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As members of the Ontario Infection Control Professionals Action Coalition (OICPAC), we write to highlight a critical gap in Ontario’s healthcare system, the absence of regulation for Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) professionals. Despite playing an essential role in safeguarding patient...
A recently published measles seroprevalence study of about 350,000 individuals in Ontario underscored the fragility of Canada’s measles elimination status and revealed notable immunity gaps among adolescents, young adults, and immigrant populations (Ariyarajah et al., 2025). The findings...
Background: Rotavirus is a commonly recognized cause of gastrointestinal illness in infants and young children. It is an underappreciated cause of gastroenteritis in adult patients. Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile is the most important infectious cause of antibiotic-associated...
ABSTRACT: A retrospective analysis of healthcare-associated infections was conducted among patients admitted to a 12-bed paediatric intensive care unit in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from January 2019 to December 2023. No significant changes to healthcare-associated infection rates or length of stay...
BACKGROUND: Infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices are both impacted by and contribute to climate change and pollution. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2018) has identified climate change as the greatest global threat of the 21st century. Canada is warming more than twice as fast as...
Background: Recent evidence highlights the critical influence nurses may have in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). However, nurses’ express knowledge gaps and a lack of confidence in leading AMS interventions.
Background: Debriefing is an essential component of outbreak management – an opportunity to evaluate response measures, discuss what worked well, and identify gaps and areas for improvement. This study aimed to assess whether post-outbreak debriefing is practiced in long-term care (LTC) and...
ABSTRACT: Pairing lectures with an engaging virtual community of practice can significantly boost the confidence and interest of infection prevention and control (IPAC) leads in long-term care settings to pursue the long-term care certification in infection prevention and control (LTC-CIP)....
ABSTRACT: Infection prevention and control (IPAC) staffing models vary widely across Canadian healthcare facilities. To explore this variation, a national survey was conducted in March 2025 through the IPAC Canada network. The survey explored staffing models, coverage patterns, and key operational...
Background: The gravity of infections in long-term care (LTC) settings was first recognized in the 1980s, leading to the development of infection control programs, the evolving infection control practitioner role, and increasing regulatory requirements (Smith & Rusnak, 1997).
While school-based immunization programs are implemented across all Canadian provinces and territories, and some provinces, e.g., Ontario have legislation to verify the vaccination status of school-aged children (Immunization of School Pupils Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. I.1, 2021), similar protections do...
Background: Studies have provided strong evidence that personal protective equipment (PPE) effectively reduces the risk of transmitting highly infectious emerging diseases among healthcare providers (HCPs). However, literature examining this phenomenon specifically within the context of the...
Background: Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI) is a prevalent healthcare-associated infection that also occurs in community settings. Household hygiene may be an underutilized strategy for controlling environmental spore contamination. Currently, no standardized protocol exists for cleaning...
Background: The role of infection control professionals has evolved with the increasing complexity of healthcare and the diversity of professional backgrounds, including nursing, epidemiology, and public health. This diversity presents challenges for orientation and professional development....