PICNet - Pacific Infection Control Network

PICNet - Pacific regional Infection Control Network

Links to Infection Control Guidelines
Regional │ SafeHandS │ SIGN │ WHO │ CDC

Regional

PPHSN Infection Control Guidelines - Draft for Consultation
Prepared by Mrs Margaret Leong, Infection Control Officer, Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/Publishing.nsf/content/icg-guidelines-index.htm
International Federation of Infection Control Manual http://www.ific.narod.ru/Manual/toc.htm
Guidelines for the control of measles outbreaks in Australia endorsed July 2000 by the CDNA/NZ

SafeHandS

This ‘virtual’ network is designed to link and support health care workers across the Asia-Pacific region who are caring for people with HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases. http://www.uow.edu.au/health/safehands/

SIGN (Safe Injection Global Network)

The SIGN Internet Forum was established at the initiative of the World Health Organization’s Department of Essential Health Technologies. An electronic weekly newsletter (“SIGNPost”) is sent to members about safe and appropriate use of injections. http://www.who.int/injection_safety/sign/en/

World Health Organization

Interim WHO Infection Control Guidelines for Health Care Facilities: AI, including Influenza A (H5N1) in Humans (9 February 2006)
http://www.wpro.who.int/NR/rdonlyres/177DBE1C-4E3C-4C7E-B784-4124E6C600CF/0/InfectionControl.pdf

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat, East, Central and Southern African College of Nursing, 2001, Infection Prevention and Control Policies and Toolkit

> Sections 1-6 (pdf, 3MB)
> Section 7 (pdf, 1.1 MB)

> Section 8-10 (pdf, 3.3 MB)

Safe Management of Wastes from Health Care Activities 1999 http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/wastemanag/en/
Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource Limited Settings – WHO 1999 http://www.who.int/docstore/gtb/publications/healthcare/PDF/WHO99-269.pdf
Practical Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Facilities – WHO 2003 http://www.wpro.who.int/NR/rdonlyres/006EF250-6B11-42B4-BA17-C98D413BE8B8/0/Final_guidelines_Dec2004.pdf
Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections. A practical guide. 2nd Edition – WHO 2002 http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/drugresist/whocdscsreph200212.pdf
Infection Control for Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers in the African Health Care Setting – US CDC/WHO 1998 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/vhfmanual.htm#content
Laboratory Biosafety Manual. 2nd Edition (Interim Guidelines) – WHO 2003 http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/who_cds_csr_lyo_20034/en/
The Global Patient Safety Challenge 2005 - 2006: Clean Care is Safer Care English [pdf 2.14Mb] http://www.who.int/entity/patientsafety/events/05/GPSC_Launch_ENGLISH_FINAL.pdf
WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (Advanced Draft): A Summary English [pdf 2.15Mb] http://www.who.int/entity/patientsafety/events/05/HH_en.pdf

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta USA

Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals – US CDC 1997 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/isolat/isolat.htm
Guidelines for the Prevention of Intra-vascular Catheter Related Infections – US CDC 2002 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/iv/iv.htm
Guideline for the Prevention of Health-Care-Associated Pneumonia – US CDC 2003 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/pneumonia/default.htm
Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection – US CDC 1999 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/SSI/SSI_guideline.htm
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings – US CDC 2002 http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/
Guidelines for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel – US CDC 1998 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/GUIDE/InfectControl98.pdf
Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Health Care Facilities – US CDC 2003 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/enviro/guide.htm
Workbook for Sharps Safety – US CDC 2004 http://www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety/
EpiInfo http://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/
Management of Occupational Exposures to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, and recommendations for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis – US CDC 2001 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5011.pdf
Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings – US CDC 2003 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5217a1.htm
APIC Guideline for infection prevention and control in flexible endoscopy – APIC 1999 http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=1144