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Infection prevention and control (IPAC) complaints

To report an IPAC complaint, please call to speak with a member of our Infectious Disease team Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

  • St. Thomas, call 519-631-9900 ext. 1232
  • Woodstock, call 519-421-9901 ext. 3500

General IPAC resources

Antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategy: Improve Diagnostics
  • Preserving Antibiotics Now and Into the Future
Hand hygiene 
  • Wash Your Hands Poster
  • Clean Your Hands Poster
  • Hand Washing How-To Poster
  • Hand Sanitizer How-To Poster
  • Just Clean Your Hands Program, Public Health Ontario
Routine practices
  • Routine Practices and Additional Precautions, Best Practices 
  • Risk Algorithm Guide to PPE Use 
  • Routine Practice and Additional Precautions Fact Sheet 
Signage
  • Cover Your Cough
  • Donning and Doffing PPE, Public Health Ontario
  • Screening for Infections

Setting-specific IPAC resources

Dentists
  • IPAC Core Elements 
  • IPAC Checklist for Dental Practices 
Physicians
  • IPAC in Clinical Office Practices, Best Practices
  • IPAC Checklists for Clinical Office Practices
  • Preventing an IPAC Lapse
  • Top Five High Risk Practices: Recommendations and Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities
 Veterinarians
  • Healthy Pets, Healthy People, CDC 
  • Ontario Veterinary College IPAC Manual 

Patient IPAC resources

Animals and human health
  • Test Your Knowledge - Veterinary Medicine and Public Health 
  • Worms and Germs Blog, University of Guelph 
Healthcare acquired infections
  • Healthcare-acquired infections, Health Quality Ontario
  • Prevent healthcare-acquired infections: Share how to have Clean Care Conversations during STOP! Clean Your Hands Day  
  • Preventing Infections
Patient safety
  •  Canadian Patient Safety Association (CPSI) 

Professional development

  • IPAC Canada - Check the calendar of events and visit IPAC Online Learning, Public Health Ontario
  • Webber Teleclasses - An international lecture series on infection prevention and control topics. Check their training schedule and recordings library which is free and accessible to anyone.
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