Information for BC Health Professionals

• PHAC Interim Guidance: Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Health Care Workers in Long-term Care Facilities
• PHAC Interim Guidance: Infection prevention and control measures for Health Care Workers in Acute Care Facilities
• PHAC Interim Guidance: Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Prehospital Care
• PHAC Interim Interim Guidance for emergency use of oseltamivir (Tamiflu® ) In children under one year of age in the context of 2009 (H1N1) pandemic
• PHAC Interim Guidance for the Management of pandemic H1N1 2009 outbreaks in closed facilities
• PHAC Interim Guidance for Ambulatory Care of Influenza-Like Illness in the context of H1N1 influenza virus
• PHAC Interim Clinical Guidance for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
• UPDATED Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan: The Use of Antiviral Drugs During a Pandemic
• REVISED Interim Guidance: Infection prevention and control measures for Health Care Workers in Acute Care Facilities
• British Columbia Swine Influenza Case Report Form
• Provincial Health Officer’s H1N1 Site for the Physicians of B.C.
• BCCDC Lab Guidelines for Swine Influenza
• Lab Order Forms (October 29)
  
  
• GMS First Responder Patient Care Recommendations May 1, 2009 (.pdf)

Information from the CDC

Clinician Guidance for Patients

• Home Care Guidance: Physician Directions to Patient/Parent September 24, 2009
• Caring for a Sick Person in Your Home
• Identifying and Caring For Patients
• Infection Control for Patients In a Healthcare Setting

Clinician Guidance for Specific Audiences

• Infants and Young Children
• Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
• HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents
• Pregnant Women

Screening & Specimen Collection

• Clinical Data Collection Forms and Templates for Collection of Information on Patients Infected with Novel Influenza A (H1N1)
• Guidelines for the Submission of Tissue Specimens for the Pathologic Evaluation of Influenza Virus Infections
• Case Definitions for Investigations of Cases
• Screening in Regions with Few or no Reported Cases October 9, 2009
• Specimen Collection, Processing, and Testing for Suspected Infection

Treatment Guidance

• 10 Steps You Can Take: Planning and Response for Medical Offices and Outpatient Facilities
• Antiviral Recommendations
• Facemask and Respirator Use
• Reducing Risks in the Community (Community Mitigation) Currently Being Updated (November 12, 2009)
• Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Medical Products

Emergency Personnel Guidance

• EMS and 9-1-1 Personnel: Managing Confirmed or Suspected Infection

Information from the WHO

• Pandemic(H1N1)2009 patient care checklist
• Infection prevention and control in health care in providing care for confirmed or suspected A(H1N1) swine influenza patients
• WHO Instructions for shipments of swine influenza specimens to WHO Collaborating Centres
• WHO Guidance on Case Definitions and Surveillance
• WHO Interim Guidance for the Surveillance of Human Infection with Swine Influenza A(H1N1) Virus

Other Agencies

• Nasopharyngeal Swab Collection Instructions (PDF, New Window)
• Trust for America's Health - Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines
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