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Clinical Office Practice

Integrating IPAC best practices into routine care will reduce the transmission of infections, decrease the risk of outbreaks, and protect the public attending and staff working in clinical office practice settings.

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Infection Prevention and Control for Clinical Office Practice

This best practice document was developed in collaboration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to support those working in clinical office settings to minimize the risk of infection transmission in office-based practice.

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Top Five High Risk Practices

The top five practices that put patients and others at risk of infection in clinical offices.

Updated Guidance on the Use of Multidose Vials

Information on how to reduce the risk of transmitting infection when using multidose vials.

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Checklist

This checklist helps guide public health units (PHUs) and regulatory colleges in conducting inspections/assessments/ investigations related to infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices, as well as clinical office practices in examining, evaluating (e.g., self-assessment) and comparing their current practices using provincial recommendations.

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Updated 20 Nov 2018

Checklist

This checklist contains information specific to the endoscopic procedures performed in a clinical office practice.

1.2 MB
Updated 7 Aug 2019

Checklist

This checklist contains information on reprocessing of medical equipment in a clinical office practice.

1.1 MB
Updated 7 Aug 2019

 

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Infection Prevention and Control

ipac@oahpp.ca

Updated 26 Nov 2020
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