Guidelines for Outbreak Prevention, Control and …

1 Population, Public and Indigenous Health Guidelines for Outbreak Prevention, Control and Management in Supportive Living and Home Living Sites (Applicable to Lodges, Retirement Residences & Designated Supportive Living Sites) Includes Influenza and Gastrointestinal Illness July 2018 Population, Public and Indigenous Health Guidelines for Outbreak Prevention, Control and Management in Supportive Living and Home Living Sites 2018 TOC Page 1 of 56 TABLE OF CONTENTS (TOC) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

2 3 INTRODUCTION ..4 DEFINITION OF TERMS AND GLOSSARY .. 5 AHS ZONE PUBLIC HEALTH CONTACTS (REGULAR AND AFTER HOURS) .. 9 SECTION I - GENERAL Guidelines FOR Outbreak MANAGEMENT .. 10 OF Outbreak MANAGEMENT .. 10 Surveillance .. 10 Assessment .. 10 Outbreak Identification .. 10 Notification .. 10 Communication .. 10 Infection Prevention and Control Measures .. 10 Specimen Collection .. 10 Outbreak Control Strategies .. 10 Potential Impact on Well-Being of Clients/Residents .. 10 Monitoring Outbreak Status.

3 11 Declaring Outbreak Over .. 11 AND RESPONSIBILITIES .. 11 Public Health (Medical Officer of Health, Zone Outbreak Response Lead) .. 11 Supportive Living/Home Living Management and Staff .. 12 External Partners ( , Contracted Agencies, Contracted Housing Owners/ Operators and Non-Contracted Housing Owners/Operators) .. 13 Occupational/Workplace Health and Safety or Designate ..14 Provincial Laboratory (ProvLab) for Public Health ..15 AND Outbreak DEFINITIONS .. 15 Table 1: Influenza-like-illness.

4 15 Table 2: Gastrointestinal (GI) Illness .. 16 A SUSPECTED Outbreak .. 16 Table 3: Outbreak Identification & Notification Algorithm (example) .. 17 INFECTION PREVENTION AND Control (IPC) MEASURES .. 18 Strict hand hygiene is the most important measure in preventing spread of infections .. 18 Enhanced Environmental Cleaning .. 18 Restriction of Symptomatic Clients/Residents .. 19 Staffing (including volunteers, students) ..19 Group/Social Activities and Non-Resident Events .. 19 ..20 Table 4: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for ILI.

5 20 Table 5: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for GI Illness .. 21 RESPIRATORY ORGANISMS COMMONLY ASSOC. WITH ILI & ILI OUTBREAKS .. 21 Table 6: Organisms Commonly Associated with ILI .. 22 7.. 21 Attachment Outbreak Signage .. 23 SECTION II CONFIRMED INFLUENZA Outbreak MANAGEMENT .. 25 ILI CASE AND Outbreak DEFINITIONS .. 25 Control STRATEGIES FOR CONFIRMED INFLUENZA .. 26 Infection Prevention and Control Measures .. 26 Environmental Administrative Measures ..26 Client/Resident .. 27 Restrictions at the Site.

6 28 Discharges/Transfers from an Acute Care Site to an Outbreak Site ..28 Population, Public and Indigenous Health Guidelines for Outbreak Prevention, Control and Management in Supportive Living and Home Living Sites 2018 TOC Page 2 of 56 Transfer from an Outbreak Site to an Acute Care Site/Treatment Centre .. 28 Group/Social Activities and Other Events ..29 Nourishment Areas/Sharing of Food .. 29 Clients/Residents Attending Day Programs or CHOICE/C3 .. 29 .. 29 Volunteers..30 Staff-related Outbreak Control Measures.

7 30 Post-Exposure Immunization, Antiviral Prophylaxis and Work Restrictions .. 31 2. ATTACHMENTS .. 32 Attachment - Data Collection for Respiratory Outbreak .. 33 Attachment - ProvLab Respiratory Specimen Collection Guidelines .. 34 Attachment - Outbreak Antiviral Prophylaxis in SL/HL Sites Sample Worksheet ..36 Attachment - MOH Notice to all Unimmunized HCW - Exclusion from Work (SAMPLE) .. 37 Attachment - MOH Notice to HCW Immunized less than 14 days prior to Declaration of Outbreak - Exclusion from Work (SAMPLE) Attachment - AHS WHS Influenza Outbreak Algorithm.

8 39 SECTION III POST EXPOSURE ANTIVIRAL CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS Guidelines DURING INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS .. 40 1. ATTACHMENTS Attachment Antiviral (Oseltamivir) Dosing 42 SECTION IV - GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) ILLNESS Outbreak MANAGEMENT .. 43 1. GI ILLNESS CASE AND Outbreak ..43 2. Outbreak Control STRATEGIES FOR GI ILLNESS . 44 Infection Prevention and Control Measures .. 44 PPE .. 44 Strict hand hygiene .. 45 Statement on Use of Alcohol-based Hand Rub during Outbreaks .. 45 Environmental Cleaning.

9 45 Recommended ..45 Laundry .. 47 Specimen Collection .. 47 Administrative Measures ..47 Restrictions on Affected Units/Sites ..48 Client/Resident Restrictions .. 48 Staff Restrictions ..49 Visitor 49 Volunteer .. 50 Admission Restrictions ..50 Discharges/Transfers from Acute Care to an SL/HL Outbreak .. 50 Transfers from an Outbreak Site to Acute Care/Treatment .. 51 Treatment within the Outbreak .. 51 Group/Social Activities and Other.

10 51 Clients/Residents attending Day Programs or CHOICE/C3/Bridges.. 51 Food Safety Precautions .. 52 Management of "Relapse" Cases .. 52 Post- Outbreak ..53 Heightened Surveillance .. 53 End-of- Outbreak Cleaning .. 53 3. ATTACHMENTS .. 53 Attachment - Stool Specimen Collection for GI Illness Outbreaks ..54 Attachment - Data Collection for GI Illness Outbreak Management .. 56 Population, Public and Indigenous Health Guidelines for Outbreak Prevention, Control and Management in Supportive Living and Home Living Sites 2018 TOC Page 3 of 56 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The AHS Outbreak Management Working Group would like to acknowledge the work previously done by zones in developing their local Outbreak management Guidelines .