KEY ARTICLES AND RESOURCE MATERIALS

Provincial Infectious Disease Advisory Best Practice Manuals:

• Cleaning, disinfection and Sterilization

• Clostridium difficile

• Febrile Respiratory Illness

• Infection Prevention and control programs in Ontario

• Hand Hygiene

• Infection Prevention and Control of Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in all Health care Settings

• STI Case Management and contact Tracing

• Surveillance of Health care Associated Infections

OSACH INFECTION CONTROL RESOURCES

OSACH Pandemic Planning resources

Safety Engineered Medical Sharps

Video: Don of a New Day  20050317

Video: Personal Protection Against Infection  20040413

Fast Facts on Infection Control topics (selected topics are available in Chinese, French, and Portuguese) 

Resource Manual: OSACH - Protecting Health Care Workers From Infectious Diseases: A Self-Assessment Tool

Brochure: Respiratory Protection  20080620

Resource Manual: Respiratory Protection Programs   20030807

Booklet: To the Point: Get the Facts about Sharps Injury Prevention

Education: Infection Control for Caregivers

LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE

Transcript from OSACH teleconference on Ventilation Systems and Prevention of Respiratory Illness: Requirements for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning in Health Care Facilities. This teleconference specifically addresses Legionnaires' disease.  20051109

Ontario Ministry of Labour bulletin on Legionella: - includes responsibilities of employers and employees, prevention measures, characteristics of infections, and numerous Canadian and international information resources.  20051020

OSHA eTool - with information about the disease itself, potential sources of the bacterium, outbreak investigation protocols, and outbreak response.  20051020

Health Canada Guideline on decreasing the risk of construction-related nosocomial infections (including  Legionella).  20051020

Transcript from OSACH teleconference on Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Systems  20020625

Centers for Disease Control document Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities.  20051020

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) - includes HVAC&R engineering resources related to control of the spread of respiratory illness. 20051110

TUBERCULOSIS

Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 - from the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report  20051230

Tuberculosis Prevention and Control - Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)  20070404

  TB Respiratory Protection Program in Health Care Facilities: Administrator's Guide - from NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)   20031021

OTHER INFECTION CONTROL RESOURCES

Public Health Agency Of Canada

Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols

World Health Organization

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Regional Infection Control Networks

Community and Hospital Infection Control Association Canada (CHICA)\

Infection Control Posters