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Specific VCH Resources

Additional Precautions Pocket Reference for Adults  

VCH IPAC Diseases and Conditions Table 

Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (ARO)

 

• Acute Care ARO Screening Summary Table  
  
• CST Admission Screening Tip Sheet
  
• Infection Control Admission Screening Tool
  
• Candida auris Multi-drug Resistant: 
  
• MDR C. auris Fact Sheet for Acute Healthcare Providers 
• Management of MDR C. auris Patient (Acute Care)   
• Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO): 
• CPO Fact Sheet for Acute Care Healthcare Providers 
• CPO Guidelines for Outpatient Setting
• Management of Confirmed CPO Patient (Acute Care)  
• Management of Suspect CPO Patient (Acute Care) 

Bed Bugs, Lice & Scabies

 

• Bed Bugs, Lice & Scabies Quick Reference 
  
• VCH Bed Bug Policy PH_400
  
• VCH Guide to Bed Bug Control
  
• HealthLinkBC: Bed Bugs 
  
• HealthLinkBC: Head Lice
  
• HealthLinkBC: Scabies 
  
• Scabies Fact Sheet 
  

Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI)

 

• Bristol Stool Chart 
  
• CDI Infection Guideline 
• CDI Treatment Orders 
  
• GI Assessment Algorithm

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Creutzfeild Jakob Disease (CJD)

 

 

• Infection Control Guidelines for the Management of Classic CJD and other Prion Diseases  
  
• IPAC Recommendations for Creutzfeild Jacob Disease (CJD) Lumbar Puncture
  

IPAC Recommendations for Creutzfeild Jacob Disease (CJD) Lumbar PunctureTuberculosis

 

• Canadian TB Standards - 8th Edition 
  
• BC CDC TB Manual
  
• TB Screening Form 
  
• TB Checklist
  
• TB Fact Sheet  

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Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)

 

• Dermatome Map 
  
• Rash Assessment Algorithm
  

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Viral Respiratory Infection (VRI)

 

• Respiratory Assessment Algorithm
  
• How to Use Guide - Nasopharyngeal Swab - poster
  
• How to Use Guide - Nasopharyngeal Swab - video
  
• HealthLinkBC: Seasonal Influenza 
  
• Influenza Fact Sheet 
  
• VCH Influenza Prevention Policy
  

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Transmission-Based Additional Precautions

Contact Precautions

 

• Contact Precautions Information Sheet
• VCH Contact Precautions Sign

Contact Plus Precautions

 

• Contact Plus Precautions Information Sheet
• VCH Contact Plus Precautions Sign

 

Droplet Precautions

 

• Droplet Precautions Information Sheet
• VCH Droplet Precautions Sign 

Droplet and Contact Precautions

 

• Droplet and Contact Precautions Information Sheet
• VCH Droplet and Contact Precautions Sign  

 

Airborne Precautions

 

• Airborne Precautions Information Sheet
• VCH Airborne Precautions Sign
  
• Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures
  
• Bioaerosol Management Guideline
  
• Airborne Precautions in the OR Guideline
  
• Airborne Precautions in the OR Algorithm 
  
• Use of Respiratory Equipment for Airborne Precautions
  
• Management of Patients Requiring Airborne Isolation in the Absence of Airborne Isolation Rooms 
  

Airborne and Contact Precautions

 

• Airborne and Contact Precautions Information Sheet
• VCH Airborne and Contact Precautions Sign 
• Bioaerosol Management Guideline
  
• Use of Respiratory Equipment for Airborne Precautions
  
• Management of Patients Requiring Airborne Isolation in the Absence of Airborne Isolation RoomsManagement of Patients Requiring Airborne Isolation in the Absence of Airborne Isolation RooDermatom
  

Enhanced Barrier Precautions for Long-Term Care

 

Enhanced Barrier Precautions‎