Infection prevention and control program - Revision history

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Background

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	* IPAC programs result in fewer healthcare-associated infections, reduced length of stay, less antimicrobial resistance, and decreased cost of infection treatments		* IPAC programs result in fewer healthcare-associated infections, reduced length of stay, less antimicrobial resistance, and decreased cost of infection treatments
			* See also [[Infection control precautions by disease]]

	== Components ==		== Components ==

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	== Guidelines & Resources ==		== Guidelines & Resources ==

			* Public Health Agency of Canada. ''[https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/routine-practices-precautions-healthcare-associated-infections.html Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings]''. Ottawa, ON: November 2016.
	* Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion. Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee. [https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/BP_IPAC_Ontario_HCSettings_2012.pdf ''Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in All Health Care Settings, 3rd edition'']. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; May 2012.		* Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion. Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee. [https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/BP_IPAC_Ontario_HCSettings_2012.pdf ''Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in All Health Care Settings, 3rd edition'']. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; May 2012.
	* Association for Professions in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)		* Association for Professions in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
	* Heymann D. ''Control of Communicable Diseases Manual''. 20th edition. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 2008.		* Heymann D. ''Control of Communicable Diseases Manual''. 20th edition. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 2008.
	* American Academy of Pediatrics. [https://redbook.solutions.aap.org/ ''Red Book: 2018-2021 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases'']. 31st edition. Elk Grove Village, IL: American ~~Academny~~ of ~~Paediatrics~~; 2018.		* American Academy of Pediatrics. [https://redbook.solutions.aap.org/ ''Red Book: 2018-2021 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases'']. 31st edition. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2018.
	* [https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/index.html CDC Guidelines Library]		* [https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/index.html CDC Guidelines Library]

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	**Continuing education for healthcare providers in IPAC		**Continuing education for healthcare providers in IPAC
	**Education of clients, patients, residents, and visitors		**Education of clients, patients, residents, and visitors
	*Antimicrobial stewardship program		*[[Antimicrobial stewardship program]]

	=== Miscellaneous Components ===		=== Miscellaneous Components ===

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Staffing Requirements

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			== Background ==

			* IPAC programs result in fewer healthcare-associated infections, reduced length of stay, less antimicrobial resistance, and decreased cost of infection treatments

	== Core Components ==		== Core Components ==

			* Surveillance, based on systematic data collection and subsequent data analysis and dissemination
	* Surveillance
	** Process measures, often requiring audits		** Process measures, often requiring process audits
	** Outcome measures, such as rates hospital-acquired infections		** Outcome measures, such as rates hospital-acquired infections
			**System for detecting, investigating, and controlling outbreaks
			**Reportable disease reporting to public health agencies
	* Policies and procedures		* Policies and procedures
			**IPAC policies and procedures
			**Care policies and procedures that impact IPAC
	* Compliance and accreditation		* Compliance and accreditation
	* Occupational health and safety		* Occupational health and safety
	** Includes requirement for annual influenza vaccination as a rerequisite of employment		** Includes requirement for annual influenza vaccination as a rerequisite of employment
	* Education and training		* Education and training
			**Continuing education for healthcare providers in IPAC
			**Education of clients, patients, residents, and visitors
			*Antimicrobial stewardship program

	=== Miscellaneous Components ===		=== Miscellaneous Components ===
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	* Hand hygeine program		* Hand hygeine program
	* Routine practices and precautions program		* Routine practices and precautions program
			*Resident health program for longterm care facilities, such as immunization programs
			*Timely access to microbiology laboratory reports and expertise
			*Active participation in facility maintenance standards, facility design, and construction and renovation
			*Product review and evaluation
			*Continuous quality improvement activities
			*Review of practices for reprocessing of equipment
			*Review of practices for environmental cleaning
			*Participation in research activities for programs affiliated with academic health science centres, teaching hospitals, and other settings

	== Staffing Requirements ==		== Staffing Requirements ==

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	= Core Components =		== Core Components ==

	* Surveillance		* Surveillance
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	* Education and training		* Education and training

	== Miscellaneous Components ==		=== Miscellaneous Components ===

	* Hand hygeine program		* Hand hygeine program
	* Routine practices and precautions program		* Routine practices and precautions program

	= Staffing Requirements =		== Staffing Requirements ==

	== IPAC committee ==		=== IPAC committee ===

	* Membership must includes ICPs, IPAC physician, OHS representation, public health, environmental services representation, nursing and MD representatives, and management		* Membership must includes ICPs, IPAC physician, OHS representation, public health, environmental services representation, nursing and MD representatives, and management
	* Can also include representatives from microbiology, ID, equipment processing, OR, epidemiology, and quality assurance		* Can also include representatives from microbiology, ID, equipment processing, OR, epidemiology, and quality assurance

	== Infection Control Professional (ICP) ==		=== Infection Control Professional (ICP) ===

	* In general, for an acute care facility, should have around 1 ICP per 100 occupied beds		* In general, for an acute care facility, should have around 1 ICP per 100 occupied beds
	** This number can vary based on complexity of patient care		** This number can vary based on complexity of patient care

	== IPAC MD ==		=== IPAC MD ===

	* Must have available a physician trained in IPAC		* Must have available a physician trained in IPAC
	* Sits on the committee and is available as-needed otherwise		* Sits on the committee and is available as-needed otherwise

	== Administrative Assistant ==		=== Administrative Assistant ===

	* Helps to coordinate the program		* Helps to coordinate the program

	= Guidelines & Resources =		== Guidelines & Resources ==

	* Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion. Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee. [https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/BP_IPAC_Ontario_HCSettings_2012.pdf ''Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in All Health Care Settings, 3rd edition'']. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; May 2012.		* Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion. Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee. [https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/BP_IPAC_Ontario_HCSettings_2012.pdf ''Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in All Health Care Settings, 3rd edition'']. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; May 2012.

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Guidelines & Resources

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	* American Academy of Pediatrics. [https://redbook.solutions.aap.org/ ''Red Book: 2018-2021 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases'']. 31st edition. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academny of Paediatrics; 2018.		* American Academy of Pediatrics. [https://redbook.solutions.aap.org/ ''Red Book: 2018-2021 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases'']. 31st edition. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academny of Paediatrics; 2018.
	* [https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/index.html CDC Guidelines Library]		* [https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/index.html CDC Guidelines Library]

			[[Category:Infection prevention and control]]

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	= IPAC Overview =

	= Core Components =		= Core Components =