Note: Find more guidance and resources for viral respiratory illness and general infection prevention and control (IPC) practices from the Provincial Infection Control Network (PICNet) of British Columbia.

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• For entrance of health care settings
• Hand hygiene
• Screening and self-check tools
• Personal space
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Home care
• Cleaning and disinfecting clinical spaces
• Transmission and chain of infection
• Mouth rinse/gargle sample collection for school-aged children and youth

For entrance of health care settings

Entrance Staff and Visitor Poster (PDF)

Entrance Patient Poster (PDF)

Help us prevent the spread of infections poster

Outbreak poster

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Hand hygiene

How to Clean Your Hands Poster (PDF)

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Screening

Viral respiratory illness checklist for health-care workers

Point of care risk assessment (PDF, 2 pages)

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Respect personal space

Respect Personal Space (PDF)

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Personal protective equipment

How to wear a medical mask

How to don PPE (PDF)

How to doff PPE (PDF)

Removing PPE (airborne [AGMP])

AGMP Sign

Skin protection for PPE use for health care workers (PDF)

Instructions for fitting Elastomeric Half Face Respirator that does not have an exhalation valve filter

More PPE posters from PICNet

• Appropriate Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for VRI in Health-care Settings poster
• Eye Protection Selection Fit Tool
• Prescription Eye Protection Selection Requirements
• Cleaning and Disinfection Instructions for Reusable Eye and Facial Protection

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Home care

Preparing for a home health visit (PDF)

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Cleaning and disinfecting clinical spaces

Environmental cleaning and disinfection in clinic settings quick reference guide (PDF)

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Transmission and chain of infection

• Viral respiratory illness transmission (PDF)
• Viral Respiratory Illness Chain of Infection (PDF)

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Mouth rinse / gargle sample collection for school-aged children and youth

Instructions for children and caregivers at collection centres (PDF)

Instructions for older children and youth at collection centres

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