Compliance & Accreditation
CPSA IPC inspection readiness for medical clinics
Have a CPSA infection prevention & control (IPC) inspection coming up — or want to be ready before one is? We get your clinic inspection-ready and keep it that way. Based in Calgary, serving clinics across Canada.
What a CPSA IPC inspection expects of your clinic
CPSA's infection prevention & control program holds Alberta medical clinics to a clear standard for preventing the spread of infection — covering hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, safe injection practices, and the reprocessing of reusable medical devices. An inspection checks not just that you have a written IPC program, but that your team follows it and can prove it.
Most clinics aren't failing on intent — they're failing on documentation, consistency, and evidence. We close that gap: we assess your clinic against the IPC standards, build the program and records inspectors expect, train your team on the day-to-day practices, and put a system in place so you stay ready long after the inspection is over.
How we get your clinic ready
- Gap assessment against CPSA IPC standards
- Written IPC program, policies, and procedures
- Reprocessing / sterilization of reusable devices — process & evidence
- Hand hygiene, PPE, and safe injection practices
- Environmental cleaning and disinfection protocols
- Staff training, competencies, and audit cadence
- Inspection-ready evidence binder (digital or paper)
- Corrective-action tracking to close findings and stay ready
Is this you?
When clinics bring us in
An inspection is scheduled
You have a CPSA IPC inspection coming and want to walk in confident, with the evidence in order.
You reprocess instruments
Your clinic reprocesses reusable medical devices and needs the practices and proof to match the standard.
Findings to resolve
You received findings and need them corrected with evidence — and prevented from recurring.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
What is a CPSA IPC inspection?
The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) runs an infection prevention & control (IPC) program that assesses community medical clinics against established IPC standards. An inspection reviews how your clinic prevents the transmission of infection — from hand hygiene and environmental cleaning to the reprocessing of reusable medical equipment — and whether your written program, training, and evidence back it up.
Which clinics need to be ready for a CPSA IPC inspection?
Community medical clinics in Alberta fall under CPSA's IPC expectations — particularly those that reprocess reusable medical devices or perform procedures that carry infection risk. If your clinic handles instruments, performs minor procedures, or has an inspection scheduled, you should be inspection-ready. We help you confirm scope and close any gaps.
What does CPSA look for in an IPC inspection?
Inspectors look for a documented IPC program and the evidence that it's actually followed: hand-hygiene practices, personal protective equipment, environmental cleaning and disinfection, safe injection practices, sterilization and reprocessing of reusable devices, equipment maintenance, staff training and competencies, and a process to identify and correct problems. We build and document each of these with you.
We received findings after an inspection — can you help us respond?
Yes. We turn each IPC finding into a clear corrective action — what changes, who owns it, what evidence demonstrates it's fixed — and put a tracking system in place so you can show resolution and prevent recurrence. This is one of the most common reasons clinics engage us.
How do we stay inspection-ready year-round instead of cramming?
By making IPC part of how the clinic runs, not a once-a-year project. We set up the policies, routine audits, training cadence, and evidence trail so your clinic stays continuously ready — and a future inspection becomes a confirmation rather than a fire drill. Where it helps, we can replace paper checklists with software we build in-house.
Do you only work with Alberta clinics?
CPSA's IPC inspection program is Alberta-specific and our specialty — but infection prevention & control expectations apply to clinics across Canada, and the underlying standards are highly consistent (and especially aligned across Western Canada). We're based in Calgary and help clinics in BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and beyond get inspection-ready for their own province's IPC requirements, with the same rigor.
Get your clinic IPC inspection-ready
Tell us about your clinic and whether an inspection is scheduled. We'll assess where you stand against CPSA's IPC standards and map the fastest path to ready.