This program area focuses on excellence in infection prevention and control practices in the province of Newfoundland Labrador. This is accomplished through 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 Health Authority Zones 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
• Archived

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Education

Healthcare Professionals

• Antibiotic-resistant Organisms
  • Fact Sheets
    • Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
    • Vancomycin-resistant organisms (VRE)
    • Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) organisms
    • Carbapenem-resistant organisms
• Presentations
  • Clean Hands Across NL All staff
  • Clean Hands Across NL Auditor Education with notes
  • Clean Hands Across NL Auditor Education
• Posters
  • How to Wash your Hands
  • How to Use a Hand Sanitizer
  • Your 4 Moments for Hand Hygiene
  • Scrub Up
  • PPE Putting It On
  • PPE Taking It Off
• 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
  2. Point of Care Risk Assessment
  3. Routine Practices
  4. Additional Precautions
• Orientation Program for Infection Control Practitioners
  • Manual (2.2 MB)
  • Individual modules
• Healthcare Associated Infections Yearly Reports
  • 2017 Year End
  • 2015 Year End
  • 2014 Year End
  • 2013 Year End

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Public Education

• Disease Fact Sheets
  • Carbapenm-resistant organisms – Acute Care
  • Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
  • Diabetes Care – Prevent Infections
  • Extended-sprectrum beta-lactamase (ESBLs) – Acute Care
  • German Measles
  • Giardiasis
  • Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib)
  • Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (Coxsackievirus)
  • Head Lice
  • Hepatitis A
  • Impetigo
  • Lyme Disease
  • Measles
  • Meningococcal Disease – Client Fact Sheet
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) – Acute Care
  • MRSA – Long Term Care
  • MRSA – Community
  • Mumps
  • Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
  • Rubella
  • Scabies prevention
  • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE)

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Prevention Materials

• Prevent Infection from MRSA
• Prevent Infection – Diabetes Care

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Infection Control Guidelines

• Management of AMROs Across the Continuum of Care Dec 2011
• Clostridium difficile Management for Acute Care Settings 2012
• Clostridium difficile Management for Long Term Care Settings 2012
• Health Care Associated Infections
  • Community Associated MRSA 2012
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance Protocol 2022
  • Clostridium difficile Infection Surveillance Protocol 2022
• Interim Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Guidance for Candida Auris 2024
• Invasive Group A Streptococcal Management 2009
• Meningococcal Management 2009
• Norovirus Management 2017
• Pandemic Precautions Guideline 2021
• Routine Practices Additional Precautions 2014
• Tuberculosis Management 2019
• Communicable Disease Control Manual 
• Interim TB Screening Recommendations for Long Term Care, Personal Care Homes, and Community Care Homes, Oct 2025

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External Links

• PHAC Infection and Control Guidelines – http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dpg-eng.php#infection
• Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC Canada) – https://ipac-canada.org/
• Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program – http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/nois-sinp/survprog-eng.php
• World Health Organization – SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands – http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/en/ 

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