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Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
September 2017

Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Assessment and Educational Tools
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
2012

Urinary Tract Infections

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)

Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

Created by: SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation

Catheter Associated Infection (CAUTI)
Created by: APIC

The US Center for Disease Control has guidelines and other resources:
CAUTI Guidelines (2009)
CAUTI Guidelines – update (2017)
FAQ

Wound Guidelines

Guideline: Wound Bed Preparation for Healable and Non-Healable Wounds in Adults and Children
Created by: the British Columbia Provincial Nursing Skin and Wound Committee in collaboration with PICNet and Wound Clinicians from all BC Health Authorities
Revised June 2015

Procedure: Swab for Culture and Susceptibility in Suspected Wound Infection
Created by: the British Columbia Provincial Nursing Skin and Wound Committee in collaboration with PICNet and Wound Clinicians from all BC Health Authorities
Revised June 2015

 

IPC Programs: Core Features

Essential Resources for Effective Infection Prevention and Control Programs: A Matter of Patient Safety: A Discussion Paper
Created By: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
July 2010

Pandemic Preparedness

Infection prevention and control in health care for preparedness and response to outbreaks
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)
April 2021

New Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative (PRET)
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)
April 2023

WHO launches new initiative to improve pandemic preparedness
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)
April 2023

 

Other Infection Control Guidelines

World Health Organization – Infection Control Guidelines by Topic
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)

Global report on infection prevention and control
Created By: World Health Organization (WHO)
May 2022

Communicable Disease Control Manual
Created By: British Columbia Centre For Disease Control (BCCDC)
April 2011; updated regularly online