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Infection Prevention and Control

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Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) involves evidence-based practices and procedures designed to minimize the risk of infection. When consistently applied in healthcare settings, these measures help protect patients, residents, clients, healthcare providers, and visitors from infection. 

Clinical Office Settings
  • Public Health Ontario: Clinical Office Practice
  • Public Health Ontario: Infection Prevention and Control Organizational Risk Assessment for Clinical Office Practice
  • Public Health Ontario: Organizational Risk Assessment Clinical Office Practice Form
  • Public Health Ontario: IPAC Checklist for Clinical Office Practice Core Elements
  • Public Health Ontario: IPAC Checklist for Clinical Office Practice Reprocessing of Medical Equipment

Congregate Living Settings (CLSs)
  • Public Health Ontario: COVID-19 Resources for CLSs 
  • Public Health Ontario: IPAC Self-Assessment for CLSs
  • Public Health Ontario: Action IPAC - Activities to Support IPAC in CLSs
  • Public Health Ontario: Outbreak Preparedness, Prevention, and Management in CLSs
  • Public Health Ontario: Cohorting in Respiratory Virus Outbreak

Long-Term Care Homes (LTCHs) and Retirement Homes (RHs) 
  • Public Health Ontario: IPAC Checklist for Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes 
  • Public Health Ontario: IPAC Self-Assessment Audit for Long-Term Care Homes and Retirement Homes
  • Public Health Ontario: Infection Prevention and Control for Long-Term Care Homes (PHO, 2020)
  • IPAC Canada: Long-Term Care Surveillance Toolkit

Acute Care Settings
  • Public Health Ontario: Best Practices in IPAC

IPAC Training Resources 
  • Public Health Ontario: Infection Prevention and Control - Online Learning
  • IPAC Canada: Canadian IPAC Courses

Reprocessing
  • Public Health Ontario: Reprocessing
  • IPAC Canada: Medical Device Reprocessing
  • PIDAC: Best Practices for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Medical Equipment/Devices in All Healthcare Settings

IPAC Canada Resources
  • IPAC Canada: Non-Acute Care Resources
  • IPAC Canada: National Infection Control Week
  • IPAC Canada: IPAC Resources

Public Health Ontario and Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC) Resources
  • Public Health Ontario: Infection Prevention and Control
  • PIDAC: Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Ontario
  • PIDAC: Best Practices for Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Patient and Resident Populations
  • PIDAC: Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Ontario in All Healthcare Settings
  • PIDAC: Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning for Prevention and Control of Infections in All Healthcare Settings
  • PIDAC: Best Practices for Hand Hygiene in All Healthcare Settings
  • PIDAC: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in All Healthcare Settings
    • PIDAC: Annex A Screening, Testing, and Surveillance for Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (AROs) in All Healthcare Settings
    • PIDAC: Annex B Best Practices for Prevention of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infection in All Healthcare Settings
    • PIDAC: Annex C Testing, Surveillance, and Management of Clostridium difficile in All Healthcare Settings
  • See additional resources on the PIDAC webpage

The Communicable Disease Control (CDC) program is available to answer IPAC related questions and can review/provide feedback for IPAC policies/procedures. Call us at 705-474-1400 or toll free at 1-800-563-2808, ext. 5229, or by email to cdc@healthunit.ca for more information.

Last updated: September 2024

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