
In response to two ongoing separate pertussis outbreaks in Southwestern Ontario, two fact sheets have been developed by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care:
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- Call toll free : 1-866-212-2272
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1. Just Clean Your Hands: Click here
Hand hygiene is a responsibility shared among all health care providers. This program was created by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to help hospitals and individuals overcome the barriers to proper hand hygiene and improve compliance with hand hygiene best practices by using the 4 moments for hand hygiene.
2. Other Resources:
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