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Infection Prevention & Control

This program area focuses on excellence in infection prevention and control practices in the province of Newfoundland Labrador. This will be accomplished, in collaboration with the Provincial Infection Control group (PIC-NL), by maximizing coordination and integration of activities related to health care associated infections, infection prevention and control, and surveillance using an evidence-based approach.

This is achieved by:

• Fostering collaboration between the Regional Health Authorities on infection prevention and control issues;
• Developing relevant policy and guidelines;
• Providing knowledge to guide investigation or practices (i.e. best practice guidelines); and
• Advocating on behalf of the community of practice for appropriate and sustainable resources

• Education Materials
• Public Education
• Prevention Materials
• Infection Control Guidelines
• Disease Surveillance Forms
• External Links

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Education

Healthcare Professionals

• Antibiotic-resistant Organisms
  • MRSA Manual for Nurses and other Healthcare Workers (445 KB)
  • Fact Sheets
    • Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (53 KB)
    • Vancomycin-resistant organisms (VRE) (53 KB)
    • Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) organisms (52 KB)
    • Carbapenem-resistant organisms (53 KB)
• Hand Hygiene
  • Guidelines
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005) (1.7 MB)
    • Public Health Ontario (2010) (1.1 MB)
    • The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (2002) (270 KB)
    • World Health Organization (2009) (4.2 MB)
    • WHO – (2012) Hand hygiene in Outpatient and Home-based Care and Long-term Care (3.1 MB)
  • Policies
    • Alberta Health Services (2011) (47 KB)
  • Education Modules
    • Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
    • Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet)
  • Presentations
    • Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Hand Hygiene Campaign Presentation – “Clean Hands Across the Land” (1.7 MB)
  • Posters
    • How to Wash your Hands: (544 KB)
    • How to Use a Hand Sanitizer: (559 KB)
    • Your 4 Moments for Hand Hygiene: (628 KB)
    • Scrub Up (1.7 MB)
  • Videos
    • Adult – “Germs are Everywhere” – Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre
    • Children’s Video – “You’ll Like Clean Hands” Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre
    • Canadian Patient Safety Institute Videos
    • Brant Community Healthcare System – “I want to wash my hands”
  • Audits/Monitoring
    • CHICA-Canada’s Hand Hygiene Monitoring Tools
      • Hand Hygiene Readiness
      • Hand Hygiene Practice
    • Hand Hygiene Monitoring Tool
    • Observation Tool (500 KB)
  • Links
    • CHICA-Canada Position Statement: Hand Hygiene (101 KB)
    • Accreditation Canada
    • World Health Organization – SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands
    • CDC Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives
    • BC Centre for Disease Control
  • Hand Hygiene Products
    • GloGerm
    • GlitterBug
• Immunizations
  • Provincial Immunization Manual
• Infection Control Precautions
  Four mini-lectures have been prepared to review the chain of infection and practices for infection prevention and control that are relevant for all infections:
  1. Chain of Infection and Breaking the Chain (16.3 MB)
  2. Point of Care Risk Assessment (9.3 MB)
  3. Routine Practices (12.8 MB)
  4. Additional Precautions (14.3 MB)
• Influenza
  • Influenza Specific Education videos can be found here.
• Orientation Program for Infection Control Practitioners
  • Manual (2.2 MB)
  • Individual modules

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Public Education

• Antibiotic-resistant organisms
  • Fact Sheets
    • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) – Acute Care (53 KB)
    • MRSA – Long Term Care (52 KB)
    • MRSA – Community (55 KB)
    • Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) (53 KB)
    • Extended-sprectrum beta-lactamase (ESBLs) – Acute Care (50 KB)
    • Carbapenm-resistant organisms – Acute Care (44 KB)
• Clostridium difficile 
  • Fact Sheet
    • Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) (40 KB)
• Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease  
  • Fact Sheet
    • Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (Coxsackievirus) (52 KB)
• Pertussis
  • Fact Sheet
    • Pertussis (Whooping Cough) (52 KB)
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
  • Fact Sheet
    • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (24.5 KB)

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Prevention Materials

• Hygiene Campaign: Clean, Cover and Contain
• How to Wash Your Hands (543 KB)
• How to Use Hand Sanitizer (558 KB)
• Prevent Infection - Diabetes Control (41 KB)
• Disease fact sheets

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Infection Control Guidelines

• Antibiotic-Resistant Organism Management (310 KB)
• Clostridium difficile Management for Acute Care Settings (156 KB)
• Health Care Associated Infections
  • Community Associated MRSA (140 KB)
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance Protocol (299 KB)
  • Clostridium difficile Infection Surveillance Protocol (330 KB)
  • User Manual for HAI Database (1.9 MB)
• Influenza Management
• Invasive Group A Streptococcal Management (378 KB)
• Meningococcal Management (201 KB)
• Norovirus Management (239 KB)
• Occupational Health Screening Communicable Diseases (141 KB)
• Pandemic Precautions Guideline
• Routine Practices Additional Precautions (1.4 MB)
• Toys Practice Recommendations (297 KB)
• Tuberculosis Management (1.7 MB)
  • Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test
  • Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test Web Quiz

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External Links

• PHAC Infection and Control Guidelines – http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dpg-eng.php#infection
• PHAC Tuberculosis Guidelines – http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dpg-eng.php#tb
• Community and Hospital Acquired Infection Control Association – Canada (CHICA) – http://www.chica.org/
• Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program – http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/nois-sinp/survprog-eng.php

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