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IPAC Resources
Learn best practice recommendations, tools, and educational materials to support health-care providers with infection prevention and control. This page is designed to promote safety and reduce infection risks across health care and community settings.

- Cardboard Boxes Poster
- Furniture
- IPAC Air Scrubbers for Wildfire Smoke
- IPAC Fans in Healthcare
- IPAC Signage and Posted Materials
- Monitoring and Responding to Temperature and Humidity Extremes in the Operating Room
- Personal Care Items
- Pet Therapy and Visitation
- Seasonal Decorations, Costumes, and Gifts
- Soiled Utility Rooms
- Toy Management
- Ultrasound Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations for All Health Care Settings
IH patient information sheets
- Candida auris
- Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO)
- Hand Hygiene for Patients, Residents, Clients, and Visitors
- Hospital Admission Screening for Antimicrobial-Resistant Organisms
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Protect Yourself and Others
- Your space, Your safety: Keeping Your Space Clutter-Free
HealthLinkBC patient information sheets
- Avoiding Infections in the Hospital
- Bedbugs
- Chickenpox (Varicella)
- Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
- Group A Streptococcal Infections
- Head Lice
- Hospital Isolation Rooms
- Making It Easier to Wear a Mask to Help Prevent Infections
- Measles
- Meningococcal Disease
- Mpox
- Mumps
- Pertussis
- Scabies
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
PICNet patient information sheets
- IPAC Contact List (IH Login Required)


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