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Managing Influenza in Health Care Settings

The following is a set of resources to support health care providers manage patients and residents with influenza.

Occupational Health & Safety and Infection Prevention & Control

• The Provincial Infectious Respiratory Diseases Advisory Committee's best practice documents on infection prevention & control, including routine practices and additional precautions, environmental cleaning and hand hygiene.
• Public Health Ontario's online learning materials on infection prevention & control
• The Ministry of Labour's Flu and Your Workplace Webpage

Care & Treatment

• The Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada's (AMMI's) guidelines and resources (general and season-specific) on the use of antiviral drugs for influenza including:
• The use of antiviral drugs for influenza: A foundation document for practitioners
• Algorithm for oseltamivir and zanamivir treatment of mild or uncomplicated influenza in adults
• AMMI Flu app

Laboratory

• Public Health Ontario's influenza testing information and laboratory services.

Respiratory Outbreaks in Long-Term Care

• The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Recommendations for Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes

Hospitals

• Ontario Hospital Association's Influenza Protocol (June 2018) for all people who carry out activities within hospitals

Paramedic Services

• The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Influenza Educational Review Training Bulletin for paramedics.

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