Guidance - H1N1 Flu Virus

Please note reference to "Interim" has recently been removed from all guidance documents on this site.

Clinical Guidelines

• PANDEMIC H1N1: Fast facts for front-line clinicians

H1N1 Flu Virus Vaccine

• Guidance Document on the Use of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Inactivated Monovalent Vaccine (Revised November 20, 2009)
  • Addendum - Guidance for Use of Panvax (TM) H1N1 Vaccine (Unadjuvanted)
    (November 4, 2009)
• Recommendations for pH1N1 Vaccine in Pregnancy (October 30, 2009)
• Guidance on H1N1 Vaccine Sequencing (September 16, 2009)

Infection Prevention and Control

• Guidance: Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Occupational Health Management for all Health Care Settings
• Guidance: Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Health Care Workers in Long-term Care Facilities
• Guidance: Infection prevention and control measures for Health Care Workers Providing Care or Service in the Home (November 4, 2009)
• Guidance: Infection prevention and control measures for Health Care Workers in Acute Care Facilities (Updated: July 28, 2009)
• Guidance: Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Prehospital Care ( July 28, 2009)

Treatment and Clinical Care

• Clinical Guidance for the Management of Influenza-Like Illness in the Context of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus in Adult Intensive Care Units
• Clinical Management Considerations: Timing and mode of delivery of pregnant women requiring hospitalization for H1N1 Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) (3 November 2009)
• Use of antivirals to treat H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu) (May 1, 2009)
  • The Management of the National Antiviral Stockpile: Options Report
• Clinical Guidance for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women with Influenza-Like Illness in the context of the Pandemic H1N1 2009 Virus
• Guidance for expanded use of oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) in children under one year of age in the context of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Updated: December 22, 2009)
• Information Update: Potential Medication Errors with Liquid Tamiflu
• Guidance for Ambulatory Care of Influenza-Like Illness in the context of H1N1 influenza virus (Updated: 16 July)
• Guidance for the Management of pandemic H1N1 2009 outbreaks in closed facilities (Updated: July 30, 2009)

Remote and Isolated Communities

• Guidance for Remote and Isolated (RI) Communities in the context of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak (December 8, 2009)
• Looking After Someone at Home with H1N1 Flu Virus in a Remote or Isolated Community
• Guidance for Clinical Management of Patients with Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) in the context of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Remote and Isolated Communities
• Guidance for the Preparedness and Management of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI), Including Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, in Residential Facilities in Remote and Isolated Communities (November 4, 2009)
• Mass Immunization Clinics in Remote and Isolated Communities (Updated: December 4, 2009)
• Hand Hygiene Recommendations for Remote and Isolated Community Settings (October 7, 2009)
• Considerations for Definitions of “Remote” and “Isolated” in the Context of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
• Guidance for Health Services Planning in Remote and Isolated Communities in the Context of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Continuing Medical Education

• Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Tools and strategies for front-line clinicians
• A Practical Guide to the H1N1 Vaccine

Laboratories

• Interim Guidance for Laboratory Testing for Detection and Characterization of Pandemic H1N1 (2009)
• Novel H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu): Guidelines - Biosafety Advisory (15 June, 2009)

Public and Event Organizers

• How to look after someone at home with H1N1 Flu Virus (3 May, 2009)
• Individual and Community Based Measures to Help Prevent Transmission of Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) in the Community, Including the Pandemic Influenza (HINI) 2009 Virus
  (Updated: September 10, 2009)
• Public Health Guidance for the Prevention and Management of Influenza and Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) including the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Virus related to Mass Gatherings (September 9, 2009)

Schools, Daycares, Post-Secondary Institutions and Camps

• Public Health Guidance for Post Secondary and Boarding Schools regarding the Prevention and Management of Influenza-like-illness (ILI), Including the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza Virus (19 August 2009)
• Public Health Guidance for Child Care Programs and Schools (K to grade 12) regarding the Prevention and Management of Influenza-Like-illness (ILI), Including the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza Virus (Updated: August 19, 2009)
• Prevention and Management of Cases of Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) Suspected to be due to the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Virus in Summer Camps (Updated: August 10, 2009)

Surveillance

• Surveillance Protocol for Severe Respiratory Illness - Surveillance for Influenza in Hospitalized Adults 2009- 2010
• Adverse Events Following Immunization Reporting Form
• Health Canada: Reporting Adverse Reactions to Antiviral Drugs During an Influenza Pandemic - Guidelines for Health Professionals and Consumers
• Case Definitions for National Surveillance H1N1 flu virus (Human Swine Flu)
  (Updated: May 2, 2009 - 01:00 EDT)
• H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) Case Report Form for Initial 100 Canadian Cases (Updated: May 4, 2009 EDT)

Managing H1N1 flu virus in various settings

• Public Health Guidance for the Prevention and Management of Influenza like Illness (ILI), Including the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Virus Related to Communal Living Settings (November 19, 2009)
• Recommended Disinfection Procedures for Conveyance (aircraft, passenger trains, ferries, buses and cruise ships) and Terminal (airport, cruise ship, bus, ferry and train) Operators and their Staff (November 17, 2009)
• Recommended Safe Work Practices for Flight Catering Operators and their Staff ( November 17, 2009)
• Prevention and Management of Cases of Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI), Including the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Virus, on Conveyances Including Airplanes, Trains, Ferries and Buses
• Prevention and management of cases of influenza-like-illness (ILI) that may be due to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus on cruise ships (Updated: 15 September 2009)
• Guidance for the Management of pandemic H1N1 2009 outbreaks in closed facilities (Updated: July 30, 2009)

Animal Health

• Advice for Veterinarians and Swine Producers (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)