Viral respiratory illness toolkit: long-term care guide
This page contains resources for managing Viral Respiratory Illness (VRI) in your facility. Please review the resources below for the upcoming respiratory illness season. Pre-season planning will assist with the control of respiratory outbreaks in your facility.
Getting ready
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Pre-Season Planning for Viral Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Illness (VGI/VRI)
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Outbreak management
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LTC VRI case and cluster containment toolkit leadership
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LTC VRI toolkit frontline staff
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Resident and staff line list
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Antiviral
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Example of Pre-Printed Orders for use of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) During an Influenza Outbreak
Sample
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Staff influenza prophylaxis letter
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BCCDC COVID-19 care and treatments
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BCCDC COVID-19 treatment assessment guide for clinicians
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Health Canada COVID-19 treatments
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Coastal Community of Care
Influenza outbreak orders adult
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Richmond
Influenza outbreak orders adult
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Vancouver
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Immunizations
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VCH quick reference for publicly funded seasonal influenza vaccines
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Influenza COVID-19 vaccine FAQ
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VCH COVID-19 vaccine quick reference and storage guide
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Vaccine emergency plans and response documents
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Handling vaccines - what to do in a power failure
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Adverse Event Following Immunization case report form
For Public Health. Please complete the form and submit it to your local health unit by fax or email.
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Report of adverse event following immunization
For non-public health professionals reporting AEFI. Please complete the form and submit it to your local health unit by fax or email.
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Map of where to report adverse event following immunization
View the map to find the local health unit to submit the report.
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Pre-Printed Orders - Coastal
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Pre-Printed Orders - Richmond
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Pre-Printed Orders - Vancouver Acute
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VCH Vaccine Reporting Survey
Report resident Influenza & COVID-19 immunizations to the VCH Vaccine Reporting Survey on the following dates: Oct 31, Nov 30, and Dec 31, 2025 (final deadline). Contracted and Private LTC Sites must also report total staff influenza immunizations by Dec 31st, 2025.
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Vaccination report template for LTC
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Long-term care resources
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VCH IPAC outbreaks VRI long-term care
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VCH general COVID-19 information
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Seasonal update and education session for LTC and Assisted Living VRI and VGI
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Contact information
If you have questions, please contact VCH Communicable Disease Control team at (604) 675-3900 Mondays to Fridays, from 8:30am to 5:00pm (excluding stat holidays) or by emailing MHOandCDNurseOnCall@vch.ca
