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Canada Communicable Disease Report
- Supplement INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINESPreventing the Spread of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Canada Foot Care by Health Care Providers Preventing Infections Associated with Indwelling Intravascular Access Devices Introductory Statement The primary objective in developing clinical guidelines at the national level is to assist health care professionals in improving the quality of resident care. Guidelines for the control of infection are needed to assist in developing policies, procedures and evaluative mechanisms to ensure an optimal level of care. Guidelines facilitate the setting of standards but respect the autonomy of each institution and recognize the governing body's authority and responsibility of ensuring the quality of resident care provided by the institution. The guidelines, whenever possible, have been based on research findings. There are some aspects about which there is insufficient published research, and, therefore, consensus of experts in the field has been utilized to provide guidelines specific to conventional practice. Both encouragement of research and frequent revision and updating to keep pace with advances in the field are necessary if guidelines are to achieve the purpose for which they have been developed. The Steering Committee acknowledges, with sincere appreciation, the many practising health professionals and others who contributed advice and information to this endeavour. The guidelines outlined herein are part of a series that have been developed over a period of years under the guidance of the Steering Committee on Infection Control Guidelines Development. Infection Control Guidelines for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Canada presents an overview of VRE and recommendations to assist in the prevention of the transmission of VRE in health care facilities; Foot Care by Health Care Providers contains information on routine foot care that is not intentionally invasive; and in Preventing Infections Associated with Indwelling Intravascular Access Devices the principles are set out for preventing infection from the use of peripheral and central, venous and arterial access devices in hospital, outpatient and home care settings. This document is part of the Health Canada series of Infection Control Guidelines and is intended to be used with the other Infection Control Guidelines. Others in the series include the following:
For information regarding the above Health Canada publications, contact: Division of Nosocomial and Occupational Infections
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