Annual Outbreak Education

• Fall 2023 Congregate Care Outbreak Presentation Recording (53 minutes)

Resources

• Debrief Meeting Template
• Guideline for Hair Salons Within Facilities
• Scabies Testing for Clinicians
• Symptoms? What Do I Do to Prevent a Potential Outbreak?

Infection Control

Facility Outbreak Signage

• Outbreak Stoplight Sign

Droplet & Contact Precautions

• Sign
• Info Sheet

Respiratory Etiquette

• Cover Your Cough Sign

Modified Respiratory Precautions

• Poster
• PPE Checklist

Information for Family, Residents & Visitors

• Information for Family and Visitors During an Outbreak
• Information for Patients During an Outbreak

Transfers, Admissions & Discharges

• Risk Assessment Matrix
• Risk Assessment Worksheet
• Outbreak Reporting & Transfer Requests

Provincial Guidelines

• Guide for Outbreak Prevention and Control in Long Term Care and Hospice Sites

Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI)

Forms

• CDI Outbreak Tracking Record

Resources

• CDI Algorithm for Facilities Without AHS IPC Support
• CDI Checklist for Facilities
• Sporicidal Precautions for Discharge/Transfer Cleaning
• Signs
  • Domestic Laundry Poster
  • Sporicidal Cleaning

Gastrointestinal Illness (GI)

Forms

• GI Outbreak Tracking
  • Client Form (18766)
  • Staff Form (22054)
• Serology and Molecular Testing Requisition (20676)
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Resources

• GI Information for Group Homes (less than 10 residents)
• GI Outbreak Management Checklist
• Signs
  • GI Outbreak Poster
• Stool Specimen Collection
• Noroviruses (Norwalk) Fact Sheet (MyHealth.Alberta.ca)

Documents for Distribution to Staff

Prior to Outbreaks

• Important Notice to Staff About Influenza Vaccine & COVID-19 (hand-out)

During Outbreaks

• Influenza Outbreak Antiviral Medication Recommended for Unimmunized Staff
• Influenza Outbreak, Vaccine Mismatch – Antiviral Medication Recommended
• Healthcare Worker Antiviral Prescription Request (staff hand-out for physician)

Antiviral Process

• Physician / Pharmacist Antiviral Prophylaxis Standing Order Template

Outbreak Management Resources

• Communicable Disease Control Notifiable Disease & Outbreak Management
• Serology & Molecular Testing Requisition Form 20676
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• IPC Diseases & Conditions Table: Recommendations for Management of Long Term Care Patients (search disease in footer)
• Nasopharyngeal Swab Collection Procedure
• Patient information on influenza: Influenza (seasonal flu)