Manitoba Health

Infection Prevention and Control

This page provides current infection control guidelines, information, fact sheets and links related to infection control in acute and long term care settings and the community. The information reflects evidence-based best practices for infection prevention and control.

• Guidelines

• Fact Sheets

• Forms

• Additional Provincial, National and International Resources

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Guidelines

• Admission Screening Statement for MRSA and VRE for Acute Care Facilities and Surgical Centres
  January 2007
  
  
• Clinical Notification of Reportable Diseases or Conditions
  
  
• Clostridium difficile-Associated Diseases (CDAD) Infection Control Guidelines
  Sept 2006
  see also:  Clostridium difficile-Associated Diseases (CDAD) Protocol Sept 2006
   
• Communicable Disease Management Protocol Manual
   
• Infection Control Guidelines for Community Shelters & Group Homes
  April 2005
   
• Infection Control Guidelines for Health Care Workers in the Community
  1998 (reprinted Sept 2003)
   
• Integrated Post-Exposure Protocol for HIV, HBV and HCV: Guidelines for Managing Exposures to Blood and Body Fluids
  March 2009
   
• Reportable Diseases and Conditions by Health Professionals (HP) and Labs (L)
  April 2009
  
  
• Manitoba Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (AROs)
   
• Protocol for Management of Suspected Anaphylactic Shock in Non-Hospital Settings
  Nov 2007
  
  
• The Public Health Act
  
  
• Routine Practices and Additional Precautions: Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Health Care
  April 2012  NEW
  (In this document reference is made in regards to the new PHAC RPAP document. Currently the PHAC RPAP 1999 is under revision and not yet posted/available.)

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Fact Sheets

 

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Forms

• Surveillance Forms
• Adult Immunization Record Form [Français]

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Additional Provincial, National and International Resources

Manitoba

• Monthly Summary of Communicable Diseases
• Cough Etiquette signage [Français]
• Hand Hygiene signage [Français]
• A listing of resources that are available for Health Care Providers across the province, free of charge is available by clicking here.

National

• Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA) Canada
• Health Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada

International

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  • Healthcare Infection Control Practice Advisory Committee
• World Health Organization

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To reach staff and for general enquiries:

Communicable Disease Control (CDC) Public Health and Primary Health Care Manitoba Health 4th Floor - 300 Carlton St. Winnipeg MB  R3B 3M9  CANADA Phone: (204) 788-6737 Fax: (204) 948-2040