A pragmatic approach to infection prevention and control guidelines in an ambulatory care setting.
The vast majority of infection prevention and control (IPAC) experience and practice guidance relates to the inpatient setting. We have taken a pragmatic approach to applying IPAC guidance in our ambulatory setting, and here we identify and describe the 4 key areas where we modified our IPAC program and adapted current guidelines to fit with our setting.
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: Jessica.Ng@wchospital.ca.
Jessica
J
Ng
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sheila
S
Le-Abuyen
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jane
J
Mosley
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Michael
M
Gardam
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D004203:Disinfection; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D063373:Hand Hygiene; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010356:Patient Isolation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
Infection Prevention and Control Program; Outpatient; Practice change; Transition