Infection Control - Related Websites of Interest

CHICA–Canada offers these links for additional resources for infection control professionals. Links presented here do not imply endorsement by CHICA–Canada.

• American Dental Association Infection Control
• Association des Infirmières en Prévention des Infections (AIPI)
  L'Association des Infirmières en Prévention des Infections est une association regroupant des infirmières du Québec en majorité francophone.
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
  Our sister organization for infection control professionals in the U.S. Now available - 2005 edition of the APIC text.
• Join APIC Listserv
  Once registered you can post your burning questions and get responses from all over the world.
• The Bad Bug Book
  Foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and toxins from the FDA (U.S.)
• BloodBorne Pathogen Training Manual Online
  University of Wisconsin APIC ICP has made this training manual available for review.
• British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
  Centre for infectious diseases for the province of British Columbia.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - U.S.
  U.S. center for infectious disease, with a vast reference site, up to the minute news on outbreaks, etc.
  • CDC's Infection Prevention and Control Website
• Certification Board in Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC)
• Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols for Ontario Hospitals
• Dialysis Resources
• Dialysis-Associated Infections - information from the CDC
• RenalWEB
• Flu Watch
• Food Safety
• Hand Hygiene Resource Center
• Headlice.org
• Henry The Hand (great for kids!)
• Hepatitis Information Network
• Home Hygiene and Health
• Canadian Hospital Infection Control Sites
  If your hospital has a great Infection Control site, contact us to add it to the list!
  • Kingston General Hospital Infection Control
    Fact sheets, patient brochures, teaching resources, bioterrorism resources, lists of national guidelines, and lots & lots of links.
  • London Health Sciences Centre Infection Control Website
    The People, Places and Things of Infection Control - check it out!
  • Mt. Sinai Hospital Infection Control (Toronto)
    Well developed site with good research data available from provincial studies.
• Hospital Web
  A global listing of hospital websites. Drill down to country, province, city, etc. of your choice.
• Infection Control Information Centre (Dentistry)
• Infection Control Nurses Association (ICNA)
  Interesting infection control site from the U.K.
• Infection Control on the Web
  Large collection of infection control-related links.
• Infection Control Online
  Infection Control resources for the general public.
• International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC)
• Knowledge is Infectious
  Resource for clinicians, nurses and associated health care professionals interested in learning more about hospital-acquired infection, with a focus on catheter-related bloodstream infections.
• Legionnaire's Disease, Waterborne Bacteria Control Information
• National Network for Immunization Information (NNII)
• PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis)
  Post Exposure Prophylaxis Protocol from the CDC. The latest with great one pager info sheets to print off.
• Prevention of Cross Infection in the Physician's Office (British Columbia)
• Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC) (Ontario)
• Public Health Agency of Canada
  Resources for Infection Control include national guidelines, CCDR, surveillance information, organism fact sheets and more.
• Program for Monitoring Infectious Diseases (ProMED)
  Subscribe to this digest to receive daily updates on emerging infectious diseases from around the globe.
• Reuse of single-use medical devices in Canadian acute-care healthcare facilities - 2001 (report)
• Selecting, Evaluating and Using Sharps Disposal Containers (from NIOSH - U.S.)
• The Soap and Detergent Association
• Sterilants & High Level Disinfectants Approved by FDA (U.S.)
• TBST Administration and Reading Video
  Good video resource from the Grey Bruce Health Unit (Ontario)
• University Health Network - Infection Prevention and Control Website
• Web Pages That Perform Statistical Calculations  
  A wonderful resource for the mathematically challenged...!