Infection Prevention & Control
The Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) team is committed to keeping patients/residents/clients and staff safe by preventing and controlling the spread of infections between patients/residents/clients (P/R/C), staff and visitors. This is a key issue that impacts outcomes (including health and safety) and resource utilization. IP&C’s overall goal is to prevent the spread of infections in health-care settings. Foundational components of the IP&C program include:
- IP&C education for staff, patients/residents/clients, and visitors
- Working collaboratively with and providing expert advice to other programs and services
- Developing evidence-based policies and procedures
- Surveillance of infections, early detection and investigation, investigation of potential outbreaks, and managing outbreaks
- Providing leadership and oversight to auditing programs (e.g., hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, etc.)
- Educating health professionals on infection prevention protocols to facilitate emergency preparedness
- Supporting evidence based practice (research, both critical review and publish)
- Providing leadership and expertise in Infection Prevention and Control practices
Infection Prevention and Control is a shared responsibility for all staff, patients/residents/clients, and visitors. To find out how you can help prevent the spread of infections, please refer to the provincial resources provided in the IP&C Resource Finder.
Outbreaks
Current Outbreaks
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
- Eriksdale PCH (COVID-19/RSV)
- Kin Place PCH (COVID-19)
- Arborg PCH (Respiratory)
- Gimli Betel PCH (COVID-19)
- Tudor House PCH (COVID-19)
- Rosewood PCH (Respiratory)
Northern Health Region
- No current outbreaks
Prairie Mountain Health
Shared Health
- No current outbreaks
For any questions arising from this information related to Shared Health facilities/services, please contact Shared Health Media Relations at media@sharedhealthmb.ca.
Southern Health-Santé Sud
- Salem Home – Maple North (RSV)
- Lions Prairie Manor – Walker Road (Respiratory)
- Rest Haven Care Home – Freedom Meadows House (Influenza)
- Heritage Life PCH – Lilac Lane (Respiratory)
- Eastview Place – Evergreen/Rosewood (Respiratory)
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
IP&C Resources
Audit Tools
Environmental Services
- 3.1 Regular Occupied Patient Room Cleaning & Disinfecting
- 3.2 Regular Discharge Patient Room Cleaning & Disinfecting
- 3.3 Isolation Occupied Patient Room Cleaning & Disinfecting
- 3.4 Isolation Discharge Patient Room Cleaning & Disinfecting
- 4.1 Generic Bed Cleaning & Disinfecting
- 4.2 Generic Bed Making
- 4.3 Birthing Bed Cleaning & Disinfecting
- 4.4 Birthing Bed Making
- 4.5 Bassinet Cleaning/Disinfecting & Making
- 4.6 Stretcher Cleaning & Disinfecting
- 5.1 Washroom Cleaning & Disinfecting
- 10.2 Environmental Services Cart Cleaning & Disinfecting
Hand Hygiene Audit Training: HandyAudit
IP&C Education
IP&C Signage
- Additional precautions 11″ x 17″ poster | French
- Disinfecting Shared Devices – 8.5″ x 11″English | French
- Donning PPE English | French (Jan. 6, 2021)
- Doffing PPE English | French (Jan. 6, 2021)
- Hand Hygiene – 11″ x 17″ Various languages
- How to hand rub poster – 11″ x 17″ English | French
- How to hand wash poster – 11″ x 17″ English | French
- Is your cellphone clean? – 11″ x 17″ English | French
- Outbreak Poster – 8.5″ x 11″ – Bilingual
- PCRA for PPE selection poster – 11″ x 17″
- Phone, screen and mobile devices disinfection – 8.5″ x 11″ English | French
- Wearing it Right! 14″ x 8.4″ English | French (May 15, 2020)
LTC
- COVID-19 Highlights - Provincial
- COVID-19 Highlights – Winnipeg
- Facility approved disinfectants
- Gastrointestinal Highlights Sheet
- Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak Specimen Collection
- Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control Outbreak Management Guidelines – Respiratory (including Influenza and COVID-19) and Gastrointestinal
- Guideline: Respiratory Virus Season Infection Prevention and Control Planning and Response
- HCW IP&C Core Competencies in LTC
- ICP Core Competencies
- Immunization Recommendations for Patients in Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities: Influenza, COVID-19 and Pneumococcal
- Information for Families and Visitors During an Outbreak
- Oseltamivir
- Outbreak Sample Cadham Lab Requisition
- Outbreak Signage – Bilingual
- Outbreak Deployment Education
- Outbreak Line Lists
- Outbreak Management Evaluation Questionnaire
- Outbreak Management Team Meeting Template
- Provincial Long Term Care Pandemic Plan
- Quick Reference: Outbreak Management
- Quick Reference: Outbreak Preparedness
- Respiratory Illness and Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak Management: Facilities
- Respiratory Season Checklist
- Respiratory Viral Illnesses – Fact Sheet
- Respiratory Virus Highlights Sheet
- Respiratory Virus Season – Informed Consent
- Respiratory Virus Specimen Collection
- Respiratory Viruses Table
- Routine practices protocol
Outbreak Management
- Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control Outbreak Management Guidelines – Respiratory (including Influenza and COVID-19) and Gastrointestinal
- COVID-19 Acute Care Highlights Sheet
- COVID-19 Long Term Care Highlights Sheet
- Gastrointestinal Highlights Sheet
- Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak Specimen Collection
- Information for Families and Visitors During an Outbreak
- IP&C Definitions
- Outbreak Line Lists
- Outbreak Management Evaluation Questionnaire
- Outbreak Management Team Meeting Template
- Outbreak Sample Cadham Lab Requisition
- Outbreak Signage – Bilingual
- Quick Reference: Outbreak Management
- Quick Reference: Outbreak Preparedness
- Respiratory Illness and Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak Management: Community Programs
- Respiratory Illness and Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak Management: Facilities
- Respiratory Virus Highlights Sheet
- Respiratory Virus Specimen Collection
- Respiratory Viruses Table
Respiratory Virus Season Preparedness
- Guideline: Respiratory Virus Season Infection Prevention and Control Planning and Response
- Immunization Recommendations for Patients in Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities: Influenza, COVID-19 and Pneumococcal
- IP&C Definitions
- Quick Reference: Outbreak Preparedness
- Respiratory Season Checklist
- Respiratory Virus Fact Sheet
- Respiratory Virus Highlights Sheet
- Respiratory Virus Season – Informed Consent
- Respiratory Virus Specimen Collection
- Respiratory Viruses Table
Routine Practices & Additional Precautions
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- 3M 6000 Series Respirator – Cleaning and Disinfection for Fit Testing
- 3M 7000 Series Respirator – Cleaning and Disinfection for Fit Testing
- Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) reusable wipe system
- B. Braun SpaceStation – cleaning and disinfecting
- CADD-Solis epidural infusion pump – cleaning and disinfecting
- Chlorhexidine/Alcohol Solution Decanting Guidelines
- Chlorhexidine/Alcohol Solution Immediate Use Guidelines
- Disinfectant Contingency Process/Guideline
- Disinfecting High Impact Safety Glasses (Reusable) for Security Services
- Disinfecting reusable safety glasses
- Eye protection – Disinfecting
- Eye protection – Disinfecting with MDR on site
- Full face shields – cleaning, disinfection and storage
- Half respirator – reprocessing using MDR and UV disinfection
- Infusomat Space large volume pump – cleaning and disinfecting
- IP&C recommendations for refilling ABHR during supply shortages
- MAXAIR CAPR doffing, cleaning and maintenance SOP
- Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) of goggles
- N95 respirators – content information from vendors
- N95 respirators – Inventory of Reprocessed N95s
- N95 respirators – reprocessing using AMSCO STERIS V-PRO 1 Plus, V-PRO maX, and V-PRO maX2 sterilizers
- N95 respirators – reprocessing using ASP STERRAD 100S, NX, 100NX sterilization systems
- N95 respirators – reprocessing using CLEAN WORKS Clean Flow Health Care Mini
- N95 respirators – reprocessing using STRYKER STERIZONE VP4 sterilizer
- N95 respirators – sorting compatible N95 respirators for reprocessing
- Perfusor Space Syringe Pump – Cleaning and Disinfecting
- Precision AIR respirators – assembly, donning and doffing
- Precision AIR respirators – collection and Reprocessing using MDR
- Precision Air respirators (silicone) – Disinfecting
Rapid Antigen Test SOPs
- Abbot Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test (Jan. 23, 2024)
- Quidel QuickVue SARS Antigen Test (Jan. 23, 2024)
- Roche Diagnostic SD Biosensor – SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test (Jan. 23, 2024)