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Introduction
The links below are a selection of SARS directives and pollicies from various organizations. Every effort has been made to ensure that all major SARS directives and policies have been included. If there is content that you feel should be included, please contact microweb@mtsinai.on.ca.
 
 
Health Canada
Early Detection of Severe or Emerging Respiratory Infections through Severe Respiratory Illness Surveillance Non-outbreak Helpful [02/06/04]
     
Infection Control Guidance in a Non-Outbreak Setting, (In the Absence of SARS) When an Individual Presents to a Health Care Institution With a Respiratory Infection Non-outbreak Helpful [12/17/03]
     
Infection Control Guidance if there is a SARS Outbreak Anywhere in the World, When an Individual Presents to a Health Care Institution With a Respiratory Infection Non-outbreak Helpful [12/17/03]
     
  Public Health Management of SARS Cases and Contacts: Interim Guidelines (Version 7) outbreak [12/17/03]
     
Health Canada's Preparedness for and Response to Respiratory Infections Season and the Possible Re-emergence of SARS [11/19/03]
     
Public Health Management of Cases and Cluster of Severe Respiratory Illness (SRI) in the Post-SARS Outbreak Period non-outbreak [11/06/03]
     
     
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
High-Risk Respiratory Procedures:
outbreak [Standard for all Ontario Healthcare Facilities/Settings - Apr 15, 2004]
outbreak [Directive to all Ontario Healthcare Facilities/Settings (HR04-13) - Apr 15, 2004]
     
Screening Resources:
outbreak [Febrile Respiratory Illness Screener - Jan 23, 2004]
outbreak [Risk Management Algorithm and Risk Factor Screening Tool - Oct 23, 2003]
     

Patient Transfer Authorization Form outbreak [08/26/04]
     
Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT) Criteria for Deployment [04/15/03]
     
Preventing Respiratory Illnesses Protecting Residents and Staff in Non-Acute Care Institutions - Infection Control and Surveillance Standards for Febrile Respiratory Illness (FRI) in Non-Outbreak Conditions outbreak [03/11/03]
     
Preventing Respiratory Illnesses In Community Settings - Guidelines for Infection Control and Surveillance for Febrile Respiratory Illness (FRI) in Community Settings in Non-Outbreak Conditions outbreak [03/11/03]
     
  Directive To Health Care Providers In Community Settings and Hospital-Affiliated Ambulatory/Outpatient Clinics Under Outbreak Conditions (Excluding Community Care Access Centres) - HCP03-02 outbreak [12/07/03]
     
  Directive To All Community Care Access Centres And Community Support Services Under Outbreak Conditions - CC03-05 outbreak [12/07/03]
     
  Directives To All Prehospital Care Providers And Ambulance Communications Centres Regarding Management Of Patients With Possible Communicable Diseases Including SARS Under Outbreak Conditions - PHCO03-01 outbreak [12/07/03]
     
  Directive to all Ontario Acute Care Hospitals concerning discharge of SARS Patients (Including probable and Suspect Cases) - DS03-04 outbreak [12/04/03]
     
  Directive To All Ontario Non-Acute Care Facilities Under Outbreak Conditions - L03-06 outbreak [12/04/03]
     
  Directive to All Ontario Acute Care Facilities Under Outbreak Conditions - ACO03-05 outbreak [10/22/03]
     
  Directive to all Acute Care Facilities Regarding the Application of Respiratory and Contact Precautions (Enhanced) with: Patients with Febrile Respiratory Illness and a SARS Contact History; Persons Under Investigation; SARS Patients; and, SARS Units - RCPE03-01 [10/22/03]
     
  Provincial Inter-Facility Patient Transfer Directive During Outbreak Conditions - PIPT03-03 outbreak [10/22/03]
     
  Transition directives to Acute Care Facilities in the Greater Toronto Area (Toronto, York and Durham Regions) non-outbreak [08/06/03]
     
  Directive to all Ontario rehabilitation, complex continuing care and specialty hospitals non-outbreak [06/16/03]
     
World Health Organization
  Alert, verification and public health management of SARS in the post-outbreak period. [08/14/03]
     
Use of laboratory methods for SARS diagnosis  
     
WHO biosafety guidelines for handling of SARS specimens [04/25/03]
     
WHO Recommendations on SARS and Blood Safety [05/15/03]
     
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Interim Recommendations for Persons with Possible Exposure to Avian Influenza During Outbreaks Among Poultry in the United States [02/24/04]
     
  Interim Guidance for Airline Flight Crews and Persons Meeting Passengers Arriving from Areas with Avian Influenza [02/18/04]
     
  Interim Guidance about Avian Influenza for Americans Living Abroad [02/18/04]
     
  Interim Guidance for Protection of Persons Involved in U.S. Avian Influenza Outbreak Disease Control and Eradication Activities [02/18/04]
     
  Public Health Guidance for Community-Level Preparedness and Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Version 2 [01/08/04]
     
Clinical Guidance on the Identification and Evaluation of Possible SARS-CoV Disease among Persons Presenting with Community-Acquired Illness [01/08/04]
     
In the Absence of SARS-CoV Transmission Worldwide: Guidance for Surveillance, Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation, and Reporting [12/18/03]
     
Interim Guidelines for Laboratory Diagnosis of SARS-CoV Infection  
     
SARS Infection Control and Exposure Management  
     

Related Information
Quick Guide to Community Directives Helpful
   
Infection Control in the Physician's Office helpful
  A publication by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. This guide is designed to provide a framework and practical information to prevent the transmission of infection to patients, visitors, health care workers and other employees associated with clinical practice.
   
Health Canada Guidelines
   
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Guidelines
   
World Health Organization Guidelines
   
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines
 
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