These recommendations apply to aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) carried out on suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. In contexts of sustained community transmission, a risk assessment must be carried out to determine whether these recommendations shall also apply during AGMPs on individuals who are asymptomatic or have unknown COVID-19 status.

(See Section 4: AGMP management for patients determined to be at no risk of having COVID-19 [ “cold patients”])

A table summarizating the recommendations is available in the appendix.

In the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a number of interventions and procedures are now considered AGMPs by medical societies while they previously were not. Many of these procedures are not backed by conclusive data that...

This publication uses the term “disinfection” of single-use N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) (also called N95 masks) to refer to the chemical or physical process that inactivates infectious agents. It should be noted that the various reference publications and documents on the subject consulted by the Centre d’expertise en retraitement des dispositifs médicaux (CERDM) use the terms "decontamination," "disinfection," or both. The CERDM has chosen the term “disinfection” to conform to the reprocessing nomenclature that is generally accepted in Canada (CSA Z314.18). According to this nomenclature, the term decontamination is more general and includes the process of cleaning followed by the inactivation of infectious agents. However, in the context of reprocessing of N95 FFRs,...

Foreword

This publication uses the term "disinfection" of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) (also referred to as N95 masks) to refer to the chemical or physical process that inactivates infectious agents. It should be noted that the various reference publications and documents on the subject consulted by the Centre d’expertise en retraitement des dispositifs médicaux (CERDM) use the terms "decontamination," "disinfection," or both. The CERDM has chosen the term "disinfection" to conform to the reprocessing nomenclature that is generally accepted in Canada (CSA Z314.18).

Context

The CERDM evaluated the available options for disinfecting used N95 FFRs in the context of a possible shortage of respiratory protection devices in health care facilities due...

L’Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) a réalisé un projet de formation en partenariat avec Conservation de la nature Canada (CNC) qui s’est déroulé entre janvier et décembre 2019 dans les régions où la maladie de Lyme (ML) est un enjeu de santé publique grandissant. Il avait comme objectif de former des ambassadeurs et ambassadrices en prévention de la maladie par une approche de formation en cascade (formation de formateurs et formatrices).

Une fois formés, les membres de ce nouveau réseau régional devaient réaliser des activités de sensibilisation auprès de leurs collègues et de leurs clientèles au sujet de la ML, ainsi que des activités d’échantillonnage de tiques de façon autonome dans leurs communautés respectives. Au total, 18 ambassadeurs et...