GUIDELINES & STANDARDS
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Guidelines, policies and standards from the Public Health Agency of Canada that Infection Prevention and Control professionals may use to support their own documentation and best practices.

DATE	GUIDELINES & STANDARDS
PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA (PHAC)
2019	Cannabis Harm Reduction: Toolkit to Educate Health Professionals Canada's Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines Recommandations canadiennes pour l'usage du cannabis à moindre risque Cannabis and your health: 10 ways to reduce risks when using Le cannabis et votre santé: 10 façons de réduire les risques lors de la consommation Cannabis in Canada Cannabasics CAMH Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines
2018	CPHO Spotlight Report on Eliminating Tuberculosis in Canada Pleins feux de l'ACSP sur l'élimination de la tuberculose au Canada
2018	Prevention of Occupational Infections Guideline Revision  English  French
2017	Treatment of N. gonorrhoeae in response to the disocontinuation of spectinomycin: Alternative treatment guidance statement
2017	Laboratory Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections
2016	Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections -Updates Summary
2015	Federal Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance and Use
2014	Critical Appraisal Toolkit
2014	Canadian Tuberculosis Standards 7th Edition; Chapter 15 - Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis Transmission in Health Care and Other Settings
2014	Canadian Immunization Guide (evergreen edition)
2013	Canadian Biosafety Standards and Guidelines, first edition
2013	Clostridium difficile Infection - Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Long-term Care Facilities
2013	Clostridium difficile Infection - Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Acute Care Settings
2012	Hand Hygiene Practices in Healthcare Settings (archived)
2012	Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings (archived)
2012	Seasonal Influenza - Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Home Care Settings
2011	Annex F: Prevention and Control of Influenza during a Pandemic for All Healthcare Settings
2011	Infection Prevention and Control Guideline for Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Flexible Bronchoscopy
2010	Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia (archived)
2010	Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Healthcare Workers in Acute Care and Long-term Care Settings - Seasonal Influenza
2010	Essential Resources for Effective Infection Prevention and Control Programs: A Matter of Patient Safety - A Discussion Paper (2010)
2010	Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Healthcare Workers in All Healthcare Settings - Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative Bacilli
2007	Classic Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease in Canada
2006	Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease (archived)
2006	Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease (archived)
2001	Construction-related Nosocomial Infections in Patients in Health Care Facilities (archived)
1999	Hepatitis C - Prevention and Control: A Public Health Concensus (archived)
1999	Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Personal Services: Tattooing, Ear/Body Piercing, and Electrolysis (archived)
1997	Foot Care by Health Care Providers (archived)
1997	An Integrated Protocol to Manage Health Care Workers Exposed to Bloodborne Pathogens (archived)
1997	Preventing Infections Associated with Indwelling Intravascular Access Devices (archived)
1997	Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Canada (archived)
1997	Preventing the Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens in Health Care and Public Service Settings (archived)
1997	Canadian Contingency Plan for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers and Other Related Diseases (archived)
1995	Guidelines for Establishment of a Post-exposure Notification Protocol for Emergency Responders (archived)