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2023/07/06

TRANSITIONING COVID-19 IPC RESOURCES

Transitioning COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Guidance and Resources

PICNet and the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with health authority partners, have used a phased approach to revise provincial COVID-19 infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance and resources to viral respiratory illness (VRI) and general IPC practices. This transition aligns with the following announcements and changes:

After BC Ministry of Health approval of revised materials, the COVID-19 information is being removed from the BCCDC COVID-19 Infection Control webpage and updated materials are posted here on the PICNet website to integrate IPC guidance and resources to a single source.  Users are being redirected to the PICNet website when accessing IPC resources on the BCCDC website.

For more information, please contact picnet@phsa.ca.

Please see the table below for revised resources and a summary of changes. Additional resources are being added as they become available.

 

Resource and Link Replaces the Following COVID-19 Resources Summary of Major Changes
How to Clean Your Hands Poster
  • COVID-19 Hand Hygiene poster
  • COVID-19 branding removed (viral graphics: COVID-19 wording).
Respect Personal Space Poster
  • COVID-19 Respect Personal Space
  • COVID-19 branding removed.
  • Title simplified to “Stop Germs from Spreading”
Entrance Patient Poster
  • COVID-19 Entrance Screening Tool for Health-Care Facilities (For all staff, visitors and patients/clients/residents)
  • COVID-19 Patient Screening Tool for Direct Care Interactions
  • Supports passive patient screening for VRI and other communicable diseases. Signs and symptoms added to support passive screening.
  • Provides patient-specific IPC advice.
  • COVID-19 branding removed.
Entrance Staff and Visitor Poster
  • COVID-19 Entrance Screening Tool for Health-Care Facilities (For all staff, visitors and patients/clients/residents)
  • COVID-19 Entrance Poster: Do not enter if you are sick
  • Support passive visitor and health-care worker screening for VRI and other communicable diseases.
  • Provides IPC advise
  • COVID-19 branding removed.
Point-of-Care Risk Assessment (PCRA)
  • COVID-19 Point-of-Care Risk Assessment (PCRA) February 2, 2022
  • A shift from COVID-19-specific measures to general IPC measures for preventing the spread of viral respiratory illness and other infectious illnesses.
  • To reflect the lifting of the universal masking policy in BC (the universal use of medical masks was included in the PPE selection algorithm from the Feb 2022 document).
  • The PPE decision tool has been updated to an algorithm with yes/no answers, as well as the consideration when to wear a respirator.
  • The COVID-19-specific example scenarios have been removed because they are already covered in steps 1, 2, and 3, and because scope of the tool is no longer specific to the management of COVID-19 only.
COVID-19: Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Transmission in Health-Care Setting (Archived Sep 27, 2023)
  • COVID-19: Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Transmission in Health-Care Setting (Aug 29, 2022)
  • The information contained in this document has been archived and is made available for historical referencing only. The content is no longer being updated and therefore, may not reflect current information or recommendations.
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