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Clinical Sources

Clinical Practice Guideline Collections

AHS Clinical Knowledge Topics This link opens in a new window
Use Clinical Knowledge Topics (Clinical Guidance Viewer) to view provincially developed and approved clinical guidance and practice standards across all major practice areas.
Accelerating Change Transformation Team (ACTT) This link opens in a new window
Use ACTT to find clinical practice guidelines on topics that address practice gaps or behaviours that exist in Alberta that are not covered by other provincial, national, or international guidelines.
CPG Infobase This link opens in a new window
Use CPG to access over 1200 Canadian clinical practice guidelines to support evidence-based clinical decision making.
ECRI Guidelines Trust This link opens in a new window
Use ECRI to find summarized briefs of guidelines on a variety of clinical topics. (Free Registration Required).

ORNAC Guidelines

The Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada standards, guidelines and position papers (15th ed) are available online:
- Open CSA OnDemand, click on My Library (under Quick Links), choose ORNAC and click again to select English ed.
- On the right-hand side, choose View Online (read-only copy)

You may also download the PDF, but note this is also a read-only copy that cannot be shared/emailed. After downloading, go into your system's Downloads folder and right click to choose Open with Adobe Reader (cannot view PDF in browser).

Personal registration with CSA OnDemand is not required, but available on the homepage for those that wish to access additional features (pg.3).

Individual Guidelines

Our Subject Guides bring together select topic-specific clinical practice guidelines. These can be found in the Guidelines section of the guides (eg. Addictions & Mental Health, Cancer Care, Nutrition).
Trip Database is easy way to search and identify clinical practice guidelines for your topic. The filter menu on the left allows you to sort by evidence type and provides a list of guidelines ordered by jurisdiction.
DynaMed also provides consolidated source of guidelines listed within each of the conditions/topics covered - look for the Guidelines and Resources section in a topic.

Looking for the best evidence?

Our point of care resources synthesize all the best and latest evidence on clinical topics and are updated frequently. They are a quick and easy way to find information to support evidence-informed decisions.
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Non-Clinical Sources

Canadian Standards Association Guidelines

CSA OnDemand This link opens in a new window
Use the "My Library" link (under Quick Links, on right) to click to select the standard and click View Online.

Includes access to:
-CSA Z314:23 - Canadian medical device reprocessing in all health care settings
-CSA/ASC B651:23 - Accessible design for the built environment
-CSA Z8004:22 - Long-term care home operations and infection prevention and control
-ORNAC - Standards, guidelines, and position statements for perioperative registered nurses
Techstreet Subscriptions This link opens in a new window
Use Techstreet to read standards from CSA, AAMI and ASME.

Includes access to over 150 documents from a wide variety of publishers (AAMI, ASHRAE, ASME, CSA, Document Repository, IEC, ISEA, ULC).

Note: NFPA standards are now available free directly through the publisher (free registration required).

Do you have FileOpen installed?

FileOpen software is required to download and view some standards on Techstreet. It is an Adobe Reader add-on (e.g. you need to open the PDF in Adobe for FileOpen to function). Contact the IT Service Desk to have FileOpen installed in order to view CSA standards.

How to use FileOpen

Note: You must use Adobe Reader to open PDFs for FileOpen to work, rather than your browser's built-in PDF viewer.

1. Download the document and use the dot menu (...) to "Show in Folder".

2. Right-click on the downloaded document to "Open with...Adobe Reader"

*If your file opens automatically in your browser and is not viewable (or you get an error), you'll need to go to your Downloads folder to find the file and right-click to Open with Adobe Reader as above.

FGI Guidelines

MADCAD.com This link opens in a new window
Use MADCAD to access FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals, Outpatient Facilities and Residential Health Care & Support Facilities.

Instruction For Use (IFU) Documents

oneSOURCE This link opens in a new window
Use oneSource to access seven databases to find manufacturers documents for Instructions for Use (IFUs), Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Preventive Maintenance (PM) manuals.

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