Infection Prevention & Control

What is it?

Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) is a corporate service for UHN's three hospitals, monitoring all patient floors and support service areas. IPAC works to increase quality of patient care by identifying sources of infections and preventing their spread through surveillance, education and consultation.

UHN Resources

UHN Brochures and Pamphlets

• Clostridium Difficile

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish

• How to Protect Yourself, Your Family & Friends from Hospital-Acquired Infections

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish	Vietnamese

• Influenza
• Outpatient Treatment Protocol for MRSA
• Patients with Cancer: What You Need to Know about Your Flu Shot
• Preadmission Clinic MRSA/VRE Screening
• Preventing the Spread of Infection
• Viral Gasteroenteritis (Norovirus/Norwalk-like Illness)
• What is MRSA?

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish

• What is VRE?

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish

UHN Clinics or Centres

• Infection Prevention and Control

Related Web Sites

• Community and Hospital Infection Control Association - Canada
  Offers links for resources for infection control professionals.
• UpToDate Patient Information - Infections and Immunizations
  Information written for patients and their families provides an overview, and a good deal of detail, on infections and immunizations.