10/19/2026
🧼 National Infection Control Week | October 19–23
As respiratory illness season gets underway, it’s a good time to refresh your infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices.
IPAC Canada’s web page has resources to help you plan and implement Infection Control Week initiatives: https://ipac-canada.org/resource-centre/national-infection-control-week/
Public Health Ontario (PHO) also offers resources to help health-care workers stay up to date, including online learning, guidance and tools for clinical settings.
IPAC Resources:
How to Protect Yourself and Others from Respiratory Viruses: http://bit.ly/4ou9lPl
💻Online learning on IPAC: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Education-and-Events/Online-Learning/IPAC-Courses
✅Ontario Respiratory Virus Tool: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-Analysis/Infectious-Disease/Respiratory-Virus-Tool
✅Guidelines for assessing IPAC in clinical and community settings: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Health-Topics/Infection-Prevention-Control/Clinical-Office-Practice
https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Documents/I/25/ipac-home-community-care.pdf
😷Best Practices for the Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection Transmission: https://bit.ly/3NjqomK
Together, we can help protect patients, colleagues and communities.