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Best Practice Manual:
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in all health care settings
  
Evidence for recommendations

The best practices in this document reflect the best evidence and expert opinion available at the time of writing. As new information becomes available, this document will be reviewed and updated. Refer to Appendix A, ‘Ranking System for Recommendations,’ for the grading system used for recommendations.

How and when to use this document

The routine practices and additional precautions set out in this document must be practiced in all settings where health care is provided, across the continuum of health care. This includes settings where emergency (including pre-hospital) care is provided, hospitals, complex continuing care facilities, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care homes, outpatient clinics, community health centres and clinics, physician offices, dental offices, offices of other health professionals, public health and home health care.

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Click below to download Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in All Health Care Settings.

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French (126 pages, PDF, 2.5 MB) (NEW)

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