Patient Resources

The Internet Prevention and Control (IPAC) team at Eastern Health is committed to providing safe quality care for all our clients. The resources below can help you to learn about some of the services IPAC can provide.

Infection and disease information

• Additional Precuations (PDF)
• Antibiotic Resistant Organisms- AROs (PDF)
• Bed Bugs (PDF)
• Clostridiodes Difficile (C. Diff) (PDF)
• Gastroenteritis Outbreak Management (PDF)
• Hand Hygiene (PDF)
• Hepatitis B (PDF)
• Hepatitis C (PDF)
• Influenza Vaccine (PDF)
• Invasive Group A Streptococcus (PDF)
• Invasive Meningococcal Disease – IMD (PDF)
• Lice (PDF)
• Pneumococcal Vaccine and Disease (PDF)
• Respiratory Etiquette, Cover your Cough (PDF)
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus -RSV (PDF)
• Room Cleaning Acute and Long Term Care (PDF)
• Scabies (PDF)
• Shingles (PDF)
• Tuberculosis  – TB (PDF)
• Varicella (Chickenpox) (PDF)
• Visiting During Outbreaks