Welcome to the UCSF Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC). Within this website you will find resources for reducing the risk of infection and exposure to communicable diseases.

If you have an Infection Control concern, please call:

Main Office: 415.353.4343

(Mon-Fri 8am-4pm)

On-call pager: 415.443.2644

Mon-Sun 8am-8pm

N95 Redonning Guidelines:

http://fss.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/forms_and_documents/safety/forms/N95%20UCSF%20Redonning_Guideline_2009.pdf

The new visitor policy posters and cards in the Service Excellence intranet site concerning Flu (UCSF access only).

http://serviceexcellence.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/patient_focus/flu_information/

For the Occupational Health Program, go to:

http://www.occupationalhealthprogram.ucsf.edu/

H1N1 Flu Information last updated 12/08/2009

SFDPH:

SFDPH is the highest authority in the event of a public health emergency for UCSF.

Case definitions and forms may change frequently.  Please refer to the SFDPH site for all suspect cases.

SFDPH H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Guidance for Healthcare Professionals

SFDPH H1N1 Specimen Collection Form

Latest SF Department of Public Health Alerts and Advisories concerning H1N1 (Swine) Influenza

UCSF:

Stay Home/Return to Work document from Occupational Health as of 12/08/2009: http://www.occupationalhealthprogram.ucsf.edu/Forms/UCSF_Stay_at_Home_Return_to_Work_Guidelines.doc

CLINICIAN FAQ for the Hospitalized Patient with a Respiratory Illness or
Suspected H1N1 (as of 10/28/2009)

Correct Mask Usage (health care workers and patients) (as of 11/30/2009)

Outbreak Policy: http://infectioncontrol.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/ICMANUAL2007/Section7/Sec%207.2%20Outbreak%20Policy.pdf

CDC:

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

Recommendations for infection control strategies:

H1N1 Flu Resource Kit http://www.flu.gov/h1n1resourcekit.html

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) and Youhttp://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/qa.htm

Flu-Like Symptoms http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/sick.htm

World Health Organization:

www.who.int