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Avian influenza |
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Provides access to information about the number of current cases of Avian influenza in the world. Offers access to guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, infection control, food safety, and vaccines and antivirals. Includes links to information about pandemic influenza. |
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Source: World Health Organization |
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Flu prevention checklist  |
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This one-page document provides reminders about basic strategies for staying healthy and preventing the spread of influenza. |
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Source: Public Health Agency of Canada |
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Infection and environmental control |
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Chapter 4 of the "Regional Pandemic Influenza Response Plan" provides an overview of infection prevention and environmental control guidelines that will be critical to minimizing the transmission of pandemic influenza. This chapter is broken down into information specific to health care settings and to other settings. |
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Source: Vancouver Coastal Health |
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Infection control guidelines: hand washing, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization in health care |
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Presents an overview and provides recommendations to assist in preventing the transmission of infection in health care facilities. |
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Source: Public Health Agency of Canada |
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Infection control precautions for respiratory infections transmitted by large droplet/contact: infection control guidance in a non-outbreak setting, when an individual presnets with a respiratory infection |
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Designed to assist health care workers in preventing the transmission of respiratory infections. Appendices include recommendations related to aerosol-generating respiratory procedures and reprocessing of respiratory equipment. |
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Source: Public Health Agency of Canada |
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Infection prevention and control/occupational health and safety tools |
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Chapter 7A of the "Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic 2006" describes precautions for use against droplets and contacts in non-outbreak conditions, pandemic planning and response activities for different healthcare sectors, training and education programming for health care workers, occupational health management for health care workers, environmental cleaning and infection prevention and control guidelines for emergency operations centres. |
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Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care |
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Information for first responders |
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Reviews what first responders need to know about an influenza pandemic. Includes links to information about infection control, personal protective equipment, the role of governmental agencies, educational resources and tools. |
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Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care |
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Interim guidance for protection of persons involves in U.S. avian influenza outbreak disease control and eradication activities |
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Provides interim guidance for protection of persons involved in activities to control and eradicate outbreaks of avian influenza among poultry in the United States. Includes information about basic infection control, personal protective equipment, vaccination with seasonal influenza vaccine, antiviral prophylaxis, surveillance and monitoring of workers and evaluation of ill workers. |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Interim infection control guidelines for pandemic influenza in healthcare and community settings |
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Contains guidance primarily for health professionals regarding infection control for healthcare and community settings, in the management of pandemic influenza patients. Includes information on basic infection control principles and practices and discusses occupational health issues for institutions and health care workers. Provides information for specific settings such as ambulatory care facilities, hospitalization settings, transport settings, dental practices, residential care, home healthcare services, schools, childcare facilities, workplaces, other community settings and international passenger settings. Reviews infection control for the care of pandemic influenza patients at home as well as post mortem care. Includes a list of related journal references.
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Source: Australian Department of Health and Ageing |
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Interim national pandemic influenza clinical guidelines |
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Contains guidance primarily for health professionals regarding the assessment and management of avian and pandemic influenza patients. Covers treatment in hospitals and the community, of both adults and children, but may need to be adapted for use in different settings. Intended for use in Australia throughout the pandemic alert and pandemic periods.
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Source: Australian Department of Health and Ageing |
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Occupational health and safety measures and infection prevention and control in health care settings |
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Chapter 7 of the "Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic 2006" describes infection prevention and control measures the public and organizations should use and addresses occupational health and safety requirements for health care settings. |
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Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care |
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Pandemic flu: are you aware? |
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Provides a series of links to information about pandemic influenza. |
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Source: Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission of New Brunswick |
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Pandemic flu & you: important information for grocery workers |
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This pamphlet describes what a pandemic is, how flu is spread and highlights what may happen to grocery stores. Provides suggestions to help employees stay healthy and be prepared for a pandemic. |
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Source: Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors |
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Pandemic influenza: posters, fact sheets, resources |
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Provides access to posters about hand washing, hand sanitizing, sneezing and coughing; fact sheets about clean hands, coughs and influenza; and a resource relating to pandemic planning. |
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Source: Toronto Public Health |
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Prepared and protected |
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Video presents information about how respiratory diseases are caused and spread, infection control strategies and the use of personal protective equipment. |
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Source: Australian Department of Health and Ageing |
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Preparing for an influenza pandemic - practical guide for medical practitioners |
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Describes recognition and management of cases of severe respiratory illness, particularly in people who have recently traveled overseas to areas where avian influenza is occurring. The kit also contains basic information on infection control and personal protective equipment. |
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Source: Australian Department of Health and Ageing |
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Preparing for the next influenza pandemic: what every clinician should know |
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Describes how clinicians can work to prevent a pandemic and increase their readiness to respond to deadly outbreaks by maintaining routine infection control, enhancing public health awareness, increasing appropriate use of antiviral agents and promoting uptake of patient vaccination. |
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Source: BC Centre for Disease Control |
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Prevention measures in the context of an influenza pandemic: for employers and workers in Québec |
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Presents useful information necessary for an understanding of pandemic influenza. Describes measures for employers and employees which include both individual and collective strategies for the workplace. Includes appendices which focus on hand washing, respiratory hygiene, face masks and workplace cleanliness. |
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Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec |
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Prince Edward Island pandemic influenza contingency plan for the health sector |
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Presents P.E.I.'s framework document designed to guide the health system in the ongoing development of operational plans for an influenza pandemic. Topics discussed include surveillance, public health measures, vaccines and antivirals, protection of health care workers, caring in place, delivery of health services at traditional and non-traditional sites, and optimizing use of human health resources. |
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Source: Prince Edward Island Ministry of Health |
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Supplement 4: infection control |
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Explains how influenza is transmitted, and provides recommendations for infection control in healthcare settings, in schools and workplaces, and in community settings. |
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Taking care of yourself and your family: what to do if you get pandemic flu |
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This fact sheet provides information about how to care for yourself at home if you become sick with pandemic flu. Includes information concerning symptom control, household practices, and when to seek medical advice for adults and children. |
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Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care |
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