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The Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Reference Guide is a compilation of resources and best practice documents on IPAC and outbreak management. It is to be used by long-term care homes (LTCHs) and retirement homes (RHs) to assist with IPAC programming and outbreak reporting, and outbreak management.

This document is targeted to Management and Infection Control Practitioners in LTCHs and RHs. Responsibility for the IPAC Program in a facility lies primarily with the senior administration of the organization. Implementation of the program rests not only with the IPAC team, but also with Nursing Managers, Environmental Services, Occupational Health and Safety, Directors of Medical Services, Central Reprocessing, and other departments and individuals in the facility impacted by the effective delivery of the program.

Diseases of Public Health Significance (DOPHS)

Diseases of Public Health Significance List

Diseases of Public Health Significance Reporting Form

Nipissing / Northeast Parry Sound Healthcare Providers Outbreak Repatriation and Admissions Protocol

Nipissing / Northeast Parry Sound Healthcare Providers Outbreak Repatriation and Admissions Protocol

Outbreak Repatriation and Admissions Algorithm

Appendix A: Admission Letter

Appendix B: Annual Letter

Appendix C: Transfer to Hospital during an Outbreak of Illness

Appendix D: Outbreak Transfer Notification to North Bay Regional Health Centre

Appendix F: Checklist for transfer of non line-listed patient to a HOME in outbreak or from a FACILITY in Outbreak

Outbreaks

  • Quick Reference for Detecting Outbreaks
  • Ministry of Health: Recommendations for Outbreak Prevention and Control in Institutions and Congregate Living Settings.
  • Outbreaks in Healthcare Facilities - What Families and Visitors Need to Know fact sheet:  English and Français 

Enteric

Outbreak Line Listing - for downloading

Outbreak Control Measures - for printing only

How to Collect a Stool Specimen

Gastroenteritis Information

Norovirus Information

C. difficile Information 

Infectious Disease Protocol, Appendix 1: Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Institutions and Public Hospitals

Respiratory

Outbreak Line Listing - for downloading

Outbreak Control Measures - for printing only

Antiviral Medication for Institutional Influenza Outbreak, 2024-2025 Season

Influenza Information

PHO's Cohorting in Respiratory Virus Outbreaks

PHO's Scenarios for Resident Cohorting

PHO's Protocol: Respiratory Outbreak Testing Prioritization

How to Collect and Process a Nasopharyngeal Specimen

Outbreak Signs / Avis d'éclosion

PIDAC: Annex B - Best Practices for Prevention of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infection in all Healthcare Settings

PIDAC: Best Practices for the Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection Transmission in All Healthcare Settings

Infectious Disease Protocol, Appendix 1: Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Institutions and Public Hospitals

 

Environmental Cleaning

Public Health Ontario: Environmental Cleaning

Best Practices for Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization of Medical Equipment/Devices in all Healthcare Settings (PIDAC, 2013)

Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning for Prevention and Control of Infections in all Healthcare Settings (PIDAC, 2018)

Other Disease Information

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)

Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL)

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Shingles

Candida Auris

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)

For others, see our Diseases webpage.

Hand Washing Resources

See our Hand Hygiene webpage.

Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC)

See our IPAC webpage.

Tuberculosis

See our Tuberculosis webpage.

Contact our Communicable Disease Control (CDC) program at 705-474-1400 or toll free at 1-800-563-2808, ext. 5229, or by email at cdc@healthunit.ca for more information.

Last updated: October 2024, by CDC

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