Health Care Providers

• COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources for Health Professionals (Region of Waterloo Public Health)
• COVID-19 Guidance: Health Sector (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)
• COVID-19 Guidance: Paramedic Services (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)

Respiratory and Enteric Resources

• A Guide to the Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long Term Care Homes
• Enteric Outbreak Resource Manual
• Infection Control in Long-Term Care Facilities
• Universal Influenza Immunization Program (Long-Term Care and Public Hospitals)

IPAC Resources

• Dental Instrument Reprocessing
• How to Wash Your Hands
• IPAC Lapse Reports
• Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC) Resources
  • PIDAC Best Practice Documents
  • PIDAC Reprocessing in Community Health Care Settings
  • PIDAC IPAC Core Competencies Course
• Quick Reference of Reprocessing in the Clinical Office Setting
• Resources for Preventing IPAC Lapses

• Blood Exposure Guidelines for Primary Health Care Providers
• Botulism Guide for Health Care Professionals
• Chickenpox and Pregnancy for Primary Health Care Providers
• Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
• Infection and Disease
• Lyme Disease Resources for Primary Health Care Providers
• Managing Infections and Exclusion Guidelines for Child Care Providers and Schools
• Nasopharyngeal Swab Procedure
• Public Health Ontario Lab Supply Ordering and Kit Instructions
• Public Health Ontario Laboratory Services
• Reportable Diseases 
• Zika Virus

COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

• COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources for Health Professionals

Rabies

• Animal Bite/Contact Reporting Form

For Veterinarians: 

• Health Protection and Promotion Act; O. reg. 567: Rabies Immunization
• OMAFRA’s Agricultural Information Contact Centre (AICC) | 1-877-424-1300
• Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians
• The College of Veterinarians of Ontario- Legislative Overview of Rabies

For Physicians:

• Canadian Immunization Guide -Part 4- Active Vaccines
• Management of Patients with Suspected Rabies Exposure
• MOHLTC Guidance Document for the Management of Suspected Rabies Exposures, 2019
• Public Health Ontario Management of patients with suspected rabies exposure: Guidance for health care providers working with your local public health unit, 2017

Tuberculosis

• Form to Report a Positive TB Skin Test - to access this form, please use our Request a form tool
• Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Management and Treatment
• TSTin3D - an algorithm to aid interpretation of TB skin testing
• Tuberculosis Control Program Physician Treatment and Referral Form
• Tuberculosis Screening for Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes
• Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test: A Guide for Health Care Providers

• Chickenpox and Pregnancy for Primary Health Care Providers
• Early Identification Service Pathway and Referral List
• Parvovirus and Pregnancy
• Skin to Skin: Key Messages for Service Providers

Sexual and Reproductive Health

• Guidelines for Testing and Treatment of Gonorrhea in Ontario
• Public Health Ontario Lab Supply Ordering and Kit Instructions
• Public Health Ontario Labratory Services
• Shift - Enhancing the Health of Ontarians: A Call to Action for Preconception Health Promotion and Care

Tools for Emergency Workers and Designated Officers 

For information and consultation with Region of Waterloo Public Health, Designated Officers of Waterloo Region Emergency Service Workers can call:

Monday to Friday (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
Infectious Disease Information Line: 519-575-4400 ext. 5275

After hours, weekends, statutory holidays (24/7)
Service First Call Centre: 519-575-4400

• Designated Officers Manual for Infection Prevention: Reducing the Risk for Front-Line Staff (Ontario Association of Designated Officers)
• Blood Exposure Guidelines for Emergency Service Workers
• Incident Assessment Form for Designated Officers - to access this form, please use our Request a form tool
• Procedure Flow Sheet for Designated Officers
• Infectious Disease Fact Sheets